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Hello, I am trying to register as a new seller but i don't have phone service. In order to confirm my identity Ebay is sending a text via phone but I can't receive because i dont' have phone service. Can I confirm my identity another way? How can I r...

Resolved! 28% Drop in Impressions. 25% Drop in Views. 15% Drop in Sales... ONE MONTH

After stable growth and increased sales for MONTHS in a row... I get a 28% drop in impressions, 25% drop in views and 15% drop in sales. All while eBay goads me to pay 16% MORE in advertising costs, or my listings never get seen at all. FAILURE I wou...

eBay buyer threatened if I don't send him a correct item for free

Do I need send him the free items as his request? Please help.

Out of Stock Takedown

Just yelling at myself for not seeing all the details Buyer Purchased Email sent that they have wrong address and want me to cancel and use the right address..I agree and cancel and send new listing with a make an offer for acceptance Buyer Purchased...

Insurance for eBay Selling Business

So I'm having to change insurance this week because my current home insurance won't put an endorsement on eBay sales for silly reasons. (My broker asked if it was OK for me to use a piece of fabric I bought in Australia to make a purse and sell it a ...

I'd like a simple step by step way to list items, as I'm new to Ebay. bu4966673

I'm hoping to get feed back from the community, so I can list and sell other items I have.Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, bu496673

eBay sellers: the unsung economic indicators. You predicted the economic downturn long before Wall S

eBay sellers, the canary in the coal mine of economics. Your sales data and insights foreshadowed the economic slump, outpacing the predictions of Wall Street's top analysts.eBay sellers should be an economic indicator.

Resolved! how do i contact a person at ebay ?

a dispute was opened by my buyer and he returned an item that was different than the one he purchased. How can I talk to someone at ebay?

What just happened??

I had an eBay sale! Time to celebrate! It feels like one of those events that only happens once every 150 years. Don't give up, people. You too can make 8 sales / $500 a year.

Regional Seller Meet Ups

Anyone attend a seller meeting in your area? What did you think, was it helpful? Did you discover any golden tips that increased your sales? I just registered for eBay Open Sept 25 - 26 and discovered there is a seller group that meets in my area. Ch...

sold an item...sent it.....but buyer´s address is incorrect....what do i do next?

Please advise. I sold an item.I bought label on ebay and sent it. two days ago, I received the package back saying that the address of buyer is insufficient.Buyer still wants the item. What do I do so that I don´t have to pay any unnecessary fees. I ...

An odd metaphor for selling on eBay...

Okay, I had to giggle when this photo showed up in an eBay message imploring me to join the next eBay Open event:Running the eBay GauntletThe first thing I thought of was the phrase "running the gauntlet," which Wikipedia explains as, "To run the gau...

Too much money in my account "Item is out of stock"

I been selling on ebay over 20 years never ever seen this. Extra money keeps popping up in and out of my account. One item keeps going out of stock when money comes in. When item goes active money comes out of my account. Five times last 3 days. Only...

All profit eaten up in fees. How is this sustainable??

Yes, I should have researched the fees before listing and selling the item, but did not expect this! Is it the same for all sellers? Thought they would only take 15% which I thought was already extreme. Was flipping a watch with around $100 in estima...

Anyone else like the AI description feature?

Until about a week ago I had always (for 24+ years) written my item descriptions in html (the for-dummies variety). I currently have 70+ antique thingies to list of the same era and material, but each one different. This requires a different item des...