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getting my 20-something girl to shop ebay

My daughter sews and there are no fabric stores here (and Walmart was basically out!). I kept saying check out ebay. She just sent me a link to some fabric she was excited to buy here. I said "you did notice the shipping time frame and it's from Chin...

Has the Covid-19 Pandemic caused a drop in purchases of items made in China?

I think the Covid-19 Pandemic has caused a drop in purchases of items made in China ...

Check your listings that roll over every 30 days

Ebay rolled over one of my listings with variations with outrageously high numbers for the variations. One had 56, one 45, one 36, etc. and on and on. Some of these colors/sizes I didn't even have one of the item. Just caught it when the items starte...

HELP!!! Possible dishonest buyer requesting return. What to do?

Hi all! Hoping that you can offer some insight to this issue. I have a buyer bombarding me with messages claiming that the battery for their item is dead (along with the many possible causes as to why). The item is brand new and I even tested the bat...

Resolved! eBay removed my listing saying it is a replica coin when it is not

Hello, I had an auction of mine removed for the reason:We had to remove your listing because it didn’t follow our Replica coins and currency policy. Replica currency that follows our rules can be listed on eBay, but replica coins and counterfeit curr...

Resolved! Alert for sellers, change in fee credit policy has went in to effect

We were informed this morning that the change has went in to effect where eBay will no longer give you refund credit for Final Value Fees on PayPal transactions unless done through the eBay system. A customer had ordered from us. The item could not b...

Shipped items that didn't scan in, If I refund, do I lose the item and the money if they receive it?

Hi everyone, Thank you in advance for the suggestions. I haven't had this before, but I am located in Manhattan where mail is really slow right now. I shipped a few items with value and after a week, the labels still haven't been scanned in. I want t...

21 day hold on a sale

I just sold a watch on EBAY on 1/29 2020. The seller got the merchandise and gave me a very positive feedback. EBAY is holding my money until 2/19 2020. I think this is unfair!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you have any solutions or comments?

An Open Letter To eBay On Behalf Of Your Sellers.

I would like to make this thread one of the most active and largest posts on these discussion boards to make sure the eBay sees how serious we are about such things. I need everybody to help me with this to ensure that eBay gives serious thought to t...

Anybody got a link to the SPECIFICS of Managed Payments? User Agreement?

I have been looking for a while now. There was nothing in the Weekly Chat that provided any specifics to read, and the link that ebay is now handing out is much too vague. I am particulary interested in what this system has in the line of "seller pro...

CS refusing to answer any payments questions

alan@ebay- Your team always tells us if we have questions about managed payments then we should call the number on the payments page. 1- The number on that page now routes to the general CS line unless a seller is already opted in to the MP program. ...

eBay Managed Payments Collecting 2.7% Of Sales Tax As Processing Fee?

Correct me if I'm wrong or not understanding something but looking at eBay Managed Payments they state that they will be taking 2.7% of the sales tax as part their "payment processing fee", how does that work? Sounds extremely unfair but I guess we h...

Managed Payment questions for Sellers in the Phase 1 (BETA) test

In preparation for the April Spring Seller Update that will invariably include a section on Managed Payments, I was hoping to get some feedback from actual users opposed to something from Home Office. Below is a list of questions, if your schedule pe...

Horrors - managed payments & no paypal for new seller account

I just posted 5 DVDs on my buyer account instead of on my seller accounts. I had wanted to start selling my personal items on this account, but then discovered that my selling preferences did not allow me to select Paypal. I quickly cancelled the lis...

Managed Payments and Fee per listing, the new "freebie" for sellers.

I just got this in my inbox from Ebay. Dear Seller:As you may have heard, all eBay sellers will eventually be enabled for managed payments. Based on our review of your account, the features and tools you use on eBay are compatible with managed paymen...