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Update on Current Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) Renewal Issue

Dear Sellers, We are currently experiencing a technical data processing delay that has temporarily impacted the timely processing of some Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) renewals, affecting the visibility of certain seller listings and listing count on Act...

Seller News: April 2025

Part of today's seller news update for April 2025. Shipping to Mexico (direct, not through eBay International Shipping) requires a lot of detailed buyer info including: Recipient’s email address Hi kyle@ebay devon@ebay elizabeth@ebay . How are seller...

Arrogant buyer?

I'm getting an arrogant vibe from this initial buyer's message. The weird thing is that what he is asking for, shirt material, is clearly shown in the listing's Item Specifics as well as a line in the listing description. He must have missed it or so...

1099k

I sold over 300 items on ebay last year.not for much profit. Do I have to itemize each item on IRS forms

Why can't I reprint a label on an item I shipped today?

Just printed a shipping label for an item and wanted to reprint it, but the option for reprinting has disappeared.This happen to anyone else?

Making a listing with choices people can select

I want to make a listing that gives people a choice of what stamp to buy. How do I do that?

Selling slower than ever

I don't even have to ask if anyone else is going through this. But does anyone have any idea of how to get out of this slump? I have over 400 listings, I have adjusted prices on them a few times over the last 6 or so months when going days without a ...

INR Delivered by Other (No Carrier Match)

I got a INR request. The tracking number was uploaded since day 1. It tracked on Ebay and marked as delivered. The buyer seem weird since I sent the item. He/She was keep asking questions about the shipment. Once the item marked as delivered, the buy...

Payout & Monthly Store Fee Management Negative Balance

I have an ongoing problem, as I'm sure other store owners do, of the eBay automated payout & fee collection system mismanaging my funds and putting me in the negative at the beginning of the month. For example this month, today 4/1/25, I was paid out...

Resolved! Buyer's Request to Ship to Address Not on File

Monday morning round table...On Friday 03/28 late afternoon, I sold an item, I wanted to get it to the P.O. before they closed, I printed the Label, dropped off Pkg, obtaining receipt. Shortly after returning rec'd message from buyer "please send Pkg...

For what reason again?

I forgot what thread it was that I went off topic and @inhawaii mentioned he’s gotten negs removed that were item reviews only and I said I’d try it on a neg I had. Anyway, so as expected I got declined. But look at the message. Does it state the rea...

What does all this mean?

I got an offer.The address of the buyer is in Ontario, CANI check on Pirate and the cheapest shipping is $17.xxWhy didn't this go to a freight forwarder?How does that work from the buyers POV? What is going on here?

Is there a way to list an item for sale only to a specific buyer?

I sold an item to a buyer in Guam and promptly shipped it. It was delayed by the USPS for weeks (did you know they use U.S. Navy ships for deliveries sometimes?). The buyer opened a non-delivery ticket, and I kept in contact with him after going to t...

Return to Sender...Address Unknown 🎶🎶🎶

Talk about a Monday...sometimes I hate looking in my mail..I got 2 returns today...as if I don't have enough to do on a Monday.Did look up addresses on google...one address was a highway in Georgia and nearest thing was a car wash.Other address has l...

What if a seller underestimates the cost of shipping? Is that cause to cancel a sale?

What if a seller underestimates the cost of shipping? Is that cause to cancel a sale? The shipping, after careful packing to avoid damage, creates a loss on the sale. Does eBay consider that like selling something not in stock? Penalty?

Post Office Delays?

Has anyone else noticed an overall weirdness shipping through USPS lately? Some simple shipments take weeks or sit at a hub for several days before actual delivery. One of my own non-eBay packages went from Georgia to Nevada before making it to it's ...