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The system should give seller a positive feedback automatically

Hi,As a seller, I noticed it is really hard to build up your seller score on eBay. If buyers satisfied with their transations, only a few people will comeback and left a positive feedback for you. However, if buyers feel upset with the transations, t...

SELLER PROTECTION NEEDED: Northeast U.S. is experiencing snowstorm/blizzard, which will delay pickup

SELLER PROTECTION NEEDED: Northeast U.S. is experiencing snowstorm/blizzard, which will delay pickup or delivery of shipments. Therefore, we need same protection as Southeast, as follows:"If your business is affected, eBay will automatically protect ...

Profit Margin

What is your overall profit margin in 2017? This will be the first year that I will receive a 1099. But after deducting all my expenses, my profit margin seems really low - at around 10%. My accountant says it's about at average profit margin for thi...

Resolved! We were not able to send your message errors

I was attempting to reply to a request for an extra picture of an item that is currently being auctioned and I replied with one small .jpg photo via gmail, and about 10 minutes later I received a reply email from ebay saying "We were not able to send...

Possible nightmare buyer, should I risk a transaction?

Around Thanksgiving Holiday, I received an inquiry from a prospective buyer in New Zealand, (I am in the US), asking for a combined purchase discount on two items priced at $100 USD each and international shipping. (Ebay had the total calculated at $...

Limited Articles

Hola necesito su ayuda, que tenía 10 artículos para publicar y límite de 500 y me he comprado un básico que va a pagar 19.95 mensual por un año y publicar 250 artículos de acuerdo con el paquete. pero esto no me ha ayudado, porque todavía tengo el pr...

Buyer circumvents Ebay and Listing Terms by Filing Not Received Claim Through Paypal

A buyer made me an offer on an item I had. I accepted her offer. She paid and I shipped the item with tracking and insurance. A couple of days later she sent me a message and asked me to cancel the order. I stated that the item had shipped and the li...

Late shipping warning?

On a different ebay acount I noticed this at the top "You've had a few late shipments recently. Consider increasing your handling time so buyers will better understand when to expect their orders." It also says "If this percentage is above 7.00%, we ...

Manage all orders

Ok. So I was away for a little bit. I used to be able to click on See All Orders under Orders in the Seller Hub. My orders ould show there, when I was done shipping, I could archive from there. Now all I get is a search, blank page and totals at the ...

eBay bias to sellers have maintained their profit and cash positions on the backs of sellers.

After selling on eBay for over 15 years I AM OUT! Sales overall have been trending down for years and the fees and cost of selling now exceed 30%. The business model they are following where a contracted cost structure has been created with large ins...

Title of Listing critique.

Is this a good title for this listing? Please critique my listing or constructive feedback would be much appreciated I hope you have a good day folks https://www.ebay.com/itm/162836704782

How can I contact ebay besides calling?

Hi, I am new to selling, ive sold a few things but not much. I wanted to test it out before I got into it. I now have probably 10 more items to list, but I cant. It says I have a selling limit, and to contact ebay to request an increase. The only opt...

Some questions about dealing with empty box return

I am dealing with an empty box return on my seller account - i.e. sold an item, got an SNAD/INAD, paid for return, and got an empty box sent back to me. My refund deadline (that is, sixth business day since receiving "item" back) is end of today. I'v...

Resolved! Item destroyed by Customs after declared "counterfeit"

Hi AllA buyer clims his item was not delivered because it was "destroyed" by local Customs (European)after they declared it as "counterfeit". Did anyone here encounter any such event? because to me it doesn't sound possible or even legal. Is there an...

eBay's Trending Price

Can someone tell me how eBay figures the trending price? Is it based on averaging sold prices or on current asking prices? If sold prices, does that mean completed transactions or just listings that have been "bought" either through BIN or auction. T...