Seller News: May 2025
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Payments on hold
I sold my first two items but the payments are on hold. I sent the items out through the USPS first and a private company the second time but didnt attach any tracking to them so they are still not listed as being delivered. Do you need to use the eb...
received an item not as described. Mistakenly press item has arrived want to change it how?
Item has arrived broken which wrongly didn't report it immediately now I want to change itfrom "arrived" to"arrived not as described" The seller is willing to send a partial refund but only after the change was made.in short "item has arrived" has to...
Is this another "Because they can?"
I actually believe they CAN'T! Someone rationally explain to me WHY eBay is entitled to take a commission on the buyer's due "sales tax?This is not an "earning" on the part of the seller - or in fact anything to do with him/her. The seller doesn't ev...
Resolved! The Fee Machine
15% standard fee.5-15% Ad Promotion (ad general fee)1.65% International Buyer Fee (WHY ARE WE PENALIZED FOR THIS???) REALLY? I could go into details about how this has affected my revenue. If this global economic disaster wasn't enough? Now, we get g...
Let's talk about how dishonest ebay's international fee is
Literally have international sales disabled. Yet ebay allows them to make a purchase and have me ship to a US address, without any way for me to know or disable it, and then charges me a fee for it. This is fraud
Bought a Scam Listing and Need Assistance
Hello all, I just today bought a scam listing shipping from Pakistan. The listing uses photos stolen from other, legitimate listings on the platform. The seller denied my cancellation request. What can I do here? I tried reaching out to eBay support ...
How do you respond to buyers complaining about shipping price post-sale?
With the changes in types of messages I've been getting, I'm beginning to re-evaluate to adjust my reply tactics accordingly. I haven't had many of this specific type of post-sale shipping price complainer in awhile until recently, I got 2 in the las...
New Payoneer fees vs eBay payout schedules
In a new communiqué by Payoneer, a new fixed fee of $1 will now be applicable for all eBay payouts less than $100. As a seller who receives most of my payments in small amounts per sales, I can't picture selling with an initial 15% fee markup, my yea...
They do not respond by opening a claim.
I had a very bad experience with this department. I sold an item and sent it to "Authenticity Guarantee," and they claim they received an empty box. When I asked eBay for proof, they didn't have any. It's just the "Authenticity Guarantee" email that ...
