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Cost per Click

Ebay does a lousy job explaining what cost per click promoting is. Can anyone explain to me?

Most of the items I sold on ebay I barterd for or were purchased years ago and i do not have receipts for. After I sent out (were delivered) 20 items totalling $3000.00 and $300 in shipping out of pocket. They restricted my account (mc011 ) They are ...

Taxes and Expenses

After subtracting eBay fees, shipping cost, packing material, refunds, mileage ect I showed a basic take home of under 7k. No worries there because it's just a fun hobby to keep me active during retirement. However the difference in my taxes is over ...

Interesting Generative AI Response

A good average click-through rate (CTR) for a search ad on eBay is 1.91%. For a display ad, the average CTR is 0.35%. A click-through rate of 2.25% is a good baseline to target. A low click-through rate means that your listing isn't enticing buyers t...

Sold 7 items past 2 days. But can go 2 weeks with no sale. Makes no sense.

Sold two items to one person. Otherwise, all different buyers. I offer free shipping and like combos.

Promoted listing

I recently sold a listing for a friend that’s not familiar with listing items. It was quite an expensive item. A high end dining room set which sold for $7600.00. When I received the payout my blood drained from my face when seeing the fees taken out...

INR opened on delivered item. Do you also message the buyer or just input tracking?

Just wondering what other sellers do in this situation. Of course I input the tracking into the INR case, but do other sellers also send a message to the buyer through the case? If so what do you message?

Tax Returns??

I have received a letter from my state saying that I have files that haven't been returned for taxes & I have 15 days to get this done. The problem is that I haven't ever received a letter like this & I've been selling for over 15 years! So, what in ...

Thoughts on freight Forwarders? I see it as a loophole for scammers to scam. Am I wrong?

Why doesn't eBay support sellers when a buyer uses a freight forward company?

Not all buyers that use freight forward companies in the U.S. are bad, but eBay says freight forward buyers do not qualify for eBays Money Back Guarantee, yet if I cancel a sale from a freight forward buyer, that buyer can leave negative feedback. Ad...

New AI Generated Item Description In Catalog is Dangerously Bad

I don't know how many sellers have noticed, but eBay is now using some sort of AI to generate "About This Product" text for its catalog. Firstly, it seems like being assigned to a catalog entry is no longer easy. Even if you don't use the catalog to ...

PRINTING A PACKING LIST?

As of today (03-13-2024) I can no longer print a packing list for an items sold........talked to an eBay rep, they said this is a new change, and eBay requires that YOU PURCHASE A SHIPPING LABEL from them before a packing slip can be printed! Is this...

I received an offer for $145 on a $148 listing, with buyer having to pay upon accepting, but...

I received an offer for $145 on a $148 listing for a Tory Burch purse, with buyer having to pay upon acceptance. But they asked a question about the size of the item with the offer. I accepted the offer and responded to their question and included a ...

Unable to change handling time

When going to the bulk editor I no longer see where I can adjust handling time

Listing removed for being counterfiet / fake.

Hello. im new to writing here so forgive any glaring mistakes. I'm a new seller here, i came on the suggestion of a friend to sell my (mostly silver) jewelry. i listed some of my gucci items up and sold two. they were well recived by the buyers. aa f...