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Update on Current Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) Renewal Issue

Dear Sellers, We are currently experiencing a technical data processing delay that has temporarily impacted the timely processing of some Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) renewals, affecting the visibility of certain seller listings and listing count on Act...

New VP and GM of Ebay USA recognizes that sellers do not like the new Listing Tool

Adam Ireland the new Vice President and General Manager of ebay stated at the ebay open last month:"The top challenges we hear from eBay sellers revolve around technical aspects of eBay - specifically, glitches and the new listing tool that more and ...

How do I file a non payer?

I realize for most this sounds ridiculous, but I used auction style for the first time usually Fixed price sales.How do I go about filing non payer as resolution center used to be left hand side menu.Thank you

Reserve price fees

Last month I listed an historical 1924 Douglas World Cruiser Circumnavigation collection with a reserve price of $15,000. There was an accounting of listing fees, bold print fees, and that was it. The collection generated little interest, two or thre...

What's This Last Fee

Hi all. Two weeks ago, I sold an item for $1145.00. I paid $158.00 in fees and the payout was $986. Shipping was UPS ground/calculated and was $17.50. This morning, ebay charged me another $26. Can someone tell me what this charge would be for? Thank...

Resolved! Help. Sent Item to wrong Buyer

Hi Community.So it appears that I mislabeled a package and sent an item to the wrong buyer. Luckily that buyer is honest and let me know (they had purchased something else from me), and offered to send on to the correct buyer provided I send them a p...

Sellers: How Do You Handle Replacements When Filling Your Schedule C?

I had a buyer with one bad item in a pair, and I have to send a replacement. It's only one part of a pair, one pair per bid, so I am just shipping the new item. How do you handle this? Can you deduct the cost of the replacement?

Resolved! Seller address in UK

Hi all, I'm not too happy about having to give my personal address as a Sole Trader, because that's rather mental. I don't want a slightly annoyed local buyer to turn up at my house. "Why we need this infoEU Regulations require business sellers tradi...

1099 K

Think the 1099 K will be reformed for eBay sellers?

Resolved! Received payment by e-check

I was contacted by a buyer on ebay that they don't trust ebay and wanted me to accept a echeck and wait for me to ship the item until it is cleared. I got the payment and it was cleared. The buyer then asked me to send some portion of the amount to a...

Boost visibility

I don't understand why eBay wants to charge me to "Boost Visibility", don't they want to sell my item? Why not use that commission you are making off my sale and boost my visibility. The more I sell, the more you make, and if I sell, I will list more...

1099k tax question

I am revamping my selling spread sheet and just thought why am I keeping track of sales tax collected by Ebay all this time when it does not get reported on the 1099k?

Resolved! start selling

how long i have to wait for the start the listing ? and What are the requirements before starting to sell? . What do I need to do before I start selling?

selling category

I'm a beginner seller and going to do my first listing. Can I list items in different categories or in one category?

Just wanted to share re CC Charge Backs. Banks are starting to crack down.

I just wanted to share something that happened to me recently. I had to file a charge back for a bought x and got sent y from China. This purchase was not on eBay. Was less than $100 dollars. Despite the pages and pages of pictures and correspondence...

eBay has”restricted my account” they say I’m selling used cosmetics. I’m selling perfume.

I did sell a brand new factory sealed body lotion earlier. But I am not aware that I am selling used cosmetics. Is there a way eBay can give me an example of what I have done wrong? I’ve been selling on eBay since late July and I really don’t want to...