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Resolved! Buyer payment

After a buyer wins an item, How long does he have to make payment before the seller can cancel the sale and sell the item to someone else?

I have had multiple insertion fees while using the Bulk Edit tool.Example: More than twenty fees for the same item:(Thai Banknotes Catalogue 1853-2022 Complete Edition by Somchai Seang-ngern). I also had several standard fees in August 2022 (Specimen...

World War II Medals

I have a lot of World War II issued Medals I was wondering if these are allowed to be sold on Ebay I read the Ebay policy but it is vague as far as vintage goes Please help me understand

How Long Are Ended Listings Kept on File? 90 Days?

Ended listings used to be kept on file for 60 days in Ended status and they could be relisted in that time window. After 60 days they were deleted altogether. This has been a pain for me, having to end listings for about 65 days of snow birding after...

Shipping cost

When I list an item as "+ Shipping (Buyer pays) does the buyer see eBay rates or In-store rates?

Isn't the small sellers quitting a good thing for most of us?

I have seen several posts proclaiming the sky is falling because all these little sellers who don't want to pay taxes are quitting. Isn't that a good thing for most of us? Sellers quitting doesn't mean buyers quitting. It just means we have less comp...

Do your blocked ebayers ever contact you?

Hi I have been on Ebay for 25 years. I have around 100 people blocked. Only one has ever contacted me on why he/She was blocked (He/She retracted winning bids twice close to the end.)I never answered him/her.I am just surprised that I could have bloc...

Why do I have to wait 5 days to cancel a non paying buyer? Why isn't it 2 days or 1 day?

I just started selling on Ebay a couple months ago, every sale I made, the buyer paid within 24 hours, most often within 4 hours...So why, when a buyer hasn't paid in a reasonable amount of time (like say 36 hours) why isn't that the rule....for me t...

Resolved! Item was delivered with signature, Buyer claims it was not, Ebay won't remove negative review

I sold an expensive item (>$1k) and therefore a signature when purchasing the shipping label from eBay. The item was clearly delivered. However, the buyer left a review saying "THIS SELLER SIMPLY SCAMS YOU, HE LISTS ITEMS, TAKES YOUR MONEY AND WONT R...

Ebay asking for receipts on used stuff bough from garage sales and flea market, etc

My account was blocked and ebay is asking for receipts on stuff bought from garage sales, flea markets ,swap meets ,etc. I am selling a majority of my video game collection from more than 30 years ago and never thought that i had to ask for a receipt...

Refunded order before I went to "cancel order", what happens now?

A buyer purchased an item but I had to cancel the order. Instead of going through "cancel order" I went through "send refund" and refunded them in full. Now I can't cancel the order and it says "You can't cancel this order because it's already been r...

Buyer will receive item (shipping delay) but eBay refunded the buyer

We I have an issue. I sold an item to an international buyer (last time) nice guy but the shipment was delayed between Germany and Italy. Tracking showed shipped on time and progress up until Germany then delayed I'm guessing customs (2 week delay). ...

Resolved! two different buyers with the same address? scam?

I received an offer for $550 and an offer for $570. my item is listed at $577 and they seem legitimate until I actually looked at the shipping address for both offers which are are both in Queens, New York. it also says the person who offered 550 is ...

Resolved! Click on listing

Below Standard Sellers

I am smaller single person Seller. Essentially Ebay says they do not want me here. I try to work with customers to package up and consolidate items they purchase. This takes longer shipping time. As a result, I am now punished for this, despite havin...