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Need Some Japanese Translation Help with Sticker on Buddha Plaque

Found this really old 7" Buddha plaque in Hong Kong but the sticker on the back is in Japanese, so would like to have some general info on what it says. I can make out the year 1912, so wondering if this is a reference to the year that Japan changed ...

Do those packing pillow air cushions deflate/inflate shipped by air?

I just happen to have some air pillows left from some office supplies I bought recently that are approx 4"x7" and fit perfectly as the top and bottom layer in a box I'm about to pack. One of my first eBay purchases in 2000 or so used these pillows, a...

ITEM SOLD THEN REQ FOR CXL

THE BUYER BID WITHIN THE FIRST 24HRS, ON A 7-DAY AUCTION, THEN BID AGAIN IN LESS THAN 15 MIN BEFORE THE AUCTION ENDED. THEN, HE WON, & IMMEDIATELY SENT A CXLN REQ. I DENIED IT BECAUSE IT'S EADY TO SHIP (& I HAVE NEVER BEEN PUT IN THIS SITUATION BEFOR...

When I try to create a listing and strt typing in the item, the screen goes blank

Everytime I try to create a listing I am having an issue. When I start to type in the item name to find categories the screen goes blank. Is anyone else having this issue?

Assurant 1 Year Protection?

Anyone know what ASSURANT 1 Year Protection is? It appears to be some kind of insurance that can be purchased. I noticed this option on a few of my listings. What is the criterior for the selection of this service on CERTAIN items? and how long has t...

Q For Boards Veterans: Has eBay Ever Tried An "Authentication Center" concept?

Seems that a huge percentage of posts from Sellers revolve around being scammed on sales of hi-dollar, hi-scam items. Just asking the eBay veteran Sellers here whether eBay has ever floated the idea of an "Authentication Center" (or whatever the eBay...

A buyer’s request; appropriate or not

A potential buyer wants me to change my listing and add “buy it now” so they can get my item now for a particular price. I told them no, since I already had another bidder. Eventually they became the high bidder, but I’m still not sure it’s ethical. ...

Viewing Hidden Sales

How can I retrieve a sale I hid within the past 60 days, to view it?

How to block international buyer with non-US paypal, and US address from bidding?

I have my Paypal/Ebay settings specifically set to NOT allow international buyers. The products I sell can't be shipped overseas. Yet I still get people in China/overseas bidding on items, and then say they have a USA address to ship to. But they can...

The opposite of eBay - a buyer's perspective

So this morning my computer chair broke and threw me on the floor. Totally unfixable, seat & backrest sheared off from the base. So, shopping on online sites with actual B&M store near to me, what do I find? A whole BUNCH (in fact getting close to th...

Buyer cancels

If buyers requests to cancel order (buys it Thursday morning and cancels Friday morning) , I already packaged and shipped item/scanned label at post office , demands full refund , can I refund her just cost of the item and not postage until I receive...

Offer made higher (and the same) as buy it now

I know this is a scam. Somone mad an offer $300 more then the buy it now. Then a couple minutes later someone made me an offer for the exact price as the buy it now. I thought it might be the same person or a scam. Both are brand new accounts. what d...

Quiestion on eBay handling payments.

As well all know, a buyer who is scammy, can get blocked from winning a case on eBay, blocked from winning a case on PayPal, then open a charge back. I wonder when eBay launches it's own payments platform, if that will get rid of the "double scam" be...

eBay Motors Auction - can't change sell-to location

I'm a US eBay seller and I have an auto auction that is sheduled to end in more than 12 hrs. I have a UK potential bidder and would like to give them the opportunity to bid on the car but when I go to revise auction - I can't change the "sell-to loca...

Difficult buyer help

Right so had a buyer purchase an item from me, said arrived as an empty package was sent via royal mail 1st class signed for, the item looked like it had been ripped and they too it out. Asked them how they knew the item was from me since i dont give...