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Ebay halts sale of item not listed in ad

I listed a rare bicycle on Ebay. A customer contacted me who already owned the same bike.He asked me if I knew where he could get some parts for the bike, not the bike in my ad. I told him I had the parts he wanted so we wanted to exchange contact in...

Good Til Cancelled.

Today marked the end of the first 30 day "forced" Good Til Cancelled insertions. I was planning on ending several of the auctions just prior to the end of the 30 days, but Ebay automatically renewed them many hours before the official ending!! What i...

You can still eBay Supplies via PayPal (sorta)

By linking PayPal to Google Pay you can still use PayPal to pay. https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/google-pay-paypal Not only that, you get an additional layer of purchase protection. eBay, Google Pay, PayPal and credit\debit if you link it to Pa...

Is eBay Going to Collect Sales Tax on Seller Fees Too?

Hopefully an eBay employee will chime in - does eBay have plans to collect taxes on seller fees for sellers in Connecticut, DC, Hawaii, South Dakota and West Virginia?

Ebay shipping coupon and payment option trick

Ebay issues quarterly coupons for shipping to purchase items from the ebay shipping center. Of course its really just brand advertising by getting sellers to ship out packages in boxes labeled with ebay logo all over it. But I just went to use my qua...

can't sell customized Zippo lighters on Ebay

Just a friendly heads up. I recently had a listing for a customized zippo lighter pulled down for trademark violations. I did not think it was legitimate since I clearly labeled the zippo and customized and the base lighter was a factory produced zip...

Remove contact info and/or links to non-eBay websites from listings

A couple of years ago when i made listings in the description of the posters I sell, copied the movie description from Imbd site , now it's forbidden on eBay because the descriptions are active and have a link in it that leads to Imbd directly, pleas...

Should i give this buyer a shipping refund?

I try to calculate my shipping charges so that there is a little extra to cover shipping supplies and fees. Sometimes i may make a few cents. Sometimes i may lose a few cents. I got home from work today and was surprised to see a large ebay order wai...

For just $3M...

You could buy a juvenile t-rex on eBay! This has been all over the news - television, print and online. One article. # 292983172236 It's a lot of exposure for eBay. List your dino stuff if you've got it!

Buyer offer

Hi, a buyer sent an offer on a "Buy it Now" auction. No option for an offer was included in the listing. I'm not sure if this is permitted. However, if I accept the offer (in the response message there is an option to do this), how long does the buye...

Unpaid Items Claim & No Resolve :(

I already paid my FVF and I’m not thrilled about it but I didn’t want to incur further interest on it. But in future, what should I do differently??? So a few weeks ago, I auctioned an item that was won at $48 but when it came time to pay, the winnin...

Withdrawing a counter offer

I made a counter offer and now it seems to be stopping me altering the classified listing. I basically want to make the sale price the same as the figure in my counter offer - so shouldn't be a problem, but the tool won't let me change the listing wh...

Scam Warning: If your listing photos contain more than one item...

If any of your listing photos contain more than one piece of the item, and your listing is for fewer pieces, clever buyers are filing SNAD claims insisting that, regardless of text in the listing stating otherwise, they should have received the quant...

retract neg feedback

losing business fast, ever since around xmas we shut down for 3 days and went out of town to visit family..we had know internet access ..the buyer sent some messages which we couldn't answer until we returned, buyer then gave us 10 negatives needless...

Want a Good Chuckle for the Day?

I've got a 'great' eBay story: Guy buys Levis shorts, THEN messages me could he get some money off because he could buy a new pair for less. I tell him no, if the price doesn't suit him please cancel. Hear nothing so later that day I message him that...