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eBay stole from me

Hi sold an item on eBay and it was purchased two days and $25 later the buyer receives the item and wants to return it, claiming it is not as described.it was an unlocked iPhone that worked on any carrier and came with screen protector and a case. Th...

Buy 2 Get 1 Free Promotion

Question is if i do a Buy 2 get 1 Free type promption and the eligible items range is price from $2.99 to $99.99 will Ebay allow a customer to buy 2 $2.99 items and choose a $99.99 for free or will it take the lowest priced or equal value item and ma...

Anyone having trouble uploading photos today?

Have a newer and very fast computer and have never had issues. Can't download photos. Just keeps running the program and nothing happens...even after about 10 minutes. Tried clearing my cache although I believe this has nothing to do with this curren...

How do I keep undesirable buyers from purchasing my items?

By undesirable, I mean buyers that have an "Unregistered" account (to my understanding, these are users without a verified Paypal who are paying via credit card) or "Non-US, Unverified" accounts with Paypal. I am just starting out selling on ebay and...

current search does stuff i never asked for

this is the second time i caught this issue. was looking for a specific item.had "bracelet" in my search with categories set on "all".when it was done the category "automatically" switched from "all" to "bracelet". today was doing a search for cuffli...

Salvaging information links.

Just one example, I sell some jigsaw puzzles that have secret images and “things to find” in the finished puzzle. To provide a service to anyone who buys it I have included a link that brings up the manufacturer’s solution to the puzzle. The link is ...

How many sellers are going to offer free returns?

Just curious how many sellers will do this, I can not afford to do it. I will have to pay the return shipping, and make no profit on the sale. That's a bad business plan for me. Also, how much business do you think we will lose for not offering it? W...

Resolved! Is this a scam?

Hey everyone. I saw this add somewhere. Would you go ahead and give them your phone # or just run. I appreciate the insight! Looking to partner with an individual with excellent feedback on eBay and a Paypal account in good standing for an exclusive ...

I was late in the Christmas Game last year

When do buyers start thinking about Christmas shopping? Beginning of November? I got into it midish Nov last year and everything was already in full swing.

Resolved! Promotional listings not allowed as free

Yes the promotion is activated and all are available for use, and yes it does charge me for my new listings! Where can I find a statement of WHY these are not being honored or where I am not in compliance? I don't have a Private Investigator's licens...

Have your sales after Labor Day been horrific????

Mine has just been 2 and yours?

Cancel a transaction all messed up?

I had a buyer give me a WRONG address and he told me to change it.I disagreed and went to cancel the transaction in my mobile app. When I hit cancel, it took my to the resolution center to cancel it. I thought this was odd because that's not usually ...

Returned item not brand new anymore

Hello, Got returned item from buyer. Reason for return was "did not like it". Item was brand new in its original packaging. I got it in damaged packaging with scratches and dents and item has signs of using. Buyer said, "sorry, i installed it but jus...

Can someone please explain this promotion rule to me.

I activated a promotion back in July when I received it. I sold a qualifying item on Aug 8th and have yet to see any sign of a coupon come my way. The rules of the promotion make no sense to me though, so I really don't know when I'm supposed to rece...

Sales & Visibility

Assuming that there is adequate demand for a product and that it is listed appropriately, it seems to be that the only way on eBay to significantly increase sales on a sustainable level is to increase your product's visibility. And the only way to si...