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Shipping cost cannot be calculated. Please enter a valid ZIP Code.

Shipping cost cannot be calculated. Please enter a valid ZIP Code. that is thew message on my listing. item number. 232764725365just was informed by a prospective buyer that he had to buy from some one else. listing has been active for a long time. s...

BUYER BEWARE SCAM/CON SELLER

HELLO ALL, PLEASE READ !!! I RECENTLY PLACED A BID ON AN ITEM OF A PAIR OF SHOES. AFTER, THINKING IT OVER I HAVE DECIDED TO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT ON THEM BECAUSE I HAVE AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME FINDING SHOES THAT FIT MY FEET PROPERLY. THE VERY FIRST MESSA...

1000 free listings terms and conditions.....confused?????

Hi, as of yesterday the 3rd of March we now have 1000 free listings a month and I was reading the terms and conditions and was confused with 2 elements.the first that a good til cancelled when renewed would NOT count towards your 1000 a month. So whe...

Is this common? Buyer placed order, PayPal refunded buyer, no notice from eBay that order cancelled

I received an orderfrom a buyer, received PayPal $$, then PayPal refunded the buyer. I didn’t receive an email from eBay of an order cancellation. I didn’t ship the item, but I did print and pay for the shipping label. The only way I knew the ordermu...

Lower the price? How about eBAY fix itself?

Yeah. Lower the price. They shows item in my cart priced at $95. Um....elloooooo......it's been listed at $90 for several days. I guess it's that time again, to raise the price. Last time I did that, the item sold at the higher price. I wish eBay wou...

Negative Feedback, how much more could I describe the item??

Just received a negative feedback from a buyer..."item too small" Not sure what I could have done anymore than what I have in the listing to have prevented this. I have all measurements, material type, etc. I even took a return on it. Any suggestions...

eBay LOVES zoned pricing for 1st class parcels

With the advent of zoned pricing for 1st class parcels eBay has a great incentive to show your items to potential buyers who are furthest away from you, since higher postage means higher fees for eBay. It just seemed to me I was getting a lot more di...

Is it safe to sell to re-shipping/forwarding companies?

The buyer is a shipping company and the shipping address is to the company address.

Emails sold items coming much later...cannot send invoices in the meantime

This has started happening in the last couple of months, more and more frequently. Item ends (all auctions), but I don't get an email that it sold, nor can I found it under sold items. If I go in through my listing manager (garagesale) I can see it s...

Request total from seller not available on smart phone?

I have a potential customer that wants to buy multiple items from a smart phone. I told him to Add to cart all the items and then click the Request total from seller button, then I would send him an invoice. He says he doesn't have that option. I kno...

Drop The Prices To Make The Sale

Drop the prices to make sellers sell more. Sellers are thinking of selling more, lower the price to encourage them to list more. Lower the fees by 10% and we'll email sellers to tell them the deal just got better.Final Value Fee Give your top rated s...

Curious does anyone ever look up other Sellers to see their sold items?

For some reason, I really enjoy doing this. There is a few other Sellers who buy from the same stores so it's neat to see something I didn't buy, sold by them. Maybe I missed it but they benefitted

EBAY launches new program- EBAY Instant Selling-for Smartphones

Perhaps a response to the many threads on phone selling experiences. https://www.ebayinc.com/stories/news/ebay-launches-new-program-for-consumers-to-instantly-sell-their-smartphones/ Some excerpts: For consumers looking for the quickest and easiest w...

Shipping Supplies From Ebay No Longer Taking Paypal Here We Go Again

When You get your quarterly coupon from Ebay do not look to check out with Paypal. You must now use Ebays Managed whatever program. The geniuses at Ebay decided to tout their Managed payments fiasco on everyone. Once again, Ebay has to complicate thi...

While I was sleeping, eBay revised one of my listings.

When I got up, there was a message from eBay declaring "Your chances of selling have just gone up!". Then it read, "Hi, buyers can now make offers on your listing. etc." Sure enough, they added Best Offer to one of my under-performing listings (on my...