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Resolved! First time seller. NEVER again.

I've been using eBay as a buyer for years. Mostly it's gone well. BUT I recently sold my first item on eBay. What a monster pain in the ass this has been. Is eBay trying to make the process as horrible as it could possibly be? I haven't even gotten p...

This is What a Buyer Sees After Viewing an Item - NOT Watching, Only Viewing

This is from viewing an item a seller who posted on the Seller board this week asking why no one could buy because it was not showing a method for payment. I viewed this item and indicated it needed to be revised from a BOY figure to a Girl Figure. D...

Sketched out from buyer...what to do?

I recently sold a pretty expensive item. The buyer never asked any questions before buying my item. After they had already paid they starting asking me some rather odd questions. They were asking me to guarantee some things about the item. I told the...

scammers

I do not know about anyone else yet i personally am getting fed up with these scammers on here. when i first started selling on ebay i had some scammers come though ebay hack my phone and took every dime i had out of my cash app which was over 500.00...

How can I send my buyer a return label after the buyer has received the item and wants to return it?

I have a buyer for a watch that I sold and he is complaining that the watch is too small and to service the battery costs $30+. Being the nice person that I am, I am willing to send a return label but my listing doesn't have returns accepted. How wou...

Send Offer Button But no Response after sending an offer.

Is anyone else experiencing this? In my listing I clearly state "Or Best Offer". I get a button that says "Send an Offer". I don't get an accept, decline or offer on my listings MOST of the time. Why is that? It can be annoying because when I do "Sen...

Resolved! Proper Use of "New Without Tags"?

I bought an item from a manufacturer and washed it without trying it on first. Silly me, it doesn't fit. Because I don't believe I can return it now, would this be an appropriate use of the "New Without Tags" category? (For clarity's sake, other than...

eBay credit to Refund

During August of last year I sold a Buescher 400 tenor sax. The sax was returned and my $1000 sale price was returned to the buyer. I then received a fee credit from EBay for around $140. Today I resumed selling on eBay and notices that my recent lis...

Resolved! Adding disclosures in bulk to all listing

Is there a way to add disclosures or policies to all listings at once?

Is Anyone Else Having Glitches With the eBay System

For the past 24 hours numerous error messages come up saying things didn't happen yet they have.Other things going on: Unable to bring up and see Feedback Left for OthersWhen sending offers its not putting in the proper price requested. (Have Screen ...

Another glitch. This time on offers you send

So, several days ago I had a buyer purchase an item for $1.00. It was listed for $35. I thought, "What???". And the buyer had just joined Ebay that day. I cancelled the order as a glitch, not knowing how it happened. Buyer okay with that.But, then th...

Resolved! Buyer Scam - Motorcycle

We advertised a motorcycle on ebay and an interested buyer contacted us. He sent us a check to purchase the motorcycle and for us to pay the shipper. We forwarded funds to the shipper. He then told us the next day that the shipper had covid and he di...

I thought my positive feedback going back 24 years was enough of a clue about my jewelry for sale!

I guess now with the extra authentication for items over $500. Jewelry Buyers can completely trust that….But me as the seller don’t like the trouble it will now cause…I liked sending out such a pretty mailing box with the lovely jewelry items inside ...

Tax not being collected by eBay

I recently sold an order to a customer in San Francisco California. Ebay did not collect any tax from them. As far as I know, California loves collecting its taxes. Can anyone think of a reason why no taxes were charged by ebay?

Listings Have Spontaneously Disappeared

About 5 or 6 of my listings have disappeared overnight. They do not show up in my active, sold or unsold sections. I've searched for the items and they do not show up that way either. Has anyone else had this? If my items were reported would I be not...