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Heads up: changes to Seller Initiated Offers (SIO)

Recent & upcoming changes to SIO, the good and the bad. First-[Bug or intended?] eBay is forcing the default to "on" for automated offers and counter offers. As things stand today, sellers have to manually toggle off those settings every single time ...

Can't buy from UK sellers anymore

I used to be able to buy from UK sellers and didn't have that problem until yesterday, all of the sudden the US is now dropped from the global shipping program on most listings, is anybody else having problems with that? And it's only effecting UK li...

Got the Boot After 29 Years - How to Boost Sales, Sourcing, So I Don't Have to Get Back to Work

So, after 29 years my company finally gave me the boot. Devastated is putting it mildly, but nevertheless we have separated ways and now I need to work on the next chapter. I look at the job boards and get this overwhelming sense of dread while looki...

Do Listings Where the Buyer Receives Extra Unsolicited Items Count as "Chance Listings"?

Five years ago back in 2020, I ordered a used Nintendo GameCube here from a seller. When I opened the package I received containing my order, I was surprised to find a figure of Mario and Cappy from SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (the latter in disguise as Mari...

Report a buyer for harmeful and strong street slang

I have a buyer from Puerto Rico who ordered me an Item.As you know the shipping to Puerto Rico from outside USA take a wile.Now his parcel is with USPS and is in the way to him.I messaged him this matter and begged him to wait a bit couple of days to...

Measurements and Size Comparisons When Selling Items

As a responsible seller who takes the time to measure items being listed for sale, and when the actual size of the item is smaller than they appear in photos, does anyone besides just measuring items also take photos of the size comparison regarding ...

Need help appealing my seller status

I have had an eBay store for over 20 years. It is a sideline hustle for me.I never understood why they were trying to be my parents/boss, telling me that my sellers performance was this or that, my sales were down or up and kept giving me sellers sta...

Why are some items non-searchable?

I've noticed that some items I'm looking for can only be found by not using eBay's built-in search. Does anyone know why this is? Here is one example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/176836107732 If you do a general search for GL-AR300M16-Ext this item will...

Is there a way to push it past this point? I already undercut the value of the card

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226736637727

Using stock photos on circulated coins

So today I found an 1834 Capped Bust US Quarter. I searched on eBay.com to see what others are selling for to see if the shop's price on theirs was similar to what they sell for, and I see a seller in France using what appears to be a stock photo for...