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Promotional Listing, what a scam...

So I'm a small time seller (~12-15k per year estimated) between eBay and Etsy. Since I started I always(or typically) did promoted listings because I thought it would help my sales. Tested various different % and never really saw a huge boost. I alwa...

eBay message that my counteroffer expired 1 day after the item was sold

I had an item for auction sale for $30 which somebody made an offer of $20 on. I made a counter offer of $25. I then received a message that the item had sold for $25 (to the same person who I made the counter offer to). Payment was made so I shipped...

Account Locked due to another ebay member falsely reporting 52 of my listings in 10 mins.

A buyer or competitor, falsely reported 52 of my listings as counterfeit, I reported the personal attack on me to customer support, which instead of addressing the issue, ebay responded to my concerns, by banning the rest of my listings, locking my a...

Resolved! Replica Coins used in other items. Legality?

I hope someone can provide advice. I have already searched online, with no answer. So, I bought several copy/replica Silver Walking Liberty coins. They didn't have the word copy on them. They are still great looking, so I made some into belt buckles....

Problems with language of an Item in a picture

Recently, I encountered an issue with my eBay listings. The items and their packaging were produced in a country where English is not the primary language, and it's nearly impossible to find these products with English labels. As a result, eBay rejec...

Resolved! Shipping/Delivery Percentage within # Days

The info in green just started showing up on my listings:Checked several other sellers' listings and it's not displayed on theirs. IMO it gives buyers the impression that I ship on time only 74% of orders within 5 days. And that couldn't be further f...

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I don't have 'Best Offer' enabled. Why did buyer purchase item for less than it was listed for? BIN

I have multiple quantities of an item listed for $45. I do not have 'best offer' enabled.I have no current offers out there...but this evening, someone bought the items for $40.What gives with this new twist?

Resolved! Price changes on an auction listing

I know an auction listing can't be edited once it has a bid but can a seller change the opening bid amount when an auction has no bids i.e. can I lower the opening bid if I think my auction isn't drawing interest.

Add to / create a sale event: are watchers notified?

I have heard from a couple of prospective buyers who are watching some of my items that they were not / not notified when I added / created a "sale event" for said listings. Has anyone else had a similar non-notification experience? If watchers are n...

Do eBay Partner Network Links Work on X (Formerly Twitter)?

I joined the EPN and added an EPN-generated link to my X profile. But when I tested the link I noticed the display URL is a shortened Twitter link (starting in t.co). I'm wondering if the EPN is recording this as a click on my affiliate link.

Seller's Offer History

Hi everyone, I am a new seller and I believe I have done my due diligence in trying to find out how to find my Offer History. I searched throughout the eBay Hub, Google and then came to the eBay Community and everything that came up was OLD, 2023 and...

Resolved! How Charges from Ebay are Presented on My Bank Statement

I purchase items from other sellers. When I receive my monthly statement for my bank account I find that whatever purchases or transactions that occur on Ebay are accumulated under the following title: Recur Payment (date of transaction) CA San Jose ...

ebay no longer closing cases in seller favor if s freight forwarder is proven!! no more protection!

This has now happened twice in 2 weeks! Clown uses freight forwarder for a laptop Laptops arrived damaged Buyer files claim Ebay confirms FF used Closes case and returns my money but notes this as a NEUTRAL OUTCOME not a seller win!!! Confirming no f...

How can I remove my payoneer account from eaby?

HiCan anyone help me I want to remove my payoneer account from eaby?

Making an offer scam

Everytime I allow buyers to "Make Offer" I receive phony offers from buyers that want me to contact them outside of Ebay with a text and/or PayPal info. How can I stop this from happening? Once a buyer makes an offer and it is accepted, the item no l...