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Update on Current Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) Renewal Issue

Dear Sellers, We are currently experiencing a technical data processing delay that has temporarily impacted the timely processing of some Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) renewals, affecting the visibility of certain seller listings and listing count on Act...

Sellers..Beware of shipping fees

Just wanted to give a heads up to other sellers on Ebay about Seller and their fraudulent shipping fees. I ordered a product from them from their US warehouse and it clearly states $9.89 for shipping via DHL Express on the website. However, when plac...

Flaw found after Best Offer accepted

Hi all!! I received an offer on a vintage chalkware dog early Saturday morning which I accepeted ($15 less than my asking price). I was going to package everything up later that night when I noticed a teeny knick on his hind leg. I claimed him to be ...

Feedback policy

I am noticing an increasing problem with items I am selling. Once an item sells, the buyer doesn't pay and doesn't communicate at all. Opening the unpaid case process is easy but once you get the final credit and are able to relist the item, you are ...

Resolved! How to get an incorrect product review removed from a listing

I listed a 1970s trumpet and there are 6 (six) reviews that showed up on the listing. One of the reviews states "Trumpet was in decent shape. Needed professional cleaning but now works fine. Would have liked better communication on this and condition...

Trial period

Have a listing with a Best Offer. Just received an offer that included that comment "Hi, I’m an engineering student looking for an old Strad to last a while, .... I love the trial period, and the horn looks great...." I do have in the listing that I ...

All my item views disappeared

All of a sudden the views for my items have all disapeared and been replaced by "--" what is going on?

Warning on selling outside of ebay

Why do I get a warning on my account when someone messages me a scam number asking to pay more than the buy it now price? Like I'm really going to call them and take their money. WHY DO I HAVE TO GET A WARNING FOR THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE? A simple au...

Future of eBay selling fees

Hi, I think eBay is a great brand and it will continue to grow as a business, however, I would like to suggest a different fee structure for private sellers going forward. I believe by adopting two different fee models will increase the number of pot...

Active Content warning, without content

Just got an active content warning. Don't know why, never used anything with active content. My listings are simple and are copied straight from Word. Any idea what is happening? Thanks!

Does anyone else get bouts of intense unhappiness or depression selling on eBay?

Very honest question: Does anyone else feel intense negative feelings to the point that it affects their general existence using eBay? When I wake up and open up my account, it's almost a daily cringe of, "What do I have do deal with today?" After 10...

Private Feedback - Can you block ALL buyers at once?

I am in the midst of my first experience with a "Private Feedback" buyer. I already know it's not going to go well, but they paid so there's nothing I can do at this point. I had no idea Private Feedback existed, is there a setting to block PF from b...

Resolved! Replying to positive feedback???

Buyer suggests that I should have marked his package as a “gift” so they could avoid import/customs duties. I am thinking………. “ This suggestion is against US law & may incur additional penalties in your country” …….As a reply would stop any prospecti...

Here's a Paypal scam I haven't seen before

Had an email this morning with the following subject: "eBay Item Refund , your response is required - Refund case 154-409-836)" My AV wouldn't even display the message at first and warned me that it was from a deceptive site. I logged into Paypal as ...

Forbidding all outside links: big mistake, ebay.

If you're reading this, chances are ebay has sent you at least one email warning you of "policy violations" of the tyep OES_CONTACT_LINK. The complaint is that the cited listings include links to pages outside of ebay. Evidently, the fear is that out...