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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...

Being charged 35 cent Insertion Fee for editing listings and for new listings way below 50.

ebay is randomly throwing in 35 cent insertion fees. I"ve only listed 9 things total in the past two months. All 30 day BIN, no store. Some fees are 0. Some are 35 cents in no particular order. Even more strange. I went to bulk edit all 9 listings an...

Anyone speak French?

Hello Community, I just sold something to someone in France. They sent me a message but it is in French. I am not sure as to what to do. Any suggestions?Thanks

Why do drafts get automatically created?

I noticed that from time to time, some of my auction listings that end without bids result in a draft being automatically created. How and why does this happen?

The "I have one question, kindly contact me at (phone number)" scam

I am quite new to ebay, I got four offers of this wording. I thought it was odd but just thought maybe its common mannerism on here. One person claimed she wanted to buy a lot I was selling "for her son" (a lot of halter neck tank tops?). I thought t...

Ebay lowering the price automatically

Okay. The problem with this is when it gets turned on by mistake from unwanted pop-up windows. I DO NOT WANT THIS and somehow it randomly appears on and I don't even know how when I make sure I tap on 'not this time' at the annoying prompt... The wor...

Ebay seller comic relief

Because if I didn't laugh, I'd probably cry... Buyer: There aren't enough here. You short-changed me! Me: How many did you receive? Buyer: I don't know. I didn't count them. Me: Could you please count them and let me know how many there are? Buyer: T...

Got scammed as a seller

Recently I started selling things I didn’t want anymore and got scammed. I wish eBay would help us newer people. Like give us information about how to protect yourself and what to do and not. Sadly $1,100 later I learned my lesson.

Ebay taking advantage of customers during Covid

Does anyone else feel as though Ebay is using covid as an excuse to remove phone support and save money??? Every company out there has phone support now. In fact, they've had it all along. It's 2020. have people work from home.Meanwhile, I am getting...

Shipping Delays - USPS

I've mailed almost 6000 items via USPS and except for the occasional delay, have never really had any problems. In the last 2 months, I've had 2 items lost (I guess, the tracking simply stopped and the items were never received) and multiple items ha...

Has anyone experimented with Promoted Listings?

Has anyone tried to list something with promoted listings and just raise the price of the item by the amount of the promoted listing fee? $100 item listed without promoted listing.vs$105 item listed with promoted listing ($5 charge). Which listing wo...

Is there any OTHER Payment and Receiving website to use effectively without PAY PAL on Ebay??

I know this is a tough question...but I would give my eye teeth to eliminate Pay Pal..Take Care all you brave sellers on Ebay

Feedback style - Just curious

OK so I often leave feedback in the 3rd person, that is, talking about the member without speaking to them directly. For example, "Excellent buyer. Good communication and instant payment. Welcome back anytime" vs "Thank you! I appreciate your fast pa...

Resolved! Buyer left positive feedback then week later wanted to return item

Buyer bought an iPhone left me positive feedback and then a week later wanted to return the item as he no longer needed and his excuse was he bought as a gift for someone but that person already has it. What can I do and who’s favour will this go in ...

Resolved! Starter Store Fees and The masses Goodbye Communist Bay

Capitalism at its worst for all the Sheeples who will be wondering why they are not making as much profits as they did before. That is because you are now paying out over 45% on every dollar.That is just the first part, calculate in the listing labor...

Listing on a 2nd site and fees

From the .ca site If you're a private seller, you'll only receive zero insertion fee listings in the country of your registered address. For example, if you have a registered address in Canada, you'll only receive zero insertion fee listings on the C...