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WHY SELL?! IS IT WORTH IT?

eBay enables buyers to ripoff sellers with impunity! The only entity making money here is eBay! (What a business, pure profit!!! I wish I thought of it.) The worst is, more than financial loss is AGGRAVATION!!! I'm constantly debating with my self; W...

When a postal service doesn`t scan a package correctly, and a scammer treat it as a gift

I shipped an item internationally to a country I speak the language of. USPS got scanned it through the UK, and then nothing for a week. Meanwhile, I was receiving notifications from that country`s postal service, and it was moving smoothly until aft...

Resolved! Charged twice for a refund?

Recap: I received payment from a buyer and the funds were put into my PayPal account. I then transferred the funds to my Bank account, the transfer was successful. My PayPal account now has a balance of zero. The buyer then requested for a refund, in...

The Peter Principle and ebay sales

Maybe only members of age in the 70s will get the reference. It's about being promoted in an organization until reaching the level of incompetence. I pushed hard over the past several weeks to increase sales. Sales volume has gone up a lot but also p...

Selling- Worried about possible Scam

In June I first started advertising items on eBay. Right away I received a bid on an item for the full price I was asking. I was pleased until a week went by and the woman never responded to my messages and never paid for the item. I had to file a re...

final value

Why does Ebay add postage to the final value fee. It is not profit, say I sell something for $50 and it cost $12 to ship, Ebay charges fees on $62. That does not seem right, because shipping is an expense.

1099-K Gross Revenue - Sales Tax?

So I'm finally getting around to completing 2019'a taxes. This is my first year using the platform as a fulltime business and my first 1099-K. Long story short, I'm trying to figure out if the total "gross revenue" figure on my 1099-K is including th...

late delivery rate - needs extended

HiIs anybody else having people mark items as arriving late ,even though they have posted on time but the delays are due to delays withIN royal mail due to the current situation . I Have spoken to eBay and explained that there are still issues within...

What happened to the support???

This is really bad. I can't get a hold of anyone. The help is not help, it is not even close. I have 2 buyers said it wasn't as described. One sent it back and it was fine, nothing wrong with it and another said it was misleading. I reported both buy...

Top Rated Seller 30 Day Free Returns?

Hi all... regular-ish reader, first time poster. My question is for Top Rated Sellers that do, or have once, offered the free 30 Day Returns. My new evaluation tomorrow is slated to qualify me for TRS for the first time. Is it worth it to offer free ...

QR code not working

hi all....buyer sent me his qr code after collecting item...cde displays invalid item...unable to completly close the sale in my account

Volume Pricing on Offers

I have Volume Pricing setup on one of my items. If a person sends me an offer on an item and I accept the lower price, does the volume pricing discount kick in on the lower offer price I agreed to if they buy multiples of my item?

Caliber of sellers out there?

You may or may not have seen my post about a toner cartridge that was shipped to me in it's original box. It arrived with the box totally crushed and the toner was damaged. I had to return it. Last night i went shopping for toner again. I narrowed it...

Instant payment on Offers

FYI: I found out that an instant payment is nullified depending on which way you setup an offer when making your listing. If you set up accept offers over a set price the Instant payment will not take place - But if you decline offers under pre set a...

Resolved! Appealing a Defect in Seller Account

eBay left a defect on my account when I was told they would NOT! USPS misdelivered the item to the wrong address and I tried to refund the buyer but was told I could not because item showed delivered! I called eBay and rep was able to refund the buye...