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Another day, another ebay un-improvement

Not a big deal, just another 'why?' thing. Did you notice that if you open a listing and want to see all their feedback, and you click on the fb numbers in the seller info box it takes you all the way to .... the bottom of that same page [boy did tha...

Selling notifications

Why do my selling notifications go to my old email account? I've changed my eBay email, I'm trying to eliminate my old email.Thanks

Resolved! strange make offer

So i keep getting a make offer bid that is higher than the actual price of what brand new item sell for. Also the bidder is not a registered user with no history on ebay. And sends me his phone number in the notes. Anyone know anything?

ebay openly admits technical error in case grants appeal and steals money anyway

ebay openly admits technical error in case grants appeal and steals money anyway. They wonder why the user pool keeps on shrinking, well it's the policies they have set up; every policy screws over the people who use ebay. I have multiple confirmed a...

customer service

Why do we sell on a platform that has NO customer service for sellers?? You can spend hours on the web site being sent in circles if you like and have nothing else to do but maybe run a business..

Would you have left this.

OK, I have worked here at real store since 73 but still, I only work here - but as the in-store joke goes boss talks to me and I 'let' him decide I'm right .... This time he was mad and left the below as a reply to first neg in years, and told me not...

My listings with volume discounts apparently don't state 'Add to Cart'??

I have a buyer who is interested in buying some wax melts from me, she said tho that it only allows her to either watch or BIN, and add to cart is not an option for her so she can get multiple scents. I signed out of my acct and checked my listing an...

One after another scammer from Israel

It used to be a decent low-risk country to deal with, and I sent quite a few package there without headache, but 2022 has one after another scammer from Israel. Like today, I received an email from a buyer (feedback 3 and no fb left) asking me if I h...

Ebay really doesn't care about their sellers at all

I had a buyer who purchased two jewelry items from me in two different transactions. I listed the items as accurately as I could and posted clear pictures of them also. A few weeks after he received them, he opened up return requests saying that he q...

New seller account limit only $200?

Hi everyone, I read everywhere the selling limit for a new account is $500. However, when starting my seller account today I see that I only have a $200 limit. Is this unusual? Any insight would be greatly appreciated:)

Add variations to old listing created without variations??

Anyone know how to add variations to an old listing that was created without variations?? I know that I can make a new listing with the needed variations but then I will loose my "quantity sold" history if I end my old listing. Thanks

refunding a buyer

My buyer needs a refund as I have canceled the sale due to my error in shipping costs. I have already contacted him and he was courteous and accepted my apology for the inconvenience. So far, I've spent over 3 hours trying to get a refund for him. I'...

Funny Buyers

Got some funny ones lately, thought it was time for another funny buyers post. Share your stories. Here are a couple of mine: Buyer purchases a quantity of 4, then sends a message saying, "please ship 6." I told them I'd be happy to ship 6 if they pu...

Resolved! Seeking advice - buyer filed payment dispute

I just had a buyer filed a payment dispute with his payment provider. This is my first time dealing with buyer chargeback so I hope to get some advice. Buyer initially accepted my offer but didn’t pay in 48 hours. I offered to hold the item for him i...

Overcharged on Fees!

I just sold an item for $199.95 plus 24.85 for shipping and handling which totals $239.97. Ebay has charged me $43.07 in taxes and fees! That is nearly 18%! Really!!! That is ridiculous! Ebay is working to fill their own pockets from the work of the ...