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trying to post an advert for macbook over 500USD.

Hi all I am quite new to ebay. They could have make this site much more easy. I am trying to sell a Laptop for 550 USD and it's telling me i need to increase my limite.. I can also see there an option for classified at 9 dollars. No ideas if i pay th...

What is the cheapest way to ship small and light items?

I want to sell some small and light items, for example, earbuds. What is the cheapest way to ship in domestic? Currently the only way I found is USPS first class package, $2.66, if I create shipping label from eBay. But that is still too expensive fo...

Some buyers can have faulty memories.

Just got this msge when I logged on to do a label for an order place on the 6th. (to paraphrase) "Hi, I purchased this 'item' several days ago and was wondering when it was going to ship?" Since when is 2 days "several"? Lord I wish ebay would put th...

Resolved! Should we be adding a disclamer in our ads about the SCOTUS ruling?

I've been reading in posts on the seller forum about how eBay is starting to implement collecting sales tax on behalf of sellers. There is alot of confusion on my part, assuming I haven't done enough homework yet. From what I understand, there's at l...

A funny thing I noticed.................

I find it funny some of the replies or posts to these discussion boards are from sellers/buyers with zero FB and never an item for sale yet they claim to know everything. People with a lot of time on their hands or eBay staff? Just a personal observa...

Resolved! Taxes

I had opened a ebay store, but a few months ago I closed it. I havent sold anything on ebay in a few months, i havent even had anything listed. Recently i tried to list an item, but it required me to have a tax percentage. Do i have to have tax even ...

Community Chat, Jan 9 from 1:00 pm PT - General Topics

Join The Community Team at this [link] for a Community Chat on general topics from 1 to 2 pm Pacific on Jan. 9th. We do not have a set topic, so please use the hour to ask us your eBay buying or selling questions. See you then!

11/15/18 I fell for the Webinterpret offer sent through Ebay messages

I don't know if I was the only one but Ebay sent me a message through the Ebay messaging system that I can increase my sales through international listings. They had a link on the message that said start selling today I clicked on it and then read mo...

Resolved! Promotional Rate Test Results

I decided to do a little experiment in regards to setting Promo rates at different levels. I was curious as to whether if an increase in the promo percentage would really make a difference. I normally set my campaigns to 3.1% - a number pulled out of...

Resolved! Payment Confirmation

Hi, I have been an ebay member since 2017... sold some items in the past two years. However, I'm discouraged to continue with you. For the past month I had a handful of scummy buyers who calim not to authrize the purchase (even though its clear as da...

Relisting Previous Listings?

OK, I just activated my 100 extra listings, It will not let me relist my unsold listings.so my question is what is the difference new or relisted.Why cant relisting count as part of promotion?If I cannot relist I dont make money and neighther does eb...

Resolved! New bidding rules from seller

Hello, community!Is it ok to add additional rules for buyers to the items description?https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-policies/item-description-policy?id=4372Not allowed:Including comments that discourage buyers from buying on eBay, or tha...

Resolved! partial refund blues

Guy bought a brand new dvd and is claiming damage. I sell hundreds of dvds and have yet to hear this one. I asked to see pictures. A week later I got these pictures and he said 'What are you going to do about it before I leave feedback' My reply was ...

Resolved! Need Help IDing These Tools

What were these tools used for? They all appear to be hand made wrought iron, and each has a different tip. Thanks!

Return item after 4 Months

Okay this is a new one on me. Yesterday I had a buyer what purchased a coin in September 2018 contact me for the first time ever after the sale. There had not been any communication at all before. His message was polite asking if he could return the ...