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15.99 oz First class shipping

Is it still possible to print USPS First Class shipping labels for 15.1- 15.99 oz packages? New format doesn't allow that. Clicking on the Classic Label in the right corner doesn't bring it back. Every time I print a label, I do a survey for ebay com...

Advice Needed: Selling New in the Box - document contents?

I sold a great electronics item yesterday that is brand new, sealed in its box. Just curious what the consensus out there is as far as documenting the box's contents. When I did the listing, I opened the box to verify that it was indeed brand new, st...

This auction thing

Is anyone having any success with running auctions as a way around not having GTC listings? I ask, not because I'm going to run auctions since auctions hate me, but because I've been doing lots of searching through Completeds today* and I'm seeing go...

On the Eve of the Seller Update, an Open Letter to Sellers

I just have the strangest feeling about this one, and I wanted to jot down a few thoughts before it hits. So please bear with me, and know that I have the best of intentions as I write this. First, my heart goes out to all of you who are grappling an...

Paypal dispute

Hello,Just received this message from PayPal - We are writing to let you know one of your buyers opened a case for this transaction. The buyer stated that they did not authorize this purchase. The item was delivered on April 9th. I just received this...

Buyers who cancel orders

In regards to buyers who place an order via buy it now. If that buyer sends a cancellation request to the seller a few hours after they have paid for the buy it now item would their account be affected in any negative way?

Partially on Vacation

I have a situation where one of my shipping points will be on vacation for a week, but the rest will be open for business. What I want to do is to place the items that the shipping point ships on vacation for that week, but as far as I can tell eithe...

Markdown Manager - sale not launching

I've used Markdown Manager before, but maybe something has changed. Yesterday I created a 25% off sale for all items in my store in the $25-100 price range with G16- in the title to start immediately and last until June 6th. I selected 357 listings a...

12% Fee on Shipping in the Books Category?

I did not realize that when the books and cd's went up to 12% Final Value Fee that it also applied to the shipping cost. All I can say is wow, how can they justify charging 12 % on shipping price now? The media mail rate went up again in January and ...

Want Your Old "All Selling" Page Back? Select "Switch to Classic View" on the new "Overview" page.

If seller look on the right just above their ID, it says "Switch To Classic View" in very small print. It gives you the old All Selling page back with all the WONDERFUL information eBay took away (like when auctions are ending) right there and all th...

Be careful when canceling - default is to relist at current listing costs unless you un-check a box

I had two "buyers" win low-value items on minimum-bid prices, and then ask to cancel. I hadn't realized until too late that when approving a cancellation, the default is to relist, too, unless I un-check a box. Watch for this. I had lots of auction l...

The Community Notification feed stopped ...

Has anyone noticed that their Notification feed is NOT updating with replies to threads we Subscribe to or even when someone @ mentions you? Just started today ...

Should eBay add Year and Season as search filters for fashion products?

I was thinking, to help buyers better find fashion items, I would think Year and Season would be good search filters to add. The default categories for Season (going by standard fashion calendars) should be Spring/Summer, High Summer, Pre-Fall, Fall/...

GOOD NEWS FROM EBAY- SELLERS PROTECTION :)FINALLY

ebay HAS GIVEN FINALLY GOOD NEWS New abusive buyer protections and reporting feature updateWe're implementing stronger measures against buyers who don't follow eBay's abusive buyer policy. We're introducing new measures to proactively find abusive bu...

How do I cancel my GTC items before they roll over?

I have about 90 GTC items rolling over tomorrow and I want to cancel them. Is there an easy way to do that or do I have to do it one at a time.? Also, no I have to give a reason like with cancelling any listing? I just don't want to pay fees again fo...