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Ebay needs to remove fees on shipping.

I've been selling on ebay since October 1998. Since the Post Office is going up on postage in January 2026, Ebay needs to remove fees on shipping. i don't know about everyone else, but postage fees are killing my sales. I loose money on just about ev...

How Much Competition Is Too Much?

For those of you who have wondered about competition, a key element in any retail environment, I thought you might find the following data interesting. It's no wonder why eBay is fixated on seller ad revenue. eBay has 134 million active buyers worldw...

No Sales No Watchers No Views

No Sales, No Watchers, No Views, What's going on. When ever I post an item I always do a search to see what things are selling for and to see if there are any watchers. Watchers means that there are viewers. That gives me an idea whether items are se...

Just Thinking about how to help sellers with fraudulent returns

So some sellers have this problem more than others I seem to get about one a year not to bad, but I was thinking if ebay would start to randomly inspect returns to make sure they were legit and advertise they will be doing that and anyone caught send...

ebay has destryed itself

I have been a member of ebay for a lot of minutes and have seen it go downhill so badly its comical. It was once a great place to be able to buy and sell. They have now allowed so many fake accounts and cannot control its own business. The process of...

USPS is destroying ebay

I always liked to buy everything that I can from fellow ebay sellers but it is getting difficult, I can order something from Amazon and it is not unusual to have it the next day and at the same time if you buy something from a ebay seller that uses U...

What's been your nicest most heartwarming buyer/seller/personal experience?

In this world of hurt and division, I thought it would be nice to recount some of our happier experiences with others whether it be personal or as an eBay seller or buyer. Personal one first. My husband and I were penniless returning from a terrible ...

Buyer didn't wanna return expensive item

I have occurred a buyer who is totally ignore my message, she will only be willing to response directly to eBay team to return the item. or keep it. She has sent me THUMB UP to show her happy mode of keeping this expensive item instead of returning. ...

eBay not like in the 90s or early 2000s

What’s the most serious problem or issue you think eBay has?.

Is trump tariff affecting your reselling business

Have you realized increase or decrease in sales since trump tariff.

Urgent Issue: Account Restriction & Unresponsive Support

Hello Community,I want to share my experience to raise awareness about the way my eBay account is being handled. My selling privileges have been restricted due to supposed “bad buyer experience” and “suspicious activity,” even though these issues are...

Do you promote eBay on social media?

Scrolling on social media, I try to take any and every opportunity to promote eBay.For example, on a post about needlepoint, I'll comment that I've seen vintage kits on eBay at great prices.Same for posts about clothing, vintage bric-a-brac and decor...

Fraudulent Return Request

Yesterday, I received a message thatmy funds are on hold. Fire initiated, a refund request stating I had refused a refund and sent a photo of a similar broken casserole dish.pProblem is I had just shipped ordered dish the night before, it had just ba...

Resolved! How much are my buyers actually paying for shipping?

When I’m posting an item for sale and I click shipping option “Calculated: Cost varies based on buyer location,” does that mean a computer in California will show a different postage amount from what someone who lives near me, in New England, would s...

Innovative Gift Cards

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/tiktok-shop-launches-digital-gift-cards-to-challenge-amazon-and-ebay/ We talk a lot about AFTER Christmas buying, with people using gift cards, etc. While ebay has gift cards available, I haven't really seen ebay doi...