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Ebay search with photos

Anyone else notice that eBay search with a photo is not working. Upoad a photo and the search results are coming up completely off base or irrelevant

Problem looming: Dealing with dozens of "Item not Received" small dollar Ebay Standard Envelope

I have gotten dozens of "Item not received" that I had to refund amounting to around $79- and most of them are small transactions $1.27, $1.37 etc. Maybe 40 total? This is all because of the Ebay Standard Envelope being SO SLOW and with only about a ...

New sellers - do not expect consistency.

One piece of advice for new sellers is not to expect any kind of consistency with views, sales, etc. I posted an item & got a quick sale. I have another of the same item & listed it immediately. No views. 1 buyer found it, right away, amongst the mil...

Resolved! What are some ways you've noticed eBay is ripping you off? Like the "FVF - Per order fixed amount"

I was recently curious why I was being charged a .30 fee for sold listings regardless of whether auction or fixed amount. First I was told it was an insertion fee for fixed amount sales, then a final value fee for fixed price orders (as is stated onl...

Can I sell these AAi charms on Ebay? Some of them are a bit risque.

I sell ewelry and I received a lot of these AAi charms. Some of these are women showing quite a bit of flesh? Does Ebay allow 'pinup' women of the past century? Would this be considered adult? What's your opinion? I have many more than these. Here's ...

Resolved! Listings created March 1, 2024 (potential unexpected fees)

Heads up to sellers: There's an ongoing issue where newly created fixed price listings are renewing a day early. This is affecting listings created Feb 10th and later, not listings created before then. Listings created March 1st should renew on April...

Resolved! I did not realize there were pre-filled feedback comments ... ignore this.

I did not know that there was pre-filled feedback sellers could use, so ignore this! I looked at a buyer's feedback page, and something looks wrong. What are the odds that out of the past six purchases from five different sellers, they would all leav...

Buyer Requirements Activity Log

I am trying to control the amount of non-paying bidders i have in my auction listings. I have implemented controls in my seller account to restrict bidders with 2 or more unpaid item claims in the last 12 months. Looking at my options to limit unwant...

Looking for info

Hi! I’m totally new to this so please help me! I’ve inherited a Staret brooch that’s fairly large. There are three tiny stones that need to be replaced and it needs a good cleaning. What’s the best way to replace the missing stones, get it cleaned up...

Fees

I wasn't active for a long time but have started again. Lots of things have changed including eBay suggesting price so I started an error penny for $1 it did sell for $1 and I printed a label from eBay the customer paid for shipping and in the end af...

Buyer is requesting a refund for an issue not present when shipped.

I sold a laptop to a user 40 some days ago that I was using and was in perfect condition.The user is claiming there is a screen issue. I know for a FACT the issue wasnt there when shipped. My Ad does say no returns. I have sold and bought laptops on ...

Resolved! Free Insertion Listings

Has anyone else checked to see if their free insertion listings are being taken by old listings that have not been listed in the current month nor have they renewed in the current month? Don't confuse listings that are set for GTC as they will take u...

Surge in "Local Pickup" orders this week... but buyers not responding

Does anyone know if something has changed with the checkout process? We've gotten a surge of orders with Local Pickup selected (all offer shipping). We usually get one Local Pickup order every 3-4 weeks. Half the time, it's a buyer just trying to get...

Listings not showing up in store or search results

I encountered an interesting problem. I have over 6000 active listings but none are showing up on my eBay store (I have an active Premium store subscription) or on search results...unless I change the "ship to" country on the top of the eBay page. I ...

Not getting any views on my items

For 4 days now , my 2 items did not receive any views . I revised them few times and still no views . eBay keeps telling that i can promote my items for a fee . I did not have this issue a while ago when i was selling here .