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Update on Current Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) Renewal Issue

Dear Sellers, We are currently experiencing a technical data processing delay that has temporarily impacted the timely processing of some Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) renewals, affecting the visibility of certain seller listings and listing count on Act...

Buyers making offers and then refusing to pay

Has anyone else had issues with people making offers and then refusing to pay? This is happening quite a bit lately for me. Is there any recourse for the seller to take besides blocking them? I end up losing other possible buyers and then having to r...

Resolved! Can I block this buyer and cancel their bids?

I had a buyer win two currency notes from me and they never paid so I canceled them. This buyer won another item this Sunday and hasn't still paid for it. Now I noticed they have bids on the two items I canceled from them as I relisted them. Can I ca...

Resolved! Why is it too late to allow sales on ebay?

I have been with ebay for a few months now and have read almost all the sales ruels on ebay.i also successfully linked to payoneer ,but have not yet received a listing date.

Lost package still not refunded

Sold an item for $700+. No response from UPS or eBay. Sent in a claim and still no refund. It was insured. The UPS website wont allow me to enter my payment info.

When can I safely figure the sale is closed?

I sold an item on October 6 for a friend. The seller received the item but has not left feedback. Because of the horror stories about seller's having to accept a return long after the sale, when is a good time to consider the sale completed as far as...

New all time low for ebay since Oct 12, anyone else still wondering why we are still here?

New all time low for ebay since Oct 12, anyone else still wondering why we are still here? You think to yourself just hang in there things will get better and they continue to get worse and worse. How many other people are in the same boat? Seriously...

NO RECOURSE FOR BAD BUYERS WHO RETURN ITEMS DAMAGED?

I am just flabbergasted, I just found out the only way I can issue a partial refund for an item returned damaged is if I’m a top seller (which I not - only selling my elderly mother’s Barbie collection) or if I offer free returns which means I have t...

Selling from outside the US

Trying to list an item to sell from Japan (where I live). But ebay doesn't recognize that and keeps giving me USD denominations and domestic shipping as USPS. Can't find any way to change this. No way to contact ebay about this. No info that I can fi...

Ebay removed listing - No Second Chance Offer

Hi Everyone, After a high priced item sold, ebay sent me a message saying that they cancelled a sale for my security. They said they removed it due to issues with the buyers account. There is no drop down for second chance offer anymore. Does this me...

Income tax 1099K

Ok I hopefully this is my last question for the night. If I bought merchandise in December of 2020 to resell but didn’t sell until 2021 can I still use the purchase price of those items on my 2021 taxes? I have the transaction receipts that state pur...

Nice to see the "View listings" link is back!

It's so much easier..

Sketchy or Nah?

Is something sketchy going on? After some negotiation, a buyer bought and paid for my entire stock (qty 4) of a hard drive, then sent me the following message: "Hey there!We just bought these WD Blues from you.If you have more of this stuff, we can p...

Buyer want to make offer

I have about 200 marbles on auction with a buy it now option. A buyer wants to make an offer on only 4 of the marbles. Can I do this while the action is still active?

Video In Listings Now Live On Desktop

I noticed today that the Video In Listings feature announced earlier this year that was originally visible in app only is now showing in listings on desktop browsers too! Here's a link to a listing with a video if anyone wants to check it out https:/...

Resolved! How Do I Avoid Scammy Buyers??

I've been on ebay for over a month now and haven't been able to sell a single thing. I've gotten offers and bids and sales. But every time the buyer either requests to pay outside of ebay, or the transaction is cancelled because it was supposedly "ma...