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Who to tag regarding help page(s) spelling?

While trying to find the help pages for the on time shipping metrics (for another post), I came across this "helpful suggestions" page. It is a small thing, but it just struck me as wrong, somehow In the U.S. we spell it "Center", shouldn't the .com ...

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Paypal not showing the payment info

Went to Paypal to confirm payment on 2 sales. Not showing info on the sales but the money is there. Anyone else having this issue? Called Paypal and they are saying it is a glitch in the system.

Rant - Unappreciative Buyer

I sold a like-new monitor in original packaging for about a hundred bucks. I was able to ship FedEx for $29 less postage with a much faster delivery than USPS so I refunded that back to the buyer and notified them through eBay messaging about the ref...

Resolved! Erroneous Purchases 3 Times This Week!

I am new to selling. Over the last week I have lost 3 sales due to buyes not legitimate or just plain being a nuisance and wasting my time making me lose money. Can someone please give me some tips to avoid this. I had an auction that had multipe bid...

Funny story for the sellers who have to deal with deadbeats

I recently sold an item to someone and they refused to pay. They said, "my kid accidentally bought it and I want to cancel". I said nope, I don't cancel (I mean unless there's a legit issue). Either pay or unpaid item strike. Told them I've literally...

Need to know what size box to use to ship that widget in?

Just let Ebay help you! https://www.pymnts.com/news/delivery/2018/ebay-shipping-feature-augmented-reality/ "But with so much discussion surrounding the efficiencies of speed and price, surprisingly few are talking about the potential efficiencies tha...

Top Rated Seller / Shipping ?

Hi Everyone I need some advice on how to get "top rated seller" status. FYI - I have my items set on 30 day returns and 1 business day. Q1: If I receive a notification "ship items within 24 hours" , does this mean print the label that day and mail ou...

Why do so many sellers list items so above market clearing prices?

I see so many absurdly overpriced items, especially in the used computer (systems or components) categories on eBay. It is mind boggling. Why do sellers list items at prices that they are exteremely unlikely to sell at? If completed listings says tha...

Ebay Title question

I want to list retired plastic storage containers. My question...can u put the name Tupperware in ebay title? I'm not tech savvy. But i tried lookjng online. TIA

Fun buyer today

Had a buyer (Japan) buy an item, pay, then demand to cancel (all within an afternoon), then open an ebay case, then open a paypal case. I can't refund thru the ebay case because of the paypal case. I have a restocking fee thru ebay but of course, not...

Buyer claims item not received. Ebay glitch??

I recently sold a vase to a customer in France it was sent with full tracking and insurance as per ebays guidelines. Nearly one month later the buyer opens a case for not received. Tracking records show the vase was held in customs for 3 weeks (assum...

¡ Help please !

I can't find 90% of my products in search! I tried several ways to try to locate my items through keyword search, category search, mpn... But - nothing.

Are seller fees just totally glitched up?

I'm getting charged insertion fees and no, I have not used my allocation of "free" listings from my store. Yes, I'm getting charged for my store subscription. This place should be ashamed of itself.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND PROMOTED LISTINGS - LOOKS COMPLICATED & A LOT OF WORK

At my age (going on 76) I don't do complicated. I do simple, LIKE eBAY USED TO BE. I got a $30.00 credit on doing Promoted listings. I tried to read (with one eye) what was involved and it was like doing Income Tax. So much fee for this, a percentage...

How do I pay my states sales tax that I collected?

For the year of 2017 Ive collected about $100 worth of sales tax for my state (Massachusetts). How do I pay the state? I do not have a registered business, I just report via my SS #.