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Seller Initiated Offer automation

Every day, eBay sellers send targeted offers to reach interested buyers and drive more sales. To make this process even easier, some sellers choose to automate their offers, helping them engage buyers faster and save time. We want to provide some cla...

secured from porch pirates?

Aside from getting a P.O. box what can a buyer do to establish a secure location for packages? And make sure deliveries are left there? At our house it's 50/50 packages left on the front porch and in the carport. I guess we could try talking to our r...

VAT Prices on eBay listing price

Hello, we are company stated in Europe Union. We have listed on German Ebay with the price including TAX. What happens if US customer buy product ? since if customer is outside EU it is not applicable for VAT. How to handle that on eBay

How do I cancel a listing?

I want to take down a listing. How do I do that?

Weather and listing/sales. What slows you down from listing?

This ridiculous heat we've been having has lowered my motivation to list. I like to take pictures outdoors. I can take some indoors, but after gardening early, I'm sapped. It's 9:15 a.m. and the temp is 84 with a feels like 92. This is actually a bre...

Resolved! Individual seller or store?

I have been selling as an individual for a few years in good standing. I have higher limits than I need, good feedback, etc. I don't have the higher volume of sales that I would like. Does having an ebay store contribute to the volume of sales?

New Store promo?

My Selling Overview page had a new "List 50 of your items for FREE" promo at the bottom of the page. Is this in addition to the 100 listings I get with my starter store? Says "auction-style or fixed price listings" and "Buy-It-Now is free too". Does ...

Resolved! So... Scam?

International buyer sends me an ebay inquiring on an expensive item($165) we sells. He wants to buy 4 units (it is a series of 4 and each one is $165, so he wants the full series) and wants to know if we can give a discount. That is easy enough for u...

What is - to ship or not to ship?..

Hello all,I've got a question for experienced sellers, seeking for an advice.I've sold quite an expensive item today (Cartier authentic bracelet with paperwork etc). Before purchasing, the buyer sent me a pic of her wrist because she is unsure of the...

How to kick start my eBay business

Hi, I'm not looking for anyone's secrets on sourcing products, just some insight on how to kick start my business from being a weekend thing to something more substantial. I've been selling on eBay for a while and have done ok with buying liquidation...

Does anyone use or have small printer label machines? do they work better than home printer?

It's me again I've seen other youtube sellers using the same printer label machines.Wondering if this is better than the home printer with paper labels? Can you hook these small printers to a laptop? I hate using our Epsom printer for my labels. New ...

my promoted listings are died

dear friendshow are you doing ? i hoppe you are goodtree days ago i noticied that my promoted listings are O so i m wondring if my account is flaged , please help me to solve this problem thank you in advance

Now What? This One Is Blowing My Mind

Quick backstory that will probably turn out to be long. Buyer haggled for days for an item promising to pay immediately. I finally sold it to her. She took 9 DAYS to pay. She kept sending me messages saying she would pay the next day, she promised. I...

Very High Item not as Described - Buyers choosing wrong return reason

I am being charged an additional 4% final value fee because several buyers are claiming that the item is not as described. I sell multiple items in one variation listing, and I had 2-3 buyers who imagined they were getting all the items for the price...

Been off Ebay for 1 year. Need help with new updates and rules. return time? sales tax

I have been off Ebay selling due to family illness. Seems that eBay has a lot of changes and new updates.Does eBay have a current Video for new sellers? I have no idea about return policies or sale tax?I will need information about postage rates for ...

Strange - Sold item with bids still shows in my unsold list

I sold an item tonight on an auction that ended, but it has not come through in my list of sold items. I found it in my unsold list. It had several bids, and there was no reserve, so it should be sold. Except for showing bids and what it got bid up t...