Seller News: May 2025
Catch up on the latest updates focusing on trust and optimization.
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Well, this is a new eBay selling tip urban myth for me.
Just when you think you've heard all the eBay selling tip urban myths, I stumble upon a new one. I came across this on social media from a seller trying to generate more sales: "So I’m trying the theory of buying something on eBay to generate more sa...
Why Am I Being Sent to Collections??
Hi everyone. I had some difficult issues with a buyer the beginning of the year. She falsely claimed to not have received an item and I won the appeal. The issue went back and forth and she eventually filed a chargeback. I filed a claim with my bank ...
First-Time Seller — Selling a Laptop with 'Buy It Now' or 'Best Offer', What to Expect Next?
I'm a first-time eBay seller and could use a bit of guidance on the process moving forward.I listed a used laptop for $300 with a Buy It Now or Best Offer setting. I received two offers:One from a buyer with 100% positive feedback (367)Another from a...
More problems with Offers
Hey Tech! Your new "Offers" feature is not populating properly! I currently have dozens of offers out that were NOT Automated. And yet, they are nowhere to be found. Also, notice that it appears to be stuck on "Automated Offers", despite changing the...
How to handle a eBay sale that was returned to sender (me) ?
So I sold a item for $540 maybe a week and a half ago or so. Shipped immediately and noticed it was returned to sender because there was "no such number" and no mail receptacle to deliver to. The buyer said he's away on work and wanted me to ship to ...
Messages page not working
Is anyone else having problems with their EBAY messages? I am unable to open any of them now as of 5-25-2025. Already read and unread. Is this something EBAY is working on??
purchase marked delivered but not to my address
so as the title suggests .. my purchase was marked as "delivered" by fed ex (ugh) ... no such package arrived ..contacted seller who suggested to look around outside the house, check with neighbors, etc .. which i had already done .. still no package...
eBay gift cards not accepted on eBay?
My mother bought me a $50 gift card for Christmas and when I went to use it on a "make an offer" auction an error came up saying the code could not be applied to the auction. I called customer service and they said gift cards cannot be used on auctio...
Heads up: changes to Seller Initiated Offers (SIO)
Recent & upcoming changes to SIO. eBay recently launched an offers management page. Currently only automated offers are included. Find it by navigating to: Seller Hub > Marketing > Offers Here's a screenshot from last week's Seller Check In showing t...
Yes, eBay sellers keep the world running.
The FAA has resorted to buying parts on eBay because its equipment is so old, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sayshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/faa-resorted-buying-parts-ebay-183931637.html
Seller Calendar 2025 (v.Q2)
Upcoming dates and events for sellers to track during 2nd quarter 2025. If you missed the Spring Seller Check-In last Friday, March 7th, you can watch the video replays here. April 15, Tuesday - Tax Day. General 1099-K info (link), 1099-K transaction...
