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Strangest thing you've found while sourcing

I saw for sale yesterday at a thrift shop an empty pickle jar (complete with lid, and label still attached) for $1. Seemed a little pricey. A sign of the times, perhaps?

Trying to find a way to block Sellers with less than X number of Feedback in custom search filters

Plenty of options for blocking "Buyers" with less than X number of feedback - But can find absolutely nothing in the way of blocking "Sellers" with a minimum number of feedback. This shouldn't be hard - just like contacting a real human at eBay shoul...

USPS is either slow in delivering or sometimes routing the package to wrong direction

I am experiencing often for last couple months that the packages sent through USPS are either routed to wrong direction or its being very slow in transit without any explanation. Just mentioned in tracking information "In transit to next facility, ar...

Taxes

I am just about ready to stop selling on eBay. The taxation policy is ridiculous. Let's say I buy something for $500, use it for a while and then sell it for $300. Let's say the fees and shipping add up to $50. Now the government wants to tax me on t...

Resolved! "Customer claims package is lost despite USPS showing 'Delivered' status - what i should do ?

I have a customer's order that shows as 'delivered', but then they contacted me using another account saying it was lost. I just want to know what to do when USPS shows the package has been delivered, but the customer insists they didn't receive it. ...

YOU MUST SEND THE EXACT ITEM YOU ADVERTISE. SUBSTITUTIONS ARE AGAINST USA LAW.

Bait and Switch is FRAUD. If you advertise an item, you must send that EXACT SAME ITEM to the buyer. You cannot substitute an item for that item because you don't have the original or don't wish to part for that item for the price that you got for it...

Adding tracking to an item already posted.

Has anyone found a way to add tracking to an item already dispatched? My funds are on hold for 14 days now, as I can't update the shipping status to delivered, as I can't find a way to input a tracking number. I have received feedback from the buyer,...

EBay customer service getting worse again?

Just when I though the customer service was getting better for us sellers I had another hiccup. I had bad return and had to stay on the phone for an hour but finally won the case against a fraudulent buyer who not only destroyed my item and said the ...