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I am unable to fix my photos on my draft listings. It the photo part of eBay down?

Resolved! Sales!!

Is it just my store or is everyone else's sales tank? Just unbelievable slow, I had 25 sales a day during peek covid. Then it dropped to 5 to 10. Now I'm lucky to get 2/day

So I was wondering it seems listings after a couple of weeks go way down the line and get lost to buyers not interested in searching farther than a couple pages.in the past I make a new listing of the item to get it back to the top, then delete old l...

Resolved! Seller not getting tax money?

Hi new here just wanted to ask a question. If I would something and the buyer gets tax, I pay my fees based off that tax and shipping. Now when it comes time for payout does eBay keep the tax money even though I paid my fees and taxed on it? Ex. $200...

Leaving a comment

Sorry for this dumb question as I am learning as I go along. I just recently started selling stamps and I understand the importance of leaving a comment on how the sale went, BUT I didn't know I need to leave a comment for the buyer. I received this ...

Anyone else having issues with the crop photo feature?

Tried to edit some photos I took and the crop feature isn't working on any new photos. However, if I go into an existing auction and try to edit the photo that seems to be working, but not on anything new. All the other photo edit features are workin...

Blocking a buyer after they receive item

Hey y’all - looking for input on this situation. I had a buyer with an item that was delayed in arriving by 4 days ($435) item. I proactively offered him a $40 discount for the delay. He was ok at first but then less than a day later flipped out dema...

Seller Banners

I see banners above my listings advertising stores. How do I acquire one of those and how much does it cost?

Sending a chargeback/scammer to collections?

So when dealing with these issues, I know disputed are notorious for causing losses for ebay sellers and its part of the design. But I've often googled this topic and cant find anything. If a buyer charges back, and keeps the item, or it turns out to...

Resolved! A letter to the President of EB: Description placement

Dear Ebay,As a seller, recently I’ve been getting a lot of questions from potential buyers asking questions about a listing. They are asking for descriptions – Sizes, Colors, etc. And I wondered, why am I getting these questions?And it seems that the...

Accidentally sold a $280 Item for $28

I have a Case XX knife that I listed for $300. I sent an offer for $280 and it sold for $28! I’m pretty sure that I put $280 and not $28. I’m not sure what to do. On one hand I only paid $30 for it, but still…

ebay at all

After over twenty years on ebay I had grown tired and disenchanted by it .Ebay started as something new and promising and has become another commercial platform dedicated to make money.Nothing wrong with it - everybody's welcome to dab in it . Just c...

Resolved! Basic store question

Greetings, our local hardware store just sold out and we bought hundreds and hundreds of items. We are thinking of getting a basic store with 1,000 free buy it now available. Does that mean a new 1,000 each month? If I sell 100 the first month do I g...

Resolved! I'm on time away, listings are hidden - so why did I just have sale?

I put myself on time away on Saturday, listings are hidden. I double checked my settings. Nothing in my store. Someone just purchased two Netherlands stamp sets and sent a request for invoice. How is this possible? I thought the point of hiding listi...

How was this buyer's message the wardrobe portal into eBay Hong Kong?

Just had a weird thing happen. I clicked on a buyer's name in their message to me, to see their profile. It went to a page that appeared to be formatted like the profile page, but all in Chinese. Then the page started kind of flashing as the characte...