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Resolved! Buyer says did not receive item despite USPS proof of delivery, won appeal and refund

Hello, Occasional and inexperienced seller here. Sold and shipped item with USPS, tracking shows proof of delivery. Buyer said he did not receive item despite being home all day. I gave him the usual advice (ask neighbors, speak to postal service, et...

Sold Item, Another Would-Be Buyer offered more money for me to cancel sale and sell to them

So I listed some coins last night, including a coin from the Dominican Republic. For some reason Dominican items are pretty hot, and they also tend to attract a bit of trouble too for some reason. (When I get all sorts of weird inquiries, it's usuall...

Trading Assitant wanted - Dunedin FL 34698

Dear e-bay Community,We are looking for a trading assistant that is experienced in taking a seller's product(s) and selling it on FB and ebay that is located in Dunedin FL 34698. We have approximately 50 items that are inherited collectibles. We unde...

Phishing email for ebay offer

Please everyone be careful with ebay offers that do not originate from an ebay.co.uk or ebay.com email. Just got an email about an offer on an item for sale on my other account. The sender was not ebay and the ebay user was unknown but the link takes...

Is there a new way that our listings are displayed?

I just sold something.I went to go look at the listing and it looks different.The page defaults to item specifics and does not show the description at all. You have to click on "description" to see the description.Is this something new?I don't like i...

Resolved! How to get buyers to contact us before they bid.

Hi,In the past I remember sellers who would ask bidders to contact them before bidding. How can I do that?I have some items to sell and the shipping is going to be alot higher than the proceeds from a sale. The postal rates is the issue on these item...

Will having a store get me more views?

Hi all,I've just started selling a little more on eBay. It's going well enough. I'm debating getting an eBay store. However, at the lowest level, which is where I planned to start, there doesn't seem to be much difference than not having a store. So,...

Curious, do you send offers to watchers when you already have 'make offer' enabled?

I've been anti-make-offer the vast majority of my 5 years. I did it the first 6 months or so but got so sick of lowball offers and acceptable offers that turned out to be people who didn't actually have the money to pay but wanted to "secure" the ite...

Unnecessary keystrokes for people with painful overuse, tech related hand and wrist pain.

Hi,I’m starting to sell after a long hiatus. I was very happy to see AI used to help write descriptions. However, I ran into a glitch that whenever I used a previous auction as a template for my next auction, it was defaulting to ACCEPT OFFERS. So wi...

Global Shipping Program

I sold a twenty-dollar Jazz record on Feebay, to a deadbeat in russia, through the Global Shipping Program. He demanded I refund his money because he refused to pay the customs fees. Tracking showed his package was sitting in Customs waiting to be pi...

Buyer requesting shipping material beyond what I can do. Advise please?

Buyer added a note with shipping material and requirements beyond what I either have material for or what I can do especially for $15 shipping cost for 4 small coffee mugs.Buyer note deliveries have excessive damages: pewter is soft and even softer i...

After 13 years....eBay doesn't give a bleep.

For the second time in 30 days, I have had 2 items disputed incorrectly and eBay still blindly sided with the buyer. 100% positive rating with over 500 transactions. Small business cannot survive thousands in losses and holds when buyers purchase ele...

Resolved! Whats up with eBay shipping?

Why do I constantly feel like eBay is charging too much for shipping? Example today is a small, light $3.99 item. eBay charged $12.55 for shipping. I go to get the shipping label and it's only $7.15. Are they thinking $5 for packing it up and taking ...

listing

I noticed that a few of my items were ended a sales and I was just was wondering if I can remove the end date so they stay on sale until sold or I remove them. Elyse

ebay Secret Revealed! How to make sure your full description shows in the Mobile App!

OK, first off, that title is similar to the "click bait" titles You Tubers use. In fact, I'm not revealing any secret, but I'm asking you to help---if you'd like---to figure out just how to do what the title says. Based on a response from ebay in ano...