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Can't get into store listings

I can get into my direct store link but can only see page one - hit a category on the left and get this message This site can’t be reachedcgi6 . ebaystores . com’s server IP address could not be found. My friend just called me and has the same proble...

Invited to participate a eBay sales event. Who is paying the coupon code?

Hey, guys,I'm invited to participate a ebay sales event, in fact we have participate in events like this several time. Normally it will provide a code for a 10% off, and we will cover 5%, ebay covers the other 5%. But we are still receiving full amou...

Resolved! What do you do when someone local contacts you about an item you have listed that they want to see.

Someone contacted me about an item they would like to see, as they live in my city. I can't give them my personal contact information so how do I handle this? I simply said I can't give it to them. Mary

eBay business account can't Promote Listings and sold out listing won't end

So I wanted to link my shopify account to eBay which forced me to change my eBay account to a Business account. As soon as I went back to eBay, my ability to promote listings is gone and I get this message 'How to Gain Access to Promoted ListingsImpr...

Resolved! Buyer abuse

Three times I've had different buyers bid and win on high-end studio audio gear, keep it for a while and file disputes saying item not as described or does not work. Mind you, when they come back they all work perfectly and they left here in perfect ...

Being Prepared For Ebay Fees

I don't really sell that much on eBay and try to remember to take into account when pricing things that eBay is going to charge me two fees which are such that they will not tell people what they are or how they figure them; you know, the eBay Myster...

Resolved! Tax change responsibilities for low-volume sellers?

I’m confused about what my responsibilities are with this tax change. Before I get into that, let me ask this, because maybe it’s a non-issue. In my state the “nexus” threshold is $100,000 of sales per year or 200 transactions. I sell less than $1,00...

Resolved! 1099K form filled and sent to the IRS by PayPal does not disqualify funds refunded!

Behold! PayPal would not bother to disqualify the funds that later were refunded. THEY PUT IN EVERY FUND YOU RECEIVE NO MATTER IF IT LATER REFUNDED. They prefer you pay the taxes for what you eventually did not receive. I suspect the reason is the co...

Resolved! Need to refund a buyer, what's the procudure to log it corrcetly and get refunf of fee

Need to refund a buyer now, what's the procedure to- log it correctly- final value fee Also, since eBay took the sales tax on the transaction, which I will refound to buyer, how do I get refunded for the taxes ThanksChristian

New to selling on Ebay

Hi, I'm a longtime customer of Ebay and made the decision to become a seller for first time. I have a question. If I choose to ship my sold items either via FedEx or UPS, where do I get the right packaging envelopes to use?Thanks for any feedback

need help very confused!

I listed an item for 500 dollars. i got a bidder that looked like a scam but i went through with the process. he bidded my buy it now amount and in the bid message said text him or email him because he had questions.. i did and he said he wanted me t...

Sales Tax Payment from eBay to CDTFA - California

Hello,I am trying to file my annual Sales and Use tax form that is due no later than January 31st. I know how much I have collected from my buyers up until the end of September. I can also figure out how much eBay has collected from October to the en...

What's your lowest price?

Does this tactic get a response from you? Mostly I receive messages like that on fixed price listings and I refer the buyer to the listing for my pricing. Recently I added best offer to a couple of listings and buyers sent this message. Does it actua...

How to relist an item

So I recently listed an item, and sold it to someone in russia, but when they found out how much shipping would cost they opted out. Now I need to relist, or at least take down, that item so that I can actually sell it. How would I do this?

Question on Promoted Listings

Trying to understand promoted listings - I am being told by Ebay rep the "trending fee" is charged whether items sells or not (like a listing fee) PLUS a separate fee when it sells .................... is that correct ?