Seller News: May 2025
Catch up on the latest updates focusing on trust and optimization.
Community Activity
Wondering if anyone has applied for eBay grant?
Just curious if anyone has applied for the eBay grant? Received one? Useful? Is the grant taxable? Difficult to qualify for in the application process? Intended for sellers of new items?
DROPPED SHIPPED FROM AMAZON
I purchased an item on ebay. It did not come from the location the seller listed in the listing. One of the reasons I purchased it was the location. It came dropped shipped via Amazon from a great distance further away and arrived very late. I had to...
Shipping Label Overcharge?
While reviewing my recent transactions, I noticed the shipping price a buyer paid is much lower than what I paid for the label. Please see attached screen grabs (original listing + order details). The buyer paid only $4.84 compared the the $10.21 I p...
Resolved! Problem with buyer over missing piece
I sold a small china figurine of the king of hearts, Walt Disney classic collection, new in box, never taken out.Buyer states it did not contain the wand in the king’s hand. I apologized and told her to please return for full refund including return ...
Wrong Calculation on free shipping
I've used a promotional shipping rule for a few year: orders over $85 get free shipping. Today I had two orders for about half that which received free shipping from eBay. Any suggestions about what went wrong, or what to check?
Ebay Auto Took Money from My Checking Account instead of letting me Choose Paypal Credit
I bought a graphics card today and offer accepted, I went to go choose my paypal credit payment method with 6 months no interest, and saw a notice that ebay auto-paid the invoice from my CHECKING account? I didn't authorize that. My property tax paym...
Leaving Ebay - I've had enough
im fed up that eBay are charging my potential buyers around 25% extra (buyer protection fee) on the small value items that I used to sell, so I am now selling on another site. Also, my items were not showing up on searches. Raised with eBay and they ...
Is this a weird message?
I got this message (through eBay) last night. "Hi the add I was looking at showed free shipping, I can send a screenshot, Thank you, Barbara" I check my item and my shipping showed just fine but...My reply: "Hi,Yes, please send that. I just checked o...
Trouble.
eBay is HORRIBLE! And their customer support is almost equally as bad. Just when you think you have things figured out, partially from support and partially from you figuring it out yourself, the system isn't working correctly and you can't move forw...
America is about to become one giant yard sale---article
Interesting article: https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-shopping-secondhand-tariffs-recession-goodwill-ebay-2025-4 So, Rejoice, REsellers. Or not. Depending on just exactly how this plays out. The author does make some interesting points....
