eBay

How can I protect myself from buyer scams?

Hi everyone, new seller here. So, I got my first offer. Yay... except I think it was a scam. 1) offered more than I was asking, 2) when I sent an invoice (shipping to Canada) he immediately replied via email asking me to text him about payment and sh...

Writing a good description.

How do you write a good description (more than a couple sentences or bullet points) for an item that is self explanatory. By this I mean that the buyer will search for the item, click on it based on the title and image knowing exactly what it is and ...

Account suspension trademark violation AGAIN Ebay Reinstated me 4yrs ago same thing!

I'm really at my wits end! I have been an Ebay seller with excellent feedback, 5 star, 21,000+ positive feedback for 17years of service! I sell mostly Louis Vuitton and Gucci handbags and accessories. My account in the last 3 months or so has had a f...

Why does "I'm done now" or "revise another" take you back to page 1 of your listings?

It is such a time waster when every time I'm finished doing something the page reverts to page one of my listings. This is why I prefer to have fewer than 200 listings. Right now I'm "bloated" with Christmas stuff and it is so irritating to always be...

How do I list daily when I usually buy wholesale of the same item?

I ask this as everywhere I look people say that listing daily helps increase sales of other items. True or not I would like to be able to list more frequently as more items = more chance of selling things of course. But the issue is that I only have ...

invoice for buyers?

Does anyone know if a quick way to issue invoice for the buyers?Meaning any software that will take the buyer data and total sum , from ebay or paypal?

Buyer wants a refund

I sold a tumble dryer for collection only they paid cash on collection I showed them it all worked OK and they were happy to take it now 14 days later they are saying they will return it for a refund they say they used it once and it smells of burnin...

Make up your mind on this return ebay

So I accepted a return from a buyer and they didn't send it back (passed return window). I told CS to close it out and they agreed to do so. I then get an email from ebay CS agent saying "...I've closed this case in your favor! Congrats! Rest assured...

Sick of ebay and their stupid changes

title says it all, first ebay starts communicating to buyer if they want a refund they need to return the item. this is exactly the opposite of my return policy which is not happy? refunds given, no return request will be made. I guess they want to r...

Buyer keeping both the money and item???

Recently, I sold an item as described in my listing. The buyer claimed otherwise (different size) and opened a return case. My stupid self forgot to double check my listing and accepted the return. However, I was not obligated to accept this return s...

Pretty sure a scam but can you tell me if there's a new policy where ebay is blocking new buyers?

Just received this message from a new buyer (just joined today) ... Here is their message: Hi, excuse me but Im having issues while trying to pay. I called Ebay and they told me that your account is under the new sellers policy it has automatically b...

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Suspicious Offers Ship to: Springfield Gardens, NY

I have an item with different offers from different people BUT the same address:11413-9300 Springfield Gardens, NY I think this might be a shipping company. The buyers have positive feedback. It just seems a little odd.Anyone have any advise?

Prediction Sales Will Drop. ( IF Lots of states Charge Internet Sales Tax )

Lots of states I am told in June. Will start to charge. A internet sales tax. Not just e bay but many other sites I think will see falls in sales. Due to this tax. Washington State for now is the only one cashing in. I think. But in June 12 more stat...

Returns almost makes the whole selling thing a waste of time (at least with clothing/shoes)

Profit margins nowadays are already so tight, such that even a small amount of returns makes turning a reasonable profit almost impossible. Just today, I have 2 automatically approved returns, due to improper fit. In case you hadn't observed, I am no...