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Everyone beware of buyer committing fraud

A buyer purchased a Michael Kors Handbag and then claimed she received a Kate Spade wallet. Ebay denied the return after evidence submitted. She then file complaint with Paypal and they allowed return. The buyer sent back a cheap Merona handbag from ...

What makes some Military/Army issue gloves or glove inserts special or sought after?

I'm wondering why some Army/Military issue leather gloves or wool inserts are more sought after than others? I'm selling a pair of Army issue black leather gloves that are lined along with a pair of green wool glove inserts, and they are getting more...

Announcements: USPS Increase and "Negotiated" Lower Rates

I just noticed this in Announcements ... https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/USPS-Shipping-Rates-are-Changing-and-eBay-Has-Negotiated/ba-p/27939005 It says "eBay has been able to negotiate with the USPS on behalf of sellers and secure a signi...

List More Sell More?

I've pretty much always followed the adage of list more sell more - and list a few things everyday. I noticed that back when I had between 250 - 280 items listed at one time - I actually had more sales than when I listed 500 - 600 items. Has anyone e...

eBay phone app e-mail responses

Twice now I have either 1) sent an e-mail response to a buyer or 2) responded by sending an offer within an e-mail to a potential buyer using the eBay app on my IPhone. The messages were note saved in my sent folder, either on my phone or on the comp...

I need your advice store owners! Store vacation vs coverage

I will be having surgery at the end of the month and I am contemplating putting the store on vacation vs. having someone take care of things for me. I looked into how to do it but I was wondering if there are repercussions to putting it on vacation? ...

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Not a new subject, but how wrong is eBay's business model

I have been selling on eBay since 1997, this id shows since 2004. As so many people have said, I remember eBay when it was fun, now it's a chore and a headache. I, personally, started to see the decline when Donahoe took over as CEO and he rebuked th...

"The vendor cannot accept payments at this time" What is this about?

Hello all,I had a buyer contact me today saying that they could not purchase an item and that when they tried to complete their purchase, they got the message, "The vendor cannot accept payments at this time." Say what? What in the holy heck does tha...

Is it me or customer is always in advantage?

Is it me or we, seller, never get the good side? They open a case and win all the time, can leave negative feedback, we can't do anything, I am a bit tired of refunding all the time to keep my feedback good. Customer write me, saying he is unpleased ...

Collecting State Sales Tax

I'm brand spanking new to ebay, but I have a question regarding state sales tax. I do have a resale license so I'm required to collect sales tax for items purchased in Oklahoma. I found some instructions that say there's a "Tax Table" under Site Pref...

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Brand new buyer wants local pickup

Got an email from a buyer who wants to do a local pickup for a $40 baseball bobblehead in order to save $10 s/h. Looking at his profile he has no buying/selling history and opened his account yesterday. His city is listed as a city close to mine. Wha...

Do you ever believe members who try to get a better price by bringing up a medical condition?

Most long term sellers have heard just about everything under the sun. Over the years I have had several people ask for a better price and give the reasoning why they can't pay full price as dealing with a medical condition. My last one was in the fa...

How to optain report of total sales tax collected for 2017 sales

I am not very good at obtaining past sales from eBay from their download section. Very complicated but I tried and I must be missing something. What I need to do is obtain the total sales tax that our customers paid for 2017. I would like to do it by...