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Seller Initiated Offer automation

Every day, eBay sellers send targeted offers to reach interested buyers and drive more sales. To make this process even easier, some sellers choose to automate their offers, helping them engage buyers faster and save time. We want to provide some cla...

Resolved! I want to know something about selling

Hello everyone, As I continue to study sales and the advice I come across, there is one thing I have come to realize.I want to know if we make a loss when we sell for the first time? Isn't it?This question may be pointless. Because this is something ...

How much longer can the stock of eBay increase when we are seeing 12% decreasing of sellers

I'm starting to wonder how much longer we can see they 12% decrease each year of sellers and still see the price of eBay stock maintain its value. Once Wall Street realizes that these are artificial increases caused by the seller percentages being ma...

Hey, Colorado eBay Sellers! How's That New Retail Delivery Fee Workin' Out?

I was just reminded on another board, that the first day of the new Colorado Retail Delivery Fee was July 1. "The new fee collected from Colorado buyers is 27 cents – so on eBay, for example, sellers who pay a 12.9% Final Value fee would pay an extra...

Buyer does not pay for item

I am a seller on eBay that just recently sold something to an individual that did not want to pay for the item. Which I found out is a common practice . I looked at his feedback. I started counting his non-payments. I stopped at 150, l just got tired...

Apologize asked before didn’t write down best eBay seller of record mailers.

Have tons upon tons vintage vinyl lp records and I Apologize as I asked here on this board before but didn’t write down the best eBay seller of record mailers.Only want to start with a lot of 25 because I don’t know how it will go for me moving into ...

Permanent Restriction Reversal

My account of 17 years and thousands and thousands of items purchased and sold has been restricted. I've got 100% feed back for buying and selling yet somehow my account is permanently banned by Ebay because I sent a Christmas present to my son from ...

IS EBAY DIGING A HOLE FOR ITS ON BURIAL

For a long time now eBay has been increasing selling fees, it just went up again. Now it's about 14percent. There are many sellers that have stopped selling on eBay. When the buyers want a great deal, and Ebay wants to take a high percent of sellers ...

*IF YOU HAVE AN EBAY STORE YOU MUST CONTACT THE FTC ** SEARCH BROKEN SINCE JAN 26

I have opened an investigation into eBay refusing to give refunds to people who paid for eBay stores even though they fully admit that the search has not been working since Jan 26. The FTC said they need more people to submit reports so they can give...

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!!