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Resolved! Is sales tax included on the 1099 k?

I switched to managed payments in March or April this year so I have a 1099 k from both Paypal and eBay. I'm starting to work on Paypal and I see additions and deductions in the reports I downloaded for sales tax collected. I never actually saw any o...

Just curious, I havn't sold in collectables for a long time 20% now?

Here is the breakdown for a recent sale, and this is before shipping the item: Fees based on $107.49 Total fees for item Final Value Fee -$13.87Variable percentage • Collectibles category Rate for $0.00 - $7,500.00$107.49 × 12.9% = -$13.87 Final Valu...

Resolved! 30 day Fixed Price option

How does the 30 day Fixed Price option work now?? Is there a fee when it's used?And is there a fee if it Renews Automatically?

Notification sounds

Why can’t eBay offer a notification sound?When something sell’s it would be nice to have a specific sound.My sister sells her creativity on another website that lets her customize what sound you hear when a sale is made.

Help Needed for Resolving the Dreaded “MC011” Restriction

For those lucky enough to not what the dreaded “MC011” restriction is - I envy you. But I, myself, have not been so lucky. Over the past month or so I’ve gone back and forth with eBay representatives regarding the process of reinstating my account. M...

New accounts identification

Could I share a good idea? Maybe even a problem solver. Here it is, new eBay accounts should be labeled NEW ACCOUNT that way seller’s can be a little cautious of who’s a newbie & might be a ghost buyer or account. Maybe even a vetting of new accounts...

Am I using promoted listings too heavily?

Need some advice from the veterans. First full year on ebay part time selling yard sale, thrift store, and auction finds. Total Sales is 55k, net is 33k, leaving me with 15k profit after cost of goods and taxes. The 15k number really left me feeling ...

Bullying by Ebay!

Have got a 10 day suspension for selling on eBay! Pointed out VERY clearly. That eBay's listing policies were followed. Photo's did not breach category policy. & even CLEARLY stated in listing description. That the item for sale was displayed on a Du...

Past orders

eBay has ripped me off for over $100.00. You must be so proud! You system sucks to the max. Especially your support system. I’ve order a lot of things from you but have never ever been so **bleep** as I am about this No, No , No I don’t have the numb...

eBay Buyer Fraud Leaves Sellers Helpless ?

When you're dealing with selling fragile item's on eBay, such as discontinued it current pattern replacements in china and crystal stemware, it even stainless steel flatware, you used to not have to worry about a buyer claiming your merchandise was b...

Creative ways to boost your sales?

Creative ways to boost your sales? We all know we can list more and seek rarer items to sell; however it would be nice to learn what others have done successfully to boost their sales.

Partial Refund after an Automatically Approved Return

So my buyer offered to pay the return shipping of an item that was automatically approved for return by eBay because the item was damaged during shipping and did not work because of the damage. Fair enough. I issue the shipping label and it makes it ...

Ebay allows buyers to keep items & get refunded after claim is opened

Wondered if this is happening to other sellers. Claims made that the colors don't match colors in photo so Ebay is allowing buyers to keep items and also get refunded. Problem is either with the colors set on the buyers monitors or just plain false c...

When contacting Buyer the Item Purchased sometimes does not show up.

Whenever I sell an item I go to Contact Buyer to send a not thanking them, along with a tracking number. Most of the time it allows me to click on "Item Sold" and the item sold will be at the heading of the message. However, sometimes the item sold d...

Search Tool Disappeared within Seller's Other Items Lists

Hi! Has anyone else noticed that there is no longer a search bar for finding an item within a seller's "Other Items" list? This applies to sellers who do NOT pay for a "store" on ebay. It's very frustrating for me. I can use the built-in "find" tool ...