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HOW TO REACH LIVE PERSON

Need to add social security number. System says to contact ebay but can't find a real person to talk to.

I bought an item on Ebay and the seller shipped an empty envelope to be able to provide a tracking number.I contacted Ebay and Even though I have a picture of the empty envelope with tracking number sticker attached, a record of the shipment size and...

Seller Mailing Address on Shipping Label

How can I change the address on the shipping label for my address as the seller?

Can’t click on original listing

Why can’t I click on the link that shows the original listing anymore? After an item is sold, I can’t read the details of the item anymore. eBay doesn’t make it easy to contact them either on issues.

Can’t find my listing

When I search for listing it’s not there

Fraudulent cut and paste emails with new address to ship to

Are any eBay sellers experiencing messages sent after listing sells: Like this one: anabra 38 sent seller a message right after auction closed that stated: Hello, my friend I am going out of town to see my sick sister, can you please ship my ebay ite...

SCAM ALERT - Boat Liquidators/Gavins Auctions/Auction Liquidators

SCAM ALERT - Boat Liquidators/Gavins Auctions/Auction LiquidatorsThis company changes its name every few weeks when the owner realizes buyers have figured out they are getting scammed.This is not a legitimate site. You will bid against Gavin himself,...

Awaiting Payment issue with accepted offers

A couple of weeks ago I accepted an offer but the item did not show up in Awaiting Payment of Shipment until several hours later. It happened again a few days later Last Friday I accepted an offer and the same thing happened - only this time I realis...

Decline in sales

I was selling pretty well, then the bottom dropped out, no sales for days at a time?

Shipping Mishap!

Hello.I have been eBaying for years and I knew one day it would happen one day! I mixed up two packages and shipped them to the wrong buyers. They were very small items and under $10. Is there any easy way to fix this? I thought sending prepaid shipp...

Accidentally Purchased Two Shipping Labels For the Same Item, How Do I Cancel One of Them?

Hello, I accidentally purchased two shipping labels for the same item. How can I cancel one of them? Thank you. All the best, S

shipping label cost charged to seller

Hello all, I am a new seller and my sale ad indicated i would pay shipping. I turned down other offers for a lesser priced offer that seemed to indicate buyer would pay shipping, but ebay charged me, the seller, for the shipping label and now my sale...

Sold items not showing in my account

Had a weird situation happen the last couple days. I sent an offer to a customer last night, they countered, and I accepted, but the item did not show as sold in my seller account. Today the buyer contacted me wanting to add more items to the order t...

Resolved! Account suspention

The seller contacted me by telephone and stated that I had not completed my purchase to which I apologized, which he accepted, offered to send him the money stating the reason for not paying was dew to working and not having time to login to email. I...