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Someone please explain how if I am listing a book for 11.99 ( ~$10.00 profit) and use a priority campaign to get my book listed on a google search, at the minimum $3.00 a day xs 30 days = $90.00 a month. How is this realistic as a seller? Would I hav...

Return Shipping Buyers Remorse

Just recently sold a beautiful pair of sterling silver weighted candelabras. Weighs 36 ounces. Seller thought that they were solid sterling and returned them. Cost me $22 to ship these. Since it is buyers remorse , will I get charged for return shipp...

Can Buyer Return items Sold As Is in "Parts or Not Working" Category?

Hi, savvy sellers! I recently for the first time ever listed a camera lens in "Parts or Not Working" Category.It is a kind of expensive lens. Good Used ones usually sell from $500 and Up. eBay recommended price for this "Not working" one is near $300...

Seller stupidity. Sometimes it amazes me.

There's a food item that i'm addicted to.It's sold on Amazon but for some reason it wont ship to Hawaii.I found one for sale on ebay.I asked the seller "What's the expiration date on this item?"Simple question.The seller replied: "20 days".That's the...

Got charged by eBay after being deployed without selling item

Need help. Long story short I listed an item on eBay, also mentioned I was about to be deployed. Unfortunately the deployment came earlier than expected and was unable to sell. Messaged the buyer as soon as I could have. Today eBay charged my bank ac...

So are we all doing "really, really well" as predicted?

As promised, I'm following up on a prediction made in a March post (message #34): "in six months we're all going to be doing really, really well." And no, I don't think they were talking about that rapture that was supposed to happen a few days ago, ...

Buyer Return Abuse on eBay

I'm sharing my experience with a buyer who purchased a Milwaukee Grinder from my eBay store on December 22, 2025, and received it on December 26. On January 12, 17 days after receipt, they initiated a return claiming they "ordered by mistake".I'm con...

Why can't sellers counter offers that have expired?

We've all done it! You disconnect for the weekend, come back to your eBay store on Monday, and find out you missed a good offer on one of your items. You look for a way to send the offer back to the potential buyer, but there isn't one. The only thin...

How many had Success With Promoting your listings

Just looking to see who else has had success promoting listing , heard good and bad. Im ok with paying the fees especially when ive seen a sudden increase in sales. Lots of people on the eBay groups and Facebook groups complain about the percentages ...

Now I understand why!

I see why mine only has 2 views. It is in a category with 720,000+ others & with 63,000+ sold. Less than 10%. How are you supposed to sell something that has decent value without waiting 6 years for someone to come along? lol Wow! Truly disappointing...

GUMMERS WITH EXORBITANT SHIPPING RATES 1 ME 0 IT PAYS (Possibly) if shipped to CA Anyway

I do not think for a min that these sellers, with 20 transaction, knows about some states not requiring EBAY to tax the shipping charge and thus reduce their FVF. I think, they is thinking that they dodge shipping charge completely on FVF. But..........

Buyer returns authenticated item AND initiates chargeback.

Hello community, I have a special case. I sold some jewelry on ebay worth over $9k a month ago. I then shipped the items to the authentication center using a shipping label provided by ebay right after the items sold. Authentication passed and the it...

Filter Active Listings by on sale/not on sale?

So this may not be possible or may require some very technical knowledge (with I’m ok with), but I cannot find a way to filter my list of Active Listings to only show those that are currently in a sale event (I’d guess that’s usually about 30-40% of ...

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

Welcome to our January Hub! And welcome new sellers!This is for motivation, help, and not feeling that oh so alone feeling!These seller circles are for all of us. On listing days, think of them as a busy office. Sellers in and out of their chairs, pa...