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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...

Left Over Free Listings- Should I end and Sell similar 400 listings?

Morning! I was offered 500 free listings at the beginning of the week and have been power listing all week. I still have 400 free listings left and don't have the time today to create anymore listings. Should I end 400 listings and relist as "sell si...

NOOB mistake not keep shipping receipt. Getting hit by 180 day Paypal scam

I don't sell much on Ebay. Sold and shipped an item last June. All of sudden Paypal in negative balance. last night. Guy opened a case after 5 months saying haven't received the item. Tried to use USPS tracking number, apparently USPS tracking number...

My theory why sales are waaaaay down -- Promoted Listings

I've been reading many posts stating sales are waaay down and I think I know why -- the scheisters are at it again--Ebay started Promoted Listings recently--it started showing up for me around July (?) whenever I make a new listing. It is way at the ...

How the "Bleep" does the algorithm select the chosen ones

I am frustrated beyond belief. I closely watch a number of competing clothing sellers, with some selling almost nothing and others going gangbusters. You look up their sold items and by sales history and listing to selling ratios they should be poor ...

Record number of people who bid - then won't pay!!

The past two weeks, I've had so many buyers bid on my items, then never pay! I've had to file a dispute for payment 6 times!? What's going on? So frustrated. Such a waste of time. I'm thinking of leaving eBay and listing 100% on Poshmark. At least th...

A LOT of work revising ITEM SPECIFICS - is it worth it@@

I'm currently experiencing a sales slump immediately following the item specific disaster created by ebay. The biggest flaw I see with how it is probably directly tied to my drop in sales is that even though when the listing was created, I chose the ...

eBay Granting NEW eBay Sellers More Views vs. Sellers Paying Monthly Subscription??

So I couldn't help but noticed that my sales DROPPED after I upgraded my store to basic. Whatever, could have been my items or price right? After all we had an average of only 250 listings. Well after awhile we decided to upgrade to the Premium. This...