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International buyer bidding

I have an item for sale which I only intended for UK buyers with OK postage quoted (166535384938) I now have an international bid - I just wanted to check that my item is correctly set as UK only - I didn't set the international postage and thought t...

ungrateful wretches

Just kidding. The issue is situations where I can get a cheaper rate for customers (usually when Ground Advantage beats Media Mail). I give them a partial refund but never do I get so much as a "thanks, dude" or "cool" or anything in response. This i...

Resolved! 1099K reporting of personal items - no known purchase date

Does anyone know how to fill out the 8949 form when selling personal items on eBay which resulted in some gains, but you don't know the purchase date (items you have owned for 20-50 years)? What do you put in the acquisition date field? Also, do you ...

Trouble with scheduling time set up when listing item for future posting.

I cannot select a time when trying to schedule a listing. Any one else having this issue? Or know what is wrong!!

They are just coming out of the woodwork.

In the last two weeks I have had a few strange sales. Last night I came home to a sale that a lady told me she just hit a key when she was viewing the item. She didn't want to purchase and was in a panic. I went into my orders and it wasn't there. I ...

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...