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Update on Current Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) Renewal Issue

Dear Sellers, We are currently experiencing a technical data processing delay that has temporarily impacted the timely processing of some Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) renewals, affecting the visibility of certain seller listings and listing count on Act...

About those 99 cent listings with free shipping...

I searched for "jasper" tonight (to get realistic sold prices on some tokens I got today). I saw 10 pages (and I'm sure there's more) of listings that sold for 1 cent with free International Shipping (mostly from India, some from China). That boggles...

Customer paid for item but wants shipment held for some time

Please advise.... A customer paid for an item but wants me to hold shipping for 19 says. I generally ship the same or next business day and have one day shipment on my listings. If I hold the item, I will certainly get a ding for late shipping which ...

Anyone Else Notice a Sales Bump Near the 1st and 15th?

After our sales dropping 50% this year, and for about the last year, we have noticed a surge in sales in the last few days leading up to the 1st and 15th. I would say 65-80% of our sales are in this 8-10 day timeframe. Sales used to be more consisten...

Unpaid items counting as sells

I had a large dollar item bought andnever paid for I went through the unpaid time case and it’s closed but it is counting in my total sales I’m trying to explain this to my accountant I never received the money for that sale please help! I called eba...

Resolved! Is it possible to find my OLDEST starting ad so I can see what items didn't sell?

Hi, I have over 5000 items on my ebay store and I'd like to be able to see what items didn't sold for over a year (for exemple) so I can lower the price of those items so they have more chance to sell. Is it even possible to do this? Thanks!

Resolved! Forgot to tag my work

Hello, I recently sold a choker and made sure to carefully package it, leaving a note, two extra spikes and the ribbon. I then dropped it off at USPS, but then on my way back I realized I forgot to add the artistry tag. I listed it as new with tags a...

Resolve this request to remain in good standing

Ebay recently changed their verbiage on the nagging email reminders to resolve cases or returns. The title of the email is what I used for the title of the thread "Resolve this request to remain in good standing."I don't appreciate this ebay scare ta...

Resolved! SNAD, eBay not forcing me to refund original shipping?

I had a buyer return an item, they had opened the case as "doesn't match description or photos" (they lied by choosing this, it's simply a remorse return, she doesn't like the size of the item, but I provided lots of photos with measurements in the d...

Affordable entry lvl tablet for listing on ebay

I was looking to get a reasonably priced entry lvl tablet to list on ebay. Im tired of snapping pictures and emailing or uploading to my computer and want to use the ebay app for tablets. i just need the tablet to have a decent quality camera and be ...

Today in the news. eBay gets back to basics with new campaign.

Thoughts? Maybe I haven't had enough caffeine, I read this as eBay has to teach its buyers how to use their site now? (And to offer less and less money to the sellers it seems, really pushing the "get it for a steal" thought process.) https://www.eco...

It finally happened

After nearly 22 years of selling here in a category where buyers are generally honest and enthusiastic collectors, I have finally been scammed and have basically no recourse at all. It's not the first time, but it has been a very long time. This was ...

Huh? 10 Business Day Handling Time Equals August 01 "Estimated Delivery Date" here on eBay.

I am currently away on a business trip, and will be gone for the next two weeks. Whenever I travel I have always just extend my handling time to cover the time that I will be away and unable to ship. I do not use eBay's vacation settings as I like to...

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I accepted best offer but buyer says ebay wont let them pay for it!

I recently accepted a offer for a saddle I was selling. After I sent the buyer a invoice they sent me a message asking me to invoice or request money them through paypal with a email address. I then sent them a message saying they can pay with paypal...

Any Positive Changes Planned?

I thought I’d check back in. I used to sell here since 1999. I quit selling in May after the GTC, slow sales and ridiculous forced returns no longer made sense. I saw there was a fall seller update and the CEO resigned. Any changes that would make eB...

Buyer didn't have a mailbox

I got a package returned to me because the buyer says they didn't have a mail box. They filed INRs (yes, it's multiple purchases). It returned to me with NMR, no mail receptacle. The buyer wants me to re-send it to the same address because "I have a ...