Seller News: February 2026
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Ebay opts me in with NO WARNING. Showing they think I am disposable
So I go to list an item after a while of not selling. The WHOLE place has changed, Whats new! Right!I had to relearn the whole dang site. Ridiculous. Then I couldn't understand why I couldnt' change my shipping..amount, I had a managed payment on thi...
Local pickup: triumphs and horror stories
I'm torn on the idea of selling "local pickup only" items. I know things can go very wrong; I'm sure plenty of them go just fine. I'm thinking about listing an item that I simply will not ship, period, and wondering what nightmares I might expose mys...
0% positive ratings
I sold many items years ago with a 99+% seller rating (I think was actually 100% but don't remember for sure). Selling a golf club last night any my listing says I have 0% positive reviews!!! Well, that should scare away any potential buyers. Does An...
EU rules
Is Ebay imposing EU antifree speech laws on US users?
What happens if you add a current auction bidder to your Blocked Buyer List?
I just had a question from a buyer, and although the question itself wasn't particularly concerning, I noticed it was someone who had already bid on the item. So, what if a buyer writes after placing a bid, and their message does raise red flags, to ...
I ordered a Tap from a Seller living in Fear of Ebays Service Metrics
Unbelievable I ordered a Tap and got this message from a FEAR seller........ EBAY IS MAKING SELLERS FEAR LOL ......... Hello Alex,I want to inform you that your order - DWT54582 3/8"-16 UNC High Speed Steel Taper Tap, (Pack of 1) - has been shipped w...
Resolved! SOMEONE GOING TO TRY TO GET BACK AT ME FOR LEAVING a NEG FB and WHAT can I do????
One of my all time worst buys. I bought a tennis racket that was supposed to be in USED condition Meaning signs of usage but fully functional. I got a cracked piece of junk. Racket had been smashed in 1 spot almost thru entire frame. I Opened a NAD c...
Shipment Delay due to weather buyer wants a refund.
I have a buyer that is requesting a refund for a an item that was shipped on 2-16. On 2/22 the buyer sent messages asking for a refund. I explained to them that the weather has caused major back ups and delays all across the country with the postal s...
Visiting the e-bay corporate headquarters
Do they offer tours of their corporate headquarters?
local pickup
I listed a couple items with ground advantage and local pickup.Local pickup had a 1 mile or less distance listed. <1But somebody thousands of miles away was able to get local pickupwhich caused a ton of headaches.I've eliminated local pickup from all...
are sellers still using "promoted" listing with the new change? is it profitable
I cancelled all my PL when eBay rolled out the new format earlier this year. My sales dropped. Are sellers selling more using the new PL format? Trying to see if I should go back to using PL
Listing manager - new search is GARBAGE
Trying to use the listing manager - as I have done for 15+ years. And now the search function is basically useless to me. If I search "A1-B2," it will show results from "B1-A2." GARBAGE. WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA???? How do we get in touch wit...
Country of Origin Bulk Editing is a Nightmare
I have 3,629 listings. I do not list in a single category, rather my listings span a huge number of eBay categories. Because Country of Origin is tied to item specifics, the UI is unique to each category. I just bulk edited 10 items in 10 different c...
Anyone else suddenly quit getting email notifications when an item sells?
On February 11th I suddenly stopped getting those emails. I still get other emails like when an item is listed but the important email just stopped.
Seller wish list.
I wish you could add/edit notes directly from the listing. I wish ebay would extend the 90 days before they delete a out of stock listing ... or at least warn you before they do. A lot of my out of stock items take me more than 90 days to procure. An...
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