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Selling tip: Seize the day [in history]!

Wondering what to sell and when -- and how best to market the product? One choice is to tie the item to a day in history. An event, a famous person, a nostalgic memory, births, deaths, anniversaries, celebrations. For example, on this day in history:...

Please Someone Help...My items just won't sell

I get quite a few looks but that's about as far as it goes. I have sold some things but not much and not for much. I've lowered my prices to the point that after shipping maybe I will profit a couple of bucks.Is it my description of things, prices, w...

what the what?

is everyone else getting a stupid overview on their selling page? I really need to move on not look at my past over and over and over again.....need to vent (or blow something up). Just checking to see if it is just me and my computer or if there is ...

Selling problem

Hi! I have one problem and it is a big one. I sold couple of keyboards on eBay, no problem. Than, i sold one in April. Shipped it as other ones before. Money was available and i withdrawn it from PayPal and spent it on new gear that i planed to sell....

Resolved! Buyer made private offer on auction

I dropped off selling on eBay for several years, and returned to selling about six months ago. I feel a bit like a newbie, because of changes in the system and the rules. I listed an item the other day and quickly got a private message. "Would you be...

Killing us slowly.!!! Why are there earning limits.!?!?!?!?

Why is ebay trying to kill it's US sellers.!!!! Sales have dropped by 50% due to all the changes pushed into place ...why are there earning limits placed on sellers.???? I have been in business for 4yrs and it's never been this bad and now I have not...

How do I change the item location from the US to Singapore?

So I am dropshipping an item for somebody and their product is located in Singapore, I don't know how to change the location since Singapore has 6 digit zip code and the eBay change location thing only lets me enter a 5 digit zip code.

Ebay should give sellers option to approve buyers

How nice would it be to have the right to approve buyers, lets say your selling expensive items you can add to listing that buyer must be approved. Someone wants to buy it we then have the right to approve the buyer? Ebay could take it one step furth...

Resolved! Buyer wants fish delivered to his local postoffice for pickup

Hi, I sold my koi fish today and a buyer asked me a question. He wanted to know will his fish be delivered to his house or at his local post office. He prefers that the fish be delivered to his local post office so he can pick it up from there and no...

Negative Feedback For Canceled Item

Ok, so I had 3 separate items listed for sale. 2 of the items, I got mixed up on somehow and when I went to ship, I realized they were already sold in a previous auction. (I relisted the auctions by mistake.) As soon as I realized what had happend, I...

Ebay...Hang up and Call Back. You Might get Lucky

I called Ebay to request that they review 2 items that appeared on my Late Shipment Report on my Seller Dashboard. Too many can jeopardize your Top Rated Seller status. These 2 items sat at my post office for 6 days before departing to their location...

Buyer Unresponsive - Canceling a Sale and Defects

I have a buyer who purchased a custom item from me. They only gave me one piece of information out of about the 5 things I need to complete the item. My 5 day processing time is approaching tomorrow and I have also requested the user info through eba...

Just in from stamps.com

Dear Stamps.com customer,Starting August 1, 2017 the USPS plans to change the way that they handle under-paid and over-paid postage amounts for packages by implementing a new “Automated Package Verification” (APV) system.Under the current system:Unde...

Worried about a buyer. Red flags going off. Hearing Ebay doesnt protect seller doesnt help either

Hello guys. Ive been on Ebay for a while but have only sold things here and there. Last month I sold a tablet to a really nice guy and everything went smoothy and we exchanged positive feedback . Yesterday 7/19/2017 I listed a Used microphone for sal...

Ebay defect rate is crazy

2% defect rate and you are below standard level. Aka no one sees your listings. This percentage is extremely low. In order to fix it, i have to list items of $1 and $2 dollars which takes a lot of time that i don't haveand still that maybe won't work...