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Advertising added to my Item ruins chance for a sale!

I havbe a very good, very popular Ham Radio hand held radio for sale. Past sales of this radio are in the $300 to $400 range. I had it listed for $400 and lowered it to $350 and now to $325. Ebay has added a bunch of advertised items to my page with ...

iems i list do NOT show up when i SEARCH for them ---- WHY ????

this has happened FOUR times IN A ROW for me over the last 2 months...am i being penilized by ebay because i DON'T OFFER -- FREE SHIPPING ?????because i DON'T OFFER --- FREE RETURNS ?????? because i DON'T PAY EXTRA$$$$$$ FOR A STORE ??????? ----- thi...

Store missing " featured items" display.

Noticed this morning that in my store the "featured items" display is now missing. But yet featured categories is still there and quite large.

Ebay asked me for my medical information

I have been on Ebay since they pretty much started. I am far from being a big seller, but I do love selling on here. I was hospitalized and couldnt put my account on some kind of hold or cancel any auctions until I was back home. I had 4 auctions tha...

A very different item returned. Will the buyer receive refund anyways?

A buyer received my item. He kept and used it for almost 1 month (26 days or so).Then he unexpectedly filed a return request saying that the item is defective or not as described.He attached an unclear photo showing something that does not look like ...

Sales Taxes to Texas??

Yesterday, Monday, April 26, 2021, one of my auctions was won by a buyer with a delivery address in Texas. I am in California. The item was a 24-year-old sewing pattern for a lady's casual dress that was in good unused condition. The category was Cra...

Why do buyers cut it out?

Here is a copy of exactly what the PDF shows the buyer for the return label postage when I upload it to them. Sensitive info blacked out. I use Pirateship.You see at the bottom of the label I have the Return ID for the package so I can easily and qui...

when an item sells, it is not removed, do i have to end the sold item or does ebay

After my item sells, I find that it is not removed.What am I doing wrong?

Auction listings not appearing in search for 24 hours?

I've noticed that lately my auctions don't show up in the search engine for long periods of time but this is getting a little absurd. An entire day has gone by and my listing does not exist. 0 views. No way to find it under search. I also paid $2.50 ...

Slow Sales

I have noticed a slow down in sales? Is there a slow down in general? I have had no sales since Sept. 28th. No offers nor any correspondence. I have been selling on Ebay since 1999. I am a top rated seller. We have not raised our prices???

Shipping times and feedback

Hey everyone, I havent run into this in a long while and was wondering if my neutral feedback violates anything. I have a 3 day shipping and the coins were delivered in 7 Days. The buyer got everything on time. I know I should leave it alone but I co...

Standard Shipping (eBay Standard Envelope for Trading Cards, Stamps, Postcards & Coins up to $20)

Although this appears to be a good way to ship cheaper ball cards (under $20.00) and I have shipped cards this way. In the past two months, I have had two buyers say they haven't received their cards. The tracking on these cards is so hit-and-miss. S...

eBay "Metering" Sales For Top Rated Sellers

I have noticed more and more that sales from month to month have been very consistent, even as days pass by with one or two sales. To put this in perspective, we have almost 2,700 items listed. There is no rational reason that we should have even a s...

EBAY SHIPPING SUPPLIES Alert -Just confirmed that EBAY has discontinued the 9" x 11.5" Paperboard M

RE: 9" x 11.5" Paperboard Mailjacket Envelope (No padding) #255482997656 Unfortunate for me as the bulk of my sales use this size Flat mailer. Will have to return to buying them at full price from a third party. My $50 supplies coupon will be used le...