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Extremly HIgh Return final value fee penalty

For the first time today I notices my selling fees went up because of "extremely high not as described" reports. I have been an ebay seller for 21 years 25000+ feedbacks have maintained all the highest of shipping stnadards. Now I am hit with these p...

Resolved! Emoticons

eBay should introduce emoticons to deter people from the ludicrous start prices they put on rubbish. There should be some way of quickly pointing out to people that what they have as a start price is unrealistic eBay have to take a lot of the blame h...

What is this members.ebay.com email address?

What the heck? I went to box up an order and noticed that the buyer's email address is a random string of numbers (like) followed by "@members.ebay.com" What is this? I just found an article saying this is to prevent member to member direct contact: ...

Resolved! I deserve more than a boilerplate email about counterfeit item policy threatening my account

Listed this NCAA licensed figure and it was removed because of the counterfeit item policyNBA Licensed Cleveland Cavaliers 1.6" ISAIAH THOMAS #3 Buildable Action Figure After over 22 years on eBay I think that I deserve more than a boilerplate email ...

One person is repeatedly creating a new account to sabotage our auctions

There is a person repeatedly making new accounts to sabotage our auctions. They are using threatening first and last names on the accounts and also using them to accuse us of shill bidding, which we can very easily prove we are not taking part in. I ...

Resolved! Buyer does not pay for item

A buyer made me an offer and I accepted. Two days later, no payment or contact. How many days do I have to wait before I can open a dispute?

Help Ebay tells me this 6 Lb Lg box should ship flat rate envelope No standard ship offered

I'm trying to ship by standard shipping for a 6 pound large box.Ebay only shows it should ship in a flat rate envelope! My only other options are priority mail whichmy customer did not pay for & if I go ahead & ship I'll be out another $3.00 How do I...

Returned to seller

Hi, I had a packages returned by the post office. It's marked return to sender, unclaimed, unable to forward. I was nice and contacted the buyer, they answered right away and basically said the post office wouldn't deliver package because it was too ...

Huge Influx of Buyers Scamming Me - Anyone Else?

Am I the only one noticing a lot more buyers trying to scam / commit fraud? I'm running into a myriad of issues. Here are some of them: So I have a bunch of customers creating multiple accounts and placing orders at my store. They would do things lik...

Ended listings

Good Morning All There are so many knowledgeable people on this site. Hope someone can help. If I end a listing how long will the listing be available to me. In case I want to relist with the same info and pictures. Thanks

Buyer has not paid

I sold an item and the buyer has not yet paid and it is close to being 3 full days. They committed to paying after they got their paycheck by day 2 and yet to have still paid. What is the etiquette around canceling an order. I don't want to get naile...

Resolved! Ending listings

How do I end my listings and get out of this mess completely? I have been contacted by 3 buyers who want me to call them with "details" about the items they supposedly bought. I know they are scammers. This new eBay is a pain in the neck. I want no p...

Selling on eBay will forever be my biggest life regret

Overall eBay is a mess. Between issues like GTC, fluctuating traffic, and eBay's promotion of ridiculous buying behaviors the site is a joke. The site is plagued with counterfeit and/or dangerous items from China. Then you run into the company cultur...

eBay seems to be screwing me as the seller.

I (US) recently sold a fragrance to a UK buyer. The buyer received the item, liked the item, and left GOOD feedback. A few days later, he wants a refund. I disagreed, since my listing is clearly described and the buyer said he was knowledgeable with ...

Re-listing

Anyone else have problems re-listing items? It started in December I couldn’t automatically re-list an item 3 times any longer. I did a chat and was told to log into seller hub and I could setup my items to list until sold. I did this and found out a...