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Interesting Glitch Item Sold and Still Listed

Yep, sold an item today, got notification both from Ebay and Paypal, and just by chance saw it was still listed for sale by Ebay and promptly ended the listing myself. Had an item last spring sell but Ebay never recognized the sale, only got a notifi...

Store vs NO Store

Does having a store Really benefit you? I really don't see any meaningful benefits of having a store. Is spending about $30/month or $360/year worth it? .....I think not. Anyone...Anyone...Buehler

SHIPPING PROBLEM. I CAN'T SHIP TO MY BIDDERS

I have a current posting with the item #: 382941624727. It's set to be up for bidding for the next week, but the bidders are outside of the US, and I can't ship to them! My product is 17 pounds, and it costs hundreds to ship! Also, in my buyer requir...

Can someone look at my listing and give me some advise?

I'm new to eBay and have successfully sold a similar bulk item fairly quickly but this one just isn't selling. https://www.ebay.com/itm/143206232195 Thank you, in advance. EDIT: And I just received a badge for making my first forum post. Are badges w...

The GTC only for fixed price items.

HelloAm I the only one who dislikes the new GTC only for fixed price items? For me it an issue. I am not married to eBay nor do I have an assistant to take care of things when I not available. I like to take a day off or spend some time running erran...

Bulk Feedback Question

In the past, the first column on the bulk feedback page would say the shipped date or the date delivered. Now it just gives me the choices of Leave Feedback, print label, etc. So now I have to check the tracking number for every single transaction to...

Fight/ discourage remorse returns win cases

This latest incident was with a buyer who used the item for 3 weeks then returns it on an "I changed my mind". As usual automatically approved. No surprise there but buyer returns the item without the remote and acknowledged it. Says he's going to se...

Advise required on potential buyer scam

First time seller here.I recently put up a laptop for a starting auction price of $300 and a buy it now price of $450. A buyer messaged me through E bay asking if the laptop was still available. After letting the buyer know that the laptop is still a...

Buyer messaged me email address without asking. Fees triggered?

I just made a deal with a buyer for two separate listings I had. The buyer wanted items removed from each of the listings but combined for a discount. I created a separate listing with the new items and price, but the buyer sent me his email address ...

“parts or not working”

I have grown tired of two parties on eBay- The Management and the Buying Scammers of which management has allowed to thrive on their site. In the last few years EBay has allowed these scammers to **bleep** my pocket of hundreds of dollars. The scamme...

Strange Offer

I have listed an iPhone 7 with a starting bid of £280. A buyer sent me a message asking what is the minimum acceptable offer and I replied '£250'. He has just sent me this strange (to me) message:'Thanks for getting back to me.I will offer you 390 GB...

sold my first item, through Paypal, even though i have disabled Paypal payments in the first place.

so i sold my first item. it's worth noting that my Paypal is only linked to my ebay account for personal buying purposes, not selling purposes.however, in my seller's preferences, i do not accept Paypal. somehow, the buyer used Paypal to buy my item,...

eBay buyer protection, what about seller protection?

I’m trying to find my next course of action here and am wondering if anyone else has had this or something similar happen. To start off I have perfect feedback on eBay as a buyer and seller and have been a member since 2006. I sold an amp on eBay for...

Resolved! Venting Post: Buyers who ask for free shipping

So I usually try to respond to these requests politely & professionally, but I woke up to this one and I just can't...lol BUYER:Can I have it for free shipping?parkersparrow:You want free shipping on a 5.99 item?????BUYER:Can we make it $6.5 free shi...

Buyer cannot buy because it will not calculate shipping?

Just got a message from a potential buyer that she was unable to buy because I don't ship to New York. Went to check my listing, and it just shows Calculate where the shipping cost should have been. When I click on it, no matter what zip code I added...