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After 20 years closing eBay account and moving on to other listing sites

After 20 years of buying and listing on eBay, we are finally closing down our eBay use entirely and listing our last few items items. eBay is a dinosaur and there are much better sites out there. Goodbye, eBay!!!

Variations listings showing thumbnails instead of a drop down menu?

Last time I saw this (briefly) was back in like 2021. Worst idea ever for variations. The drop down menu is gone and there are thumbnails a user has to look through to find a particular item and how many are available. what the heck ebay?

Simply need report ebay, waiting shipping order num id sold price tax final fee and promotion fee.

Really simple or is ebay hiding the fees it isn't like we don't know they are there. but why can I not find a simple report for this?

How to sent a specific buyer a future discount

I Would like to send a buyer future discount for their next purchase as a thank you how do I achieve that?The only thing I see on eBay is how to send a discount our coupon on current listings

How do I offer combined shipping automatically (without buyer having to ask for it)?

I've been a long time buyer from ebay, but I only recently started selling here. When I buy multiple items from certain sellers, the shipping price in my cart automatically goes down. So for example, you can see that this listing has a shipping price...

Resolved! Refusal to receive the item

Dear friend. I sold an item on eBay and few days later buyer requested to cancel the order. But I had already shipped his item and therefore could not cancel it. Later, when the item arrived at the buyer's home, he refused delivery. So the item retur...

More eBay polices NOT ENFORCED on others but for me EVERY TIME!!!

I have been selling here for more than 21 years and I know most of the stupid eBay policies. When you list a toy gun it has to have an orange piece on the end of it per eBay policies. Here's a picture of my listing that gets taken down every time:HOW...

eBay return case ending in the buyers favor

Hello, I've been with eBay for almost ten years now. I've haven't had many bad experience selling on eBay. This one incident has changed my perspective on wanting to sell on this platform. I'm a pretty honest seller and do my best to sell items to wh...

Resolved! To store or not to store....your .02 please?

I'm considering a starter store, if not for any other reason to make it easier to manage my listings, and for buyers to shop. Business is slow, and it's a saturated catagory....but I already have all this time in the listings and making the items. Wh...

Ebay Main Street Message 1099-K

I got this today in my messages from Ebay Main Street and figured I would share it for everyone to see.

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Resolved! Your payouts are on hold until you update your account details

Been buying and selling for years. Sold three items over the last week and a half. Within a few days payouts where sent to my bank account on file, the same and only one I've used for payouts for years. I sold an item tonight and all of a sudden I ge...

Weird situation with a cold feet buyer

I recently sold a turntable to a buyer, and he paid, but then he realized he had overpaid for the item. Saying he can get a newer version of the same product for less. I had already shipped out the item to him before he messaged me. I feel like eBay ...

Best Listing Methods For Smaller Sellers, Slap It All Up Or Trickle It In

What does everybody use for listing strategy, slap it all up on the day you get the items or trickle it in. I used to just slam them up. However with more competition im looking for the best angle of attack. To change things up i currently i have sch...

charged out of my funds for a shipping label and buyer already paid for

Hello,I was charged for a shipping label out of "my funds" for shipping the buyer already paid for when she bought the item. How can I get this corrected? My payout is listed as $18.30, but ended up as $13.94 because Ebay charged me for a $4.36 shipp...

New eBay Message page layout ... not good

Just saw this new Message page layout pop up. Confusing as all get out, it does not flow like the current page because instead of a column for member IDs they stuck the IDs above the title of the message. Not sure what the unnecessary colorful Birthd...