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Visa gift cards

I had trouble using a Visa gift card as payment. Are they not accepted?

Lately I have found it simply impossible to get to speak to a live eBay representative and it's been very frustrating. Either the categories they give you don't match what you need to talk about or when they do, it just simply takes you in circles wi...

Counterfeit purchase!

I was sold a counterfeit BOSE item on eBay but I was unable to upload an email from a company to eBay proving that the item was counterfeited. So eBay felt that there was no issue. I’m not paying shipping to return this item, when in fact, it was no...

Miscalculating items left when selling variations

Has anyone had problems with eBay miscalculating quantities when someone purchases multiples and you still have more left? Twice we've had purchases where the listing showed more than we had left after a purchase. It could be our fault but when we do...

eBay solicitation

I’ve been eBay member for 16 years now in very good standing, I bought one magnetic clip for my name badge and I’ve been getting pounded for three weeks now every day to buy another name bad that I don’t want , Because I already bought my name badge....

FREE shipping supplies for store owners?

Does this program still exist?

Resolved! Increased USPS fees on 7/14/2024

I use eBay labels with calculated shipping. Will eBay automatically adjust the prices that buyers are now seeing on my listings to the increased prices on July 14, 2024? Thank you.

Urgent Appeal: Support Needed for Fair Treatment of Long-Time eBay Seller

Urgent Appeal: Support Needed for Fair Treatment of Long-Time eBay SellerDear friends and supporters,I have been a dedicated seller on eBay for the past 18 years, proudly maintaining a top-rated status and serving our customers with the utmost dedica...

Return item

Where can find tracking from buyers return item.

Will I ever understand how the eBay fees are calculated?

Does a $64 payout seem right for a watch that sold for $175? I did promote it, at the recommended rate, probably close to 12%. And sometimes eBay charges me for a ‘listing fee’ even though I’ve never come close to exceeding the 250 (supposedly) free ...

1099-K IRS minimum reporting threshold in 2024

Why hasn't Ebay updated the minimum threshold to $5,000 for 2024? Every On Line Selling Site I have checked shows $5,000. Changes to the IRS minimum reporting threshold in 2024The IRS is lowering the Form 1099-K reporting threshold, but has delayed t...

CREATING A NEW E BAY SELLER ACCOUNT WITH THE SAME DATA AS ON MY EXISTNG ACC THAT I REQUESTD TO CLOSE

Can i create a new e bay seller account on the same pc or same device while having the one existing account which i myself request ebay to close the account.And after how many days to the date of application to close my existing e bay account which i...

Negative performance rating!

So I had sold an item on eBay and for a little back story I'm new to this whole eBay world of selling things but I have someone basically mentoring me that has been doing this successfully for years and has walked me through everything. So, I sold an...

Messaging error.

I am a new ebay user and I cannot send message to any sellers since yesterday. Can anyone help me figure out why is it so?

Resolved! Is it possible to ask eBay to verify a buyer before they pay?

Will eBay verify buyer registration if I ask them to be sure it's a valid buyer before they pay? Buyer wanted the item, I sent an offer, they accepted the offer, but have not paid yet. I'm wondering if eBay can check the buyer registration. I don't h...