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Immediate Payment Required!?

Dear ebayers. Can anyone help me out with this? International buyers when purchasing the 1st item from my store are required to pay immediately before they are able to purchase any other item. They are not able to pay combined purchase and shipping a...

eBay Picks Up Tab for 10 Listings Including FVF

By invitation only: By Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes.com June 03, 2013 Invited sellers can list up to 10 auction or fixed-price listings and pay no fees, though they will have to pay fees for optional features such as Reserve Price, Subtitle, Gallery Pl...

Questions you can't answer

I woke up to a question from a buyer this morning about a knitting pattern. "How long does this take to make"? I explained that it would depend on how quickly you knit.

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Selling limits

I have been selling and buying on eBay since 2000 and actual even before this through another user name. I had a run of bad luck last June with some shipping. We had a postal strike and I list 10 day handling. Well, a couple of buyers decided to give...

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IS THIS NOT FEEBACK EXTORTION?

Hello, please read the message between me and buyer . Buyer says if he does not get positive feedback buyer WILL leave negative feedback. Why hasn't this extortion expert been banned from ebay? if you read buyers feedback buyer does this on EVERY pur...

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Lay Away Offers ???

Hello. I recently listed two rare dolls and I received two "lay away offers" (one was 50$ first in my account and 500$ later...he said he really really wanted the doll) What are lay away offers anyway ?? Tell me if I'm being paranoid or something, bu...

Triplicate listings!!!

Please have a look at these three listings, 370802861660, 370811324513, 350837074726. It is the exact same item being sold. They were reported to eBay as duplicate, triplicate listings on two or more occasions but fell on deaf ears or blind eyes. How...

Visitor not working

Just listed a quilt. Right away, I looked at the listing, to make sure all was correct. To my surprise, it showed 17 people had looked. Obviously, that's not right, so here's a thought. To all of us sellers, who may think nobody is looking at our stu...

Shipping Shirts

Hello, I am from Canada and have never sold clothes on ebay before. Which would be the best way to ship a shirt, in a box or bubble mailer. And also with UPS or Canada Post, I tried the CP shipping calculator just to see what kind of price I would ge...

Relist or sell similar?

I have a bunch of listings that I had put on 30 day duration that I have to relist. For search purposes, is it better to do relist, or sell similar?

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To open an unpaid item process

What is the point that eBay was telling us that we can open the unpaid item process on the 2nd day when it is NOT true? Am I reading it something wrong? Are we supposed to be able to open the process on the 2nd day or is it for eBay.com only not eBay...

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While there are problem buyers, there are really some good ones too, here's an example....

Background: package (was actually just a first class letter size) sent to South Vietnam, doesn't look like it is going to arrive, has been 6 weeks now. I refunded the full amount and let the buyer know that if it does eventually show up to let me kno...

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eBay fees to Canadian sellers

I am from Canada and want to sell an item on eBay. I listed it in US $ for sale to either Canada or US. If it sells, eBay will charge US $ fees and charge them to my Paypal account. Will eBay convert the fees to cdn $ before charging my Paypal accoun...

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SHIPPING

Top rated sellers are required to add tracking numbers once the item is sold.What if, item is shipped with postage stamps where no tracking number is available.Would a top rated seller loose it's status due to this?If top rated seller mark such items...

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Is there such a thing as warranty on a item?

I purchased a eternity ring in May2012, it was appraised for significantly less than seller provided and the details (ex. total CT weight) differed. I got in contact with the seller and they offered me 300$ and I took this as it wasjust before my wed...

Placing fixed price items on HOLD

Been on eBay for over 13 years. Never put items on hold to go on a vacation.I have a bunch of fixed priced listings using the current FREE LISTINGS.I do not have a store.I will be going away for six days (no access to computer) and would like to plac...

Help

My buyer wants to pay for item but she get error (One or more of the items below cannot be purchased because the seller has not specified shipping costs to the location selected.Change your address or remove the items to continue.You may also contact...

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Picture upload issues today?

I took pictures on Saturday of about 20 items. I listed roughly half of them without issue that day with no problems. I just tried to finish listing the rest and when I upload the images I get a message that says "upload failed". I've checked my pixe...

Escalated dispute cases

Has anyone here ever been ruled in favor of a buyer initiated dispute? Seems to me after reading about many cases eBay/PP invaribly always rule in favor of the buyer.

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What to do if a buyer asked for charge back, item was not receive after giving you a good feed back

What to do if buyer asked you for charge back that item was not received, for 6 defferent transaction. After giving you a good feed for back, for all the 6 transaction. Means that he received the item. And paypal cant do nothing about it, while is pr...

New look feedback page ???

I was browsing these forums and stumbled on a new look feedback (?) page. Maybe it has been around a while but I never noticed?? Click on my feedback number beside my post. Up comes the regular feedback page. Click on my eBay id at the top of the reg...

Can I sell plastic chopsticks?

Am I allowed to sell plastic chops sticks or is it against eBay health and safety policies? It's hard to say if they are new or used as no visible scratches, dents, etc. I will sell them as used so I don't risk any bad feedback or screwing up, but th...

Trying to pay my ebay invoice

Sold an accordion to one buyer who then backed out of the deal. Did the second chance offer to the number 2 bidder and he was happy to buy. Filed against first and completed sale to second. ebay invoice came in showing two sales and double the fees (...

ebay's blocking Quebec!!!!

One of my customers from Quebec, wanted to buy one of my collectibles and he got this message from ebay ; "Unfortunately, access to this particular item has been blocked due to legal restrictions in somecountries. We are blocking your viewing in an e...

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