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Does a buyer know when they are blocked?

I'm just curious. Does eBay notify a buyer that they have been blocked? I see in the eBay terms that blocked buyers can still see your listings, but they can't bid or Buy it Now. But what happens if they try, do they get an error message or a message...

Trading card sellers - do better

I buy a lot of cards off this platform. Lately more and more cards are shipping untracked, poorly packaged, and incredibly slow. If a $3.00 sale is too much work, don't sell it. As a seller here, I understand the hassle of selling low-cost items. Sel...

Changing from pick up to shipping

Hi there, I have an item listed at the moment for local pick up only. A customer has asked if I would ship it (with them paying postage). I am willing to do this, is there a way for me to convert the listing so that specific person can buy the item w...

ebay turned a private coupon public

Had a private coupon switch to public last night and a few buyers too advantage of the great discount. Glad I caught this before it got real bad. I guess I can't leave any active private coupons anymore. Anyone else?

Resolved! What is your Preference on a starting bid for an item that would usually sell for $100 USD

If you were to sell a $100 dollar item, what would you start the bid at?

Is it possible to reverse a declined cancellation?

I sold an item and the buyer wanted to meet and pay outside of eBay. I declined and stated that I wanted to have everything go through eBay. I offered to have the order cancelled if he preferred. He understood that I wanted the transaction to go thro...

NOTICE: Monday February 17th - No Postal Service

Just a reminder that this Monday :January 17th, 2025 is Presidents dayand there is no Postal Service.

Resolved! Not receiving ebay notifications, emails.

Not getting ebay notifications when I sell something. Also, the email notification usually received when posting an item is random. Only get an email half the time when posting a new item. Anyone else having this problem?

Never stop digging! lol

You never know what you might come across. Even if the value isn't high, still worth finding some minor treasures. So close - just the wrong 'W.' lol I had this for 3-4 years & never knew it.

also slow sales, colored glass, mosaic tiles and silver

Some of my best selling glass fusing items and tiles have had no action in 5 days....usually sell a few each day. NOTHING has sold in about 5 days. I have silver in coins, both foreign and domestic that are listed below the melt value of silver, thes...

PEARL ANTIQUE ITEMS BAN

WHY BAN PEARL ITEMS THAT ARE NOT FROM AN ENDANGERED SPECIES ,IE.: ???????????????MILLIONS OF PEARL BUTTONS,GAME COUNTERS,ETC.,ETC.M, ON SALE.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just Got a Buyer Scamming Me, Help!

First this is mostly my fault. I didn't trust my instinct and didn't check on buyer feedback. Basically buyer brought a seal rare WATA CIB game for over $1k. I brought this game when I was a teenager back in the 90s. I had it graded and seal up for a...

Buggy - search function almost unusable

I'm spending today getting fresh inventory in.I looked for 15685367 and nothing came up.I went to Google, and found an old Ebay listing ... gave me a place to start.But, why didn't it come up when I searched for it on Ebay? THEN,I put in 71104-SJA-00...

Return request. How to handle it tactfully

I had a pair of shoes at buy it now. I was sent an offer and I accepted the offer. I didn’t ship the shoes out until the day after accepting the offer. I sent the buyer an email saying usps pickup your shoes this morning . I hope you enjoy you pair o...

Forbidden Items

Over the past couple of months I have had items I try to list, removed because they are forbidden by eBay rules. The first one I successfully listed and sold. Using the same information, I attempted to list another. It was removed by Bay even though ...