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Getting paid for items sold

I received an email in April, directing me to change my payment receipt accounts -- from paypal to my bank account. Now, I am reviewing my account, and I do not see any such guidance within ebay.com. Was this a scam? And, is it still okay to use Payp...

FedEx Miscalculated shipping fees

Total of 4 Fedex shipments in July. 2 - Total $ amount billed to me does not match Total in the FedEx charge details.2 others are fine.Everything prior to July seems to be correct as well.

RETURN OF INTERNATIONAL ITEM - USPS WANTS $24 TO RETURN A $16 ITEM

THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I have Floor Cleaner parts which need to be returned unused. Original item was defective and returned via EBAY with full REFUND. This was additional cleaning head and filter I ordered for the unit. Since I no longer own t...

eBay Phone Customer Service

I need to talk to an eBay rep about a seller. The chat bull***t is useless and they disconnect the phone when calling the old number. eBay, this is NOT customer service. How do I contact a live person?

Issue with account

Hi, My account is on hold. I get message that check your inbox for more details and i have checked my inbox and email. I don't have any email from ebay regarding the account hold or how to unlock. And there is no way I can get in touch with ebay supp...

Is paypal having issues today ?

Is paypal having issues today ? I can't get funds from it for a purchase I just made on ebay.

memory of items

anybody know why i have to re-type all my past searches? used to be able to type first letter and items would load. ie, parker rollerball used. just neede to type "pa". thanks

My listing aren't getting any view

New to Ebay, I don't understand the reason why my listings aren't getting any views?

Why can’t I promote listings?

Hi All, I’ve looked everywhere and couldn’t find an answer, so I thought I’d try here. My selling account is in Above Standard mode, and I have 100% feedback. I’m wondering why I don’t have the ability/option to promote my listings. Am I missing some...

Purchases missing from purchase list in my ebay

Yesterday everything was fine all of a sudden today my purchase list will only go back until the beginning of July I have purchases that were in August and haven’t gotten here yet I need to keep track of them how do I get my full purchase list back I...

package not delivered

my boss ordered some fuel filters but for some reason they are not in the purchase history of his account and we have yet to get them.... how do I contact ebay or whomever to find out how or why we never received them?

tax on legal currancy

I've been buying gold, silver, coins and currancy for over 20 years on ebay and have never had to pay tax on it. why is ebay now charging tax on collectable currancy, it is still legal tender in the US and is not taxable, and my state does not charge...

Profile - Unable to update email address

Under Account Profile, I'm attempting to update my email address, but eBay will not let me. It keeps stating that my new email address belongs to someone else already, which is highly unlikely for a number of reasons, which I cannot get into right no...

Preventing combined shipping

Hi, can someone help? I am selling large, heavy items and I want to make sure that someone doesn’t buy in quantity because it automatically combines shipping. These boxes MUST be shipped separately.In the past, I’ve had buyers buy large-boxed items i...