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How long to wait for payment

Hi, recently sold an item, purchsed by a newbie who signed up on the 12th and bidded on my item rightaway. He later was outbidded. Then maybe 15minutes before the end of the item, he used proxy bidding and proceeded to win said item with proxy-biddin...

Resolved! Dimension Question

What is my option for shipping an item with dimentions 4L X 10W X 4H in inches?. Weight is 1 lbs. Thanks!.

Having fun? with shipping addresses today!

Just a vent! I'm getting lots of strange shipping addresses lately. The latest shows an address in Texas as xxxx Rd and when I go to USPS to check for the last 4 digits of the zip code it comes up with xxxx Drive instead of Road. So, I go to Google m...

Unfair DSR'S

I think the wording should be changed on two of the DSR'S. Shipping Time and Shipping & Handling charges. Shipping time to anywhere outside of Canada (or even inside) can be a major problem, such as postal hold, customs etc. But when the buyer is ask...

What protection does seller have

What protection do sellers have ?

HS Codes - UK Guide helpful

I came across these Guides on the UK government site. The guides have explanations and real products for HS codes. It makes a lot more sense to read these guides to figure out where an item should be classified. I found the one for Computer Products ...

Resolved! EBAY LIMIT INCREASE

Hi everybody,I started selling on ebay 4 days ago and I just started listing yesterday. My item has already sold 2 today! I'd this continues I'll exceed my selling limit next Monday! My items are relatively cheap ($2) but I really need my itwm number...

Canada post delivery notification also arriving

Today I got a notification from Canada Post that a package had been delivered. That is something I like, maybe the notification of mailing and delivery is a new addition from CP.

How is your sales in March/April?

My last sale happened in mid-March, since then a sudden drop to zero sale and very low views. Does anyone know why? How are you doing in these two months? Please share.

Bad news seller

Just a warning to fellow buyers on Ebay. Seller list stuff as" Excellent Condition ". But Stuff is not. I bought 2 Dc Direct Figures from him and H shipped them in a Padded envelope. The Robin arrived with a Broken leg. Then I looked again at his auc...

value of bargain item

Hope to get a few opinions to help me reach a more settled way of thinking. Say you buy an item for $1 at garage sale or thrift store and you later sell it for $100. CP international insured airmail shipping is so high you did not insure it. The buye...

I have a “Not received item” case opened but redirects to German eBay which I do not understand.

Hello, I have a “Not received item” case opened but the “Take action” button redirects me to German ebay site which I do not understand.I want to refund buyers money and I already tried using google translator (Copy/Paste) but doesn’t help much. I se...

Down south SC

Go visit. They are running around screaming "DEFECT". To them, one defect and you are banned for life.

My experience: Updated Self Insurance statistics

I figured it was time to update my self insurance statistics: Notes:-I live in the stamp collectors world, so these results are all from postage stamp selling categories-this includes items lost to "crime" as well. "Crime" is defined as situations wh...

Canada to US Calculated shipping invoicing issues?

The auction is marked "Calculated shipping" they BiN but there's no cost to ship on the invoice page and I'm trying to calculate it on the auction page, but, obviously something is off. This is the message I'm getting,"Shipping cost cannot be calcula...

How To Get Notification If Someone Bids

I must be blind... but I can't seem to find where to get a notification if someone bids on an item. Is this not available or am I just not seeing it. Thanks!!

Resolved! Is this allowed?

"Every month I will draw a name of one buyer who will be sent a special gift. All you have to do to qualify is be one of the buyers for the month to have your name entered in the draw. I will contact you to let you know you have been entered and if y...

Opening item not received case after 45 days.

Someone from Belarus bought a motherboard from me 2 months ago and now the package appears to have been lost. He just opened a case and asks for full refund. Tracking number stopped tracking package after it left Canada. I thought you could not open ...

Resolved! eBay.com or eBay.ca

Hi everybody, I just started selling on eBay today. After doing a bit of googling and some market research, it seems that I have 66% less competition on eBay.com and I offer shipping from USA for my item (I live in Canada, I go grocery shopping in th...

How many being hurt hard by new Canada Post postage rates?

On my main selling ID i sell about 40-70 items per month for which i use US and International oversized letter mail to ship. The new rates from Canada Post are kiler. Will cost me over $60 per month more. While there may be a teeny tiny justification...

OMG! a $4,000,000 ring!

For fun i did a search for diamond rings and sorted by highest price - there were several over a million dollars, and this tourmaline ring at $4 million - 201004055978 - will be delivered by armoured courier. I can't believe something like that would...

Paypal shipping still down

I have tried to print Paypal label today, but no matter how many times I refresh the page, or start fresh, it won't print. There have been so many problems with Paypal in the last few months, this is costing sellers money.

Resolved! accessing PayPal shipping funds

Hi eBayers! I have a question as a new seller how can I get the shipping paid for by PayPal as it says it does I printed a few labels and got charged to my bank account directly am I missing a step here?

No pictures showing

I listed five items today. Of the five, four do not have the gallery picture showing- nor is is showing in search or in my eBay. This happened last week as well. Anyone know whats going on? Do I just wait it out?

Anyone else had this problem?

I have spoken to some sellers about the Global shipping program and I was surprised to find out that most of the sellers I talked to dont have a clue about it. Its almost like if it simply appeared. I was able to convince one seller to remove it so t...

Resolved! Is there anything that can be done regarding members not leaving feedback?

Getting a bit miffed as there seems to be an increase of people not leaving positive feedback after a smooth transaction...

Paypal shipping - Planned drop off date

Hi, I printed a shipping label with paypal (small packet international) However, I chose the wrong planned drop off date. I planned to ship it on Friday, but chose the planned drop off date on the label as Saturday. Can I still ship my package on Fri...

Hello,I was wondering if it is possible to set up 2 ebay accounts for 2 different stores.

Hello,I was wondering if it is possible to set up 2 ebay accounts for 2 different stores. I do not want to combine these 2 ebay online sites. Is this a violation of Ebay terms? Thank you if anyone can help.

Resolved! Trying to cancel a transaction as seller -but 32 days since shipped so no link on drop down menu?

Hi - i'm trying to do a mutual cancellation- buyer returned product as one tag was missing on a multiple item win- my oversight -so they wanted to return all. Since so old now - there is no -resolve issues- on the drop down menu to click on - where d...

Auctions, and how they suck!!!

O.K. here's the situation, lets say an item was on auction for 5 days . but i decided to wait the five days and place a bid with say... 4 seconds left in the auction. a pop up screen should say "I'm sorry but you are not invested in this product like...