eBay for Business Podcast
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Hi eBay Members, eBay has decided to restrict the use of outdated Internet Security Protocol, SSL 3.0, because we have determined that it does not meet our standards. As such, some Turbo Lister users could see some connectivity issues. For more infor...
Hi Turbo Lister Users, The option to apply Holiday Returns in Turbo Lister is now available in the Beta version of the program. When deciding whether or not to be a Beta user, please keep in mind that the beta versions aren't free of bugs, nor are th...
Hi Turbo Lister Users, A recent Windows update has caused some programs, including Turbo Lister, to crash. To sign-in to Turbo Lister before the improved Windows update is released, please follow these steps: Open Internet Explorer Open the Tools men...
I have never tried this. I can see where I can download my unsold listings using File Exchange to a file. When I upload them back to eBay where do they go? Back to my unsold folder?.
Why does ebay allow folk to place and increase bids then retract them to ensure that they are getting the other bidders maximum bid?Seems to me that such is not even allowed by law in most places and is fraught with annoying hackers whom also like to...
I'm thinking about getting back to selling after a couple years away from ebay and I noticed canada post increased their prices dramatically since I last sold. Any suggestions to help us with postage from the Toronto Area? Any recommendation would be...
....... and I still do. In fact, there was a recent thread on this subject. However, today I didn't know whether to get frustrated or just shake my head. I chose the latter. The buyer's membership date was the same as her bid on my $45 item ... so ze...
I bought an item on September 5. I received it and it would not work and I was able to contact the seller and we arranged for me to ship it back under warranty. I shipped it back September 12. I did not hear from them in a month so I messaged them ag...
Updates to the automatic relist feature, currently available to some sellers:Starting November 24, items relisted via the automatic relist feature available to some sellers will count towards your monthly allotment of free listings. Once your allotme...
How do I set up ebay seller fees to bill me in USA currency?
Hi I seem to be getting more and more Item Not Received cases filed.Is there some Change in the system that I missed?One buyer in the US filed the day after the estimated delivery date!Item mailed JANUARY 7, Filed JANUARY 17.They also said that it sa...
Looks like when i checked the relist box it was for free relist. Then ebay switched the box from FREE RELIST to a FEE RELIST. That was a dirty trick to play on store owners.
Hi, Can you advise me? One of my products fits on a bare foot. I do not accept returns for obvious hygienic reasons. There are clear measuring instructions on the listing. Most people are fine with this. But now I have a customer who measured wrong a...
How do you list a item that runs more than 10 days or until it is sold?
Hi, I cannot find anywhere or get help from eBay on the following: HOW DO I DELETE A FOLLOWER? Thanks.
How can I get Buyers to leave feedback?
I have an item listed at fixed price buy it now. I also clicked the allow customers offers. What does the allow customer offer include?
Not sure if anyone else is having that problem tonight. IE is not happening, but works fine on Chrome.
i bid on many items today from different sellers. A few hours later i can't access those items anymore as a red message pops up stating this:"Unfortunately, access to this particular item has been blocked due to legal restrictions in some countries. ...
This is really strange. I wanted to my 50 free items on .ca this morning. It was interesting. I selected some items from my nor Made sure they were all 7 day auction etc etc. The first couple were fine - no fee. Then no matter what I did (even trying...
I've just noticed something alarming with my Canada Post USA Tracked Packets to USA. It appears that orders sent using Tracked Packet are not counting as VALIDATED in my dashboard. I do realize the different between Tracking uploaded and Tracking upl...
I bought a phone on ebay that was classifed as NEW. The IMEI number when dialing *#06# is different to the IMEI number that is on the back of the phone and on the box. Is this a concern? Thanks
I bought 4 hockey hobby boxes from a seller in China. There is no tracking number and the seller said it should arrive around Jan. 15. I paid Dec. 17. So It's getting close to day 45. How long do shipments from China usually take? What day should a o...
shipping price keeps going up as the item gets closer to closing date. is that allowed to happen?
If I change my eBay user ID, do I still get to keep my feed back score?
I have several small and lighter items to sell. When I figure out shipping with the shipping calculator provided by Ebay, tracked packet is an option. However when I try to create a postage label on Paypal, it does not allow me to do so, and says I h...
I need to send a radio tube to a buyer in the USA. I have a box about 4"x4"x8". I have never sent anything that small before. I would like it to get their in a hurry, so I was thinking Small parcel Air. Can I print a label in PayPal for that or do I ...
I sold a Gibson 2007 Les Paul Guitar to a buyer in the USA, today I received an email that they were dissatisfied I didnt send the code for the lock on the case and wanted a new case. The code the lock was set at is the CODE to open and close it, aft...
Hi guys I sent a parcel to a buyer on december 8th ( it probably left on the 9th though ) and this was airmail small parcel, now I have sent many parcels all over europe including romania and none have seemed to take this long. Last week I went to th...
How I can communicate with E. bay about that? The e. bay is a main broker on that deal! they give me a consent to return, return address and RMA #.I ship to the rigth address,Ii forgot to write r m a #. I ship by usps and have tracking code.I live in...
I attempted to buy two items on ebay using a paypal account that I had used earlier to buy other things without issue. When I tried to but these two items though it said that my payment was "Unexpectedly Declined". After that the items were sitting i...
I just got a message that I could sign up to be able to offer FedEx for shipping from Canada as a seller. I'm interested in doing this, but only if I will still have the option to ship by Canada Post or FedEx for future listings. The FAQ and the agre...
Does anyone know if you can set the time that ebay runs the search/email of the followed searches daily results? I like to read mine in the morning, when they used to come, but they have since moved later and later in the day. Any way to control this...