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What is an Ebay Shiva ?

I'm going thru the No Seller Protection Policy right now but what is a Shiva ? According to the Dictionary :shi·va/ˈSHēvə,ˈsēvə/nounJudaism a period of seven days' formal mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral. Thank you for c...

Is my listing really "very confusing" or ...

... is this buyer very ... easily confused? I wish I was joking to ask yall, but considering I make mixed lots like this all the time, is it possible the offering isn't so obvious from the photos, and maybe I should include the answer I wrote to this...

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Low Ad Rate Notification in Edit Area

Hey everyone! Not a huge deal but this is a bit annoying in my opinion. Has anyone figured out a way to get rid of this on the seller hub dashboard???

International Sales

So I am new to selling on eBay and to keep things simple I opted to sell in my country exclusively to avoid extra paperwork. Someone from another country purchased an item and I do I cancel it within 24 hrs. The buyer was upset I wouldn't sell it to ...

OOPS I did a bad thing: Refunds

I got a message about a shirt I sold. Mailed on November 21 and today Nov 25 the buyer said it wasn't tracking, where is it?I checked and sure enough it wasn't tracking, so I thought - it's lost or stolen or whatever. I refunded the buyer. Nov. 25. T...

Death of a Member?

My cousin passed at the beginning of November. She was a seller and had over 50 items listed on eBay. She had sold some items on and after her date of death. I contacted eBay, as no one else in my family really does business on this site. I told the ...

cancelled bids

Why is it that a bidder is allowed to cancel a bid? I realize they have to ask me to cancel it, but that should result in some sort of penalty for them. I am tired of bidders asking me to cancel their bid because they "bid on the wrong one" . BALONEY...

Black Friday Sales

I just read people spent 11.8B on online sales. Why couldn't anyone spend at least $20 with me.

Your best 'just sold them sorry' missed merchandise tales

Three months ago a friend just beat us to 2300+ old jazz LPs. He read the newspaper before me and called first. Paid $800 and has netted $2000+ on 13 sales so far. Would have been nice.

Bleak Friday

I had two sales on Thanksgiving day, That I was very thankful for, But it was a Bleak Friday rather than a Black Friday, no sales at all on Friday, Hoping for much better for the remaining season!

Ebay integrity

I'm slowly losing respect for the company. I've been a seller for many, many years.I have over $100k listed, I move about $3k a month on average. While I have to work by the "rules", not everyone else does. Some "rules" were imposed as we go along. O...

Most unhinged buyer you ever had?

I sold a Victorian sterling silver pendant. I am not a jewelry expert but I showed it to a few experts in antique jewelry. They all agreed it was most likely a one of a kind pieced manufactured in the Victorian era.Since it was one of a kind, no one ...

ANNOYING Bug About "Policy Violations"

We've listed an item for 10 years or so, and no platform ever gave us a hassle over it. A few weeks ago eBay suddenly ended the listing because it has LR44 batteries, and if you don't put some stupid verbiage in the listing about battery hazards they...

how do you send an offer for an item people are watching

how do you send an offer for an item to people are watching, i don't have a store thanks Mike

All Things RVA Seller Circle Hub : November Meetings, Listing Days and Evenings and Recaps

RVA Seller Circle — Tonight’s Listing Evening! Join Us Hi Sellers! If you need a little accountability, motivation, or just some seller-friendly company, we’re having our RVA Listing Evening tonight at 5PM ET. It’s a casual coworking session - list, ...