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I've been banned!

Well, restricted for a day, from listing items, due to policy violation.Wanted to know what I did. 20+ years and ever been restricted so I asked.The answer I got?I would like to inform you that due to increase in request of policy updates, reports on...

My Listing Removed As Counterfeit

I am not sure why, but, my listing for a new bottle of Chanel No 5 was removed immediately after I listed it. I got a message from EBay saying it was counterfeit.Now I have looked and there are many other sellers selling that same product. What is th...

Nothing important - just an unusual observation.

Another member posted a question on 11/2/19 (yes, 2019 - 4 years ago). I responded on 11/3/19. The LAST posting to that thread was 11/3/2019. 4 years ago. My answer just got clicked as helpful. From 4 years ago.

eBay tax totals WAY higher than actual sales

I all but quit selling early on in 2022, with only a dozen or so minor sales all year.I get the 1099K from eBay and they have a total of $15k in total sales for one account?Even with adding in shipping, my totals are no where near that. Considering t...

Questionable Refund - Do you just go ahead and do it/bit the bullet?

Kind of piggy backing on my question from yesterday, but I am just about to send a costly refund to a buyer. Sold a new bread machine in original box. The body of the machine is metal and faily sturdy. I surrounded the machine within the original box...

FEEDBACK does not count anymore ..Bad sellers aren't held accountble

Buyers don't feel feedback is important nor do sellers have fear of being held accountable...What ever happened?

Giving me more OR less than usual days to ship -anybody else?

Just something I've noticed the past few days and wonder if anyone else is seeing it or knows the reasoning behind it. All my listings are set to ship in 1 day for TRS+ rewards, and yes I did just double check a few listings (old and new) to make sur...

Charity Donations Question?

When a seller has items that benefits charity . Does eBay keep track of those donations? If so do they include that amount in the 1099 sent to sellers at the end of the year? Thanks, Pokerdude1017

Heads up. Ebay issued my 1099 to the wrong person

My CPA just noticed this and told me that I need to get it changed urgently as it will cause a huge problem later down the line.My 1099 for 2022 is issued to me personally with my social security number. I've had my business LLC for over a decade and...

Bidder running the price up on my auction, and then retracting 13 bids.

I'm running my first ever auction on ebay. Started on Friday, runs 7 days. I had a bidder bid 13 times to run the price up.I had well over 100 views while the price was ran up over the weekend.Then, on Monday morning, the bidder retracted 13 bids, sa...

Winning Bidder Wants Cheaper Shipping

On Friday, someone wins on one of my coin auctions. After the listing ended, the winning bidder asks me if I could use a less expensive method like Regular Mail. I usually ship coins via USPS Ground Advantage. I replied to him that because he won the...

One feedback since 9/18/2023...?

Anyone else experiencing a general lack of feedback?

Non-Paying Buyers

What the heck is going on with ebay and its buyers lately. I have been selling on ebay for over 20 years and in all that time, I had maybe 5 nonpayer buyers. I heard all kinds of excuses why the payment was not made in a timely manner. Now it seems t...

What is the Difference??

What is the Actual Difference between Promoted & Sponsored??

Question about "followers"

How does a seller get "followers"? Do I have to have a store? I notice some "stores" have followers, but I don't have any. But then again I don't have a store.Comments?