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Unable to create shipping label due to address issue, but buyer didn't respond

I sold an item, the buyer paid, and I received the funds. However, when attempting to buy the address label, I get a red banner error message "It was not possible to generate the label. Ship To address suffix or directional or house number are incorr...

Buyer falsely claims that they received an empty box! Please help!!

This is what has happened so far:-Four days after receiving the product (iPhone 11 Pro), the buyer sent me a message saying that the box is empty and they want the money back. -I called eBay right away, and they told me not to worry about it, saying ...

Buyer asking me to upgrade shipping to priority

Hello, I have a Garmin Fenix listed that someone purchased this morning. Shipping was listed as $12 economy. The buyer is now asking me to upgrade to priority shipping which will obviously be more money. Should I cancel the sale? I told the buyer the...

eBay says "may" when they mean "all".

Check this out.https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/selling-policies/seller-standards-policy?id=4347&st=3&pos=1&query=Seller+standards+policy&intent=below+standard&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1272#section4 It says:Your items may be placed lower in Be...

Buyer filed item not received still in transit

Just wondering if I am going to be out my money for this item. Buyer filed item not received and I checked tracking and item is still in transit. The item was mailed out on June 25th going to APO address. According to USPS:"Thank you for reaching out...

Why buyers leave and why they file payment disputes.... Poor sellers exist.

I am having an experince I want to share with you sellers. Most of you think the buyers are always beating down sellers and looking for ways to scam you. That's not always true and when buyers run into a seller like I am right now, it MIGHT be a reas...

eBay punishes me for following their own advice.

Someone bought a brand new power tool battery from me and claimed it leaked acid when they used it.eBay told them to not ship it back as it was hazardous.They told both me and the buyer to "wait for the return to time out".This was eBay on Facebook, ...

Buyer filing bogus unauthorized transactions

I have a buyer who has purchased several items over a 2 month period. She has always been courteous, talking about her purchases, thanking me, leaving wonderful positive feedback and literally being a perfect buyer. Out of the blue she files about 14...

Been selling 20+ Years now EBay says I am Below standards what can I do when all my stuff is 100%

I had to refund one person as they were not happy. Then a lady put an item not received and I looked at tracking number and it said it had been delivered. After I refunded her she then says she is in another state and her sister was to pick up her ma...

Resolved! Why EBAY refused remove BBE DEFECT listing even though it's buyers faults

hello everyone one first I am sorry for bad English language my selling account had restricted due BBE Metrics and now it is under evaluation I have two returns in my BBE listings one return buyer decided return item because there were missing parts ...

Scanned as delivered instead of accepted, buyer rec'd but original tracking wont update

Post office scanned as delivered (7/22/25 @ 1:06Pm @Boston, ma) - instead of accepted. Buyer was an absolute maniac, but told me she received it. She wont close the case - tracking has not updated to reflect anything, still shows delivered to boston,...

Taking Pictures: The Most Frustrating Thing For Me! Need Suggestions, Please

Hello!I really need suggestions on how to speed up this process. When I was selling over 10 years ago, this was a big issue for me and now that I'm back, it still is. Back then, I used my digital camera and now I'm using my Samsung Galaxy. I'm always...

Pay per click ads.

This question is more for full time large scale sellers. I'm just curious how much do you need to make (gross) per day to justify even the smallest expenditure on "pay per click" ads? What would be your ratio of daily ad spend vs. daily gross sales? ...

CHANGING MY LISTINGS TO AUCTION STYLE

I have been selling on eBay since 2004 and want to change the BIN to Auction style. Can I do this individually or can I do this changing multiples at the same time?

Interested in wholesaling to other Ebay sellers.

I am looking for other Ebay sellers that are looking for wholesalers. I would find the products for you. I would mostly be wholesaling clothing and home decor. What forum should I be in?