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Update on Current Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) Renewal Issue

Dear Sellers, We are currently experiencing a technical data processing delay that has temporarily impacted the timely processing of some Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) renewals, affecting the visibility of certain seller listings and listing count on Act...

Hey eBay, you do not own my business and I am not on your payroll

How does eBay management justify forcing independent sellers into their view of how to run a business?If I NEED to charge a restocking fee on returns then that is MY decision as an independent seller.I am fine with eBay making suggestions but I am no...

Resolved! Non payers

Good morning,I'm fairly new to selling on eBay, disposing of a huge collection of watches collected over many years but I seem to be plagued by non payers, two in the last week, one of which eventually got in touch with me and was very rude.I was won...

Slow Sales: "This page isn't working" Buyers unable to see (Items for Sale) using Cell Phone

Over the last several days whenever I have attempted to check out the (items for Sale) of several Sellers using my cell phone, I repeatedly got the following message: "This page isn't working" which could be one of the reasons for slow sales, this ne...

Buyer wants refund after unpaid item

I had an item up for auction and a winning bid was placed. The buyer didn't pay despite me sending multiple messages that it would not ship until I was paid. I opened an unpaid item case with Ebay and waited for four days. I never got payment and the...

buyers address changes mid sale? am i going crazy? halp

A buyer complained today. They live in IL and the item I shipped them shows tracking delivered to FL. This was just like any other sale, I bought label off ebay and tracking automatically uploaded. I did not change the address before printing the lab...

receiving emails from buyers claiming they cannot check out.... payment will not process

Not only do I wake up with 0 sales again this morning I get the following email "I have tried multiple time to buy a part from you're Ebay store but when I click order the payment will not process. I have tried more than one store with the same resul...

Attention Thieves, Scammers and other low lifes A new SCAM! Yay?!

Hope my clickbait worked... Get this, Ebay changed the new feedback extortion policy.. If a buyer says " if you refund me, i won't leave negative feedback" this now does not count as feedback extortion. I deal in a lot of little wanna be thug kid clo...

Question from potential buyer

My listing has a make offer option, mainly because fees charged if make offer button not on listing. However I have excepted offers in the past. But this time instead of receiving a make offer from potential buyer, they messaged me with a question ( ...

Post options iohone/ipad app

Why have eBay reduced the number of postal options when listing an item within the UK via iphone or ipad app. I use special delivery a lot when listing an item i believe will sell for over £50 UK but that option is no longer available. Idon't really ...

Can't See a Newly-Listed Item in Search

Would some of you please take a minute and tell me if you see the item listed below? I added it yesterday and although it shows up in my list of "Active" I cannot find/see it when I try to search by either Item # or keywords. Thanks in advance. Spoil...

I am getting charged listings fees, but it looks like I have used less than 10 listings of my 250?

Hi everyone, Ebay is trying to charge me a .25cent fee for new listings, but it looks like i have many listings left in my store monthly allowance. Does anyone have any thoughts? I thought it was the "automatically relist items" so I went through and...

Scheduled listing reversal possible?

Once you schedule a listing, is there any way to cancel it so it simply remains as a draft? It seems once you commit to scheduling something, you're stuck with it if you change your mind and want to list it manually at a later time you haven't yet de...

Changing scheduled auction time start iphone app

Changing scheduled auction time start iphone app. I can schedule an auction start time whilst listing an item via the iphone/ipad app but if i wish to change the schedule start time at a later date that option has disappeared from the pricing section...

Seller Liability for Electronic Problem

Looking for someone's input here. I've been making some industrial steampunk lamps lately and wish to sell some here on eBay. I have confidence in my wiring for the lamps, and they all work perfectly, but I'm no electrician. My question is, if someth...

Selling items for friends

A friend wants me to sell a couple of items for them. How much to charge or split with them? Any help would be great. I have to do all the pictures, posts, packing and shipping. And pay the IRS.some advice please?