The eBay Community

The Buyer friendly return process:

I sold a laptop on here AS-IS Does not work. Buyer kept it for 5 days and then put in a return request saying the item was not as described. Remember it was sols As-Is. When I got it back after eBay automatically approved the return it was missing pa...

Resolved! Sales have been fine - am I the only one?

I read a lot of complaints about selling - slowdowns, no visibility, low-ball offers. I'm a big believer that you just have to work for your success. Many here seem to think that eBay and potential buyers owe them a steady stream of profits. I just f...

Chinese violin with fake label, need help info about return!

After buying the violin I see in the feedback the buyer was selling cheap chinese violins with fake labels in them. So I contacted the seller and asked him cancel the order because I was going to return it anyway. He told me he can't on he's side, bu...

Do you think it is feasible, to sell trade violins?

I would buy broken old trade violins, those german strads and guarns, then bring them back up to play and resale them on eBay? I know how to do the work, just wonder if people would buy into that? How much do you think they pay for those? I would pos...

ebay checkout is acting weird...Anyone else

So, I am trying to pay for all my items at once, one particular sellers items that I have won are not showing up at all, no description or picture of the item, I tried deleting my browser history , which didn't do anything.... At the top in red , it ...

Damaged Parcel

I sold an item that, because of its weight, size, and value, I entrusted to a business offering packing and shipping (by UPS Ground). Although traveling only from North Carlina to Vermont, the cost of packing, shipping, and insurance was over $700.00...

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....

WHY DON'T SELLERS USE IMPERIAL SYSTEM

I AM SO SICK OF HAVING TO GO TO GOOGLE TO CONVERT A SELLERS METRIC MEASUREMENTS TO OUR AMERICAN COMMON INCHES, OUNCES, YARDS, OR WHAT EVER IT IS!!!!!!!!! HEY!!!!! IF YOU'RE SELLING IN AMERICA AT LEAST HAVE THE COMMON SENSE TO USE THE NORMAL WAY WE ME...

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.

PUTTING MEASUREMENTS IN POSTINGS

I AM SO SICK OF ASKING FOR MEASUREMENTS!!!!!!! IT'S ACTUALLY MAKING ME OUTRAGED... I SAY EBAY SHOULD MAKE IT A RULE FOR SELLERS TO INCLUDE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE!!! HOW MUCH TROUBLE CAN IT BE TO PLACE A DAM MEASURING TAPE ACROSS THE CHEST???...

Resolved! I thought the 'de minimus' thing wasn't supposed to start until May -?

I'm seeing lots of talk about people getting huge import fees on Amazon and Temu today, for purchases well under the supposed $800 cutoff. But I thought the tariffs on small-dollar items wasn't supposed to kick in until some date next month. Could th...