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eBay versus antique malls - comparing apples with oranges

I've been selling on eBay for 25 years. I've never sold on any of the other online platforms but we have always had booths in antique malls. Right now, we have three booths in a mall. For that privilege, we pay almost $1,000.00 per month, i.e. $766 p...

eBay allows the sale of porn on their site, but...

eBay allows the sale of Adult Porn, DVD, Sex Toys, etc... But they wont allow iCloud locked (not stolen) iPhones sold because "This helps protect both buyers and sellers from engaging in illegal activity." Again, not stolen, just previous owner never...

Auction for a Specific Group/Community

At one time, years ago, I was part of an auction that was 'invite only' or private.Basically it was a fundraiser for an organization, and they only wanted people involved in the organization to see, bid and be part of the auction. I believe a special...

There is a seller impersonating well over a dozen sellers including me & potentially scamming buyers

There is a seller who is stealing photos and titles from me and over a dozen other sellers. In some cases even copying the other sellers business name in the title. This is all occurring in the fossil category. The seller has taken the photos of othe...

Can a person that does not have a store post a "variations" listing?

I cannot find how to do this. I have 9 objects that are of the same theme that I would like to do a variations listing but I don't know if I have the capability since I do not have an eBay store.

VIN Number

My 1962 Car VIN Number, which is 11 digits wont process on the listing. Any solutions?

eBay is dead. Long live eBay.

I've been here for 25 years. When you offer something for sale on eBay today and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Duh - I created my own search problem

I like many other sellers use a hyphen in some of my listings. Stupid Arcane Product -For Weirdos If I were to type this exact product name in any of the Ebay searches including my own store. It does not appear, If I type any part of the product othe...

Monthly Chat - November 8th at 1:00 pm PST

Join our monthly Community chat here with the Seller Advocacy Team to get your questions answered about these tools and more on Wednesday, November 8th, from 1-2 p.m. PT. Create posts, get detailed data, and more with the Social page, now available t...

Ebay Seller in Austin TX

I'm in search of an ebay seller in the Austin TX area. I have numerous Models (cars; NIB) I would like someone to list on my behalf.

MC011 Account restricted

I am a new seller in ebay I established my ebay store in October 2023 and I listed a few of my physical store items in my ebay page. I useed paid promotions for all of my listing to maximize the outreach and I made a successful sale worth approximate...

Last two days My active listing not available

I started listing an item; went to preview and got the EBAY page that said " We looked every where and can't find the page. Also tried ended items, then went back to active items and still got the same page" we can't find the page. Today this has bee...

Resolved! Sales Tax

I sold two chain saws. 1. Destined to California.2. Destined to Oregon. Why did eBay charge sales tax on the Oregon purchase but the not the California purchase. If anyone can clarify this.

Sales

It seems that the general consensus is that this is the slowest it has been sales wise on the platform. In regards to my own store, I'm looking to see if I'm doing something wrong?I'm not sure if it is because I listed a very expensive dress, which i...

Make Offer On Listings

I have a suggestion for our community to ponder. I list many items with Make Offer and most of the time I get low-balled, and its aggravating. Although I must say that from time to time, I do get fair offers from levelheaded buyers who understand wha...