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Reserve price

Are bidders allowed to ask the reserve price?

Not displaying search results when Best Match is used on Desktop computer only

Anybody else seeing this issue? When doing a search on Ebay via a Desktop computer (phone app shows results normally) with the default of Best Match, the search results are not displaying. It says there are a certain number of results that match your...

results of a sale

I was disappointed that August was turning into a bust, not the surge in book sales like in the past. I tried doing some systematic repricing but I got so bogged down that I put it all on sale at 10% off, not expecting much. Turns out it has been a p...

"There was a problem adding or updating Promoted Listings. Update this listing to try again."

I've been getting this error message when I create new listings. It started happening 2 days ago. I haven't changed any settings and my workflow is the same as it has always been. It is happening on both of my accounts. This is my new account. My oth...

Can't get a response from a buyer

I listed some shirts for sale (4 to be exact), they were the exact same shirt except there were 4 different colors. I wrote in the ad that once someone purchases a shirt they need to contact me to tell me what color they want. I've sent inquiries to ...

hogging all selling space

This seller has 38,000 items for sale and they are all listed en masse in Collectibles>Native American US>1935 to Now>Jewelry>Newly Listed. Page after page after page. Other sellers using this category have virtually no chance to have their items see...

Cannot List Anything, Getting Condition Error

When I try to list anything in my store I get an error asking for the condition. Is this a new glitch? The form is filled out correctly. It only happens when I try to add it to a store category. If it stays in "Other" it lets me list it.

A couple tips from ebay Open

Quite a few points made in the program on Search with ebay and Google. The one that has received the most attention was the one about using end/relist/sell similar. But I thought this was interesting too:

I think I am being scammed...

I bought sunflower seeds from a relatively new seller, 20 feedbacks and 90 sales approx. Seller provided a tracking number which has proved to be bogus and I have confirmation from my local PO that the items were delivered but not to me. I opened a c...

Dear eBay, Please post this brief message on the opening screen for all to read!

I hope someone at eBay will read this and pass the suggestion along. I am a 25 year selling veteran so I hope that merits a bit of consideration.Dear eBay, Please post this brief message or something similar on the opening screen for all to read!"Lat...

Resolved! Can we have a conversation about using Best offer?

I'm on ebay 25+ years and it's time to call in the dogs and hose down the campfire. Time to think about ending it all. (No, not that) Best offer. Not the back door Garbage in messages or me sending offers to a looker. Who uses "Best offer" and adds i...

Badges

I got a message this morning on the little bell in the upper right hand of my seller hub. I clicked it on. I was being advised that I earned a new badge . . . a (15) year anniversary badge. While I was grateful for the recognition, it was date stampe...

lost item refunded now they received

i sold an item that was late arriving we assumed it was lost in mail so i refunded now customer is willing to pay me back what should i do as some of the money is e bays

Condition not updating

I ended a few listings today to update them as they have been listed for a while. When checking through them seeing new pricing etc… 7 of the listings wouldn’t allow me to re-list them due to needing a condition. When I went on each listing to update...

I suspect many eBay employees are very young maybe 15 to 20

This would explain all of the dumb glitches I've seen in the past 10 years. Not like experienced website designers and lacking in knowledge about collectible items. In the early 2000s I was in a rare book co op and a dealer who was constantly talking...