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Promoted listings and still no views

I have been doing promoted listing for several months and some items dont even get views im not sure what the problem is and i have over 2000 items and only sell couple items a day this is frustrating what is even more frustating is ive listed on dif...

Build A Bear Black Round Glasses are $5.00 at Build A Bear

People are charging $15.00 - $20.00 for Build a Bear round glasses on EBAY. You can buy them for $5.00 in any Build-A-Bear store. Sellers please stop overcharging buyers.

Shipped item broken by USPS

I mailed a fancy resin toilet seat to my customer. I say it was well protected and customer agrees, but was broken in several places. this is a hard plastic item made to hold large bodies sitting on it. Are there seller protections for the seller or ...

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...

Is this another "Because they can?"

I actually believe they CAN'T! Someone rationally explain to me WHY eBay is entitled to take a commission on the buyer's due "sales tax?This is not an "earning" on the part of the seller - or in fact anything to do with him/her. The seller doesn't ev...

Autopay in 7 days?!

What is this crap? Just sold an item and it says: Autopay at Jan 17 7:00pm PST Buyer wants to shop moreThey may check out early I have to wait 7 days for eBay to process their payment? That is awful.

Had my first negative experience as a seller

I sold an internet modem to this guy last month. The item was working right before we moved so I had no doubt it worked. He messaged me 10 days later kind of demeaning me because the item didn't work and requested a refund. He also included photos of...

Anyone received email from eBay to recertify your information for INFORM act compliance?

Earlier today I received a message from eBay asking me to recertify my information for INFORM act compliance. It is the first time I received the email. I think I meet the minimum threshold to require the certification which is $5000 sales of new ite...

Well, this is a new eBay selling tip urban myth for me.

Just when you think you've heard all the eBay selling tip urban myths, I stumble upon a new one. I came across this on social media from a seller trying to generate more sales: "So I’m trying the theory of buying something on eBay to generate more sa...

Resolved! Scummy eBay practices

I am a seller with 100% positive feedback. I have sold thousands of dollars worth of items on this site without issue. I was floored after someone purchased a white swimsuit and returned it used and soiled stating it didn't come with buttons, even th...

Why Am I Being Sent to Collections??

Hi everyone. I had some difficult issues with a buyer the beginning of the year. She falsely claimed to not have received an item and I won the appeal. The issue went back and forth and she eventually filed a chargeback. I filed a claim with my bank ...

Trouble.

eBay is HORRIBLE! And their customer support is almost equally as bad. Just when you think you have things figured out, partially from support and partially from you figuring it out yourself, the system isn't working correctly and you can't move forw...

Lots of views & watchers, no sales

Hello everyone. This is my first time posting on this forum. I'm selling a Devil May Cry shirt that has a lot of traction, but no sale yet. 100+ views and 8 watchers. Someone added it to their cart some days ago, but still haven't checked out. Is thi...

Appeal or not?

So frustrating, one of my listings keeps getting violated and removed with the reason that it is violating the Adult Items Policy. 5 times now its been removed. Here is another beautiful example how ebay refuses to be clear and actually be helpful. T...

Request for Case Review – Buyer Received Item but Opened False INR Claim (Order 07-12951-06189)

Hello eBay Community, I’m reaching out to kindly request a review of a case that may affect my seller performance unfairly. Here are the key details: Order number: 07-12951-06189 Date of purchase: April 12 Buyer filed INR claim: April 14 Tracking con...