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Designer Jewelry Authentication Failed

I have been selling my designer jewelry on eBay for a few months now. Despite hearing horror stories I decided to give it a go. I’ve sold 2 that were authenticated and shipped but last week I sold an Effy ring—A ~6k ring for $1800 and was required to...

Seller needs assistance with the new messaging system.

I have three prospects awaiting a reply from me, but, after in excess of 60 mins., I am at a loss as to where on the page I would be able to respond. Please assist.

Resolved! A seller needs assistance

This is a first occasion situation for me and I am at a loss as to how to proceed. I sold a DVD to a buyer in Las Vegas, New Mexico that was sent to Fla. and continued to loop in that state. Postal workers in my hometown, on the phone and in the buye...

Sellers--PSA: Offers that require Buyers to Check Out Immediately Makes Me Want to Buy less

Hello! I know that I am posting this in the seller portion of the community, but as a buyer, I want to make a PSA to let sellers know how some of the offer functions may be decreasing your sales. First, I buy a lot. I am perhaps not the biggest shopp...

Resolved! Handling time for top rated plus sellers

Good morning. We've been thinking about changing to top rated plus on our listings. Have been top rated for more than 3 years. We've always shipped by the next business day or sometimes the same day. I've noticed on this board that some people swear ...

Final Straw. Leaving eBay after 20 years.

The final straw, after years of adapting to eBay changes which negatively affect my business (but apparently provide some benefit to the company) is this: Now eBay automatically takes money from buyer accounts within an hour of auction end. And since...

Ripped Off

I had a case of four Canon camera kits, new, sealed, from the factory. Sold all four of them. One buyer receives his kit and files a claim that I sent him junk. The buyer takes pictures of a different camera and claims this is what I sent. I received...

Resolved! Sales

How are sales going for everyone this December? Is it as good, better, or worse?

buyer wants a refund

I sold a flash light nov 24. My description said it was cracked and untested. I even took pictures of it the crack. The buy wants a refund. I messaged them and told them it was cracked and untested. The next thing I know I'm supposed to print a retur...

Account management

Hello, am I the only one here who has a restricted account? I am a small seller, I think eBay is useless, I can't take big money. Everything is ruled by money, yes, eBay is a corrupt office, a dishonest platform, a nest of scammers, a great place to ...

Sell similar versus re-list

Recently tried an experiment: I had about one hundred items listed with no views for the last year or so. I ended the listings, then waited a few days. I re-listed about 25, and sold as similar another 25. Those that I simply re-listed showed no acti...

Extremely Slow Sales for Toy Trains this Year

Hello All i have been selling toy trains on Ebay for quite awhile now. Lionel, MTH, American Flyer, LGB, etc and i know summer months are usually slow time of the season.This year seems extremely slow and I wondering if any other sellers in this cate...

I got a negative FB from an eBay International shipping purchase

I had a buyer purchase an item, and a few weeks later message me to say that it was not as described. No problem, as usual I sent a polite message to the buyer that I would be happy to have the buyer return it for a refund with a free shipping label....

Sellers be careful scam alert

We are new to eBay and have a non-profit store that helps kids through charity. We understand that feedback is really important for a store. We currently have 80 positive feedbacks and zero negatives. However, we recently encountered one of the most ...

Paperclip Nosedive Update

...So here is a little update on my progress of this nosedive advertising campaign. As I said before this massive pay per click campaign wager is based on the idea that you have your store set up correctly. You can take a look in this thread for deta...