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Hi eBay Members, eBay has decided to restrict the use of outdated Internet Security Protocol, SSL 3.0, because we have determined that it does not meet our standards.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...
Big glitch in ebay DSR. I had to rate a transaction and for shipping cost, the system put an automatic 5 stars because it said shipping was free. It was free in the US but not free to ship to canada but still read the US information only. I think tha...
My saved searches update emails are part of my daily routine and they used to be in my inbox in the morning, which I loved as it is much like a morning newspaper to me. Now they come mid afternoon, when it is inconvenient to read them. Is there a way...
I declined it and told them to send it back due to high brokerage fee, $40 on a $70 purchase. I just got a bill in the mail, they are trying to still charge me $40. Can they do that? What can I do?
How can several of my items go from 22, 18 etc. Watchers down to 0 overnight? I know watchers come and go but all of them all at once? Has this happened to others?
Because of the colossal eff up by Ebay/Paypal on the Tracked Packet USA & Expedited USA shipping, I had to refund a very upset buyer the full shipping fee. I was charged a final value fee on shipping. I want that fee back! I have went over these foru...
What would you think of a buyer that has over 80 bid retractions in the last 30 days and over 500 for the last 6 months? Why doesn't Ebay stop this kind of garbage from Buyers. How many do they have to have before Ebay bans them from bidding and kick...
I recently was outbid on an item and when I clecked to see who had won the information was "private listing" only my ID showed up on the list. How do I set my account so my ID name is only shown to the seller and not other bidders?
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If someone working on Ebay programs happens to be listening check a buyer having one address using a second persons paypal to pay, then follow it through to shipping. It will screw up every time. I win auctions and my son pays using his Paypal accoun...
I used my shopping cart yesterday and entered about 20-30 items in it. Now I cannot find it. I need to access it right away as I have a problem with all the items were buy it now but the total shipping charges are huge - over 2 1/2 times the price of...
I saw once that you can set up your listing and delegate a time in the day to have the listing published. I cannot find it now. Can someone please let me know who to do this as I have 10 items to list and I would like to prepare them in advance. Than...
So i bought a New Era hat, In the 5 Pic`s posted it looked legit Seller had good feedback only a few bad, Selling from inside the USA & I paid close to retail. Now my hat arrived i looked it over & its not the same on in the pictures posted & has a n...
I would be a first time seller of one item (a 1933 Beretta 12 gauge shotgun that I inherited from my grandfather) I believe this old gun would sell for considerably more than the limits set by e-bay. I may not ever other items to sell and I welcome a...
I'm not getting e-mail when I list an item and my Listing Confirmed notification preference shows as Real Time. Phoned eBay but that was a waste of time. No explanation offered. Occasionally notification is received as it should but most times, nothi...
Has anyone run into this message before when trying to list an item? "It appears you are offering virtual game items (gaming accounts, currency, leveling, etc). These items are not permitted in the eBay Marketplace as a stand-alone product or as a bo...
I made two requests unintentionally on ebay, I can not cancel.How do I?
Just wondering if sellers can bid on their own items
I am considering a store to get lower FVF rate (9% or less depends on categories) compared to a non-store (flat 10%). The stores fees page here http://pages.ebay.ca/help/sell/storefees.html#fvf is complicated to understand because of the exceptions f...
Recently, I've listed things for sale and one has been won by a seller and an other listing ended by a buy it now. So... it is 2 different buyers, but the 2 have the same number of comments , I mean only 22. The first one has many bad comments, but t...
I had many of my listed items with 13, 18 up to 22 watchers yesterday. It looked very promising that my items would sell. Today they all have 0 or 1 watchers? what happened to all of them?
bought several lots of a item from a seller for my store,i only have my postal address listed with ebay and have everything shipped that way,so with this transaction the seller shipped ups,well of course it got held up because ups does not ship to po...
all my pay pal information is wrong bank account credit card and have been now for over 3 years.... when i sent payment info to pay pal it automatically used the old info what do i do now?? how do i fix this?? will take up to 14 days for the bank and...
McDonald had 60 items in 2007 and now has 145 and struggling (not as being in the red, but revenues did not grow as much as expected). Maybe Ebay could take a hint about fewer items working better and stop those useless promotions. http://www.bloombe...
I sell from Canada but use both Ebay.ca and Ebay.com to list in order to double my free listings. Why did my listing for an Item I listed on Ebay.com that I thought I had listed for just the U.S. and Canada show up in Russia? I only wanted to list in...
I had an ID with my ex which got up to 1500 feedback before we split and I let him take it. I lost two things in all that time. On this one I lost nothing, until Boston. Coincidence? Maybe not, but other things are also amiss. My understanding has be...
I have committed to buy but even after two emails the seller does not add the shipping cost to the invoice. So I still have not paid. I do not want to just leave this unresolved as it may negatively affect my buyer feedback. Cannot understand why the...
i can't order more than one thing in one bill
I'm new to ebay.. I want to start by selling video games and I live in Canada. I can find some nice video games that let me have nice profits after paypal fee+vcf But I have no idea how much cost it to ship. Will it just cost $2 to ship a video game ...
Anyone else having problems using the Expedite Parcel USA option. We know about the TRACKED PACKET USA option not being available but up until this weekend the Expedited Parcel USA option was working fine then next day it is not working - keep gettin...
I sold an item to a U.S. buyer. When she didn't receive her item in 15 days, I sent her a refund and asked that when it arrived, she either write "Return" on it and toss it back in the mailbox or, if she still wanted it, to let me know and I would se...