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Passing the Buck.....

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal eBay management is blaming their decline in GMV on Google search. Perhaps it is time that eBay looks in the mirror at its own search deficiencies before trying to pass the buck.

Dealing with Webinterpret nonsense

I recently got opted into webinterpret automatically. They added hundred of listings to my account over night. I just read up on all the issues going on with this for the past year. Im trying to revoke the 3rd party access like others said you should...

Am I The Only One Hurting?

I could have not written a better script for how to destroy a Seller's business. So, am I the only one hurting. 1. Multiple overlapping technical problems/glitches.2. Loss of the Sellers' ability to have sales.3. Increase in postal rates.4. No power ...

Recent Nov. 18,2019 Item Specific Announcement/Update - In case some misssed it.

Item Specifics Tech Issues. Details & Final Status Update https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/Item-Specifics-Tech-Issues-Details-amp-Final-Status-Update/ba-p/30427329

I declare - it's Silly Season or full moon or something...

OK - so having finished with Ms Butt Bling, I just got a pre-approved Return Request complete with USPS tracking number issued (but not yet mailed) and a message from the buyer who didn't wait 2 minutes between writing to me and opening the case.On W...

FINALLY an ad.... but, seriously?

Laughing customers sitting on a couch in a furniture store, using their smart phone. Wife holds it up next to the couch price sticker... Ebay’s price is less than half of the store’s price. BOOMING VOICEOVER: When you’re over overpaying, get it on EB...

Resolved! Selling Here Is Scary, Risky Business How Do I Get Courage To List New Items?

Just got the special promo to cap FVF's on items I may sell that go for over $100. Did not accept offer. Stopped listing much of anything with a value over $45 for a year or more. why? 1st off the unreal increase in shipping cost,2nd would be all the...

Ebay sucks!!! No seller protection! Will not care about selling on eBay ever again

I sold a lens on ebay. The buyer bought it without reading the description and then filed a return case because he did not read the description and the lens was not what he wanted. Ebay just accepted the return and refunded the buyer without asking m...

Ebay is dying

Ebay is dead. Ebay is dying. I was a very successful seller on another, bigger account. I even paid their ridiculous fees and store fees until they raised it to like $300+ a month just for a store. My sales dropped more than 50% at the end of 2015, c...

Time to end and relist everything. 500 free listing promotion is back :D

Just in case you haven't seen the email yet. 500 free listings till the 22nd of November. Perfect time to try to breathe some life into those dead listings eBay is throttling.

Resolved! Buyer hasn’t paid in two weeks-no contact

Hello everyone,not new to selling but first time I’ve had an incident like this. So what do I do? I sold this item (to a fairly new eBay user looks like) for 192 dollars, and so far two weeks have elapsed since then. The Buyer hasn’t responded to any...

Look at your Paypal account. Are they are charging a fee on the sales tax collected?

I was STUNNED to see that I'm being charged a Paypal sales commission on the sales tax that Ebay and Paypal collect directly for a transaction. Is Ebay also charging the 10% commission on the final sale price including the sales tax? The tax decision...

I want to do a black Friday sale

I was hoping to do a Black Friday sale for 48 hours From Thursdays midnight to Saturday Midnight. I want to give 50% off all items in our store but the buyer will have to pay for the shipping. I mean it is obvious I could not But in promotions there ...

Resolved! eBay CS - can they remove a blocked buyer? Because...I’m surprised!

This may seem an odd question, but I just had a user id purchase from me that I know for a fact was blocked. I know because I have my blocked list copied into our other account and in a Google note!I know of no way of the user id being able to have s...