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Seller Initiated Offer automation

Every day, eBay sellers send targeted offers to reach interested buyers and drive more sales. To make this process even easier, some sellers choose to automate their offers, helping them engage buyers faster and save time. We want to provide some cla...

Listing remove for item that is being sold by other sellers

I've had a listing removed for true crime trading cards because it promotes violence. Fair enough, however there are literally dozens of the same thing already for sale.. and I used the same description language as they did. (https://www.ebay.com/b/t...

Non-paying Buyers

Has anyone had people bid on items and then win them and not pay or respond ? I ask for payment in 3 days, but at christmas (it was a santa decoration) i had to wait an additional 5 days for a buyer to respond to requests before i could relist it. Th...

will ebay send a 1099k for 2023?

What is the threshold that EBAY will follow for issuing a 1099k for 2023?

Shipping fees paid by seller

Hello! I've pulled my 2023 year-end sales report and not seeing what I paid in shipping for each item. I've always purchased the shipping from eBay. Is there a separate report where I can see what I paid to eBay? I would greatly appreciate anyone's a...

New International shipping service from eBay more getting funny with the money

Below was taken DIRECTLY from the fall "seller update" regarding the new program How it works1) Create a listing You’ll reach more potential buyers than ever before, because new listings will automatically default to eBay international shipping.2) Pa...

My #1 reason

My #1 reason for enjoying being an online seller; working from home ------> WEATHER! lol Next week is going to be very windy & cold! I will stock up on food for a week & not leave my apt. I walk to the PO so people will have to wait; unless I have en...

"Business Policies": Good or Bad?

An ebay customer rep recently suggest I opt in to "Business Policies" to help streamline my listing process. Could other sellers who have used this feature tell me if it is useful or not? I'd appreciate any input on its pros and cons. Thanks!

Seller doesn't want to sell out of the USA but buyers use forwarding services to overide this policy

I've received an order for a $440.00 book to Kuwait through a forwarding company that everyone on Google & Yelp say it's a scam address. How can a seller refuse to send to a buyer without receiving a defect. It's unfair that eBay allows the practice ...

Thank you eBay!

There’s been a lot of talk about feedback removal … we received a negative over Christmas weekend from a buyer whom we had answered her middle of the night rants and whom we had accepted her return request at the same time. Buyer stated they were too...

Buyer a scammer to get expensive items for free

First time in my life i had a Bad customer - SCAM. Buyer Bought from me without any questions expensive item 450$ , I shipped it overseas to US . When delivered i got message - opened case “ not as described” i did reach out to buyer so many times as...

Resolved! Why am I charged an International fee for an item shipped to Florida?

I Live in the U.S. and sold an item to a buyer with a shipping address in Florida. The offer was "buyer pays shipping".I later found out that I was charged an additional 1.65% for an international fee. (?) I had made sure (when building my listing) t...

Resolved! ChatGPT AI Description Generator Now Available In eBay App

You may need to update to the most recent version, but the ChatGPT powered AI description generator is now live in the Android and iOS eBay apps. In the listing flow, tap the AI description icon in the bottom right and the new description will automa...

Buy it now option

I am trying to create a new item listing, and when I get to the Auction or Buy it Now section it only gives me an Auction option. The Buy it now option is not there. I can figure out if I some how changed format in my account?

Item Listing with Buy it now and Unit Price

HII need information how i can do listing as per Below if i am selleing 3 Items and its total Buy it now price US 12 and its unit price is US 4 how to show in listing as below Unable to do it

Resolved! Show the category from which my item sold

Hello, I have a popular item listed in two categories.How can I see the category from which sales occured in order to remove the less relevant one if it generates much less sales than the other ?Thanks.