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Alternatives to Paypal since Managed Payments began.

My company was an early adopter of Paypal (X.com in the old days), participated in the IPO of the company, held stock for years and processed tons of large payments for over 20 years. Now that Managed Payments has taken over we process very few Paypa...

So Much for Protecting Ebay Sellers

I had a customer purchase an item and then he returned it. Ok, no big deal, happens all the time on Ebay. But when the item came back it was literally covered in animal hair. There is no reason I should be required to accept this item back given the ...

account on hold

i set up an account Sunday night and yesterday after id listed my 1st item my account was suspended and iv done all i can ie all info in messages and added a payment details what more can i do ?

Using the ‘out of stock’ option in eBay site preferences.

I have been using the ‘out of stock’ option in site preferences but buyers still see the item and, sometimes, buy an item which is marked ‘0’.

How do i get a phone # for customer service

Howdo I get a phone # for customer service to reveiw a return that I never got a refund

changing my address on ebay from usa address to uk address

How can i change my main address on ebay from a usa address to a uk address. I changed it some years back when i moved from uk to usa - now its proving impossible and contacting ebay is a waste of time as chat never responds. When i go onto the accou...

the listings summary

Is there any way to get the old listings and sales summary back? I am too old to deal with the new tech savvy version. I loved the old summary version.

My account was hacked

My phone was hacked and then my account was hacked apparently through my phone and listings were made and items were sold that were not made by or shipped by me. The funds were sent to my bank account which was also hacked. And now my ebay account ha...

Wrong amount in Offer and it was accepted

Having an additional number on an accepted offer so it was $30.49 instead of what I wanted of $3.49. The item was listed at $3.99. I contacted seller of my error and has not responded back. I am sure he wants the full amount. It happened when it was ...

CAN'T RECEIVE REFUND

I paid money for the dress 05 November 2021. Received the confirmation of the order to my e-mail. Seller send me the order and gave the tracking number 16 November. 04 January 2022 I asked the seller what to do - I didn't receive my order. They asked...

Resolved! Item lost in the mail.

Hello, I sold an item on Jan 31. I took it to the post office on February 1. There has been no action on tracking since February 3. The buyer wants a refund if it doesn't show up by the end of this week which will be 2 weeks. I prefer to wait 3 weeks...

(Seller) Question on cancelling an order

Im not familiar with selling a lot on ebay, so apologies if this is a stupid question. I had someone buy an item from me today, but then they followed with a message with their phone number, asking for my paypal email and for me to text them to talk....

Hack

I want to know who made a purchase please call me ASAP

What happened to Photo search

What happened to searching with a photo in the app?

tracking from china

I have bought items from china before but this is the first time since covid. I have bought 4- items from 2-different sellers and 2-different shipping services. Both sellers sent tracking numbers and says items shipped but tracking says no record and...