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10 years of building a eBay business ruined in one announcement!

I have spent 10 years and hundreds of thousands of dollars building a auto parts business targeted for eBay, the eBay that has basically been the same for the last 20 years. I sell across many platforms, including Amazon, and I am very aware what pro...

Chance em?

A 3 time repeat customer just placed another order with me. Said he just moved and asked if could ship it to his new address NOT his old paypal verified address. Of course i know the seller protection rules/consuquences. Would you chance it ... or .....

CARRIER SCAN IS A MONEY GRABBING SCAM FROM EBAY

So if I show NO LATE shipments I DID MY JOB, I SHIPPED ON TIME!!!!!! CARRIER SCANS ARE THE SHIPPING COMPANY'S JOB!!! Again I get hosed, on scans most due to MLK day. And yes I have been doing this a long time 2 stores, i know the rules, but this is s...

You have watchers!!! OMG send an offer, make the sale!!!

Plastered all over my active selling page. Why? Watchers really doesn't tell me much at all, I'd say it's at least 50/50 when I sell an item, it has any watchers on it. Especially in certain categories (collectibles for example), many times, watchers...

Please help me understand "Good til cancelled" WHAT on EARTH is it all about??

Hello, I guess either an auction or "good til cancelled" are our only options now, and that's fine but I sure don't understand it. I've been selling items and then the auction is over but I'm still being charged... I list an item under GTC, it sells ...

Sincerly, eBay Team -- Updates to the eBay User Agreement

Spell check much? When they implement (force me) to use the eBay manage payment...That's the day I stop selling (chuckle, chuckle) on this platform. No way am I giving this lot access to my bank accountSincerly, eBay Seller

Need opinions on the best way to list something

I have a bound (like a book) full year of Hygeia magazine, Jan-Dec 1944. This is chock full of awesomely fabulous WWII advertising. It is going to be a high end list for me, so I need to get this right. My choices are to list under magazines, antiqua...

Can't ship items, funds on hold

I'm a new seller and I just sold 3 items in 48 hrs. Don't have a current stream of income so I decided I'd give eBay a shot just to get the ball rolling. All three payments were placed on hold, including the money for shipping. Why give buyers the op...

Desolate 2020 sales anyone⁉️

No trolls or cheerleaders.Thx.!

Ping Pong w/ eBay & PayPal over Partial Refund

Playing Ping Pong w/ eBay & PayPal over an Unauthorized Partial Refund Last night I discovered a Buyer was given a partial refund. I immediately called eBay for an explanation. The eBay rep stated it was due to the guarantee delivery program of which...

buyer neg. remark

I am trying very hard to not sell anything that could be questionable , as buyers are often times looking for free stuff and the fraud out there is running a muckThat being said I sold 2 brand new unopened security devices. This subject buyer purchas...

Resolved! paypal money request without email?

For some reason, my buyer says they can't see their purchase in My ebay they also say that they can't find the invoice I have sent twice. thought I could send a money request thru paypal but no longer have buyer email addresses what to do now?

Can I add to ALL of my current listings with a paragraph detailing my shipping options for them?

Because we just started offering shipping to U.S. Protectorates (Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands), we want to be sure they all understand the combined shipping options that we offer. Additionally, we want continental U.S. customers to know that we will ...

Buyer left me negative feedback...please read

This all started because I filed a no payment claim. Item sold on Monday the 27th of January. Buyer paid on Friday the 31st. I dropped off the package on Monday, but the post office did not scan until Tuesday. He contacted me on Tuesday ask where his...

Removing All Auto-Inserted Marketing Copy

I've got a theory that the marketing gunk eBay auto-inserts into listings is just distracting. No one reads it. I'm a decent writer, and I want prospective customers focusing on my pitch. So I'm thinking of purging all that stuff and making my listin...