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Update on Current Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) Renewal Issue

Dear Sellers, We are currently experiencing a technical data processing delay that has temporarily impacted the timely processing of some Good 'Til Cancelled (GTC) renewals, affecting the visibility of certain seller listings and listing count on Act...

EBAY ALWAYS LIES, Free Promotional Listings Aren't Free

I remember just a couple years ago, there was a massive class action lawsuit against EBAY for this exact same thing. And it cost them like $100 million Dollars. You'd think they would stop doing this stuff, but I guess they make too much money steali...

I noticed today that SmartPost on my auctions is showing the eBay rate

On items over a lb. I often offer FedEx SmartPost and add third party insurance. Unless I made a mistake I usually select the In-Store rate since it beats Priority. Sometimes I select the eBay rate and add a handling charge to cover the insurance if ...

Deadline for Active Content

Sellers, today is the deadline. Active Content in your listings will be disabled. If you haven't done so already, check your listings for active content using this tool: http://www.isdntek.com/ebaytools/ActiveContentEditor.htm You can also check out ...

So if a buyer wants to go out an inspect a high dollar item they can't

So, if your a buyer you can no longer request to see the item your interested in purchasing because eBay's afraid you'll buy it off site. Plus if your a seller and you provide an address to inspect the item eBay will restrict your account. Hows this ...

BUYER ESCALATED CASE TO PAYPAL!?

Hello. I had a buyer open a return case for 'not as described' 45 days after delivery. I was given the option to decline, which I did, because it was past the 30 day window. Now i log into PayPal and he opened a case that said 'buyer refused return o...

Canadian Gov Making a Killing on Sales Tax.

So i rencently got an email from ebay that starting july 1st, they will be adding a 13% (HST) tax to their Fee's. combined with paypal thats about 13% seller fee & tax that with 13% Canadian Gov Sales Tax added to that. so here im thinking.... Some g...

Thinking of listing on half.com as alternative to Amazon

Thinking about starting to list on Half.com. I have heard of the site and have been listing items since the 90s on both Ebay and Amazon. Is this site even relative in today's marketplace? I have asked several friends and none had even heard of it. Am...

Can anyone provide advise about alternative selling site?egin here to engage other eBay community me

Anybody out there familiar with the Amazon system of selling? It is SO SLOW I am checking out alternatives. Is there anyone who would be willing to share some basic info about their experiences?thanksjolie

Stop Tagging the Good Guys and Start Concentrating on The Abusers & Counterfeits!!!

Good morning and sorry for the vent! First a little background. I have been in couture retail/marketing for over 30 years and on eBay for 17 years. I sell all high end and have not changed the way I list my postings in 17 years, other then the overal...

selling consignables via eBay dropoff store

Has anyone heard of SellingRequest for ebay consignment. I'm trying to find a consignment seller in the Okla City area. OR has anyone used the fedex drop off for ebay sales.

eBay Seller Account Hacked or eBay Software - Prices Changed on All My Gold Jewelry Listings - Weird

I've been a seller for around 15 years & had by far the weirdest experience with eBay. I was at the lake with my family for about 3 hours. When I came home I saw that I had one sale & one offer pending on separate listings. When I looked up my listin...

Interesting little article about Google getting fined for unfairly steering customers ...

http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/27/technology/business/google-eu-antitrust-fine/index.html I'm sure they have, but just in case Ebay should look into this.

Resolved! Rest of Month OFF since no sales to speak of

Well, that was an exercise in futility I guess. Listed 100 items and got 4 bids. IT is Slllllloooooooowwwwww. Well I've used up my freebies and when it's this slow I'm not likely to pay to play. So, We'll see you all next month and home life is bette...

Resolved! Sales Conversion Rates Question

We are in the process of trying to increase our sales conversion rates; taking the ultimate end price that an item goes for in an auction out of the equation, does it make a difference ONLY with respect to the sales conversion rate whether there were...

Free Promotional Listings Aren't Free, EBAY Lies

EveryTime I get a Free Listings Promotion, I can list one maybe 2 listings out of the 500 offered, before Ebay starts charging me $0.30 Each. It's very sneaky, because they always give you the first one or 2 free, then you go to list more, and you ha...