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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...
Is "Shopping in Microsoft Edge" Driving eBay sales to the Edge
I was checking eBay this morning to price something but couldn't find it, I copied and pasted to Google and found it on eBay but when I clicked on it, the eBay page opened with "Microsoft Edge" pop up stating I can save $24 on similar items, I clicke...
Ebay store name change
BEWARE! It seems that Ebay allows you to change the name of your store every 30 days, BUT it will never allow you to change the store url. As an example my old store name was wisewomenshare but I decided to change my marketing plan so I changed the n...
Every Ebay buyer trying to scam me
Hi, I am a new seller here on eBay, and I was hoping to sell some of my old Pokemon cards. At first it seemed like i was going to sell a bunch, and after 2 days i have "sold" over 20 items. Now here is the catch.. of the 20 items I've sold, 16 have t...
"Please Enter A Valid UPC/ISBN"
When I created a new listing the other day for a new book (it released 05.01.2021) I enter the UPC/ISBN number and ebay returns an error and asks to enter correct UPC/ISBN...well I did, 3x and every time I got error. So I then proceeded by entering "...
"prohibited" items to sell
Hello,Guys, help me understand...As of today, it is still prohibited to list hand sanitizers for sale for me. Yet, there are 100's of listings with hand sanitizers out there in eBay galaxy.When this issue was addressed, I was told the listings I saw ...
Buyer in Brazil wanted me to reduce item cost
Hello. I hope I did the right thing. A buyer from Brazil messaged me through ebay wanting to buy a few pricey autograph trading cards, but asked that I only report $50 so he didn't have to pay on his import/export fees.I messaged him back, said I cou...
How can i be good seller in ebay?
Please tell me my friend.
Income tax calculation
Does eBay subtract what I spend from what I receive in sales? I sell so that I can buy. I'm a retired senior citizen living on Social Security. Thanks for any info.
Resolved! EBay fee on postage costs
Why does eBay charge a fee on postage costs and then VAT top? I understand the 8.33% fee on the item sale, but not when the postage cost is added to the total.Sold an item for 475.00Postage is 20.00 Fee of 8.3333333% based on 495.00 = 41.25 Fixed a...
Ebay does not protect Sellers from Scammers - Item never returned after dispute
I sold and item through Ebay. The buyer disputes the purchase through his credit card company as not being accurately described. I contacted the buyer, no response. I provide proof of the item (which was accurately described) in the dispute opened by...
Resolved! Negative Feedback for shipping cost cancelation
I had to cancel and order for and item that would have cost 45.00 to ship instead of 25.00 that I charged. The item only sold for 1.00 which I did not care, I have alot that do. But I could not eat the shipping cost on this one. I contacted the buyer...
Can't stop promoting item
On my android app when I click on stop promoting item I get a message saying "It Looks like something went wrong. Please try again later. On my desktop computer when I click on stop promoting than just nothing happens. I started to have this issue ap...
Resolved! Bidder outside the US
I listed an item for sale and a bidder outside the US has placed a bid, even though I specified US only. What can I do about this? Can I refuse the bid?
Resolved! New Seller - Help Understanding Fraud on Ebay
Hi I'm a new seller to eBay so I'll start with apologies here. I've sold 5 items and 3 of them seem to be fraud. One was a best offer for 3 of a single item, where the buyer quickly moved the communication to email and text and began requesting thing...
selling item request while away
Hi All-- Have had a starter store account for a bit over a year mainly to be able to use the "time away " (aka vacation mode) feature. A buyer just contacted me and wants to purchase a listed item now and says he/she understands it won't be shipped u...
