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can anyone suggest me what is the advantage of ebay store

I have a address in NH where it’s tax free i go to pay for an item today from an Ohio seller and he tells me he’s required to collect taxes on all purchases, for some “Origin based” Ohio tax collecting law. Is this true? if anybody has any insight, w...

Importing feedback

Hi, I just opened a second seller account. I thought my 10 years of feedback would be displayed, but it looks like I’m starting fresh. Does anyone know if there is a way to import feedback from one account to another? If not, am I able to import my n...

PayPal 180 Days Dispute Policy Overrides Seller's 30 day return policy?

We know buyer can file a dispute in PayPal up to 180 days from the transaction day.What if seller explicitly states in his auction "Item has only 30 days warranty" and buyer files "Does not work/defective" dispute after 30 days? Does PayPal side with...

Offers Expired Without Notification

I checked a couple of my items and noticed that they had received multiple offers from separate accounts, but the offers had expired. The thing is I was never notified that I’d received any offers. I did not offer international shipping in the listin...

Resolved! Request for Dell Service Tag?

I am selling a Dell Alienware laptop, and have already had to people ask me what the Dell Service Tag # is. I did provide it, assuming they want to see the configuration or Warranty information. One person said they are interested, but want to be sur...

Selling Xray Machines

When someone on the M2M asked if Xray machines could be sold on eBay, I was curious and looked.To my surprise, there ARE Xray machines listed for sale on eBay.Some are dental and veterinary Xray units. I have no idea how/if those are regulated, but I...

This is one for the record books, guys. Maniac created/used 6 accounts to retaliate for negative FB

I want to start out by saying that the ONLY reason I am posting this is as a WARNING to anyone who thinks eBay will protect their account in any way from retaliatory activity, and to TAKE PEOPLES' ADVICE ON HERE AND USE A SECOND ACCOUNT FOR BUYING!!!...

Paypal and retaining their fee in case of a refund

So I had to refund a buyer $1195.I noticed my bank account was drafted for the full amount. I emailed paypal and called them the next morning.I talked to a manager and expressed my frustration with them having reinstate this poor decision.Then I got ...

has anyone else's sales TANKED since adding "does not apply" to their ebay items? Mine sure have!

After spending countless HUNDREDS of hours revising thousands of listings to say Does Not Apply to most of my handmade items or entering the few UPC code they do have, I have found my reward is in REDUCED SALES. That's right Ebay... I'd like to thank...

buyers hold the cards

a buyer can say anything or damage your stuffkeep enough money in to cover it for ebay 30 days paypal 180 days then are you really clearif they dont like it have them return it put the ball back in you hand for a few daysyou could mistype a word than...

Low ball offers

Im a new seller here about 5 months. I keep getting really low offers, like 60% less than listed. I tried negotiating with these fun folks only to get ignored. Now I just decline these offers because they never come up, or respond to my counter offer...

Resolved! Scam?

I received an offer of $60 dollars over my Sell Now price with the message below. Sounds scammy? I'm feeling I should not accept the offer or respond. Is it safe to Reject the offer? I think I have to reject the offer in order for the item to stay li...

NEVER EVER SEEN THIS BEFORE - HELP !

I need some advice because this is a first for me . Perhaps someone else can shed some light on it . Okay , here is what happened . A buyer purchased a very inexpensive pair of earrings from me about a week ago . Along with her purchase she sent a me...