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Seller Initiated Offer automation

Every day, eBay sellers send targeted offers to reach interested buyers and drive more sales. To make this process even easier, some sellers choose to automate their offers, helping them engage buyers faster and save time. We want to provide some cla...

"There was a problem adding or updating Promoted Listings. Update this listing to try again."

Seriously! What's going on with this error!? 'There was a problem adding or updating Promoted Listings. Update this listing to try again." You want us to us PL? You don't want us to use PL? What's going ON!!?? Why can't you fix this glitch!??

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Near 20% commission is way too much for most eBay sellers. Can't make money.

When I started using eBay in 1998 the commission rate was 3% even though there was a charge of 25 cents for each photo put up. I recently talked to another seller and he said he was paying only about 11% commission yet my sales satisfaction with 100%...

Offers Only Allowing for Free Shipping?

Hi everyone, I am a new business seller that is wondering about sending watchers offers. Things have really slowed down for the store, and I would like to send out offers. Anyway, when I go to try to send out offers, my only option is to offer a perc...

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eBay is not upholding their seller protection policy, Appropriate ebay staff need to view this

Hi.I recently sold a pair of brand new nike shoes. The customer received them and messaged me saying he was happy with the quality of them and they were perfect. He than told me he didnt like the way they fit. He never asked me if he could open a ret...

Coupons and Best Offers Sent

I have a question regarding the use of coupons. When I create a coupon and send it to a customer (s), can that coupon be applied in addition to any best offer they receive from me or any best offer they make that I accept? For example, if I send a 20...

UPC checker for listings

Does ebay use a specific provider for its UPC reference checker when you list an item so some of the fields are filled out for you? Sometimes an item is not found even though that product is not dated at all.

Ebay removed a set of black american sailor adirons saying they were offensive,Why?????

Ebay removes Americana black sailor adirons saying they are offensive (which they should not be) yet they have several black americana catagories. Black mammy banks,ETC.They allow black figures of all kinds including some as a white person I find ver...

Resolved! In Transit to Next Facility...

Hello everyone,I have a large order in limbo land where 'estimated delivery date is September 28th'.This is in North Carolina just before the hurricane.My question : what is the time frame the buyer holds to request a 'refund'?'...especially if it ke...

Is this the answer to why sales fell off?

Hi fellow sellers,Like many sellers, my sales fell off a cliff in September. This happens every time eBay makes a change in the coding for the listings. Yesterday I noticed that my listings show a 'payment policy number' next to the price and a 'ship...

old ebay account

After the premature death of my computer, all the cookies for sites and their passwords have gone into thin air. I spent a great deal of time reapplying to all sites, but I do not know how to access my old account that has a buyer waiting plus all my...

October 14, 2024 Columbus Day USPS Closed

Just a reminder that today is a national holiday and the post office will be closed this day. Happy Columbus Day!

Resolved! Do item renewals remove sold history, views, and watchers?

Hello!I am kind of confused on this topic and would like some clarification. One of my listings says "Listing renews in 8d 14h." When the listing does renew, will it lose all of its sale history, views, and watchers? If it does, is there a way I can ...

State taxes

When I sell an item on eBay, I have them pay state taxes where applicable. When the buyer pays, is the taxes withheld from payment by eBay then forwarded to state or am I getting entire amount and my responsibility to pay state?