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Resolved! re Out Of Stock _ Is there a Time Limit to Restock (and Ship)?

If a buyer buys something as a BIN -- and you are temporarily out of stock but can restock and ship the item within a few days -- is this a defect? What if it takes you a week to restock and ship the item out? Or does it depend on whether the buyer c...

Just wondering if the Texas bombings are affecting eBay sellers and FedEx

With more package bombs going off in Texas and a possible copying cat, and now FedEx in the mix. I was wondering if Sellers are seeing drops in Texas sales. I would assume that people are getting nervous when they see a package on their porch or stoo...

What do you say with decline or counter to a best offer?

What do you say in the message area when you decline or counter a best offer? Anything? I usually decline or counter based on prices of recently sold comparable items and I often say so in the message. An example message with counter would be :"TU4 U...

Why can buyers get my phone number?

Hi all! I have a question. In my eBay preferences, under communication with buyers, I have specifically selected that buyers can NOT receive my phone number. However, with two items now, my buyers have been able to text me. The first time around was ...

How to sell coins and currency,it seems ebay has a limit

I have some proof US coins and US currency I would like to sell on ebay. I tried but they have a limit of 500 dollars and 5 items a month. I am a collector thinning out my colection not a business and most of the items I want to sell are a lot more t...

New listings are NOT indexing today, 3/25

I listed a couple items this afternoon, Sunday, 3/25, around 4PM EDT. Tonight 11:30 PM, on MyeBay, there are NO VIEWS. NONE! So I tried searching for the items using the exact title line and NOTHING! So I guess new listing indexing isn't working toni...

Resolved! Need pointers for an Estate sale

I have inherited a house full of stuff. My friend was a pack rat and lived in the house for 40 years. The closets were packed to the ceiling. Every inch of walls covered with pictures and stuff. She was a fan of John Wayne, there are hundreds of pict...

Resolved! Buyers with "private" Feedback

I'm wondering if ebay reps can see the feedback when a buyer has feedback set as 'private'? I an another seller has had a nearly identical feedback situation with the same buyer on the same day. If I were to report the buyer to Ebay for possible abus...

Resolved! How to temporarily switch from advanced listing tool to quick listing tool

How do I change from the advanced listing tool to the quick listing tool temporarily?I want to take advantage of this offer:https://pages.ebay.com/promo/2018/0322/abo.htmlIts requirements are:1. Item(s) must be listed or in the auction-style format.2...

What to do about fake buyer ending listing

One of my listings with a high number of sales ended after a buyer "purchased" all the remaining quantity, which ammounted to 200 dollars. Immediately after this happened i knew it was very suspicious, as the buyer had no feedback. Of course after tw...

Resolved! No wonder people hate Ebay

Some sellers give ebay a bad name. Why don't sellers like to answer questions. I don't mind questions as long as they are not ridiculous, or something I've already posted in my listing.I'm looking for something for my car, gave the year, make and mod...

A Dress by any other name

After I shipped the item, the buyer wrote to me and asked me if I had paid 1200.00 for the dress and that she wanted the dress only if it was one of the 1200.00 dresses sold by the company. She wanted one of the original dresses sold by the company 1...

Quick Listing tool is not working (3/25/18)

Quick Listing tool is not working I got an promo offer for 25% off final value fees for1. iItem(s) must be listed or in the auction-style format.2. Item(s) must be listed with the option to "Allow offers". All my items are saved under the Advanced To...

Everyone's asking,"What's wrong with eBay?" Here's what's wrong with eBay

I don't think our stuff is being shown to all that many buyers anymore. I'm a buyer and seller also and when I try to look for something specific, I am shown only a few listings when I know for a fact that eBay has a lot more of that particular item....

Something that could be advatageous in Best Offer situations

I had an idea, and just wanted to shoot it out to see if anyone else this could help secure "best offer" sales more effectively. When someone sends us an email asking if you would consider an offer on a particular iem, you have a box that allows you ...