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Listing Removed But Payment Intiated

I had posted a few listings and all were purchased but say “payment initiated”. Yes my paypal account matches the one on the listing. I’m not sure if this is because they were took down or what. Any response would be great. Thank you.

Ebay's sales tax calculations are wrong!

I was reviewing my sales taxes collected and realized that ebay is calculating the rate at 7% instead of the 7.5% I have set up for my state, Ohio. I also checked the box to charge sales tax on S/H. Ebay did not apply that. When I talked with an ebay...

Pay Pal Payment on Hold

I received the following email from Pay Pal. Does it mean if I send the item there is a chance I will not get paid? We’ve placed the money on hold because we believe this transaction may involve a higher than usual risk. The money has been added to y...

I need advise, ASAP

I bought a platinum & diamond ring in Dec 2019 thru seller on ebay. The seller had a no return policy. When I decided it was not exactly what I wanted, I put it up for sale on Ebay (I've been selling/buying on eBay for some time, now). The ring sold,...

Resolved! non payers

Why does ebay allow people with known cases of nonpayment to continue to buy on ebay. This one buyer has bought from me three times and all three times i had to open unpaid item case. She cancelled one and paid for one a week later and now im having ...

Resolved! Search manipulation policy In a Variation listing

Just got one of my listings taken down today, in the video games category and this was the message: Your listing didn't follow our Search manipulation policy. Offering a choice of different products in a single listing is not allowed.What activity di...

Promo.........See Message Center?

So there is a promo in SH........however, where is MESSAGE Center for the details? Sell Art & Collectibles for $500+, save 30% on feesValid on up to 1,000 sales of $500+ in select categories. See Message Center for details.Start:Mar 6, 2020 at 1:00pm...

My EBAY selling fees look like this. What's yours? Am I in the ballpark?

When I look under 'performance' and check out the graph it shows my selling fees. In the last 30 days, I've had 84 sales. They break down like this: EBAY fees: 15% Shipping: 28% Paypal 5% A total of 48% selling costs.Do yours look like this? Is there...

Resolved! can't use same tracking for multiple purchases.what idiot thought this one up.

seller purchases 2 separate lots to be despatched together.when i tried to add same tracking info to other items sold(as i've always done).now wont let me saying ` tracking details already used on active item '.is someone at ebay loseing the plot.

Buyer made offer then asked to cancel

Buyer made an offer last week. Then didn't pay for 2 days. I followed up before opening an unpaid item case. He said there was fraud on his bank account and needed an extra day or two. I said that was fine and didn't open the case. I followed up agai...

Completed sale of a banned item.

Does anyone know ... these people "sneaking" in listings for banned items, if they get a (buy it now) sale real quick and the listing ends, will the transaction still be valid?

Resolved! Scammers on eBay

I am sick and tired of losing money to scammers and of eBay allowing them to do so. I sold a train to one. It was part of a lot of pristine new in the box collector trains. He sent me pictures of a similar train that beat all to hell and claimed that...

how do i set up a listing with different sizes and colors ?

Can someone show me or direct me on how to set up a listing with multi colors and sizes

Resolved! Are you as concerned as I am with sales dropping off since Oct1? Searching for solution.

Had a slump a couple months ago. I reviewed listings ,did promotions, added phots, etc. Everything I knew to do to kick off some sales. It was beginning to look good again. Sept was good. Then, Oct. hit and where are sales? I know there are some glit...

Exclude Far away states from buying?

Is there a way to exclude certain states or certain shipping zones from my listings? My concern is that with the crazy new shipping costs someone will buy a heavy or large $50 item, pay $60 to ship it and then decide it doesn't fit or was a slightly ...