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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...

Defect transaction

Hello I have 1 defect transaction for " out of stock" . This defect was on the 1 February 2019.. Already 1 year passed , but this defect still affect my rating.. When it will be removed ? Thank you

Mailing items using Post Office kiosk

I reluctantly used the post office kiosk on a holiday to expedite shipping to a customer. The receipt did not have tracking numbers and I instantly knew I was screwed but I was hoping for a honest buyer. Guess what? The buyer said he never received t...

Page views versus Listing Page Views?

With little or no traffic I got bored so decided to have fun with a title. The results I thought were about 100 page views in one day. Page views I'd define as the number in the box below the title, listing info. According to Ebay traffic reports tho...

Didn't ebay used to have a "wanted" section?

I could swear they used to have one. I wanted something from Pier One which we don't have in Hawaii and they wont ship to Hawaii.

Best offer accepted. No payment.

I have had, more than a few, people offer a price for an item that l take then they are never heard from. Is it going on with others, as well? Or am I just having a roller coaster beginning to my year? Not that I'd want this for other sellers.Thanks ...

damaged returns

I sold a vintage casserole with sentimental value- very heavy and valuable.The buyer paid late and sent me an email saying she had gotten another casserole recently and had returned it because of packaging.That set of a little bit of an alarm so I to...

using "send offer" to watchers feature...new seller

I'm a new seller (2 sales so far--whoohoo!!!) and was wondering if the "send an offer" to people on the watch list is a useful tool. Do buyers respond? I assume they can counter offer if so inclined. My concern is that as a new buyer it might seem de...

BRING OUT YOUR DEAD SALES 2020 DING

Greetings fellow Ebay sellers JANUARY 2020 SALES ARE DEAD and returns are up. (As of January 29th, 2020). I have tried percent off sales, best offers, and refresh after refresh (calling in and requesting refresh and bulk edit). I have all my items pr...

1099K SALES TAX HOW TO REPORT DEDUCTION ON SCHEDULE C

After reviewing my 1099K for 2019 I can see that Sales Tax was include in November and December Total Amounts after comparing to my PayPal Statements. My Question is how will I report this deduction on schedule C for IRS filling. Is this to be includ...

standard shipping from outside us

Hello I am trying to make my first listing and I don't know what price to enter in the cost field (domestic shipping).the same question for international shipping..I chose standard international shipping and I don't know the cost.in both domestic and...

Feedback on Foreign Call Centers

I've been selling on ebay for at least 15 years and have been doing it as my full time job for the last 7+ years. I generally call in as a last resort when I have an issue, and when I do call in my problems are complex and require high level knowledg...

We're Doing This Now???

6 new & refurbished from $8.49 did they get lost on the way to Amazon?

Help me

Hello everybody, I am new to ebay,been mostly selling on Facebook marketplace and decided to expand my business. I have posted items that sell fairly quickly usually on there and despite lots of views on my items on ebay sadly nothing had sold. I'm w...

Resolved! What shipping option do I choose?

Ok so ever since Ebay decided it was a good idea to completely screw up the final shipping screen, I'm left with asking the forums what I'm even supposed to be looking at now. I obviously can't call them because you're on hold for an entire week if y...

Chinese sellers are flooding ebay with counterfeits...

Counterfeit everything, electronics, clothes, whatever you can think of it’s there on ebay. It’s also out in the open with pictures of their items saying ‘Made in US or Canada’ & these items are being sold at like 20% retail price. I was trying to se...