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New mandatory "free Returns" Policy also costs seller the original shipping cost!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just confirmed with a return today... when you go to issue a refund- even on a remorse or "does not fit", ebay removed the toggle to deduct or refund the original shipping cost from the refund!!!! This is NOT industry standard anymore anywhere!So - t...

If you’ve been sued over a Schedule A SAD Defendant trademark claim, I might be able to help

Hey everyone,If you’ve been named in a U.S. trademark lawsuit (usually out of Illinois) and received that dreaded email from eBay about account restrictions or frozen payouts, I truly feel your pain. I’ve personally been through this twice. I was pre...

selling

If a buyer opens an unreasonable dispute, how does eBay handle it? Does the seller have the right to appeal?

BUYER STEALS FROM LEGIT WINNER OF AUCTION BY OFFERING MORE MONEY

They took down my post because I used her user name but people need to know she's human waste, she steals from legit winners by offering the seller more money then you get a cancel or just ghosted, I'll call here V with the white witchy hair. She com...

Wow, eBay's lying about protecting sellers!!!

Around June 23rd-26th (possibly even longer) eBay/USPS had a serious issue with eBay Standard Envelope tracking. There was an eBay employee who stated here in the community that seller's would be protected from cases/metrics/refunds, but it's absolut...

NEW Ebay Messages to RELIST an Item

Is it just me or has anyone else been getting constant messages from Ebay saying "TIME TO RELIST Such and Such Widget" Is this a test? I have been getting dozens of these messages from Ebay throughout the day the past 3 days. Not at night just during...

unprofessional customer service

I have products for sale on the eBay platform. In my ad I am very clear and it says local pick up only, which clearly means that there are no returns or cancellations that I do not make shipments, I made a sale and the buyer told me that he could not...

Request for Guidance on eBay Listings with High Views but No Sales

Hi, Before making any major investment, I listed a few products from different categories and promoted them using Priority Smart Campaigns, following eBay's suggested daily budgets ($26, $40, and $59 for different products). Surprisingly, the priorit...

Resolved! Appropriate language is not appropriate!

In an attempt to get infomation from an amateur seller I have attempted to send a message multiple times, but ebay's inept "language police" keep flagging it because their program cannot handle proper language and/or grammar apparently.Here is my mes...

Customer Return Using Ebay Provided USPS Label Lost in Shipment....can I make a claim?

A customer changed his mind on an item with 30 Day free returns. Ebay provided the USPS label with tracking but the item stalled on its journey back to me on July 2. For customer service and to avoid negative feedback I refunded the purchase price to...

Ridiculously high fees. The fees applied to my $950.00 sale exceeded 27%. It would have been helpfu

Ridiculously high fees. The fees applied to my $950.00 sale exceeded 27%. The standard fee was 14.6% and the they added another 13% for the general promotion fee. It would have been helpful if the promotion general fee was shown prior to opt in. As t...

Resolved! 2025 1099k tax Threshold

With the new bill passing does the threshold for 1099k from EBay go back up to $20,000 and 200 transactions in tax year 2025 or for tax year 2026?

How can I add a second shipping option to my listings?

I haven't listed anything on eBay in about 6 months, so I was expecting yet another unnecessary "update" to the listing form, but it appears the option to select multiple shipping services is gone. I can pick one carrier/service, but that's it. I can...

Perfect example of why eBay shouldn't force free returns on Motors or anyone

Had a Freightliner part listed, part number, general model/year range. Buyer asks will this fit a Cascadia? I reply I am not sure, I would suggest contacting your dealer. He messages me a day or two later and says its a 2000.I reply from my additiona...

USPS Return to Sender - ESE

Hello All, I had a eBay standard envelope returned to me today, with a sticker that said priority mail on it. i was wondering if this has happened to anyone before and how did you go about solving the issue?