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Resolved! How to report a scammer before you've sold them anything?

There's a scammer who's "in a rush" of course and messaged me in a way to convey his phone number so that a monitor won't easily see it. Nevertheless, his mobile phone number was conveyed to me and I'm having trouble reporting this guy because I have...

dont auto enroll in intl shipping

you want to vero sellers and say they cant sell levis intl and then auto enroll them into intl shipping. just stop already. if your going to allow levi and other companies to do that then stop causing the problem in the first place period. waisting a...

Resolved! ebay's return system is even more broken then ever (automatic return approval rant)

Oh my lord I always knew their return system is pretty broken since day one but recently things had gotten even worse. I don't know what is going on but the system pretty much approve every returns and sellers are eating the return postage cost and I...

Is there ANY way to reply to this?

I 'might' like to take them up on this offer or negotiate something in-between, but their handle is encrypted and their message doesn't show as any kind of notification, email, or anything that I can respond to. Unless there IS some way (tell me if s...

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Is there a scam that involves not picking up an item from the post office?

First, if this subject has already been covered, I apologize.I have a buyer that I am a bit suspicious about. Is there any known scam where a package never goes to the address it was shipped to and is diverted to the post office and not picked up? Th...

Resolved! Invoicing for additional shipping AFTER buyer has paid?

Hi, I have a buyer who paid my invoice promptly, but then requested a shipping upgrade that's going to cost significantly more. The buyer is prepared to pay the difference, which in the past I'd simply have invoiced via PayPal. But I'm unsure how to ...

Buyer Using Freight Forwarder Filed a SNAD

Hello I just recently sold a computer part earlier this month through eBay. The payment was received but I noticed that the address was a freight forwarder in Delaware. The item was shipped and successfully delivered However, two days ago the buyer f...

Resolved! Unable to Send Second Chance Offer

I sold a map today via auction and have a second copy. I wanted to send a second chance offer to the underbidder, but the option isn't there on the drop-down menu for the listing (see below). I can't find any information saying second chance offers a...

will ebay side with me? Today is Dday

Buyer emailed me 2 weeks after tracking said it was delivered. She opened a claim against me, she said someone stole it off her porch. I told her it was delivered, and that I had no control over porch thieves. Will ebay side with me?

Mobile Number Requirement for Selling

I attempted to create a sellers account for the business with which I am employed. The verification didn't go through and eBay called me telling me that a mobile number is needed for selling on eBay. What do business that don't have mobile numbers do...

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Vanishing listings: A History of the eBay secrets that are hidden from sellers

I have been a seller on eBay since 2000 and after 22 years one would think that all things should have been learned by now. This Monday I took inventory of my listings for 2022. This is the first time in 22 years I ran a spread sheet on listings. PRI...

Looking for advice on a slow paying buyer

I had two similar items that were closing on 11/30. This buyer bid on one of them on 11/29 and won it the next day. Then they bid on the second one on 12/1 after it had relisted and had 6 days remaining. My stated policy was to combine shipping on it...

How to temporarily suspend my account

I won't be available to manage my account until after the new year. How do I temporarily suspend it. Thanks

Sudden drop in sales May 2022

Please, report here if you recently within a week or so experienced sudden drop in sales. We can then ask Velvet to pass it on to technical team for review of the accounts. https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/Updates-are-happening-to-some-item-spec...