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Include Total for Cost of Goods (i.e., shipping and tax)?

Hi! Quick question. When calculating my cost of goods for tax purposes, am I supposed to include the total? For example, if I paid $19.99 for an item, but after tax and shipping, the item cost me $25.52, then listed and sold the item for $50 shipped,...

Buyer paid, now wants to cancel the order

Buyer sent a best offer for the item I was selling which I accepted and then paid fo the item including postage. Buyer is now claiming his Daughter did this and he wants to cancel the sale. Can I refuse the refund as I do not believe his story or sho...

customs; how much do canadians pay on custom fees from usa?

Resolved! payments hold

Item 28 has been sold in my account and payments are still on hold. Give an answer to this

Resolved! Just venting, complaining, saying stuff "out loud", You can skip it.. It's okay.

Hi there, I hope your New Year has started better than mine. This whole week has been a downward spiral. I sold something on day 1. Great, then when packing it, it wasn't all there. Refunded, and still sent the item. The payout came the day before th...

Verizon CDMA network turned off December 31st 2022

Just a quick heads up for anyone buying or selling a Verizon handset in the next few months : Verizon CDMA network turned off December 31st 2022 and there are an estimated 100,000 CDMA handsets that instantly became redundant on New Years Day 2023......

Resolved! Can I sell an item if I’m not a US citizen?

Hi, im trying to list an item to sell, but before I finish it asks me for the las 4 digits of my social security number or the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) which I don’t have since I’m not from the US. Does that means I’m not able...

Item specifics

I have had to start using the new form for item specifics. I find it very frustrating that I can't enter my own description that it calls for and just hit return to have it stick. Ie: mandarin collar. I have to spend time searching for the way to ent...

Resolved! Seller claims wrong address

Seller won auction early December. I shipped the item using the eBay provided label, presumably generated with the address registered with the buyer. UPS says item delivered 12/12. Because the estimated shipping cost was higher than the actual cost, ...

Resolved! A Clever Scam...

This is really small potatoes compared to the sellers that loose $100's on their transactions with dishonest buyers, but I need to vent somewhere...I put together a couple of real fun jigsaw puzzles and thought I would pass them along to the next puz...

Scenario: Buyer pays for some flatware, then immediately requests a cancellation.

Scenario: Buyer pays for some flatware, then immediately requests a cancellation. How should this be handled by the seller if the seller accepts returns?

How to block someone from contacting you and buying from you

How do I block someone from contacting me and buying from me?

Automatic Positive Feedback generated after 90 days

Who's with me on this one.Here selling over 12 years and it seems it's gotten harder and harder to get buyers to leave Positive feedback when they're satisfied. They ALWAYS figure out how to leave Negative (I just got one before the item even shipped...

New eBay Feature That Saves Lots of Time...

I love the relatively new eBay feature that allows me to Edit My Photos on eBayinstead of Editing the Photos Before I List an item. The eBay Editing Feature saves time and works very well.A good new eBay feature which I do appreciate.

Insecure Information in product description

On a number of my listings, there is a warning in the "Product Description" area saying that there is insecure information, but there is nowhere I can find that shows what that information is, or how to correct it. Any help will be greatly appreciate...