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A reminder to the importance of Bubble Wrap!

Last week I bought a vintage pitcher & basin set. When it arrived the pitcher was wrapped in lots of bubble wrap and was fine, however, for some inexplicable reason the seller did not wrap the basin in it and it arrived demolished in 3 separate piece...

Resolved! Major decrease in sales and views for my store

Hello, I am getting less and less motivated to even list new items on eBay. I have been steadily selling on eBay since the early 2000's and opened my eBay store in 2009. As of last year, my sales have dramatically dropped. Currently I am at 47% below...

Check your invoices. Was billed twice for the same store subscription.

Got my monthy invoice and nearly had a heart attack. Store was billed twice for the same subscription for the same dates. Not sure why this credit needs to be approved, they've clearly billed me twice. Anyhow be sure to check your current statement.

no sell

how much is the fee if my car does not sell?

Local pick up question

I have several items listed that are local pick up only. In the past my listing would contain my phone # and I would specify cash upon pick up (of course you are just asking for trouble from ebay with this in your listing). This way I would not have ...

Get seller fees back from PayPal return?

My buyer filed “Not as described” claim in PayPal rather than in eBay. Now I received return and issued full refund. How can I get my eBay seller fees back? Should I cancel order? (Why do you want to cancel this order? --- Choose "Buyer asked to canc...

Am I being scammed by a seller?

This is not my first time selling an item on eBay and it has been fine. I just recently put up my old camera for $350 in auction mode. The winning bidder bet $1000 and I feel like it is way more than my item is work. I am selling a camera and two len...

YOUR ITEM HAS SHIPPED please share your opinion

At the Chat last week, a well respected, very helpful, established poster (not me) mentioned concern regarding the message, YOUR ITEM HAS SHIPPED. A Blue on the thread requested links to threads that expressed opinions about this message and asked th...

eBay autocomplete carrier name doesn't work

When I put the tracking number, the carrier name autocomplete/suggestion , doesn't work. Any idea why?

Off ebay transactions-bots-ebay messages

So , many sellers are concerned about bots gone wild , flagging ebay messages for offsite transactions...some sellers are getting suspended , restricted . tyler@ebay @Anonymous alan@ebay points of clarification... If a buyer asks a question on an ite...

So many horror stories on Ebay. Afraid to sell.

I have relatives and friends that use Ebay and in the late 90's Ebay they say was great!Now all I hear of is horror stories and more stories that make me afraid to sell.1. Buyers scamming sellers.2. The Post Office breaking items including Metal item...

Resolved! Does this seem legit?

Buyer is asking me to ship to a different address than what they put in the ship to address.

Received Neutral Feedback.... have a question

Hi everyone... Here's our situation We sold a LLadro on Dec 18. The buyer was extremely worried about shipping as it didn't have the original box. My husband packages extremley well (you can tell via our feedback). They buyer replied to messages and ...

Learned a Lesson Today - If you have a New Sealed Electronic - Better Test It Prior to Selling

Hello All! A little birdy told me - that if you have any brand new sealed electronics for sale - you better open it and test it prior to selling - and State what the results are in the listing - the birdy had a paypal dispute opened by a "Young Buyer...

Potential Buyer says listing states contact shipper for quote

A potential buyer is wanting to buy something from me, but says the listing states to contact the shipper for a quote. This is a GSP item, and the buyer lives in Canda, I'm in the US. How can I get it to not say that?