08-22-2025 03:40 PM
I need help. It seems as if someone added 2 yards to a pattern description that I had up for auction. I did not do this. I need help. I need to speak to somebody. I canceled the auction and I’m just waiting what to do someone got in touch with me and said oh there’s so many days left for the auction. What is going on I don’t know how to resolve this. I need help please. I’ve been dealing with eBay for years and I’m back I haven’t sold anything in quite some time dealing with a sick husband who has passed and now I’m back and I want to sell and I wanna do things, but for some reason, I cannot Get someone to really help me
08-22-2025 03:59 PM
No one can add anything to your auction. It is either a typo you made on your own or an artifact from you using the sell similar or sell one like this button.
Also, I know from experience those wooden stamps and butterick patterns are nearly universally worthless. I have to lot them up and sell them by weight and they still take forever to sell. I still have a 5 pound lot of wooden stamps for $4.75 that has recently celebrated it's 4th birthday on the website. Next time I go downstairs I am throwing them in the trash.
That Issey Miyake Pattern you have listed at auction for $50 last sold for $8.
Ebay stopped being about auction format 10 years ago. Just use buy it now with a fixed price. Look at sold results for the same or similar items to get reasonable prices.
08-22-2025 04:35 PM
I always appreciate when you chime in.
I learned only after wasting time listing that vintage uncut patterns don't really sell.
People don't sew much anymore, plus vintage sizing is a lot smaller than modern sizing.
08-22-2025 04:52 PM
Welcome back to selling. If it has been a while, you will find that a lot of things have changed, some good, some not so good. If you aren't already, one main thing you need to be aware of is eBay's Money Back Guarantee. You have your items listed as "no returns" but on eBay that does not mean no refunds. If a buyer receives an item and files a "not as described" claim, you will have to send a label to have the item returned and then upon your receipt of the item back, issue a refund to the buyer. Or if you don't want the item back, you can just refund.
@onefootflipper is correct, auctions don't work for common items anymore. Auctions are only good for highly collectable, unique, highly sought after items. No one is going to wait a week for a rubber stamp or pattern auction to end so they can bid on it and then wait several more days for it to be delivered. Buyers want to buy something when they see it and have it mailed promptly. In other words, you need to list your items with Buy it Now instead of auctions.