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Resolved! Final Value Fee component "Other" that I don't recognize

I sold a book just recently and looked at the payment details, specifically the final value fee calculation. There is one I have not seen before, called "Other" for 28 cents. Everything else I am familiar with, what is this extra "Other" fee for? Hop...

Description and Item Specifics Not Showing on Chrome if You Have an AdBlocker

I do more selling than buying, but today I was looking for something specific, and was surprised to find that the item description and the item specifics are not showing on the listing page in Chrome (with adblock.)At first, I was all irritated think...

Variations help please

I have a few questions about variations. Below is a screen shot of as far as I got. First, what I'm selling . A couple hundred blue Oxford shirts. One model, one color. Then there are sizes; XXS,XS,S,M,L,XL,2XL,3XL4XL and 5XL. Each size has 2 or 3 sl...

Question of the YEAR: Is eBay even relevant anymore?

With almost no advertising except a few select categories, sales slumping to numbers beyond any comprehension and customers disappearing like never seen before. Is eBay even a thing anymore? I know in the collectible side more and more are moving to ...

Resolved! Sale of Turbo Tax CD's - without license codes

I sold a bundle of Turbo Tax CD's - years 2008-2021 (13 years) delivered to buyer on June 13, 2025 indicating "seller does not accept returns" and covered by Ebay Money Back Guarantee. Yesterday I had a message from the buyer indicating only 1 cd had...

EBay ignores their own list of "prohibited items"

Ebay is clearly allowing the selling of merchandise that breaks their own rules of exploiting tragedies (human and animal), as well as promoting violence. Just search for "aligator" and how many "Aligator Alcatraz" items show up?? Disgusting. What's ...

Ebay is losing sellers like me

I am seeing after 12 years and 20,000 items sold that I have made a mistake by not building my brand on my website instead of using Ebay. I have paid over $150,000 in seller fees and they will allow a buyer with 0 feedback to leave neutral review eve...

Selling counterfeits

At one time when eBay first started they would remove a listing if it violated their rules, now days it seems as long as they make money on a listing they let it go.

Have your sales suddenly dropped off or stopped? "This seller is taking a break" message to buyers.

My sales took a dramatic drop and I would not have been aware of the issue if a buyer had not messaged me. They told me they were getting a "This seller is taking a break" message when trying to pay for a buy-it-now listing. Further investigation sho...

Ebay Open 2025 - dress code?

Is there a dress code for eBay Open 2025 Live?I have attended the past virtual eBay Open in my pajamas - I will guess that pjs are not encouraged for the live event.Does anyone know if the conference rooms will be on the cold side? I know Vegas will ...

People will buy anything.

I was shopping with a friend at a local hardware store.In the bargain section I came across this ridiculous thing called a "Corn Dude".They were marked down to one dollar.I bought whatever they had.My friend thought I was nuts.I listed them about a y...

Listing zips help!

Hi all, I've have lots of zips to sell, 1058 to be exact. I've counted them and sorted into colour groups. Can anyone advise on the best way to photograph and list them? I'm relatively new to ebay and need a bit of help! My listings so far have been ...

Help or how to sell paperback books or hardbacks

My, MA HAS BIN READING 3 BOOKS A day for about 15 or more years All novels Example is all JACK REACHERS paperback books I've, never sold books on anywhere I, gave about A bag full to A neighbor Who gave me, A new DEWALT tools IN THE BAG FULL SET OF T...

not getting payouts from ebay

I started a store on June 19 2025,Ive generated 869$ in sales from selling my Diecast car collection. I have shipped 45 orders with 20+ of those orders saying "your funds are now available". However Ive not seen a payout yet. I realize there is a 90 ...

What's the difference?

Ebay views vs. External viewsSo I went to the Traffic section to see what views are like. I noticed Ebay views vs. External Views. Does external mean "outside" of Ebay and is that a good thing or a bad thing? For example, one item may have 8 Ebay vie...