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Item not showing up in search

Usual eBay...pay to promote a item and it still won't show up in a search...Still have to ask who is working for who...

How can I run a business if you only let me send 5 messages a day to customers?

So I reached out to 6 clients today who are repeat buyers to let them know I have a new lot that they may be interested in. On the 6th one I got this message: "You've exceeded the maximum number of messages you can send per day. Please wait until tom...

Buyer opened INAD case and sent screencap of different item from internet. Do I accept return?

I posted here a few days ago asking if I should cancel an order that was placed by a buyer due to their same day opened account and lack of feedback plus questionable shipping address. Everyone said ship so I did. Welp, once delivered I get a case op...

Question about selling an old computer

I have been purchasing on eBay for 20 years. For the first time, I am considering selling something -- an old Mac Pro 1186 computer. All personal files will be wiped from the hard drive. For the purpose of setting it up for the buyer, would it be OK ...

Buyer wants to make 3 separate payments for an item

The winning bidder on an item is an international buyer who apparently has a 300.00 spending limit (not sure why). They won the auction item for 770.00. Now they can't pay because of the limit but are asking me to relist the item with three separate ...

No thanks eBay, I don't need a sale

Actual question this morning on an item fixed price, no best offer option - "Can I get a better price?" Based on the screenshot below, no better price, no reply, yes BBL. It is almost always someone with this kind of FB left who wants a low price. I ...

Bulk Listing Tool not working

Bulk Listing Tool has not been working for me for a few days now regardless of what browser I try. I keep getting the following message: "Something went wrongThe page can't be loaded at this time. Please try again later." Is this happening for anyone...

Is it me, Ebay, the economy, or what ?

I'm seeing what others are saying about erratic sales with no continuity, just random ups and downs. I have no handling charges but am making money on shipping since the July 9 Postal rate increases, sometimes ridiculous amounts and many times can sh...

booksellers: books in your ebay store and views

I have another thread going about debating quitting ebay due to slow sales. I got advice about dropping prices and sat down to work on that, only to scrutinize my listings and see a sea of listings with zero views, listed for a month. Makes me wonder...

Resolved! Confused about refund process as seller

So I haven’t sold anything on eBay in a long long time and since I am in hard times went to sell this flight simulator kit I had. I posted the item and eBay asked if I wanted to promote it. Not thinking much about what that entailed I accepted, not b...

sent wrong item … international

we sent the wrong item to an international buyer. help!! we mailed it today. via USPS. it is going to the ebay center in Illinois. will they reject it? we sent a 1500 piece puzzle instead of a 2000 piece. no one answering ebay help.

Can you have both Local Pickup and Freight shipping as an option?

I've seen some sellers who are able to list both local pickup and freight shipping as an option. I would like to do the same but only able to pick one or the other. I have a listing of heavy 700' ish castings. Started as local because I've never done...

I need a copy of an old shipping label

Greetings, I sold a widget to a guy in Italy back in January. He says he didn’t receive it. The most recent tracking event shows it left the US in late January, and nothing since then. So I asked the post office, and they said it’s probably in Italia...

Resolved! Relist or New Listing?

A while ago it was better albeit time consuming to do 'new listing' by clicking on sell similar when relisting each month in order for your items to pop up first when people doing a search. Relisting only your items would be way down the listings bec...

Resolved! Do I block this Buyer?

Hello,I will try to keep this short. I don't know if I should block this buyer...from Israel.Buyer purchased item on July 14th. Estimated arrival was July 30 - August 23.On August 23th buyer stated item not received.I told buyer on August 23th to ope...