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Placing items on hold

Lately I have had a couple of potential buyers asking me to put a listing on hold until they get paid so nobody else purchases the item. Is there a way I can do that without ending and relisting the item when the seller gets paid? And if I list my it...

I refunded a buyer, but now the system does not allow me to cancel an order.

Buyers can steal from sellers with impunity

If you are a seller on eBay you have ZERO protections from a buyer who can simply decide for whatever reason to demand a return. Now wanting a return is fine right up until the seller receives the item back and the buyer has literally stolen half the...

Resolved! LISTING IMPRESSIONS

EBAY show that my listing impressions is -4.0%. I don't understand how I can improve that. All/most of my inventory of saleable items are all ready listed. I have read that one should relist some items after changing the title of their listings somew...

What do you love the most: Money or your Stuff/Inventory.? ....learned to let things go!

What do you love the most: Money or your Stuff/Inventory.? ....learning to let things go! I created this post because of my observation of let's say a few ladies I know. 1. The first Lady owns a shop filled with lots of beautiful things for sale, the...

Resolved! Disputing a refund request from a buyer

I sold a customer an item on a pick up basis only… the customer arranged a third party to pack, ship and insure to his location. The customer claimed that the item was damaged in shipping and demanded a full refund… question is, am I liable for his a...

Resolved! Item already sold

I got an email from a buyer who purchased a stamp. The buyer in the email said if it isn't like the one in the photo just refund him.I thought nothing of it. So I go to find the stamp and find out it was sold already. This is a first for me. I though...

Is it legal for sellers to sell home movie VHS tapes? (Personal movies)

I'm not talking about copied TV shows or copyright movies. I'm referring to personal home movie sort of content. I ask because I was interested in buying such content but can't find any on eBay. I was wondering if for some reason it is outlawed to se...

Negative feedback for tracked item lost by Royal Mail

Hoping I could get some advice? I sold an item and dispatched it the same day by Royal Mail first class signed for. The buyer opened an item not received case and I uploaded tracking information. The tracking didn’t update and no delivery of the item...

new buyer

so i just had someone who was recently made an account, buy 7 of my listings seperately paying shipping for each, i know it may not seem like anything, but should i be worried?

How to turn off the "Ebay has sent your payout" emails? Cannot find it anywhere!

My payouts are set to once per week, and every week I receive the email that says "Ebay has sent your payout". I would like to turn off this email. I have already tried looking in Account Preferences/Communication Preferences/Seller... and I don't se...

My Auctions Do Not Show The ebay "Authenicity Guarantee" Blue Check

I have a number of items listed right now that are not showing the ebay "Authenticity Guarantee" blue check. They are all listed in the "Trading Cards Singles" and are over $250, which means they meet the published criteria on ebay for having the Aut...

Seller fees

The absurdity of paying more in seller fees with eBay than I do at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, etc is beyond absurd. And the fact they charge fees on shipping and sales tax seems fraudulent. One reason I list a third of the items now than I did when PalPa...