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Does seller purchase a label from ebay and ebay pays the cost of shipping then its deducted from sel

So here is the way I am understanding it. I will use a scenario to see if I am completely understanding this correctly: I sell a book for $20, I estimate how much shipping costs will be. I charge buyer $5 shipping fee. I check mark managed payments a...

Wasted

So, every quarter as a store owner here we get a coupon for supplies. The supplies however are EBAY branded and all too many times are sold out. I say this because the 6.5” x 9.25” Kraft Padded Bubble Mailer – Black Logo have been sold out and not li...

How to view or hopefully recover an accidentally deleted listing

Using Seller Hub, I accidentally deleted the wrong item from my listings, and I've forgotten which item it was. It's important to me, to find and view the details for this item. I've been looking through the eBay seller community forums for questions...

Charity

How to stop charity donations

An Adventure with a Stamp Collection I sourced recently...

So the back story on this collection... is that it showed up at the shop in Feb 2023, and a local stamp dealer came and appraised it for us to make an offer to the owner. It was appraised at $5K (I wasn't party to the negotiation, just knew what the ...

Seeking Insights: Addressing Unverified 'Item Not Received' Claims Despite Clear Tracking Evidence

I hope this message finds you all well. I'm reaching out to share an experience I recently had, seeking your insights or similar experiences.On November 9, 2023, I received an order which I promptly shipped the same day using USPS Ground Advantage. T...

Resolved! Why do I need a social media account?

This is not meant to be sarcastic. I am genuinely looking for information, opinions and guidance. I do not have any social media accounts. I have seen posts on these boards from sellers saying they get results from their social media posts. Yet I hav...

Wrong issued 1099 K on my name. Not on LLC

Got wrong issued 1099 K on my name. Not on my LLC. Nothing was changed last 3 years in account. Customer Service Representative said that it was bug. But no timeframe when it gonna be fixed. AMAZING. I'm requesting URGENT manually correction !

Are you running a sale this weekend?

I'm running a 20% off Markdown Manager Sale on everything in my store this weekend in an effort to goose sales a little. (I usually run a sale on only selected items) And no, I did not increase my prices first. Most of my stuff has good margins, so I...

New Markdown Manager WARNING

Just wanted to share. I have successfully used the Markdown Manager feature to increase sales. Last night I noticed they added these disclaimers at the bottom of the form. I usually elect to have the sale start now and it takes a few minutes to get t...

Silver Jewelry

In which countries do people spend the most on silver jewelry?

International sales

I've been a seller on Ebay since 1996. They recently changed their consolidator from Kentucky to Illinois for international sales. I have never had any issues until this change. I sell a 3oz jar of a rare palm oil. It does not fall into any restricte...

Buyers claim missing item in package

Alright, so I know this has been discussed before. I have a persistent buyer wanting to buy my item. I initially sold it, but was weary as the buyer is also a seller from China, but his ship to address is in California. I cancelled the transaction an...

Will Ebay make an Official Announcement on the New 1099-K guidelines ???

Waiting for an Official Announcement on the New 1099-K guidelines

Ebay is throwing me under the bus

I have 3 day handling. I have a buyer who bought on Thanksgiving Day that is mad at me because I said I'll ship by 11/28 when he asked me. Ebay is showing him the ETA as 11/28 - 12/2. He's upset at me because of the 11/28 part of the ETA when I told ...