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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...

1099K and the "EZ" Income Tax filing concept

So @boatline and I were exchanging some posts on the thread below and through that effort a concept emerged which I think has merit with regard to this whole 1099K issue ... its the concept of using an "EZ" 1099K filing form whereby taxes owed are on...

Tax adjustment

Buyer purchased an item, then messaged questioning 10.1 percent tax on the item. Buyer put in for cancellation, but messaged after that stating the purchase is a good sale and wants the item. However, buyer wants an adjustment. What is the best cours...

ended auctions over 90 days

I ended my auctions because i was going to be away for some time, now it been over 90 days and i cannot see my auctions any more is they any way to recover the auctions so I can relist them.

Buyer is attempting to misuse return policy on eBay

I have a buyer that bought a record from my store, all of my positive feedback claims how well-packaged my records are and how on-point the pictures and descriptions are but this buyer seems to disagree while adding curse words for some reason. The o...

Attempted scam

I had someone contact me about an item I was selling. He wanted me to sent it to his cousin and wanted me to purchase and enclose a $400 eBay gift card with it. He also offered to pay me $30 for shipping and $50 for gas and stress. He claimed to be u...

Resolved! Hobby seller 1099 k question

Hi, I often sell shoes and clothing items on eBay or through other sneaker platforms. I typically buy several pairs, and if I get bored or don’t like them as much in hand - I’ll sell them. Often times this is for a loss where I paid more originally f...

What are eBay's Customer Service 2022 the week after Christmas hours?

It's Dec 28th and eBay still won't answer their phone? Ridiculous! Their recording states that it is "currently outside their normal business hours" I tried calling at noon today, EST. I tried yesterday and various normal business hours too. Anyone k...

SO SILLY

SO I POSTED A WELDER FOR LOCAL PICK UP ONLY THE BUYER THEN SAYS HES PAID BUIT I HAVE A HOLD AND ASKS ME TO FREIGHT THE ITEM FAR AWay and he will pay the cost . i definately cant freight the item its heave and should he read the add closer because it ...

IRS Postpones Implementation of $600 Form 1099-K Reporting by a Year

As a result of taxpayer confusion, lack of clear guidance, concerns about the existing backlog, and impact on the upcoming filing season, industry and stakeholders urged the IRS to postpone the implementation of the new reporting requirements of the ...

Buyer asked me to contact them via text message. Is this a scam?

I am a brand new seller on eBay and probably have much to learn. On my third sale, after accepting the buyer's offer, the buyer asked me to contact them via text message as they were "in the military" and had some questions about the item. Maybe I wa...

I think ebay standard envelopes may accidentally be free

I bought postage the other day including first class package and standard envelopes. The first class package charges show up in my account but not the envelopes. Hopefully it takes them a while to fix this.

Resolved! tax

600 limit. I think Ebay will be losing a lot of sellers, including ME !

IRS - EBay - Sellers 1099.

Sellers should NOT receiving a 1099… for products sold to Buyers… through EBay. Surely we have some Tax Accounts out there knowledgeable in this area (?)… In this cases… eBay is a Third Party transaction payment processor. Sellers are paid by our Buy...

Resolved! Must be the season to harass Sellers On eBay

I think it would be great idea if eBay could make it where you could block messages from people that purposely harass you through messages for no reason what so ever. Even when they are not buying stuff from you or have never bought anything from you...

Resolved! 1099-K Delayed? Oh, I sure hope so! :-)

Well, I hope this gives us the time needed to fight this onerous reporting law. Thoughts? Apparently, we now have a DELAY in the 1099-K reporting until 2024 (for the 2023 tax year). Does anyone have some insights on this? I'm fairly new on eBay, and ...