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Selling tool not working - TOP LEVEL FRUSTRATION!!

I haven't listed any items for quite a while until tonight....after ATTEMPTING to list repeatedly get that error message, "Oops! Well, this is embarassing....." bullSh*t. I have now wasted over 3 hours doing CIRCLES with this STUPID site. Just when I...

Promotion

We all know that eBay pushes us to promote listings but I find it interesting that some vloggers have said they don't see any value in promoting at a high percentage and I noticed myself that although I don't usually promote anything over 4%, I keep ...

No Cover Photo Option

Hi all, thanks for any direction here. There is no cover photo option in my "Edit Profile" section. How can I add a cover photo?

Watchers but no Views?

I have a few items listed that have a few watchers but 0 views. How does that work? Doesn't someone have to view an item in order to add it to their watchlist?

Ebay feedback bias sickens me....

Get this. I sell one product over 5 years. I have many sweet feedback comments. In my ad i am very specific. My product may not help 100% of people on earth with a skin problem. Buyer purchases my item It didnt help her " specific issue " She leaves ...

Will Auctions grow in popularity again?

Ever heard the term, "What's old is new again." ? Like when I was working at Target , they literally brought back 70's fashion of all that yellowy brown colors & plaid. Not kidding like literal 1970's again fashionable merch and clothing at Target. S...

Past Information retention

Why is it I can go back years and see an item I purchased in lets say 2019. Complete with all the details of that purchase but, after 90 days I cant pull up detailed information on items I sold? Reason I ask is I filed a claim with USPS over an item ...

Isn't Research supposed to be showing the sales price?

Friend of mine recently sold an item for $30 under list price when buyer accepted a SIO.But in Research, it's showing that it sold at full list price.I thought the Research tool was supposed to be showing actual sales prices?

What's the best way to help this guy?

I have a buyer who is messaging me about his issues with pricing and terms on his shopping cart (volume discounts, combined shipping, etc) accusing them to be incorrect. When I get messages like this, few times I find that ebay messed up in calculati...

A buyer asked me to put them in my BBL

A potential buyer messaged me on a listing selling brand new items saying "Looking for better price. It looks just like a (starts to talk down about the item and it's simplicity)." So I honored their request and put them in my BBL.

I'm about ready to scream - why can't buyers read anymore?

I've had not less than 10 buyers message me in a week asking simple questions that are answered either in the title or description. TEN! I wish I was making this up, but I'm not. I've started putting a 2nd photo up that shows buyer's where to click t...

ebay Up and Running Grants ($10K) now Open for Applications

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/Applications-Open-for-10-000-Up-amp-Running-Grants/ba-p/35068206

Resolved! Poultry species violation on my listing?

I made a sale of my fertile hatching Eggs for Araucana poultry for local pick up. We met and exchanged our sale, everything went well as the sale was finalized. However, after the sale, ebay took down this listing for listing violations. So I wasn't ...

Final Value Fee charged on taxes

Did you know that Ebay charges a final value fee on the taxes collected for each state?Totally unfair to charge me 10% on taxes collected that I'll never see.Your thoughts?

Buyer offer when listing doesn't allow offers?

I had an offer on my listing from a buyer, but my listing was not marked accept offers. Ebay sent it to me saying I had an offer and our contact went through Ebay mail. They offered a price that I accepted but it wasn't immediate payment and they hav...