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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....

Scammers

Why doesn’t eBay do anything about buyers that scam sellers? I have had several and eBay always sides with the buyer. The scammers (buyers) get refunds and the seller gets screwed. I am seriously considering getting off of eBay and perhaps going to W...

Buyer Opened "Doesn't Work" Return After Nearly a Month – What Should I Do?

Hi everyone, I sold a brand new and professionally tested electronic item to a buyer. The item was in perfect working condition when shipped — this was confirmed by a specialist. Almost a month after delivery, the buyer opened a return request claimi...

How to Request Authorization to Sell Products Shipped from Abroad (CJ Dropshipping) — I'm from Brazi

Hello, how are you? I’m from Brazil and I’m starting a business selling on eBay. I intend to use CJ Dropshipping to sell products that are shipped directly from warehouses located abroad, such as in China or the United States. I’ve read eBay’s dropsh...

SELLER REFUSES TO ISSUE ME AN INVOICE

Hi. I bought a camera lens on December 4th to a seller from Florida. After the purchase, I asked him five times to issue me an invoice but this vendor refuses to do it. He only sent me a USPS dispatch note and now he does not even reply my messages. ...

Why does eBay make sending offers so difficult?

Isn't the goal here to sell things? Limiting the seller's ability send offers just makes no sense. If I send an offer and nobody bites, I'm not allowed to send another offer? Make it make sense.

My First 100 Days

My first 100 days of running constant multiple sales, It has been OK, Not as good as I had hoped, But under all the circumstances I will take what I can get.

Limited to 4 Gift Cards Per Purchase

Apparently Ebay has an arbitrary limit of 4 on how many gift cards can be used on a single purchase. Make no mistake, this is not some measure to avoid gift card scams. This is to force people to pay more in to Ebay's system. I wanted to buy a $500 c...