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Removing item from box for cheaper shipping

I sell a lot of items new in box. Old dolls and toys etc. For some people, the box is very important. But in some cases, it makes shipping more expensive and the buyer would be removing the contents anyway. I just got a collection of vintage Cabbage ...

Slow sales - I think eBay needs to advertise on TV with more commercial ads for clothing resalers!

I would love to see eBay run some commercials for us resale sellers. I have seen commercials for these other sites on TV like the Real Real and others.For example: they should show someone wearing out their favorite pair of jeans and they love them s...

Refund

I got a video game from a seller, but when I opened it was a different game. I started a refund but I realized that it looks like it is fake. Will I still get a refund or will eBay side with the seller? Or is it too much of a hassle

Top Rated Seller Benefits

I am a TRS (Not TRS PLus). When eBay began allowing buyers to return an item for any reason (ex. "I do not like the item") it changed the game for me. Let me explain....to qualify for the 10% discount & TRS listing badge you are now required to offer...

eBay Logo - single color ... glitche or a change?

I noticed this morning that the eBay logo is a simgle color ... maroon or burgandy ??? Hmmm ... lets just call it "magoony" ... anyway, wondering if others have noticed this? It has NOT changed on The Community. Is this a new thing or just a glitche?...

Resolved! Downgrading Store Subscription

Hi All,Does anyone know the fees associated with downgrading from an annual Premium Store subscription to an annual Basic Store?I let my Premium subscription renew in September with great optimism that sales would pick up, but sales remain stagnant r...

Timing of Second Chance Offers in Action Pull-down List

Hi! I am a new seller and have a question about second chance offers. When "socond chance offers" appear in the seller hub menu? I would like to make the second chance offers as soon as possible after the bid end because I gues the 2nd, 3rd, ... bidd...

Resolved! 70 Feedback Revisions and I'm the Scammer?

I'm just curious how this works - I had a customer buy some lip balms and then about 12 days later bought another pack. She wanted all 11 to be berry flavored (as they were mixed) but that wasn't how I had the auctions set up and I wasn't going to ta...

eBay continues to change listings to best offer at 50% off

ebay elects to change your listing reducing price to 50% of your original price. Sometimes they inform you via email and other times NO informing you at all. Now, how can I make a profit at 50% off. Being the lowest price on ebay already, I would los...

eBay recommends wrong category. Will not accept correct category

I am listing a new product that has recently been produced. It is a small diagnostic tool for cell phone repair shop owners. You plug it into an iPhone and it measures a chip and says PASS or FAIL. The name of the tool is Digital Tristar Tester. eBay...

Thoughts on the new pricing banner...

So, I have been reading a lot of threads lately about eBay possibly changing prices, adding a best offer, etc. When I logged in this morning, this banner caught my eye. Gives it a whole new meaning if you read the threads!

Invalid Product Identifier ?

I just got a message from Ebay that I can't quite parse. I listed a vintage power cord (NOS) and I am being told that either (1) item must "be matched with a product from the eBay catalog" or (2) item "have an invalid product identifier". Here is the...

1 Year protection by Assurant... Appearing in my listings?

was checking my listings (other user name/different browser) and what do i see today under my starting price?: 1 year protection $1.99 from Assurant. i am amazed at all the stuff i see in my listings when i look at them on a different computer/browse...

Buyer Requesting Return - SNAD but he also says item is exactly as I sent it to him

I had a buyer purchase a camera lens from me. Upon his purchase, he asked if I could ship it ASAP as he needed it for a photoshoot in a few days. I got the item to him on time. A week or 2 later he requested a return stating the item was not as descr...

Every seller can get scammed!

Just watched this and thought even the vloggers with 6 figure sales get the occasional buyer returning somethin other than what was sold! Sellers have to take it all in stride bcause 99.9% of buyers are wonderful! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D0Y...