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Cracking the auction vs buy it now formula.

It's strange how.1. I can list something BIN for 3 weeks for $9.99, list it in auction for $4.99, and it sells for $20.2. I can list something in auction for $9.99, doesn't sell, list it BIN for $9.99 and it sells within hours. Are there certian cate...

Payment reversal????

Received an e-mail a few days ago from PayPal that a payment I received for an auction ($20 total,) was "reversed" by the buyer's bank. This is from a buyer/seller with 350 or so positive feedbacks. Have received ZERO communication directly from buye...

Problems revising BIN active listing to online auction.

I can't revise my ebay item from buy it now to auction. The item has ten days left on BIN

Only "Guaranteed Delivery" listings show when a buyer searches for an item?

When searching for a particular item, has anyone noticed that the only items shown are those where the seller has opted in to "guaranteed delivery"? When checking to be sure our items are all opted in, we noticed that there is a slide button at the t...

Anyone else get this

This was sent to my personal email. I don't like to click on email links because of scams. Why wouldn't ebay send this to my ebay messaging. I got one a few months back, and emailed the contact asking them to send to my ebay messaging. I never heard ...

Does EBAY spam you every day multiple times a day to buy stuff even though you are a seller?

Does EBAY spam you every day multiple times a day to buy stuff even though you are a seller? This happens to me daily now and I have got to tell you its really annoying to go price an item and then have ebay ask me 2 times or more if I want to buy it...

I'm unable to accept payment?

Sold an item and the buyer said this "eBay tells me that, for whatever reason, you're unable to accept payment. I'll await your instructions. cheers, Gordon" am I missing something? my paypal and everything is setup. I have sold before but it has bee...

Is this a joke? Top tips for selling your items on eBay

I keep receiving these emails from Ebay. They tell you to "fix" your prices because someone else has them cheaper than you. I appreciate the effort to make me more profitable, but other than that, I would say that is a distraction, it takes time from...

Resolved! Buyer Demanding Partial Refund

So I sold a used MacBook Pro in which I took a loss on it based on what it was worth and shipped it with the original charger (the original charger which had tape on the outside because the cord was frayed). I then proceed to get a message from the b...

Feedback on Multi Quantity Listings

I cannot seem to leave feedback as a seller on multi quantity or variation listings? When the buyer leaves me feedback..I see no place to go and leave feedback for that particular item? Can anyone please show me where I can do this? Thanks!

If buyer wants to cancel what's the best way to do it?

Buyer paid with Paypal and 30 minutes later I get a message that he ordered the wrong thing. Do I initiate the cancellation or should I tell him to? Will I be out a 30 cent Paypal fee?

So how were your March/April Black Friday sales?

So how were your March/April Black Friday sales? Did you sell a lot of items to all those eager Christmas shopppers?

Listing a group as well as individual items

I have some items that some buyers want individually and others want as a group. I'm thinking right now of auto seats. Sometimes I sell a right or a left. But other buyers ask, "what about buying the pair?". If I had the most recent pair listed as a ...

"March"ing Along SCROUNGE LOUNGE Go Green!

Our History: The Scrounge Lounge formed on the old Auction Listings board in 2003.Who are we? Ebay buyers and sellers who love the thrill of the hunt.We find treasures in the usual, and at times, unusual places.Here in the Lounge we share our finds, ...

Ripped Off and e-bay Complicit

The old saga of the honest seller and scetchy buyer. I sell 5 toner cartridges in sealed bags purchased new from Staples. I am sending them all in one big box but it will be to heavy for my postage scale, so I weigh all the items individually and add...