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2017/18 Sold items records

I've recently updated my HMRC records, they didn't have my correct address since i last moved in 2014. Recently they have been trying to send me letters regarding sales in the 2017/18 tax year on eBay. most I'm able to check off, as personal 2nd hand...

Resolved! How do I opt out of 1099-K issued in electronic form only?

eBay is updating eBay Payment Terms of Use. In part eBay says: "1099-Ks Electronic By Default1099-K and other informational returns that eBay is required to issue will now be electronic by default - if sellers still wish to receive a physical copy in...

Resolved! Can't change "Item location" information in my ads

I've read that changing this in the ad will cause the change to be inherited in subsequent ads. But the old information just comes back on subsequent ads. How can I permanently change the "Item location" box info in my ads?

What happened to the country of Turkey? eBay does not recognize.

According to eBay item specifics it no longer exists. I was listing some towels made in the country of Turkey. The sell your item form does not have the country of Turkey as an origin of manufacture option in item specifics. A couple of countries lis...

Promoted Listings General Not Displaying Properly on Ads Dashboard

I have toyed with my promoted listings the last few days, and have noticed some strange discrepancies. On 7/19 I ended my campaign and had created a new promoted listings campaign. On the dashboard it only shows that 1,800 items were in this campaign...

International Shipping and FVF Question.....

Quoted from a different thread.... "...For an international sale, eBay doesn’t take a cut of the international shipping fee, but instead takes its cut on the seller’s lowest offered domestic shipping fee. .." On most of my listings I offer 4 domestic...

Buyer used my return postage label twice

A buyer filed a return, received my return postage label (issued by Pirateship), sent back the item, and received a refund for this back in May. Today I received another package from this buyer with the same exact return postage label I issued to the...

Item discription for sports cards

Apparently the item description section of the listing or the accuracy of the listing no longer matters with eBay. I received a negative from a buyer stating I never mentioned the creases on the card, a 1968 Topps Roger Maris card which the buyer bro...

Social Media Icons or links in eBay Store Banner

Can I add social media links to my "about" section of my store and can I add my social media icons to my store banner?My current banner and the one I want to add but I'm worried it violates ebay's rules:

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My experience with leaving feedback

I'm curious to know how other sellers decide to leave feedback for buyers. I set feedback to send automatically once the purchase is completed. Is not that what sellers are rating? The fact that we got paid? What else can we rate? I don't get feedbac...

Second Quarter 2024 is in the can - how are your numbers, your trends, and your plans?

First quarter 2024 was rough - USPS seemed to have lost it's mind/grip on reality about mid-February and even now is still having issues. USPS Ground Advantage is settling in, and eBay International Shipping is stabilizing. Second quarter 2024 (Apr/M...

Return to sender postage fee

I had a customer order an item and gave an address that was a new home not on map, he knew it was not on map, item was returned to sender and he filed for refund and told me hw was going to reorder it at a differnt address. I refunded it, but that me...

Resolved! WHOA, how did I get a sale from THIS buyer just now?

The shipping address is New Jersey, no surprise there. But the buyer's account ...... how is this possible? EDIT: I know they're using a freight forwarder, that's why I said "no surprise there." But I thought all Russian and Ukrainian ACCOUNTS were f...

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Cancelling order after accepting a counter offer.

After accepting the buyers counter-offer they messaged me asking to cancel the order. The offer is in the pending tab saying it’s waiting for a payment to be made but I can’t find a way to cancel it?

Buyer is claiming that the item i sent is damaged, but the item was in good condition when i sent it

I sold a item to a buyer , they received the item and now they are claiming the item is broken, but when i shipped the item it was in good condition. I have photos proving the item was in good condition when i sent it.Now they want to send the item b...