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UGH! Send Offer Option Killing Sales.

Not sure who else here feels like the "send offer" to watchers option is killing sales. I get SOOOO many watchers on my listings and they just sit there and watch, I believe waiting for me to send them a lower priced offer. I know a lot of sellers se...

best selling strategy

happy new year! I just started selling again after a couple years off. what is the best selling strategy to use? I have a lot of different stuff to sell. I don't want to use best offer as I get too many lowball offers. 1. set lowest price willing to ...

BUYERS Who Leave NEGATIVE Feedback for Wrong Orders!!!

To all sellers who enjoy receiving negative feedback for orders that buyers can’t even identify correctly, [Removed by moderator] is your guy. The buyer thoughtfully attached a photo in his negative feedback of a 5-liter jug of oil—which, for anyone ...

So how would you handle a return request on a sealed retro game that has been opened.

Sold a sealed 3ds game which I clearly had listed as PAL region. They've opened it and claim the item is defective/ doesn't work. I already know the reason is they purchased it and are trying to play it in a US region 3ds which a PAL game will not wo...

Back to selling after several years

Hi All, I haven't sold on Ebay for a while. I used to have a business and sold tons of items. I also paid taxes on those items because it was a business. My husband and I are needing to downsize, a LOT. I would like to sell some better items on Ebay....

Resolved! Question about ebay shipping policy

Multiple questions have been asked about penalizing sellers for not delivering on time or not shipping on time. or INR cases where we can get our money back. However I have a more specific question.Here is the scenario: If i buy an item on sept 14. t...

Order cancellations and Paypal fees

I am aware that Paypal changed its policies on reversing fees for refunds. I understand that if I (as the seller) do not have an item and have to cancel an order, or if I want to give the buyer a combined shipping discount after they purchase several...

"Reseller" Button in "Purchase History"

Merry Christmas Eve All! When was the "Reseller" button implemented and where can I find information or when it was originally proposed.

Payment dispute

Good day. I wish everyone all the best for the season and a prosperous New Year. I would like to know if a buyer can open a payment dispute against a seller although the item purchased by the buyer is already shipped but has not been delivered as yet...

Receiving unwarranted negative feedback-without any ability to defend myself-Ebay defense is gone

A buyer paid for an item that was out of stock in my inventory. I immediately refunded her money with a giant apology. She left me negative feedback because she "really wanted" the item. And I really wanted to sell it to her, but if there's nothing l...

Ebay Needs to Get Serious About Combatting Fraud!!

Ebay has allowed rampant fraud to perpetuate on its platform. I'm a seller who has been on the platform now for 13 years, so I have seen a lot...and I am at my wits end with the scam where buyers CIRCUMVENT the no return policy...by using FRAUD. Agai...

I waited 7 days as the buyer wanted to continue shopping--then the buyer cancelled order

I have been on Ebay long enough to know that sometimes their ideas work, sometimes they don't.Here is what happened: I sold an item and I received the missive: 'the customer wants to shop more.' Payment was to have been made in seven days after the a...

Ebay 1099 question

If I bought an item at a store for $4500 and sold it on eBay for $5300 do I pay taxes on the $800 difference? Will eBay send the IRS a 1099 for the whole $5300?? Thanks

Resolved! Can eBay get into trouble if thousands of sellers list endangered species parts?

I don't want to cause problems for either eBay or sellers. Some of this material comes from foreign countries but much is listed as U.S. sellers. But it looks like something is wrong when the official policy of eBay is to ban any endangered species p...