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Resolved! Buyer thinking when they add an item to their watch list

I am selling a few items for a friend. We are disagreeing on what a new watcher may mean. I know it means a prospective buyer has added it to their watch list. Does Ebay send them periodic alerts that the item is still there for them to buy? As time ...

Hey!! Here's a Novel Idea!!

When a Seller puts their store on vacation, how about it goes on vacation without the seller having to jump through extra hoops? The default would be all listings hidden and no sales possible, no messages, etc. There could be options if the seller wi...

Resolved! This is Sales Tax-Free Weekend / Week in Many States - Will eBay Observe/Conform?

This is Sales Tax-Free Weekend / Week in many states. I wonder if the eBay system will comply and suspend collection of sales tax in the applicable states for the applicable period? A few states have already had their tax-free dates in July... does a...

Minnesota Sales Tax Not Collected

I have had a few orders this year to Minnesota, but eBay is not collecting the sales tax. We are legally obligated to collect sales tax as eBay is not our only avenue of sales and we do business outside of eBay. I've read some threads about this issu...

Resolved! Tax & Social security

Hi. New to selling. Only sold a few thing so far, but I plan to buy invetory and list regulary, through the year. I will have to do taxes, but need to know hpw to set up quarterly taxes (as I would have to estimate what I could make this year - and I...

Resolved! setup "save when you buy more"

im trying to setup save when you buy more how to do that?

Resolved! Consignment seller

Hi, I'm looking for a "high rated" consignment seller here in Tucson, Arizona. I will even travel to other points in the state for a good seller. Thank you for helping me. Diane

clarification on GTC insertion fee and free store listings

Last month I was charge for 2 insertion fees for items that renewed without having free listings at the end of the month. I not only was charged 2 insertion fees, but those 2 items also came off of my 'free' store listings for the next moth. Now it h...

Sales Pattern

Let me share with all my sales pattern for the last several months: The first week I get sales.The next 2 weeks I get Absolutely NO sales.Then the last few days I get sales. Can anyone offer me a logical explanation or is this just plain old EBAY Thr...

So do I block this guy or not?

I have a buyer who has spent almost $1000 in the last two years. I am grateful for that. However, he buys in binges, and then has to be prodded to pay. Two years ago he ran up $400 and I had to file non payer. He has used three different accounts, an...

Resolved! What happens to the shipping charges on a "100%" charity" sale?

Does Paypal forward just the item total, and the seller retains the sales charge to cover shipping? eBay's FAQ on Charity Selling does not address this. They talk about the "sale price", but I have no idea if this includes the shipping charge.

eBay is scamming me!

I sold one Laptop here for a buyer, he claimed the laptop was not as described, while his first message to me was (where can I turn the laptop from?) you can imagine what kind of inexperienced he is. After a few days, he claimed he received something...

MASSIVE Ebay fees - beware!

Just been hit with a Massive 1900 Pounds listings fee ?????????

No Views. Low Sell through. Is anyone shopping eBay anymore?

I have been selling on eBay since 2001. I maintained an anchor store but found, at some point, that my fees were about the same as my sales so I switched down to a basic store. About the same time, my husband retired and we decided to enjoy life. We ...

Good Til Cancelled

So how is this playing out for you? For my family's accounts it has been a disaster. We are 5 sellers with 5 accounts and after running a spreadsheet on year to year sales each of the last 2 months sales are off over 60%. Nice job ebay - Hmm, wonder ...