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So do all Seller Initiated Offers require autopayment from buyers now?

I just sent out some SIO's on a few of my items with watchers, and got an immediate taker on one, yay! But when my phone made that 'CHING!' I checked to see which item it was, and noted that it was already paid for, even though my phone made the soun...

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Major Bug: Discounts not applying to all items.

I tried doing many sales today for All Inventory, trying to get all of my items, I have about 8k of my 20k items that would not go on sale.I tried to manually add the listing IDs for the ones that didn't go on sale. After the sale processing complete...

Safety Warning: Spotting Scams (part 3)

A lot of people here asked me to continue the 'Safety Warning' series. This week I was reminded of a scam that I've seen here on eBay and on other marketplaces with variations tailored to fit each marketplace. Buyer Scammer will send a message asking...

Why does ebay charge tax in used items when used items were previously taxed?

Usually purchases previously taxed are not re-taxed. Why are sellers asked to pay tax?

Fees

I've been selling on ebay for many years but am becoming discouraged with it. When I see how much they take, (13+%) I am ok with that, but charging us the same percentage for the shipping and tax amount paid by buyer is a bit much! We don't see that ...

trouble posting

I have an item to sell and when I tried to upload the photo, Ebay said the pic was already used (it's my pic)but the item is not in my seller's list of products. ????

Thoughts After Ending Promoted Listings Campaign

So, I ended my promoted listings campaign (2% rate) on 11/11 to see what would happen. Sales were not too bad for the week after ending the campaign. Then, one week later, sales halt. Nothing on 11/18 and so far nothing today, which is very out of th...

Target slashes prices on thousands of items in bid to revive slipping sales.

This article is in today’s newspaper. Should we do the same immediately now here on eBay?

Extremely large purchase by one buyer - suspicious

I have a buyer who just bought 30% (49 of 164 items) of my inventory in one purchase. Total sale is about $2,000. I sell collectible items, usually one at a time. I'm worried this may be some type of scam. Buyer has account established 6 years ago wi...

Thread 3 illegal takedowns Buffalo Games Red Point

This is a follow up thread to Buffalo Games uses WHITELIST Did You Get a Policy Violation VERO Takedowns My original thread, is regarding Buffalo Games Puzzles, with now being on the target list, 15 policy violations in 6 days versus the Whitelist (a...

Resolved! Negative Feedback / Remorse Return

I heard from a seller that received negative feedback on a remorse return. I believe the FB should have been removed, but eBay denied the seller's request for removal. I advised them to try again; I don't know if they did. - Separate item/ship cost- ...

LISTING TITLE: Christmas "Ornament" vs. "Ornaments".

Anyone have a theories as to which way is better?

Ended items have disappeared and I can't find them

Every night, I end 50 listings to then sell similar.I then check my active listings to be sure all 50 were added.Then I go to either ended or unsold to delete them but instead of 50 items to delete, there were only 25. I went back to active listings ...

Brahmin purse looking for style name

I am looking for style name of Brahmin purse..I have done extensive research and can not find this exact style. I think it maybe 2019. Its checking out legit. I just can't find the style even with tag number. How do I attach pics? Isn't letting me. a...

Tracking Number Question

I just sold, and got paid for, two items to the same buyer, both listed with “free shipping,”. I bought and printed a USPS label for one of the items, packed both items in one shipping tube and mailed the tube. I marked the item that I didn’t buy the...