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Relisting protocol not consistent

Until a couple weeks ago, all of my unsold items would be automatically relisted. But now, some of them require me to manually relist. (I get a message that "relisting is as easy as 1, 2, 3.") There's no rhyme or reason as to why some items now autom...

Buy Requested A return with Negative Feedback And eBay will Not Remove It.

Here is the buyers negative feedback comment.'These size 10 are too tight. Fit me like a 8 need to return please' Why does eBay refuse to remove this?

eBay It's 2025 and I still can't use my Chase account

My account has been restricted since September 2024. I'm a business owner I create products from scratch. I received payments however I can't get them due to My Chase Bank Account. eBay has does not have a Chase link to add. I don't use any other ban...

Crazy high shipping to send a pair of sandals to Australia

Is there something I'm missing? I've sold items to Canada, Mexico, Israel, Italy, and South Korea with zero inquiries regarding shipping, even on heavy items, but the only country I've had a buyer contact me about insane shipping costs is Australia. ...

Taxation on eBay sales

This is the first year I received a 1099-k for selling on eBay. I filed my US federal income taxes and expect to pay no tax since the income was generated by the sale of personal property at a loss. I shall soon see if the IRS accepts my return. Ther...

Resolved! eBay Incorrectly Removed My Listings

ebay officer Jose cites methylene blue as an over the counter medicine that cannot be sold by a private seller on ebay but co pilot which is advanced intelligence lists methylene blue as its proper descriptor which is... Copilot: Methylene Blue is no...

Federal Income Tax

This my first year selling on Ebay. I'm confused about the rules for reporting earning from the 1099 -k. Supposedly you can deduct cost basis...which is defined as what you paid(fair market value). If I do that....then no tax is owed. The items...use...

Question about sending another invoice after refunding a person

Hi,I have a quick question that I really just need a Yes if possible and how to do it , or a no if not possible. I realize their are a lot of people on this board that are extremely judgmental so I will save these people the time and bash myself . Ho...

constantly getting OOOOP! something went wrong when trying to list an item to sell

trying to list items to sell..........My ipad is saying OOOOPS! something went wrong. turned off the ipad and rebooted, but doesn't help.Any thoughts????????

Items are ended when out of stock

Hi,I'm synchronizing ebay catalog with RESTful Seller API.Some items are ended when going out of stock, despite I activated the "Listings stay active when you're out of stock" option.ThanksAny idea?

GreedBay to raise fees again, when will the insanity end?

I've been making this post every January/February for years. eBay raises fees again. Match that with unreasonable rate increases from the post office and looking back just a few years ago, between the rising costs of inventory, shipping, supplies, an...

Careful with Promotions

I know a lot of people here don't like the various promotions (listings, store, and off-site) that eBay offers sellers. Generally speaking, I do like them. I'm a one woman operation with a small store and no social media presence so they work for me....

Cancel or Refund on Lost Package

Hi all. A package I shipped has been stuck in a NY distribution center limbo for over a week. To be delivered in NY coming from NJ. No movement. Just keeps saying it'll arrive late. I've initiated a missing package claim. Still nothing for a couple d...

Resolved! Ebay changing shipping label preferred payment method, yet again.

Had this issue last year with ebay changing and taking label cost out of funds instead of my preferred payment method and allowed it to go on for a month before I caught it. Just caught it again this month on the 16th of this month and just again tod...

All International shipping has been paused by my store.

My nephew who is working for the United States Department of Commerce suggested to me that I pause all international shipments as a small seller who cannot adsorb large losses. He just said things are not good in the International shipping arena righ...