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Is my size chart "misleading and complicated"?

I just got a negative feedback by someone who bought a shirt from me who left a comment saying the "size description is very misleading and complicated." The only thing in my description regarding size is a size chart, so I'm assuming she is referrin...

Why doesn't ebay offer a store inbetween Anchor and Enterprise?

I have about 50,000 postcards that I've inherited. I have no problem putting them in a spreadsheet and programmatically listing them, my main concern is listing them the cheapest way. I looked at the eBay store options and the closest store is the An...

Sales taxes being collected by ebay shows on totals on order page

I have been keeping a spreadsheet of my daily total sales, expenses etc for income tax purposes. Everyday i would go to the orders page and load it for yesterday and take the sales total at the top and put that as income for the day. Well i just noti...

Health issues, Vacation or shut down entirely?

I might need By-Pass surgery. Maybe as soon as later today. 3-5 days in hospital and an uncertain recovery time I'm torn as to what to do with my two stores. Should I put both stores on vacation? 5-10-15 days and have that mess to sort out when I'm r...

Buyer Scam

This person is a scammer Says he bought my item Buy now. But after I text him he wanted my PayPal info I told him to go to Ebay and pay through them. Never heard from him again

Sales Down 55% - eBay becoming Unbalanced

Since the introduction of "Item Promotion" or "Promote Listing", eBay's regular business Overviews remind me our sales have tanked by 55%. Our margins are stripped to the bone and, besides objecting to the "Item promotion" scam-like approach, when eB...

Who is the Soft Goods Buyer on eBay?

What do they shop for? What attracts them to a particular listing? Find out from Sam Bright, VP of Soft Goods, on the latest episode of the Selling on eBay podcast: ebay.to/2Im14gl

new PayPal policies

Just received a PayPal policy update.looks like if a seller does a refund, PayPal is going to keep their original fees.is there some other payment processor to avoid this?this will be a nightmare - especially on high ticket items.

High bidder for several days....then the auction ends and the bidder wants to cancel?!?!?!?!?

First of all I'd like to say I've been buying and selling on Ebay since 1998. This auction happened several weeks ago. This woman had the high bid on the item for the last couple days. The auction ends and then two minutes later she says she wants to...

Resolved! Unscientific survey search all categories

On April 3 2019 I stuck a post-it note on my computer with search results of 3 categories I mostly list under. April 3Royal delft de porceleyne fles 156 ww (world wide) 95 USApril 15 ‘’ 59 ww 47 USApril 3Royal Copenhagen 25,506 ww 18,043 USApril 15 “...

Resolved! Listing removed but buyer already paid and I shipped item?

Hi all,So I got a message from eBay today that said one of my listings has been removed due to “adult content.” I looked and this was a pair of shoes that I had sold a while back. I’m assuming it had to do with the fact that I stated that they were “...

I got second mysterious cancellation in one month after delivery

Sold an expensive Apple Mac Air to a person in NY ， it was delivered yesterday, then this morning, I got an email notice by saying that I cancelled the order and issued refund. the exactly the same situation with about two weeks ago. the buyer also i...

Resolved! Question for Coin Dealers

I don't normally sell coins. When I do its just a few lots of circulated coins that are accumulated from my estate buying activities. Here's the question- Is it legal to sell currently circulated Canadian coins as a lot of less than $200 ? I live in ...

Removing Negative Feed Back Quarterly Instead of Yearly

Removing Negative Feed Back Quarterly Instead of Yearly: Yearly Negative Feed Back Last far to Long, Especially when you are a Great Seller, Shipping Packer and/or Postal Problems by the Shipping Provider. Sometimes you just come across a Bad Custome...

Automatic Relisiting?

Two auctions that ended today were automatically relisted. Is this something new? I've always relisted when I get free listings available. It was kind of scary when I didn't see the relist button in Unsold. I went to revise to find where it says reli...