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Added value listings

Is there a way to list an item with the option to upgrade? IE gift wrapping item or special finishes to items? I currently have to list the two options being careful to only put half the total of stock in eack option in case several people buy differ...

Messed up shipments costs me big time!

I acidentally swicthed the labels for two orders. One order had two items and the other just one. it took me 6 phone calls and numerous appeals to get ebay to understand that return request is not alwats a refund. Doing an electronic appeal was worth...

Usual lack of comprehensive support from eBay when an issue arises

Sold an item several days ago. The buyer immediately emailed and asked for the transaction to be cancelled claiming (allegedly) that they believed cost was in US dollars not Sterling and price was too high, which they were not going to pay. As a sell...

.35 fee on seller page that disappears

Why is it that while listing some auctions it will say at the bottom that I will be paying a .35 fee, but when I click on the .35 it goes away and then says 0?? I am not adding or taking off anything extra to the auction page.

Fees are killing the sale

Sold : Dell RM153 PowerEdge T710 Front Bezel w/ KeyPrice: $17.00Shipping : $6.00 Had to charge a little for shipping, Ebay is constantly pushing "Free Shipping " to increasesales. Ebay fee: $1.70 on item, .60 cents on shippingPaypal fee: .97 centsAct...

Resolved! Unable to amend listing to announce an error

(On a different account) I have a moderately priced collectible item with about 20 hours to go at auction and one bid. I received a message from a specialist collector that I have misidentified the model number. So I went in to revise the listing by ...

Paypal accounting system going haywire?

For the last couple weeks, it's been acting very oddly. Large credits showing up that can't be accounted for, then billings that don't jive with sales. They don't make it easy for you, since there is no feature say that would highlight specific payme...

Resolved! Have Ridiculously High Counter Hits on One Item....

Good morning! I've been selling on eBay for fifteen years, and generally sell the same type of collectible item. Because of this, I have a fairly tight circle of repeat bidders, with new bidders coming and going all the time. The other day I looked a...

Empty Box Scam (Round 2)

Buyer purchased a $2700 Rolex from me about 3 weeks ago. Then, claimed the old "I received an empty box" routine. After about a week of losing sleep and worrying about what eBay was going to do, they finally came back and ruled in the buyer's favor. ...

Person Bidding with No Sales, No Purchases Bidding on my item.

I've run across this several times with people with (0) next to their name, running up bids and then refusing to pay. It always scares me when I see a high bidder with (0) next to his name. Is there a place to report these people when it happens? I a...

Return requested - wrong item sent

Buyer opened a request without contacting me first. Accused me of shipping the wrong item. Demands prepaid return label. Must have me confused with another seller because the item they said I shipped, I've never had in stock. I ask if they can check ...

Promoted Listings Campaign - Want to get noticed on Ebay? What the heck?

So now I'm getting emails from Ebay. "Want to get noticed on Ebay?" Why don't you just say that paying 13% or more on FVF and Shipping fees aren't enough if you want to be successful. We only want people to be successful that allow us to gouge them f...

Listing keeps getting removed by eBay over and over.

We keep getting emails from ebay@ebay.com that say "You canceled your listing for this item. Why not relist it? We’ll refund your insertion fees if your item sells." WE ARE NOT CANCELLING OUR OWN LISTING. I have called about this before and Ebay lite...

Resolved! Neutral Feebdack

So, for the first time in 16 years, I have 3 NEUTRAL Feedbacks. Why is it that we can't post anything to rebuke feedback? A seller left me neutral feedback because the item I sold was shipped from Mexico. Mind you, it was the exact item, in new condi...

ABOUT TO BECOME HOMELESS... WORST VIEW COUNTS EVER = LOW SALES

Help?? Please look at my Store and tell me if i'm doing something wrong all of sudden? Sales drop 75% last few months. Selling 10yrs I know the ups and downs, but nothing this bad. Ebay has finally broke me with all the constant site changes. After 1...