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Resolved! The seller discussion forum Court is in session!

Dear fellow sellers, here's one; I have this listing, and I just think the people should decide if this is right. I mean, it is not dis-honest. I see the same thing on eBay for such a wide price range. But I got so much hate mail from marble collecto...

Resolved! First Day Ever Ebay made me debt

So today marks a day in my business's history, ebay had about 3 days in my history that made me $0.00 and 2 of them came in the past year. But today really takes the cake, I had one buyer and they decided to cancel on me, and so I did for them and eb...

Buyer Threats ~ "Ruining their Christmas"......

Put Store on vacay yesterday. The Buyer threats have already started............"if this does not arrive soon, it will RUIN" our Christmas..... "This is the ONLY thing my daughter asked for and this doll is not going to make it in time"...... Today i...

Done with ebay

I've bought and sold on ebay for, probably a decade. I haven't sold anything in years. Thought I'd try it again recently but I had no idea how things have changed. My buyer sent payment as soon as the auction ended and I shipped the item the next day...

What are your Goals, Plans, and Hopes for December 2021?

Christmas shopping is upon us! What are your plans to maximize your sales, or are you just going to 'go with the flow'? Have your sales picked up or not yet recovered? And what thoughts have you given to 2022? Inquiring minds would like to know! -Bob...

Your ebay 2022 experiece is about to start

A Happy New Year to All

Today is National Make up your Mind Day

So much to think about: Sales, inventory, pricing, purchases, item specifics, store videos - well the list just goes on.All during the year you've put on hold many issues and decisions.Eventually, they need to be resolved and decided upon. Well, toda...

Resolved! Not sure if this belongs here but...

Seller puts up a 300 dollar item (already discounted 20%) and I see similar items sold with also 20% discount and these are all pretty high end items. I browse through the listing and I see they all have MAKE BEST OFFER on each of them, so I make a o...

Can someone explain how charging Final Value Fees on Sales Tax is anything but a money grab?

I know that people are not happy about Ebay having to charge sales tax on transactions. That's not about Ebay. That's the government stepping in. it is what it is.... that's NOT going to change. What I don't understand is why we as sellers have to pa...

Special considerations for those selling posters and prints...

Hi all, I've been selling on eBay for over a decade and I'm hoping someone has answers that will help make my sales increase and give my customers a better experience. 1.) I want to sell prints and digital downloads of the same images and list them a...

Hi All! Help Me Stop Donations, please.

Happy Holidays to you all. We decided to donate a portion of our sales for the holiday season. Now, how do we stop them?? I've read the policy but there is no place in there that addresses this. I did see on here a comment in a post from years ago th...

Resolved! For feedback extortion - question

Does ebay respond and remove feedback (behind the scenes) if it's reported through the feedback page? There's no real "feedback extortion" option to report (i.e., buyer offered to change feedback in exchange for partial refund) other than "Buyer dema...

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Reported the wrong buyer!! Help!!

I can't find anywhere to contact an eBay representative about this so hopefully someone here can help! I had an obnoxious buyer who claimed he was scammed because I offered a refund if he returned the item. Long story short, when I looked up the item...

mail fraud

So I end the year with a buyer trying to fraud me throgh USPS. I sold an item [3" x 4 " weight 6 oz. ] price $15.99 with free shipping. Buyer contacts me through ebay messages and say it does not fit his car. I ask them to return for refund no proble...

Restrictions and payment holds

Ebay has decided to stop me from getting paid over 2 grand 2 weeks before Christmas and no selling, they want all items delivered I've been selling for 4 years. Then they want were each of my items came from with receipts most items I have had for ye...