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Confused. So after June 15 can you sell Playboy and Penthouse items on eBay?

The emails and posts here I've read have me confused. Will folks be able to continue to sell Playboy and Penthouse after the June 15 elimination of Everything Else: Adult? Why it's confusing is that some are posting that even a regular R-Rated or NC-...

Competitive sellers offering 2024 preorders, breaking policy outside of 40 day delivery

I recently posted a discontinued item released in 2016 for $400, that has been selling around $415. I didn't have any bites, and when researching my competitors, found that there are preorders for this same item stating 2024 in the item title, for ar...

Art Prints Packaging, but Live Customers too!?!

I sell a lot of art, prints, ephemera, paper, OR at least I would like to.... My business is selling rare books, and a few prints or paper items, here and there; however, I have thousands more, ready to go (almost), and currently unlisted. My problem...

A Frustrating UPS Experience

Extremely disappointed with our ongoing UPS experience! As an eBay seller from India, we entrusted UPS to ship our LOT order of ₹53,421.27 through the EGS. However, UPS's errors turned this into a nightmare, and it's been over 2 months without a prop...

Would you give a refund for a sale that is 4 months old?

We sold an electronic aquastat about 4 months ago. The item was second hand and we stated on the listing that the item had not been tested, we do not know if it works, and it is sold AS IS. Item sold for around $75 when a brand new one is around $220...

Do photo file names matter?

I have heard that the name of the photo file downloaded in a listing is quite important. For example, if a file is named "Watch" instead of just "IMG_20230914_115704838", the listing will appear higher in the search results. Is this really true? Or d...

I've been receiving emails fake emails from Ebay buyers

In the last few days I've been recieving emails from supposed Ebay buyers. The thing is I haven't posted on Ebay for years Here is the latest, basically this in the message bar and Ebay logo, contact info a link to click then a message sending I'm in...

offering free shipping

I am totally not finding this. Where on a listing template can I find free shipping?

Selling as charity that is exempt from collecting sales tax - does ebay still collect it?

Hello Friends: I have not yet joined the charitable selling forum yet, because I'm wondering, does ebay still collect sales tax even when the charity is exempt in their state from collecting sales tax? Is there a way for items listed to NOT have sale...

Make Offer or Auction Auto-Payments

I did a best offer on an item and it got decline...today...butBut I did get an eBay email immediately "we've saved your selected payment method" for Best Offer & Auctions!"Last week I won auctions and got to pay them in 2 days for 2 different auction...

3 days temporary restriction for collectable beer can

In all fairness, I was warned twice: "make sure there are holes in your cans before listing them". What I did correctly: I made sure any beer cans I listed after the warnings had at least one hole in them. What I didn't do: go through 350 listings ph...

how do you send an adjusted invoice?

Can someone give me step by step on how to send an adjusted invoice?

OPT out of Ebay international shipping program NOW! tracking never update force refund

I had to refund full order lost product and shipping cost, the tracking didn't move after 2 weeks and I was gonna get in trouble if I didn't refund..I never sign up for this. I didn't know I opt in because I didn't check.

How to Handle International Buyers

Hello everyone,Had a buyer from El Salvador and one from Indonesia today. El Salvador has no zip code and the address to Indonesia looks like a short story. Anyway, I don't want to block half the world so I decided to do things outside the box.I actu...

Why is this backwards??

If eBay can cause a pop-up box to warn a seller trying to list an air rifle, a whiskey container or a OTC medication BEFORE listing the item, then why can't they integrate and expand this pre-list warning to OTHER items that could trigger item or cat...