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International Sales

When I list an item, I've been curious the way eBay catagorizes countries to sell to. N and S America as listed together while Canada and Mexico are separate. So what does N and S America mean? It means South and Central America and all the Carribbea...

need advice, pricing

I sell media (books, DVDs, etc). When pricing my MO has always been to use prices for the same condition on the River. This is because it's much easier to get the going price per condition because they show the condition right up front. On ebay there...

Mobile Friendly

Anybody else out there having problems with this mobile friendly jargon when your listing or relisting an item? Ebay states that 50% of sales are thru mobile and we should set up our listings accordingly. I have been doing that for a little while now...

Request an invoice for cheaper shipping after auction

I sold a dress on auction the girl that won sent me a message requesting an invoice for cheaper shipping. Can they do this. I thought this was really rude you should not ask for cheaper shipping unless it's discussed which I would never do if it's an...

Feedback items private

On users feedback page you can click on "veiw item" on the right hand side, to view the item the feedback is referring to. Some say "private" and doesnt have a link. How can I make the items I sell private?

Sellers, What have you found works best

As we near the Holiday Season, I decided to put some of my older inventory on auctions and keep the rest BIN. Not to brag but I made a whole 2 sales this month. Yes, be jealous lol. N that was before I donated 150 of my designer clothing items to the...

Accidental Purchases and Overbidding

So I'm a new user. Managed to auction off some items before this. However this week I got one buyer purchasing my fixed price item.I receieved an automated message asking for invoice. It was kinda fishy because it says that he was glad he won the bid...

Always check "feedback left for others" and be persistent to get negative feedback removed

With so much scamming on eBay lately, I have mothballed all selling for the foreseeable future. Before I go, however, I wanted to post a couple of tips for sellers - things I have just learned after being scammed. This will probably be old news for e...

Ebay is automatically relisting my auctions when they end NOT MY CHOICE

Suddenly ebay is relisting ALL of my ending auctions. Normally they end and I relist and edit as needed. Now ebay is relisting every auction that ends automatically. I have never opted into any AUTO-RELIST and do not know where to find it even if I w...

Listing problems

When I try to list an item, a red warning comes up and tells me that there is a problem. That the system is unavailable and try to list again.When I list again, it tells me I have already listed the item and double listings are not allowed!!!This sta...

Product not visible in search results

We noticed one of our items is being hidden from eBay search results: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Arris-M3-S410-591021-001-00-w-36x-3TB-drives-with-base-software-/232379142278?hash=item361ae05086:g:iM8AAOSwiOBZl1KW If we search for the manufacturer & par...

How does "LOCAL PICK-UP" work for large items if sellers are suspended for having Local Customers?

So I have a Question? If Sellers are punished by Ebay for having a brick and mortar location for their business, and are suspended for selling their own items own their own selling channels. Then why does EBAY offer a LOCAL PICK-UP option for oversiz...

What's the Order Cutoff time for 1-day handling?

For 1-day handling (not Same Day), what's the cutoff time for orders? If the Seller ships to USA only Buyer is in HI, 6 hours behind East Coast time, and the buyer orders at 11:50 PM HI time on the 4th (5:50AM on the 5th in NY), is the Ship By date t...

An annoying "Saving..." Popup during item listing - how to suppress?

When creating a sell listing there is a popup near the top of my Firefox browser that appears every couple of seconds while I am typing or editing a listing. It notifies me that a save has occurred. I appreciate that my listing is currently being sav...

POLL: Best eBay Vacation Option

Hey fellow sellers! The time has come for me to take another short vacation. I am just curious as to which method works for you, as far as your eBay business goes? I've tried it all--specifically closing my store down or changing handling time. When ...