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Converting an Auction Listing into an Inventory Item.

I have created a few hundred Listings, without creating them as in Inventory Item first. Is there a way to convert them to an Inventory Item, add the inventory amount and then create the listing? Without having to start from scratch? Thanks in advanc...

Request of escalation for Manual Review of Permanent Restriction – Seller Account foreverperfume

Hello ebay moderators,I am writing to respectfully request an escalation to ebay moderators official regarding a concern my eBay seller account, foreverperfume, which was permanently restricted.The account was suspended without prior warning or a cle...

Extra charge for sales tax

Is anyone else concerned with the fact that when eBay collects sales tax from the buyer they count that as income for you on the seller fees before they remove the tax which causes you to pay eBay 15% of the sales tax. If you don’t believe it, look a...

need help deciphering buyer communication

Got this message from a buyer just after a $800 item was delivered. Can anyone make heads or tails out of this? Buyer I was under the impression this was 2 pieces also including the Kelly bar attachment or square adapter Me That would be the locking ...

Hamilton Syringes - removal

I had few Hamilton Instrument syringes been removed by ebay for "medical device" violation after going back and forth with CS they told me that it is specifically requested by Hamilton, not FDA Hamilton syringes which is even declared NOT for medical...

eBay refunded buyer for not delivered claim after I proved delivery

This morning I received email that eBay refunded over $70 to my buyer for non delivery of a $70 pair of Givenchy vintage earrings. I started messaging the buyer daily after the claim was made providing them with tracking information that proved deliv...

Pondering causation versus coincidence

Not long ago I stopped sending offers to books on watch lists, the ones already on sale. I was discounting too much. Since then I have been getting more offers than usual. I can think of no way to know if this is just a concidence. Presumably the pri...

Blocked Ebay Buyers Who Open New Accounts To Order From You

I am pretty sure a blocked buyer opened a new account just to buy things from me. When the order came in, I got a weird feeling, and I trust my feelings, so I investigated. The first person was trying to get a lot of fabric from me for far less than ...

Unjustified shipping charge adjustments

I've noticed a few outrageous shipping charge adjustments lately from both FedEx and UPS. I was charged an additional $31 on a 5 lb package because the carrier claimed it weighed 70 lbs. Completely inaccurate. Most others do not even give a reason. I...

eBay sales upon relocating internationally

Good morning, six months ago I moved from USA to Brazil for a year. I’ve continued my eBay business purchasing items from the states and sending to a friend’s house who does my shipping. During these six months, my sales have been cut into a third. I...

Ready to resell? Please stop it, EBay! Stupid idea. How to remove?

New feature on my home page is this stupid "ready to resell" section. Resell what? When I click on it, I'm sent to items I BOUGHT, not sold. So they're hoping I resell the items I bought months ago so they can double dip on the fees for the same item...

Disney Snow Globes and figurines

Have over 100 Disney snow globes and Disney figurines trying to sell what's the best route to go about it?

Resolved! Why is Ebay against letting live sellers run Lives one ebay?

So I have applied multiple times to go live on Ebay, we have done over 800 Lives on other platforms, but yet ebay is not allowing us to go live, we bring entertainment with our auctions and I am not sure why they are so tough to get into? Do they not...

Resolved! Hating the New eBay Automatic Feedback Policy!

OK, so I thought when eBay announced they'd be giving Sellers Automatic Feedback, it'd count on your total Feedback score, which it doesn't. So now, when a Buyer DOES leave Feedback, it replaces the automatic eBay Feedback, but you don't know for whi...

Will neutral/neg feedback we wiped if Buyer initiates a return cancelation and then a cancel order?

I sold an MP3 player for $12 free shipping (normally sells for $50 used and working) as-is for parts or repair. I noted all of the known defects and could not have been more clear that it was being sold only for parts or repair as-is. The buyer recei...