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Is it true that sellers are allowed to take your personal photos and use them for their own listing?

I got some conflicting info through a google search. The seller saved my pictures of a loose item taken in unique way and set their price to where our listings appear by side in an eBay search. They're also from my state so it makes the whole thing l...

Bulk listing - Calculated shipping rule field?

In my working import template I added a field CalculatedShippingRule with a value of 1 and it didn't error-out on import but also didn't check the box off...is this field available in the template?

Resolved! did your negatives DISAPPEAR before their expiration date?

As you're aware Ebay's policy of keeping negatives visible/active comes in three delightful flavors.One month. Six Months. Year.I had one negative. Clearly buyer's remorse. He admitted to his own mistake in his messages to me. I requested it be remov...

NEW SALE FORMAT

Under the marketing tab, I use all the time for a sale. Now I can't put items on sale for a week anymore, they seem to be forcing me to put them on for a month. Seems to be a new layout.it will not allow me to adjust the date, what is up with this, i...

Nothing selling waste of time & effort???

4 months of 50 plus items listing 1 item sold £8. What was the coincidence Ebay selling fees. Only paid promotions are listed? any help welcome, will be moving all to Gumtree in the near future if this pursists?

Post office mayhem

Now that we are approaching Xmas, with every passing day, the post office in my neighborhood becomes a bit more frenzied. Anyone here thinking about closing up shop soon to sidestep the chaos? I went on vacation last year about the 18th of December. ...

Current sales experiences?

Curious to hear other people's comments. To say sales are dead in the water would be an understatement! I have 57 items listed. Pretty much all things I have been selling since 2003 - except between then and 2016 - most everything sold pretty quickly...

Promoted/sponsored listings from the buyer’s perspective.

O.K. - yes I am primarily a seller but that is what makes this work. I have seen many postings asking about and commenting on the effectiveness of using promoted listings. While members who are buyers only may not realize this - as a seller I/we know...

Getting scammed

Does eBay have you send a tracking number to an email so you can receive the payment? Or is this a scam? It is showing that the buyer paid for the item. But it is not showing up as processing funds like it says it should when I ship the item. I just ...

Best Offer Accepted sold comps displaying weird

Does anyone know why Ebay has stopped striking through the full price on sold listings where there was a Best Offer Accepted? For over a week, every sale, regardless of if it was a full price sale or a Best Offer Accepted sale, shows as a full price ...

eBay service metrics are a predatory design to increase their final value fees by 50%

I’m removing ALL items over 50.00USD This predatory rate is part of the metrics designed to rip - off honest sellers. I’ve had enough .

Why can't We Sort by Number of Views

Seems odd that I can sort all my active listings by almost anything except views, views are more important than anything else, that tells me what buyers are interested in, is there a way to sort by item views?

Resolved! negative feedback removal

What i am looking for is there another way to get this feedback removed or am i stuck with it. not going to stress over it but if i can get it tossed be great. so i sold a wood plane, it was very old. the plane maker that made it was a officer in the...

Couterfeit item removal

yesterday I listed 2 separate vintage shirts . One was a harley davidson 2001 demo team staff shirt. Definitely real, I received it as a gift from the guy who ran the HD demo rides.TThe 2nd was a shirt from 2000 bike week- iron horse saloon. I bought...

Is this a scam?

I'm a first time seller. I've never sold anything online before. I was looking to sell my personal laptop because im looking to upgrade. It's been about a week or 2 since I first posted it. I got contacted and the buyer asked my price range for selli...