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Update on Current Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) Renewal Issue

Dear Sellers, We are currently experiencing a technical data processing delay that has temporarily impacted the timely processing of some Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) renewals, affecting the visibility of certain seller listings and listing count on Act...

What do I say to this

“Terrible that you charged $17.23 to ship an iPhone and you shipped economy... not so bad that it cost $17.23 when rightly you should've sent the item with this value priority to get to your buyer in 3 days since that's what we paid for. I know it's ...

New seller needs some help here with MM

Okay, how the heck do I get the strikethrough and sales price to show on my listings in search results? Right now I can see it only by clicking on the listing. WTH good does that do to attract a buyer ? I'm putting jammies on now (of course I get dre...

If I retract my last offer, will it go back to the last counter offer from the seller?

I made an offer on an auction, the seller countered and then I countered back. They replied with yet another counter but I dickered again and sent another offer. Thinking about it a half hour later, I should have accepted their last one. Can I retrac...

No "Order details", "Mark as Shipped" or "Add Tracking Number" in my sold listings today - Why?

I went to my "Sold" list in My Ebay today to manually add some ttacking numbers. The click-on "Add Tracking Numbers", "Order Details" and "Mark As Shipped" options were gone from all but one of my sold listings. I used the drop down "More Actions" me...

Buying From Liquidators

Hi guys! Just a little article/discussion about buying from liquidators and some pointers/things to look out for. Any included input is appreciated. First off, when you hear names like Liquidation.com some people instantly want to turn away from thes...

Questions regarding a buyer who opened a dispute for "Item not received".

Hello: I sold a cd on Friday, 11/30 18, and shipped it on Monday, 12/3/18. I always state that I send my cd's via Media Mail because, very often, they get to the buyer in less than a week. I could ship First Class, but it is $1.09 more and, when you ...

Resolved! Ebay Major Drop In Sales In All Categories December, 2018

Give a show of hands! How many have had a major drop in sales for 2018 and very little assistance from eBay? You can’t get any assistance with eBay. It just seems they are blowing themselves up. Talk about stocks going down! Be there for the sellers,...

Return due to stock photo mistake

I listed a great flashlight and used a stock photo I found online to look more professional. It was the exact model however the photo I found had the letters PRO on the flashlight with the model number. The buyer returned it and ebay refunded. It was...

view counter doesn't add up

Why do I get views at the beginning of a 30 day listing, and then again about 2-3 days before the listing ends, but next to nothing in between? I get the feeling i'm not visible for most of the month. Is there some kind of algorithm cycle that takes ...

Seller tax question.

The 1099 you get from PayPal. What does that total represent? Is that BEFORE or AFTER ebay fees, paypal fees and shipping fees? Thank you for your help.

Closing my Store

After doing the math for my taxes I have found that I brought in a 14% profit for 2018 on here which is not enough to make it worth keeping my store open. I am not one of those sellers who hasn't had any success on here. I have been selling on and of...

selling multiple items??

I have a bunch of new items I had made. I can't figure out how to list them and automatically relist when one sells?These are all identical. I have ten I would like to sell.....(When someone buys one it would relist and show 9 available?)Thanks for a...

Buyer addresses and formatting/typos

Hey all. So, I'm pretty new to selling, and decided to unload a bunch of stuff I don't really need anymore for some extra cash. It's gone great so far, with only one possible hiccup (and that's another issue entirely)... until today. One of my items ...

Why would someone on eBay ask me to raise my price by a penny?

Someone with low feedback on eBay sent me a message and asked me to raise my Buy It Now price by a penny. The person didn't write that he/she wanted to buy my item. For the heck of it, I raised the price by a penny and messaged the person back (I did...

New selling format and hidden seller fees

I stopped selling in 2017 and just started up again. I noticed the new layout for setting up my auction, and was unimpressed. After listing about 46 "free" listings, I noticed I owed 80 cents in fees. The breakdown says they are upgrade fees, for Buy...