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Here is how I lost $2500 for selling some used wheels/tires pacakge on ebay, so far...

Just share my story to all the occasional sellers, don't sell your used stuff on ebay, it's not worth it.I bought a set of used 911 GT2-RS wheels/tires from a local shop and hopefully use on my 911 Turbo S. Anyway, they are too big and won't fit. The...

Why are my listings only using buy and offer prices?

What happened to bidding? I haven't been using the site much lately.

New seller needing some help - No bidding on my item

Hi there. I’m brand new to selling on eBay. I have posted my first item and having done a bit of research on it (ie same item having sold through other sellers in recent past), I thought it might gather a bit of interest…but so far, no bids after bei...

Resolved! eBay says it is not affiliated with Pay pal?

They are all about being totally affiliated with each other. How could they un-affiliate themselves when they still own it? eBay is a total scam. Thoughts anyone? I want to get everything out in the open and hear from others who feel as I do, and not...

Resolved! eBay Coupon Code generation - question about setting a budget

I'm in the middle of creating my first coupon but don't understand the section "Set a budget" which explains it as "set a limit on how much margin you have for your coupon". What do they mean about how much margin? The coupon is a private one for a b...

Should I sell to new member with 0 feedback?

This person just became a member on 08/28/21. and they already paid for a $55 item of mine. Over the years I have sold items to numerous members with 0 feedback and I never have had a problem but nowadays there is a lot more scamming on eBay and I ha...

Antique & Collectible Category Changes PROTEST

Why, oh why would eBay change categories at this crucial time of year? You have have pretty much eliminated antique & collectible sellers from being seen! I cannot even add item specifics on a doll! I am thoroughly disgusted with this change. Put it ...

New eBay International Shipping

I Received the message today that I was switched over from Global Shipping to the new International Shipping. Took a look at my listings and this is what I see:Ships to: Burma, Sudan, United StatesExcludes: Africa, Asia, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Ce...

eBay search algorithms are not working

I pay ebay to promote my listings. I load 10-12 photos for all items. I fill out virtually every item specific field possible. Yet, I still can ONLY find my listings through eBay’s search engine if I use the EXACT words I have in my Title. None if th...

Final Value Fee Whammy

So, today I checked my payments tab, and it turns out that they deducted final value fees from hundreds of items going back to mid-October. There is an entry for the final value fees and another for the 30-cent payment processing fee. I went back and...

New seller. Does buyer purchase through eBay invoice sent?

I have a buyer for a product that I’m selling and he wants to use PayPal, but he’s asking for my PayPal email addy. Doesn’t the purchase happen through eBay, or you just hook up with your PayPal account?

Selling Fees

Recently, I sold (2) Hot Wheels cars. I couldn't believe what the actual fee was after I deducted the shipping and sales tax, both of which I make nothing on. It was 25%, it was more than I made on the sale of the (2) hot wheels. I feel like I'm a sl...