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Item didnt pass eBay Authentification, no reason given

I sold a gold bracelet on eBay and the authenticator said it failed and is sending it back, but they didn't tell me why it failed. How am I supposed to know what they thought was wrong? I'm going to take it to a jeweler, but why wouldn't eBay note a ...

Shipped item says shipping overdue

Shipped an item a few days ago (after purchasing postage on ebay), but it shows up as shipping overdue.Anybody else?

"Custom Orders" are on the rise

Seems like since eBay implemented the problem of making buyers pay immediately if I send them an offer has gotten a rebellion in the way of requesting custom orders. That and I think when there are many items and they want a big discount, it's easier...

Free shipping as an offer?

If someone inquires about an item I am selling there is an option to send an offer in the reply to their message. Why is there not a Free Shipping option to send the customer? Seems like a perfectly simple and useful option that ebay could easily imp...

buyer bids on my item then does not pay

buyer bids on my item then does not pay, then at his request I re-list item and buyer bids on item again and then again does not pay.....what do I do????

ebay did it again!

not sure what they did this week, but they messed something up... my organic sales have never been lower, we are talking like a 2/20 split my organics are down like 80% everyday this week so far.. that is not natural or normal... and im having like 1...

Organic sale charged promotional fees...?

Earlier today someone contacted me about a cross listed item on a different selling platform that was having shipping issues, so I directed them to my store here by telling them to copy & paste the item's title with my store name in a search engine, ...

Resolved! 2023 1099k Available - Cancelled Transactions No Longer Tabulated?

I just received my 1099ks (two accounts, over thresholds) and it appears that cancelled transactions are no longer included in the math. I see the new "1099k details report" and I am also seeing on there that cancelled transactions are no longer fact...

WHY I CAN´T SELL MY ITEM?

I NEED HELP, I CAN´T SELL ITEM... WHAT´S THE PROBLEM? I REGISTERED IN PAYONEER.. AND I DON´T KNOW WHATS HAPPENING

Resolved! End Listing not working - listing stays active

Just noticed this today 7/20/23, when I try to end a buy it now listing - it doesn't work. The listing stays active. I tried ending the listing about 10 times now and nothing. I tried different browsers. I cleared cache. Restarted computer. I'm using...

Can I still accept postal money orders for payment?

Asked by a potential buyer.

Shipping problem system says USPS is unable to produce label

I thought I would try here because it has more eyes. I just tried to print a label and got the red, USPS cannot produce this label at this time. I hit the back button to see what was going on and it shows that it way paid for and has the tracking num...

Replacing SSN with EIN on business account -- can it be done?

Way back, when I started my business account in 2014 (I'm a sole proprietor), I had my SSN registered with my eBay account. In 2020, I had the IRS issue me an EIN which I've been using ever since instead of my SSN for filing my business taxes. Up unt...

I received negative feedback from buyer for only few days delayed in shipping during Holiday season.

I asked eBay to remove the negative feedback, and eBay refused to help me. Now I didn't receive my purchase for 1 month and I gave negative feedback to this seller. Ebay very fast removed my feedback even I still did not receive my item. I really fee...

Calculate profit margin if a buyer buys more than one item per transaction

Hello eBay community. I'm starting out as a eBay seller as a beginner and I have a thought in mind and would like to see if anyone in the community would know how to calculate a profit margin or what estimate I could be earning if a buyer would to pu...