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USPS parcel post

guys - i underestand first class mail weight limit is 16oz but parcel post is 70lb right? Why doesn't parcel post appear as an option in ebay shipping tool? Any other good online resource to print those labels at home and hand to the mailman and save...

keyboard typing random letters while trying to list

It seems to be working fine on this page, but when I'm attempting to type info in my listing, the characters I type are NOT what is showing up on the screen. I tried restarting my computer and that seems to help temporarily, but then it comes right b...

Unpaid item

I'm a new seller on ebay. Early Dec 2018, a customer sent an offer for my item (which is double my listing price), then texted me to ask for shipping method and quickly agreed to get the item. But then I was asked to send a $300 Google Play gift card...

Borders, Frames and Watermarks on Photos - Is it Allowed or Not?

I remember sometime ago that eBay announced that watermarks, badges, texts, frames, and borders etc would no longer be allowed. It caused quite the stir and thousands of sellers had to revise listings. However, I see tons of new sellers still doing i...

Resolved! Selling my company's used computer equipment

Hi everyone, I work in my company's IT Department and we have quite a few used older laptops and PCs that we'd like to sell on eBay. I can sell these under my personal eBay account and give the money to my company but I'm not sure of the IRS ramifica...

ebay is a fraud

Today we received a return back from a buyer. The items were used and broken by buyer. We have called ebay to ask them about their return policy which states clearly items need to be returned in original condition. They told us there is nothing they ...

Resolved! Zero Quantity GTC Listings Duplicate Titles

If I were to have a GTC listing sell out and remain open (ie, active but with zero quantity), could it conflict with new listings of the exact same title, necessitating my need to end them before introducing such new listings? I've always assumed thi...

When is Ebay going to close a Item Not Received case after it has been received???

This is getting really old.... I had a buyer in Mexico who doesn't understand English, let alone write it, open up a item not recieved case. After some digging and phone calls I found that the package had been misdirected by the USPS and got them to ...

We need a "Pause" button on Sold items ...

We need a "Pause" button on Sold items for post sale issues. One issue that has come up regularly on The Community is Buyers asking for a delayed shipment AFTER they purchase because they plan to be away. There are other scenarios that this might hel...

eBay Global Shipping Program - PayPal holds funds without any reasons and explanations

Here is the issue:Sold the item via Global Shipping Program, sent the package to the US shipping center, the package was delivered to them according to the tracking. The customer does not received the package as per international tracking it was <>.S...

Sales

Is it just me, or has EBAY sales been non-existing the past several weeks ? I'm making more with EBAY Bucks.

Buyers cannot receive negative feedback

It’s been quite a while since eBay established that buyers cannot receive negative feedback. How’s that working? Not too well. Example: a child who buys yet doesn’t pay. This kid has 100% positive feedback. Now he’s poised to become a seller. eBay, d...

Invalid Category

Trying to list a carwash wand and soap. I go to the Ebay Motors, Automotive supplies, then car wash and I keep getting an error that says invalid catagory. What am i doing wrong?

pay pal debit card scam ?

So I get a message in my regular email acct.It is from paypal@paypal.com... it looks legit, but I don't click anything.It says I need to renew my mastercard, that it expires Jan 2019.On my card it says expires in the middle of 2020Anyone else get thi...

Listing error “wrong category” mainly snap on tools

The last three snap on tools I have tried to list has come back with an error. “ The category is not valid “ when I post that I always research the item and select, “sell one like this“ so I know what category is valid because it’s on eBay where I wa...