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Regret ever selling on eBay

I sold a watch, which I had to send to an authenticator. I shipped overnight - even paid for extra insurance since eBay’s shipping options only insure up to $5k. The watch was authenticated the next day. Then, I get a message from the buyer stating h...

Resolved! Feedback for unpaying Buyers

Sellers should be able to leave negative feedback for Buyers who dont pay for and tie up an item for 4 days until Ebay cancels. Not fair for Sellers that these sad Buyers get zero repercussions.....cost us potential buisness and $$.

Self storage problem

Not for us but for seven people we know who sell here in town. The guy who owned the self storage place they used died with no will, and his five or six kids and two living ex's either can't be found or don't reply or do and don't care and nobody can...

Do VHS tapes really sell for that much on Ebay??

Thought I would look at what VHS tapes sell for on Ebay. Tapes from Disney to horror and sci-fi show going for thousands of dollars. Are these like beanie babies...where people are showing ridiculous sale prices that aren't really true. How does one ...

What do you think of these changes?

Have you noticed the recent changes to viewing the listings? What do you think about them? Your username is no longer there. It is replaced with your store name. I do like the enhancement for viewing the images. I did not know they were changing the ...

no surprise

A student at the University of Miami has reportedly been charged with hacking a multi-national shipping, receiving, and supply chain management company and carrying out a nationwide scheme.Matthew Frederic Bergwall, 21, allegedly gained unauthorized ...

Missing Charity funds

Let me simplify-100% goes to Veterans non-profit.Example-$100 sale goes directly into 503(1)3 business non-profit designated eBay bank account.$25 shipping label paid out of same non-profit bank account.eBay debits the same non-profit account $75 cod...

3 Years later.... Still no protection for Disputes

I've lost about 1200$ so far this year on "NAD" returns months after their delivery, lost every one of them. And lost the items. When will it stop ?

how long does eBay keep unsold listings before they delete them??

Hi...I'm just looking for an update to this question.It used to be unsold/ expired listings were held for only 60 days, then deleted by eBay.Then I read..."yes, they are held for 60 days, but deleted after 90 days". This one makes no sense to me what...

Placing Seller Limits Due to Defect Rates

This feature literally destroys a sellers business. Having an item "out of stock" is not the same thing as a defect. There needs to be two seperate fields for this feature. Lowering seller limits only causes seller to sell less items and recover. You...

Beanie babies found in attic!

Very confusing of which BB are worth selling? Help?

Barely any views on my listings

I talked to someone at ebay a couple of days ago asking why my listings aren't being viewed. This has been going on for a couple of years now. In the past these same items have had many views. I have read comments about it having to do with promotion...

Resolved! What are the categories and price limits to qualify for Standard Envelope special rates?

I know these qualify for the special standard envelope rate: STANDARD ENVELOPE CATEGORIESPatchesStickers & DecalsGreeting CardsSeedsTrading CardsCoins & CurrencyPostcardsStampsLike sometimes there are postcards categories inside a particular rock ban...

Resolved! Just an itty bitty dreaded Tax Question.

I purchased a fold up heavy duty wagon on wheels to put all my crates of treasures in for trips to my booth. Can I write this down in supplies when doing my taxes? Thanks, Silver

eBay International Scam

Sent an item to Switzerland from US. It reached Zurich in 9 days. Customer wasn’t home at time of any delivery attempts. Package went to a delivery center. I sent NUMEROUS updates to customer with no response. Customer opened a claim while package wa...