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ASK ME ABOUT: Product Research (formerly known as Terapeak)

Hello Everyone, We're thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new interactive series, which is set to take the place of our former "Monthly Chat with eBay Staff" program. This series is designed to bring you closer to the heart of eBay's operati...

Are you running a sale this weekend?

I'm running a 20% off Markdown Manager Sale on everything in my store this weekend in an effort to goose sales a little. (I usually run a sale on only selected items) And no, I did not increase my prices first. Most of my stuff has good margins, so I...

Silver Jewelry Makers Mark

I am stumped with this piece. It is very well-made. Any ideas?

New Markdown Manager WARNING

Just wanted to share. I have successfully used the Markdown Manager feature to increase sales. Last night I noticed they added these disclaimers at the bottom of the form. I usually elect to have the sale start now and it takes a few minutes to get t...

Silver Jewelry

In which countries do people spend the most on silver jewelry?

International sales

I've been a seller on Ebay since 1996. They recently changed their consolidator from Kentucky to Illinois for international sales. I have never had any issues until this change. I sell a 3oz jar of a rare palm oil. It does not fall into any restricte...

Buyers claim missing item in package

Alright, so I know this has been discussed before. I have a persistent buyer wanting to buy my item. I initially sold it, but was weary as the buyer is also a seller from China, but his ship to address is in California. I cancelled the transaction an...

Will Ebay make an Official Announcement on the New 1099-K guidelines ???

Waiting for an Official Announcement on the New 1099-K guidelines

Ebay is throwing me under the bus

I have 3 day handling. I have a buyer who bought on Thanksgiving Day that is mad at me because I said I'll ship by 11/28 when he asked me. Ebay is showing him the ETA as 11/28 - 12/2. He's upset at me because of the 11/28 part of the ETA when I told ...

Sales are terrible and eBay is greedy

I have been selling on eBay for years I think it is time to cancel my store and move to another platform by the time I pay for eBay fees and shipping it is about 38% of my sales I still have to buy the items I sell, plus I pay for a monthly premium s...

CURIOUS - DID ANYONE EVER GET A REPLY?

I am curious .....a lot of my drafts approximately 30 I have accessed so for have just vanished. This was an issue I had last year and had to relist items again. I know many sellers had similar issues and reported it via the 'message takers' and tick...

Buyer leaves excessive poor feedback - should I communicate why I won't sell to them?

Recently a buyer made an offer of a little over 50% off of one of my items. My spidey senses were tingling so I checked the feedback they've left for others. Out of the 12 feedback they've left, 6 were negative, neutral, or cases of feedback misuse w...

Fraudulent eBay scams on FB marketplace

People should be aware, there is a fraudulent eBay linked scam on Fb marketplace. When a buyer is looking to purchase a car, they get redirected to email the seller's personal email. Once in contact with the 'seller,' a (too good to be true) sale is ...

Invoicing a customer

I sent a wrong sweater but luckily the buyer is willing to keep that and buy the other and I told him I would ship it for free. problem is I cannot figure out how to invoice this. the seller hub way didnt work because nothing comes up that says invoi...

Resolved! Tax information

Hello all. I am not new to Ebay but I am trying my hand at reselling thrifted items as a side hustle. At present I have sold around 55-60 items and haven't really been tracking the income since it's been an experiment. But I am at the point where I h...

Looking for collectors

I have several beanie babies. From McDonald's to other rare ones. Looking to find someone who collects them and knows the real value. All are in excellent condition some still have tags, some in plastic