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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...

AI descriptions are truly awful

While some people may think AI descriptions are useful, to me as a buyer they're a red flag, suggesting that the seller is either lazy or know next to nothing about the item being sold. The cheesy 50s advertising language ("experience the thrill of.....

Resolved! Time away vs. Vacation mode

I am currently a Top Rate Plus Seller and I have a question regarding time away. I am taking a short 3 day trip starting tomorrow. Since it is a small trip, I was going to allow sales since I will be able to handle them when I get back into town this...

Item taken down for counterfeit, though I specifically say it's an unbranded rubber beach tote?

I am so confused here. I listed a rubber beach tote bag that has no markings on it at all for sale. It was flagged and taken down as counterfit, and I lost on appeal. What?! It's literally an unbranded rubber tote bag. It's not representing any brand...

eBay doesn’t do anything for me.

I thought listing items I don’t use or don’t fit me and literally brand new worn once items would sell more on eBay but I’m very disappointed and I’m disappointed with PayPal too. Verified my account three times and they even charged me fees that the...

Listing Views Counts Are Bogus

I listed an item 2 days ago, & It had gotten 3 views in the first hour, Today it shows no views at all, Which only means one thing, Listing view counts are bogus & then you have to wonder about every other counts like the traffic reports & really eve...

Resolved! Finding I can live without eBay

I've been selling and buying on eBay for over 20 year. I help the company grow. The company never understood that the antiques and collectibles that draw customer to eBay. I'm so glad I'm finally leaving for the most part. I have a few things out but...

Resolved! if I put my store on hold for 4 months do I still need to pay monthly fees

Hopefully someone has the answer. if I put my store on hold for 4 months do I still need to pay monthly store fees? So many fees coming out of my profits when I sell an item since I am paying an extra 6.0% in fees since I am "below stands". 7 defects...

USPS plus Ebay Fees equals getting paid less almost quarterly for the same work

I became a full time seller in January of 2006 I jumped around from the smile to ebay, and back. I'm finally leaving this business because it's the only business I can see that is gonna give you a paycut multiple times a year. The post office rates h...

Dr Seuss books

I made three listings yesterday for Dr. Seuss books. Two were taken down for offensive material and one for price gouging. Other listings for the same books are still active and at higher prices than mine. What is going on?Are other sellers reporting...

Feedback for buyer requested canceled order policy

Can anyone explain the logic behind letting people leave feedback for orders they requested to cancel? Edit: I mean, they request to cancel the order, I process the request, I get neutral or negative feedback. Half the time they thought it was for so...

Sold an item with tracking but not delivered yet. Buyer wants refund

I sold an item. The buyer had asked if it was shipped yet and I sent him the tracking #. It seems to be stuck in Miami where the buyer lives. The buyer put my funds on hold and asked for a refund. I responded through the Ebay email with the tracking ...

Can I back out of a sale?

I've got this pretty worked up buyer who has left me like 10 messages within 10 minutes acting kind of crazy. It's for a freight item (a massive keyboard) which I have never dealt with shipping before. I told buyer that I was going to drive to uos to...

"Similar" and "Related" items - an ongoing mystery

I've been commenting/complaining on the subject of the incredible number of advertisements that eBay inserts into my (everybody's) item listings. There is little or no actual documentation of what EB it attempting to do with all these links, but that...

Influx of Dumb Buyers all of the Sudden.

I had a pretty successful first year selling on Ebay w/ a store subscription. Almost all of my transactions went well, except for a couple oddball ones here and there. All of the sudden though, I have gotten an influx of people who can't/don't read i...

My Ebay listing not showing in search

Hello, I have tried to sell more things on eBay in the past year, but I haven't even gotten any views on my ads. This surprised me, so I tried to search specifically for them, but they did not come up. I am aware that eBay uses AI to identify buyer n...