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Update on Current Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) Renewal Issue

Dear Sellers, We are currently experiencing a technical data processing delay that has temporarily impacted the timely processing of some Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) renewals, affecting the visibility of certain seller listings and listing count on Act...

Resolved! buyer dont read description & abusing the return policy!

long story short. i been with ebay for 12 years. never had a problem until now. sold 1 item and buyer had time to read description since we negotiate a bit. he get item, then later he saying the wire is exposed (**bleep** lol). he cant use it and w...

Resolved! Setting Buyer Requirements to require buyers to provide a payment method before they make an offer

Just an FYI to sellers that accept offers - I just noticed that my Buyer Requirements page has a new option to "Require buyers to provide a payment method before they make an offer." I don't remember seeing that before but helpfully eBay has already ...

From $2.5k per month average to $120 in sales in 2023

I had Top Seller level for years, but was not able to meet the sales volume lately-not even 100 sales in 12 months! Only 3 sales in the whole month. The sales numbers keep dropping, my average sale amount was around $2.5-3K, now it is $120-including ...

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Date Sold Discrepancy

An auction ended on Dec. 31, 2021 and the buyer paid today. When I check All Orders, it shows the correct Date Sold, even giving the time the auction ended: Dec 31, 2022 at 9:11pm PST. When I look at the order for this sale, it shows an incorrect Dat...

Ebay for Charity Sellers Might Want to Take Note!

If you are a charity seller, and you list something and offer a volume discount, when your listing appears in search results the thumbnail for your listing will NOT have the "Benefits Charity" tag next to it. The listing itself will say that it benef...

New-to-me Power Seller badge

I was just printing a packing slip for a sale and noticed that eBay added a "Power Seller" badge next to my feedback score. I've never seen that before and I read that they retired the Powerseller program before I rejoined eBay. Have they restarted i...

Selling options use SHIP address logic, but FEE logic uses Registration address logic?

Some top notch posters inadvertently hijacked a thread that I would like to continue in a proper context. @kathiec re: As for the use of a freight fowarder causing problems, exactly what problems would those be? Background: I learned today that use o...

selling additional to same buyer

I have just sold a plate and matching bowl. I have an identical plate I was going to put on separate auction but asked buyer if he was interested in it. Answer was yes. Is there an easier way for him to buy it other than me making a whole new listing...

Ebay indeed has gotten out of control with demanding PHOTO ID's of sellers

Ebay really only needs our SS number to report what is sold to the IRS, the fact we don't get Photo ID of Ebay's CEO and officers who like banks can go out of business and leave sellers hanging. The other security issue is Ebay obviously uses 3rd wor...

Making offers -and- good English/grammar.

Item I have listed for $100 + $15 S&H. No make offer.A potential buyer messaged me, this was his exact message: 50$I reply back: Do you have a question?I might have been a little more polite if the offer wasn't so ridiculously low. I think buyers wou...

Resolved! Charged REFUND COST?

Buyer placed order than asked to cancel so I did. I now see Ebay charged my bank $4.03. I went to check on transaction and the charge is listed as refund cost- WHAT? WHAT IS THAT? WHAT REFUND COST? FOR WHAT? Anyone saw anything like that? There is no...

DOES THIS REALLY WORK

ARE WE SELLERS JUST HERE TO VENT OFF, OR AN EBAY REPRESENTATIVE IS AMONGST US TAKING NOTES TO REALLY ADDRESS MOST ISSUES OF SELLERS?MY ISSUE IS ABOUT HIGH ITEMS NOT BEING AS DESCRIBED 9% CHARGE FROM EBAY. KNOWING MOST BUYERS HERE ARE CON AND KNOW EBA...

My EBAY Seller Friend Told ME NO Sales in 22 Days, What is Going ON?

I have a buddy who sells on EBAY, stuff like HOT WHEELS type cars and items he buys at garage, yard sales. Like a yucky used dirty PEZ dispenser for a few bucks and sold it for $91. He said he was just averaging 4 to 5 sales per month the past year. ...

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Search issue

I know there are multiple reports of issues related to searches. Can someone see if they can search radiator in my store and if that shows up in main search? i have couple motors for a long time that I see are selling but mine is not. When i compared...

Selling smartphones

I am trying to sell a used smartphone. Each time I accept an offer the buyer has a problem with making the payment. Then I notice it's a new account with very little activity. I feel like there is a lot of scamming going on and decided not to try sel...