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Slow/No sales

Hi. I sell on eBay and Poshmark...clothes, handbags and household items. some jewelry. almost every day I sell an item or 2 on Poshmark..not so on eBay. many days no sales and occasionally 1 sale. same prices and writeup used. Im missing something ca...

ebay improves marketing emails

In the credit where credit is due department: This article from ecommercebytes highlights the difference between an older (January) marketing email and a newer one (March), and I tend to see this as an improvement. I've long felt ebay's marketing ema...

How do I find which of my listings are promoted listings (PL) ?

In 'my ebay - active listings' is there a search that I can find all of my promoted listings? I originally had 1% selected and when it went up to 2%, stopped PL But, I know there are some GTC listings that still have 1% and the blue selection bar sti...

negotiating new price after discovering a defect

I recently purchased a watch that had an authenticity warranty. The authenicator found a minor defect, but I want to renegotiate the price. How would the seller adjust the price at this point?

Ebay sub site for local sales like Offer Up or CL

Ebay used to have a sub site for local sales like Offer Up or CL. I can no longer find a link for that. Is it offered?

"Promotional" program

In 2022 I decided to try promotional program. Foolish of me! I am even taxed on ebays promotional fees. Orders did go up and I continued to lose money. New changes that go in effect at end of March are harsh.I have had to research many things lately....

question about fees

Is a seller better off to list an item for ex: $25.00 free shipping or $20.00 plus $5 shipping? Do we pay fee's to Ebay for a $25.00 sale either way? thanks!!

Feeling somewhat guilty, should I?

I regularly shop at a local thrift store, that is a charity for hospice care. Just the other day, I was there and found a cart load of great resale items (many shoes, boots, leather handbags, etc.). There were quite a few other shoppers at the time a...

Paper advertisement for SHOTGUN SHELL AND CARTRIDGE not allowed due to Firearm Policy

Tried to list an auction with this titleRARE Vtg 1928 DEALER Ad - WESTERN Shotgun Shell Expert Super X Cartridge Lubaloyunder Collectibles>Advertising>Other Collectible Adsand it will not go through because of the firearms policy. It is a paper adver...

This year vs last year

Made 30% less. Paid more in fees this year compared to last. And mede less per item.30% less buyers. How ąbout you?

Seller payouts on hold until you update your account details…

So I just got off of an interesting phone call with customer support and was curious to see if anyone else has had a similar experience…I started a new eBay account just over 2 years ago at the time was subjected to various Seller payout restrictions...

REQUEST TOTAL Function in Shopping Carts Not Working

My customers are telling me the REQUEST TOTAL function in their shopping carts are not working. We have buyers that will frequently buy 20 or more postcards at one time, and they do not want to invest a large sum in shipping costs, even though I refu...

Buyers difficult

Am finding eBay hard going right now. 100% rating but finding it very hard not to get passive aggressive with customers. Am very very fair with prices offers . Seems buyers want something for nothing and will create any lie with a return if doesn’t f...

Customers

Is anyone else finding buyers particularly difficult right now?

Lost envelopes with ebay label

My last two envelope shipments with ebay mail label never arrived to the buyer. I made sure that the weight was correct but for unknown reason one reached the distribution point but never arrived to destination. The second shows tracking number but n...