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Who pockets the Global Shipping Program "import charges"??

GSP may satisfy some sellers sending items abroad, but it's a pain in the *** for Canadian eBayers. For example, the other day I bought a calculator for US$15. The shipping was $10.85. I was happy with this and purchased the calculator, only to find ...

When to file "Item Not Received" on a item from Japan with no tracking number?

I won an auction for an item from Japan. I got a really good price on it and it was free shipping. After the purchase, the seller messaged me "warning" me how long the shipping is from Japan and it seemed like he was trying to talk me out of the purc...

Sales Post-Christmas

Hey everyone! So more recently I've been selling a lot more on eBay. I probably sold around 2500 items last year if I'm not mistaken. I'm just curious as to if most people tend to see a decline in sales after Christmas? And what strategies do you guy...

How to sell untested electronics?

I recently cleared out my closet and would like to sell some electronics (microphones, keyboards, etc.) that I no longer use. As far as I know they still work and function, but I am not able to test them to verify (as I no longer have the complementa...

eBay Bucks

Hi there! I'm sure all of you have heard of this program - and most of you have opted into it. For starters, if you haven't go to your eBay page, click My eBay at the top of the screen, and then along the left hand side of that page you will see eBay...

Resolved! Offer PayPal on my listings set to No

Hi, under site preferences, I want to set “Offer PayPal on my listings” to Yes, but it is stuck on No. How can i change this? An eBay seller rep assured me that everything is fine, but it seems like customers cannot checkout using PayPal.

How's Your Post Christmas Sells?

How's Your Post Christmas Sells? My Sales have slowed down quite a bit.

eBay "bundled" two purchases that need separate boxes

1 customer bought two listings, presumably paid shipping on each since I use BIN with no combined shipping. Each listing needs to go in a separate box because they can not be safely packed together. The payment/listings now look "bundled" on the labe...

Buyer problems

Hey not sure what is going on but we had a guy buy an antique mixer, pictures shows all itmes for sale, and after we sent it off he stats asking about beaters. I told him there are two beaters that come with the mixer as seen in the pictre. He then w...

I thought we couldn’t sell without pictures ...

I see a seller with items with no pictures. Is that allowed? I thought we couldnt do that. Also , how can a buyer trust this seller (1 in feedback, by the way) and buy from a seller who doesn’t post pictures? Big gamble, no?

Question about a return

First ever Ebay return as a buyer or seller - this one I'm the buyer.Return was accepted and label provided. Label printed, mail carrier picked up today, scan shows accepted.On the returns page, it shows "mark as shipped". If I click that, it asks fo...

Case about to be closed but item is still in transit.

I ordered an item from Hong Kong and it was estimate to arrive November 20th.Contacted the seller November 26th and when I did it opened a case in the Resolution Center. Which I didn't really what to do but couldn't found any other way to contact the...

All of these words are actually BRAND NAMES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_and_genericized_trademarks Quite interesting. Good thing Aspirin is a former trademark. "I have a headache and need an acetylsalicylic acid." haha. The list on the bottom (currently protected trademarks) ...

2019 Postage Rates

Hi there. I havent' been around in awhile: been busy with both, professional and personal life. Leaves me with very little time for things like this board. That said, I am online looking around for the new 2019 postage rates and can not find them. I ...

EBAY IS AUTOMATICLY ADDING "BEST OFFER" TO LISTINGS

How can I stop ebay from adding "best offer" to my items AFTER I have listed them! I know they really want more money and think adding best offer will get me to sell hand made items that take many hours to create for 1/2 the price they are listed for...