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File FTC Complaint for unfair/unethical business practices??

The issue is Ebay collects sales tax on items that are not taxable in most states, then ebay charges a higher final value fee for the increased sale. For years we have been advising buyers to contact ebay when this happens and get the incorrectly cha...

Hack my account

You told me someone hacked my account

Are auctions successful during the holiday season

As as seller I've only listed buy it now, however I have an item I can't determine what it may sell for, so I would like to list it as an auction. As sellers who list auctions regularly, what is your experience with auctions especially during the hol...

Not understanding the cost break down

A few days ago I sold an item for $1.95 and the other day $1.32 was deposited in my account. Is this take away amount normal?

question for the coins pros here

My husband wants "a Roman coin" for Xmas. No details. I found one that claims to be "Tiberius - Silver Plated Denarius 36mm" Is that likely to be the real deal? They only ask $14.95 thanks

What should I do?

So I have an issue at the moment. So a buyer bought some shoes that were listed used condition. Buyer after item was claimed to be delivered messaged me saying they wanted a full refund because FEDEX lost the package. So I told them to open a lost pa...

Tolerance for size chart

What tolerance would you say is okay for size chart measurements in clothing? I know fabric, material and type of clothing will matter greatly here because many fabrics are more stretchy than others and some clothing is meant to be more tightly worn ...

NARU and canceling order

I see that one of my recent sales is to a NARU. Ebay allowed me to send an invoice. Can I /should I cancel and relist? or wait 4 days?

Customer received item after they were refunded but wont pay.

Item was shipped and took 3 weeks for post office to deliver. They filed an item not received claim thru ebay So i refunded them. Post office finally delivered the item after the refund. The customer will not respond to my request for payment. Is the...

Advise please

I’m selling a bunch of older Hallmark ornaments. I have some that are brand new, never taken out of the box and that is how they are listed. Therefore my display pic is only of the box. I have a potential buyer who wants me to open up the box and tak...

Offers sent & your BBL

If a seller sends out an offer can someone you have on your BBL get one?

So NOW it's Q4 - Will eBay let people see our listings now without paying them a fortune??

You would think that eBay would want to make some money this year since their stock is tanking and people are leaving in droves. Or will we have to give them half of our profits to let us sell on their platform and make money? Maybe we could get Elon...

Listing restrictions

Hello. I am looking for a solution when eBay will not allow you to alter the shipping time on a listing that has watchers/offers/questions. All listings are GTC Buy it Now. What we are experiencing is that we will have items that always have either a...

Non-applicable Item Specifics

When being prompted by eBay to fill out blank item specifics in existing listings, there used to be a check box that said something like "Do not ask me about these again". This allowed the seller to fill out all those that applied and not be hounded ...

Scam? WWYD?

I have a $150 item listed on another platform. Buyer was sending lowball offers of $40 then $65. Even before the $65 one was declined, they purchased it on eBay for the full price. New eBay account, created Dec. 2nd.It would be obvious from the pictu...