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Resolved! Sales Tax notice

Happy New Year,So I just saw this messge about tax being charged on an item. I've looked through my emails from eBay and don't see anything related to a change. Is this something new with the new year? Do I need to remit to the state of WA? The learn...

Resolved! Sales Tax on eBay

Hi all,I sell philatelic items during my free time on eBay. But I am not a professional seller. I just have a basic account and not a business account.For the first time in my selling career, after selling some items to a buyer located in Minnesota, ...

Question about promoting vs lowering price

Say I have an item for $15.00 and reduce the price by .75 will that auction typically have a better chance of selling then if I spent .50 cents (When/if it sells) on promoting? Why or why not?

Resolved! HOW TO REMOVE INVALID DEFECT LISTINGS

I made the mistake of changing my email address after 20 years. I updated to new address everywhere but it was impossible to find everything. Long story short, I had a handful of transaction process to an invalid PayPal email address aka my old one. ...

What do I use eBay for? Thank you eBay!

The shoes I wear were bought on eBay as well as the tv, laptop, smartphone all purchased from the site. The sales revenue I have besides fee's are turned into cyber cash enabling me to purchase on many sites and stores with my paypal account. Thank y...

Does ebays algorithm actually care about the best practices ebay employees tell us matter. BREAKDOWN

So I was doing searches today and noticed best practices do not seem to be affecting the top 100 of the "best match search" It looks like it only cares about auctions, sponsorship's, and new listings. Of the first 100 Patagonia jackets when I search ...

Sales down 75% from last year

I know we were lucky but we had 100 free listings a day as a private seller, until EBay changed to 1000 free listings per month. We spoke with EBay who said set up another account, which we did and have been using two accounts for over 6 months. So i...

All the changes for "better seller experience" is REALLY hurting business by customers not paying

I have had 5 no payments this week and about five last week. Not sure what is going on all of a sudden. I have hardly EVER had 5 non payments in a year. It is horrible! And now they are going to do the payment management thing. I am a single mom and ...

buyer did not want to win auction?

I've been trying to sell a particular item for awhile now (it's listed for over $100).Mid week I received a bid on the item (it was the only bid) and that buyer ended up winning the item. Now the buyer sent me this message: "Did not want to win this ...

Bizarre Visa card paid for an eBay invoice and disputed said transaction?

So, very weird situation going on with my PayPal and eBay. Log in today to find I can't receive or send money on PayPal. There's a transaction that has a dispute opened yesterday for a monthly invoice payment to eBay, which is totally normal and auto...

Recent changes to Item Specifics

The first change I saw is that Item Specifics now automatically hides several IS fields, even if the listing form only has 4 recommended fields!While I'd be the first to jump up and cheer for the ability to hide options on almost every screen (partic...

Resolved! Square trade warranty added to my USED item?

I listed a lamp in used condition and there is a square trade warranty option. There is no warranty implied on my listing nor do I have orginal sales receipts.What does this mean for myself as a seller? And how do I remove this feature?Thanks For ref...

kudos to sellers who....

...check their listings every month before GTC automatically relists. When my listings used to end I would carefully check them for prices and whether they are still on the shelf but since the GTC thing kicked in I have been too lazy to do it most of...

SOLUTION: Avoid the undeserved "1-Star Product Rating" on your listing

After wasting a lot of money creating and ending listings while trying to avoid ebay's 1 Star Rating , I think I have found a work-around to get rid of the evil 1 Star Rating, while still maintaining product identifier's required for ebay-sponsored G...

Resolved! If I'm to get screwed selling on EBay....

Then why would anyone sell on EBay? I have been selling a product for around $150 each on EBay for last 6 months, and have nothing but continual buyer problems. But this one takes the cake! I sold item in first of January. It is NO Returns basis, but...