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TOP SELLERS..NOTICED TRAFFIC/SALES VERY DOWN? TAKE ACTION NOW!

HAVE YOU NOTICED TRAFFIC/SALES VERY DOWN? THIS IS DUE TO UPGRADES EBAY IS CONSTANTLY MAKING!..IT IS DUE TO THE ALGORITHM CHANGE. SEARCHES ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY! TAKE ACTION! YOU NEED TO CALL TO COMPLAIN AS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING IF U DO NOT CALL!...

About scams

Note the seller: https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/amazon-dirt-scam-22-year-old Caught a 22 yr in Spain returning boxes of dirt to Amazon.....$370,000....... Amazon "randomly" checks the return contents.

What's the best course of action?

I shipped something to Japan with USPS via GSP, with estimated delivery date of July 25-31. The tracking shows delivered to Erlanger and "shipment exception" in Memphis FedEx since July 23rd. I contacted FedEx and they tell me that their scan shows t...

What to enter for UPC when the barcode number isn't 12 digits?

I'm starting to enter UPC's for items that are new with tags, but I'm running into occasional ones that don't have the standard 12-digit number under the barcode. These pants (see photo) are a good example. They have only a 8-digit number, so not sur...

Promoted Listings

I'm trying to understand promoted listings better. We use them. The highest we will go is about 8% (we see some people up to 20% which seems bizarre). What does the 'trending rate' mean? Is it an average or is it the highest another seller went? If y...

I changed my mind.

A couple weeks ago i got a neutral feedback that says "Very happy with merchandise and right on time!" I was just going to let it go. Now i noticed that the same person just left someone a negative feedback that says "Very happy with merchandise and ...

Resolved! eBay, you need a new button for ending listings early for GTC

I believe we need a new box to check on ending listings early. A box for canceling listings early to avoid them rolling over as GTC again. Item no longer for sale, lost, broken or error in listing don't cut it now when I end my listings early do to G...

I believe I figured the real WHY on the GTC change, and its not what you think..

I've been on these boards voicing my extreme dissatisfaction with the loss of listing time options for several days. I've called ebay multiple times, and I've ranted and raved. I think a lot of this came out of shock and confusion, as I just could no...

eBay's competition on Sold Search page results?????

I was doing some sold search research and couldn't help but notice all the competitive sites "advertised" on the Sold Search page ... I wonder how much Home Office is getting for those paid ads?

Power Seller Requirements

Hi everybody..What are the requirements to be a Power Seller?it is not mentioned clearly in the account like Top Rated Seller Specially in Global Region, i have more than 100 transactions & about $5k sales & all is perfect regarding service metrics b...

Did e-bay steal my listings today?

Ok guys, this is a new one for me. Today is the 1st. with our store subscription we get 1000 fixed listings. There were none ending today so I did not use --- neither should e-bay --- however, I am looking sat the number of listings, I have only 992 ...

Can't end a bunch of GTC listings.

They run to August 3 so to avoid relist fees I want to cancel them now. When I try to, I get the message,We were unable to process your request.We are sorry, but we were unable to process your request.Please check the eBay Announcement Board for upda...

New Manage Orders Page question

If you are looking at your sold page, there's no way of knowing when you shipped the item without clicking the tracking is there? Plus at least before there was an icon you can easily see that shows if you in fact shipped it or not. Now it's tougher ...

Is your item good quality?

I've been getting a rise of this question. Aside from salvaged or used items, I wonder when buyers ask this question do they ever get a seller who answers "No."

Ebay for Charity listings question

When you specify a percentage to donate, does ebay factor in a percentage of the shipping you charge in the listing too? Also what happens if the buyer returns the item for a refund?