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Cash Offers

I have an item listed as 'local pickup only'. A potential buyer is offering me cash at below the listed price. How can I accept their offer without violating Ebays rules?

Accepted Offer, Buyer has not paid and I cannot contact.

Item shows as awaiting payment but there is no way to contact to send a reminder to the buyer to pay. I believe that when I accepted the offer it indicated the buyer would be automatically charged. This happened once before and eBay was not helpful. ...

Offer Expired alerts

Just started seein these "offer expired" notices for various listings. Help, how can these be turned off? So seems like a new thing that will be another item to manage.

What percentage do you use for your ad?

Hello, I just wonder what percentage is better to use for promoted listing, when in my category eBay suggest me 6.3% but items is not visible, when I go up to 13% its still not really visible, now I'm trying 25% and I'll see what happens, but 25% on ...

Wrongfully cancelled seller account- goods stolen

My son created an account to sell a game console. It sold immediately with paid preferred shipping. I took it to USPS and shipped it for him. The buyer claims they did not receive it. My son loaded package tracking that shows it was delivered to the ...

Wrappin' and Packin like a Big Dog

Yo, yo.Put down the tape gun ... I gotta tell ya'll ... I’m hustlin’ online, got my game on lock,From the vintage to the new, yeah, I’m runnin’ the shop.Click-clack, sold that, now it’s time to act,Gotta wrap it up clean, ‘cause I don’t play slack. B...

Selling a mix of personal and business items - how do I calculate COGS for IRS 1040C?

Hello all, I am trying to help a family member that recently started an eBay business file their taxes as a sole proprietor. When calculating the cost of goods for the IRS 1040C (profit or loss from business), it is simple to add up the costs of busi...

Contacting ebay in the UK

I have an issue with my ebay account which is not covered in the inadequate ebay help topics. I need to talk to someone but the UK ebay seems to insist you use the automated chat which is useless or ask the community.Is there anyway I can contact a U...

Fixing the autopay problem for sellers who want to combine shipping

Forced buyer autopay has evidently been expanded in a big way recently and as a seller it results in a major problem with trying to combine shipping on multiple orders. I was confused when it first started because it only impacted a few of my buyers ...

Strange patterns ... eBay whisperer

So, I am searching through my inventory for a sold item. I see a unique piece. I think, "Wow. I still have this? I remember getting that a year ago. It should be long gone."So, I go to the database and look it up. It's a $20 piece, heavy metal. I che...

Repeat Buyers

I notice the "repeat buyers' is not appearing on a sale anymore.I kinda like to see this to know I can trust some buyers with International Sales.Did eBay take it off?

Seller Hub Growth tab?

https://www.pages.ebay.com/InventoryGuidance/ I randomly came across this intriguing page about the “Seller Hub Growth Tab.” But I can’t find it… Can you? Is this another thing like the Listing Quality Report that only some sellers have access to? I ...

Resolved! Barbie Collection

I am looking for the best way to sell/liquidate my collection for extra income and storage space. I have an extensive collection of 200+ dolls over the years. NRFB. Any direction/suggestions appreciated....without being robbed blind of my investment....

Buying from eBay, receiving from WalMart or Amazon...

I dislike WalMart and Amazon so I buy here on eBay...the last 4 or 5 orders have all been 3rd party shippers, one with the bogus 'free gift' slip. Sick of this. If I want anything more I will go straight to Amazon. Bezos needs more for his Doomsday B...

Has this ever happened to you

I have an item for sale at $7.00 and I just got an eBay notice that my item just sold at $4.00+0.69 for shipping, so pack it up.I didn't even receive an offer.