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There is a new scam going on & Ebay is protecting it

There is a new scam that is going on against buyers & Ebay is not only allowing it, they protect it. The new scam. A seller with sell an item. (Mainly collectibles where the value increases rapidly). The seller will then mark the item to ship weeks l...

Resolved! What is "Ad Fee Standard"

I listed an item with 2% promo ad fee, however, when the item sold, I was charged 13% "ad fee standard." What's going on?

no refund nor ebay money back gurantee

Back in 2022, I bought a cellphone from a seller Wise One. I found the item to be defective and contacted Ebay and was sent a return prepaid slip. I return the item to Wise One, the seller. He got the item and wrote me that he found nothing wrong wit...

IPR?

I just noticed that my listings no longer disclose to the buyer that immediate payment is required. All of my listings are IPR. Did ebay remove that statement in the payment section of our listings?

feedback policy change proposal

As a long time, consistently excellent buying customer on eBay but never a seller, my biggest complaint revolves around sellers who do not reciprocate the positive feedback that they receive from a buyer. I have read many posts regarding this, most o...

Cancellation Results in Charge to my Credit Card

Maybe this is standard procedure, but I have never seen it before. My account gets standard payouts once per day. I had someone buy an item valued at $200+ last night, but sent in a cancellation request within an hour. I accepted the cancellation sin...

First time selling need help please

Alright, so I’m selling an Xbox one with 9 games and all the cords right and a brand new controller right. Someone bought it, 80$ + 13.12$ shipping + 6.90$ tax. At the bottoms of the page it says What you earned: order total: 100.2 eBay collected fro...

Resolved! Sale Cancelled by eBay Due to a "Systems Issue"

This just happened to me on an order I sold a day ago. Luckily I didn't ship it out yet, otherwise it appears eBay went and refunded the buyer on my behalf, even though eBay itself was the one who cancelled the order... Has anyone else experienced th...

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Free Gift with purchase

Any sellers giving a free surprise gift with purchase? (not buy 1 get 1, buy 3 get 1 etc.) If so, do you advertise that you're giving a free surprise gift with purchase in the listing title or description? Do you state what the free gift is or send i...

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why is ebay adding the sales tax to the seller's income from sale. Sellers never receive sales tax

I couldn't believe my eyes, but apparently Ebay is charging the seller to include the sales tax to the amount received, we don't receive any sales tax from customers, and when they get their 12% which already way too high, but this is downright theft...