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Can I sell on German ebay eventhough I´m located in Finland? and what are the fees for selling?

Never sold anything on ebay before and was wondering if I can make a listing on ebay.de ? and what fees will apply for selling there if I´m located in Finland?

How do people sell items for below the price of shipping....with free shipping????

So I used to see this on DVD's all the time, someone selling a DVD for like $3 with free shipping. I inquired about it to a few sellers selling DVD's like this over the years. Most sellers ignore me, one guy told me he ships them in hard envelopes wi...

Ebay Main Street Message 1099-K

I got this today in my messages from Ebay Main Street and figured I would share it for everyone to see.

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My views are low even with "Promoted Listings" . Is eBay throttling accounts ?

My views are low even with "Promoted Listings" . Is eBay throttling accounts ? Or is the eBay thing just no longer an interest to todays buyers?

Ebay vs Facebook marketplace

I've been a member for over 20 years, but have not really sold anything for many years. I'd like to sell again just part time, but would like an honest opinion as to whether I should use Ebay or Facebook Marketplace.Thanks for any input.

Resolved! eBay International Shipping Hold Up/Issue

I have had my first hiccup using the eBay International Shipping Program. A sale I shipped out early last month is stuck in customs (Chile Customs) and the tracking states "Destination customs - Delayed by customs due to lack of documentation." It wa...

low ball offers on items that are not BO

This one really irks me. I have a new listing of a dress for sale a bin not an offer item because its new to FP and today I had a message from a buyer who I found out is a seller of expensive $500+ lamps sent me someone else's listing # of the same b...

Dispute "item not as described ", seller 100% lose the dispute on paypal?

I've had many disputes on eBay over the past two years, and in most cases, eBay covers about 90% of them under their protection policy. However, disputes marked as “item not as described” are very difficult to win based on my past experience.In this ...

Prohibited goods return

I shipped lego minifigures to the uk all sealed in individual bags, and I got a notice that it was being returned because they were “prohibited goods” and i am confused on how to reship this and avoid this happening the second time around.

Seller $ Threshold

Saw an email about the seller threshold is going back up to $20,000 - 200 transactions, does anyone know if that is for 2025 or is that for next year ?

My listings show as Active, but my eBay store homepage does not display any products — why?

I have a Starter Store and several active listings. But when I visit my store page, it shows “We are sold out” and no products appear.I checked my listings and they are active. I don’t know why my store doesn’t show them.Can anyone help me fix this?

Resolved! Overseas Warehouse Block Policy

Hello everyone.I am a new seller on eBay and I am currently trying to apply for the Overseas Whitelist Appeal, in light of the recent policy changes regarding overseas warehouses.I sent my request to the designated email address (whappeals@ebay.com) ...

buyer had wrong address

so I sold an item, printed label from ebay and sent it on its way. USPS couldn't deliver and returned it to me. Turns out the buyer didnt put his appt number on his ebay acct(hes new to ebay). so my question: he still wants the item. I told him to fi...

Resolved! What I was afraid of with jewelry.

Buyer bought both of my pieces under different accounts and now wants to return them because he says the pendants were real but the chains aren't real. I told him to return the items at full value and I will find out about the chain vendor which was ...