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hand-knitted Olympic bouquets

I saw on the Internet during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the medalists will receive Bing Dwen Dwen plush toys and hand-knitted bouquets. The bouquets imitate six real flowers: roses, Chinese roses, lilies of the valley, hydrangeas, laurel, and ...

Resolved! finding past auction

In 2018 there was an auction for a 1956 Chevy Nomad (plum and ivory colors). I'd like to see where this car ended up and would like to contact the seller. It there any way to trace this? I don't have the item number.Thank you.

1099k Form

Hello,I exceeded the $20,000 sales threshold, but only had 190 transactions in 2021. Therefore, I did not receive a 1099 form from Ebay. Since I didn't receive this form, then there's nothing to report to the IRS, correct?

Feedback

How do I leave negative feedback for a buyer that made me an offer on my item. I accepted the offer. Over the course of 4 1/2 days with several attempts to contact buyer with no reply and no payment. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

I purchased a fur pelt

I finally received the item and it stinks of gasoline! Somehow they have blocked me fromgiving feedback on their products!!!!!!! I don’t want anyone to get taken by theserotten fur dealers. They r from Afganistán. I put it in the garage and the whole...

Seller not responding

How do you get a seller to respond to you, after 2x reaching out to them via messages thru ebay several days apart. I have been waiting for an invoice for 4 items I have in my shopping cart and the seller offers combined shipping and 20% off with the...

How to filter private listings

Is there a way to filter out private listings from searches? I have already checked the settings and preferences and could not find the filter. I have serious concerns about shill bidding on these auctions and would rather not deal with them. Is ther...

NEW IRS RULES FOR REPORTING INCOME (ILLINOIS)

Hello all - Im reading that I will receive a 1099 from EBay at end of 2022 for reporting. The threshold for reporting (in Illinois) used to be 20,000. Not a problem for a small time seller just selling a few items here and there. NOW they have lowere...

Suspicious Buyer

I just sold an item and buyer already paid. However, the buy has no record of previous purchases and opened an account in 2022. Is there anyway to verify the buyer’s authenticity?

eBay user credentials

How many sets of credentials must an eBay user have to sign on to buy items? Is a different set of credentials necessary to be a seller? My credentials "vault" has 8 sets of credentials stored for "eBay.com"

If someone asks you to use an eBay gift card to pay for something

Recently I was asked to pay for something with a $ 150 value with an ebay gift card. I was about to get it,but behind it I read the warning and did not. I've been trying to find out how the receiver will use itas a scam. I've asked a few people aroun...

Change shipping options

I've listed several items and I'm getting requests to ship them internationally. It's something I don't want to do. I initially set it up as US only but changed it when someone wanted it shipped overseas. But now I am suspicious. One item I also post...

I had to pay extra shipping

The label I bought, that the buyer had paid, was less than the fee from the post office. To mail the package I had to pay full shipping price. How do I get a refund from ebay?

Seller Hub is not working

I open eBay account since Dec 2021 until now Seller Hub is still not working.Anyone can suggest?

Denied purchase

Ok imagine if you will an item you saw and looked at, reviewed it, thought about it, couldn’t get it out of your mind, the beauty of it all. Well a sad tale was had here as the seller was unable to ship overseas, now I get it, sorta but could he have...