Seller News: May 2025
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Do I need a license to sell on ebay? If so, who do I contact? How do I get a tax ID number? What are the steps to create the company before I start selling to protect against liability?
On my selling account, I sold an item to a buyer and attempted four times to reach the person and never got any sort of communication from them regarding the item so I canceled. Literally a few hours after I canceled I get the whole “oh my goodness I...
I just got a notice that I haven't paid my fees...when I tried to have a chat with them they want me now to PAY to subscribe to a chat app...this is disgusting. Pay to straighten out something I didn't do wrong?? I'm about ready to quit selling and b...
The State Department is currently having military and diplomatic families leaving the Ukraine in the event that Russia does invade the Ukraine. NATO and the EU are also discussing stricter economic trade sanctions than the ones that were imposed duri...
How do I change my selling payments back to PayPal instead of Ebay?
Hi, I've been trying to find something for sale for about over 5 years now. It's the Drumming Bear by Metro and it appeared in one of the most iconic Baby Einstein videos: Baby Mozart. I've been trying to find one for sale, but unfortunately couldn't...
We used eBay managed payments all year. We forgot to download the invoices for January - March 2021 and when looking under invoices now, it only goes back to April. Is there still a way to retrieve the invoices so that we can easily total eBay fees p...
I don't know if it's the scammers are out in full force today or it's just our turn but we have received 4 of the "is this still available please text me messages" today. We have been around long enough to not fall for this and ignore them, but any o...
How long can I take a break from selling until eBay sees me as a new seller? I am curious since I plan on having children in the near future and won't be able to work as much for a few months with a new born. Lets say if I sell, 5 - 10 items a month....
Just had a buyer open a credit card chargeback dispute shortly after the order was paid (same day, probably a few minutes passed between order payment and chargeback opened), with a message asking for a refund. I'm happy to refund if the order was a ...
Hi i just wanted to ask someone who can i reach out when the buyer did not pay and i had to cancel the order … like on my statement i want them to change the amount i sell because i did not get paid.
I sold an item and USPS tracking through Ebay says it was delivered on the porch 1-15. Buyer says he did not get it. Ebay is withholding funds from me til resolved. I sent 3 messages to buyer with no response back. I have followed Ebay's instructions...
I hate this time of year!I am a total idiot when it comes to taxes.My first tax prep under managed payments.Fees and postage have already been deducted from my payouts?The only thing i need to deduct is:Cost of merchandise.Business expenses.Is that c...
several buyers contacted me and asked for my Paypal email????? I understood every buyer pays ebay. they in turn once paid by the buyer will direct deposit the funds in my account???
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