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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...

Monster Quicklock Mini-RGB BNC Compression Connectors What does the color band signify?

I have some Monster Quicklock Mini-RGB BNC Compression Connectors, and they have a red band on them. I have seen others with different color bands. What does the color band signify?

Sellers only please irs problem

So I’m getting a letter from the irs it says on the outside official business 300$ penalty for private use im guessing thats not relavent. But at best I’ve made maybe 120 a month on sales not counting what I pay to eBay or shipping making it more lik...

can't check off the countries i don't ship to when listing an item

Hi. I listed an item the 2nd and didn't see where you could check off the countries you don't ship to. So, I thought Ebay changed things again and it would automatically do it itself since I only ship to the lower 48. Well yesterday I tried listing s...

Gallery Plus...is anyone using it?

I've been gone all summer from eBay and since I've gotten back and posting sales things have changed a bit. The sale posting page is different and overall I like the change. For once I like a change eBay made. Praise the cupcake!! But the big change ...

Resolved! How to increase traffic in my bookstore?

I don't think it is fair to need to promote books for extra fees just to get additional traffic. I don't feel as though I am getting the views that I should. Is anyone else having the same problem? Not able to generate views? Or is book selling just ...