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Resolved! EBay is changing the prices in DRAFTS WHY? and How to Stop it

When I create a draft on my desktop and save it the price I made is set. I go take photos with my iphone and then go into the draft, prices is still what I set it to be. I upload the pictures and then go and check the price of the item BAM ebay is lo...

USPS refusal to scan in items

Who has the issue with their local post office refusing to scan in items and making you drop them in a box? I have tried multiple times to have the clerk scan in my items and they get snippy and state that because "we" (USPS) give you (eBay sellers) ...

Post Office Damaged a Well-Packaged Item and Now I'm Being Punished by Ebay

Let me start by saying that I have been buying and selling on eBay since they started way back when. And, I have to say I hate selling on eBay now. You can't just determine the shipping and handling cost (and so, you end up losing money on that all t...

What IS it?

I sell automotive parts. Exterior emblems and attachments, mostly.I buy in bulk, I get a 55-gallon drum full of these items.And, I got this in my last ship. It is about 2.5 inches in diameter. Heavy at about 8oz, all metal. There is a moveable slide ...

How to add variations in my product which is already listed and live.

Hello Genius World....I have listed "Soft fabric Dog Muzzle" . At the time of listing, I was unable to add variations as there's no option under "Pet Supplier" . Nowi got some order and have a problem. I have to ask my customer separately for muzzle'...

Shipping options for repair service

I have started offering a repair / upgrade service at the suggestion of a buyer. I have set up a ‘repair/upgrade with return shipping’ listing and a two-week handling time. This seems to have worked for the first order and I have one happy customer. ...

Resolved! IRS Reporting in up coming years! Gonna make eBay lose big business? All this will create a mess

I posted earlier bout this. I know they is people buying, say widgets for $5 and selling for $20 and making big money. They is people probably building cellos in they basement for $100 and selling for a $1000 on ebay. Making big $$And they is people ...

How long to you keep items listed

We have been sellers on Ebay for many years. Mostly selling items we already own. When do you take a listing off that does not sell. I have item dating back to 2022.Thanks for any advise.

Buyer want to return item not yet received

I'm a new seller and could use some advice. I have a no return policy. Buyer reached out to me via a message stating his daughter ordered the item, not him, and he wants to return it when he receives it. Should I pay for the return shipping or the bu...

Anyone else having trouble searching?

When searching today so many different items are showing up other than the words I am typing in. I am only looking for specifically what I am typing in. I don't want to see a bunch of other random things. Anyone else experiencing this?

Shake Your Phone to report problems or send feedback

Maybe this is common knowledge, but I didn't know this: Per today's ebay for business podcast. If you have the ebay app on your phone, and you want to report a technical problem or send ebay feedback about a page you are on, you can just shake your p...

Resolved! More than 50 days to find out why my account was restricted and suspended );

Hello. Around May 20, 2024, the support team asked me for proof of identity and address. I sent such documents and I believed that everything was resolved. Time passed and I received a notification from eBay saying that my account was restricted. So ...

Item showing out of stock sold on Listing, but not showing up on Orders page - SOLVED

A customer messaged about a coat they placed an order for. The item isn't showing up on my list of orders, but the listing page itself is showing out of stock and that the item sold. They sent a screenshot of their order page, saying they purchased i...

Incompetence on ebay is staggering

This item is mine. I am the seller, yet ebay sends me this email stating that this item is almost mine. Unless what they mean is that it did not sell, so it's back to being mine...

Resolved! eBay rip off fees charges

I sold a vintage guitar for $2500. The listing price was 2795. They charged the 6% fee on the 2795. Then they charged me a shipping fee in excess of what the customer had paid. and finally they were withholding their payment to me for 20 days. I used...