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new to ebay

what is the best advise for new ebay sellers? I just started selling some of my things, but I guess I got stage fright. I cancelled the first two orders that were sold. The first order was sold as soon as I listed it, but I didnt know anything about ...

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Ebay not accepting my credit card

Been on ebay since 1998 and for the first time ever they won't accept my credit card. Neither will Paypal. All I did was change my address and suddenly boom it doesn't accept my Visa anymore, which is the same card I've been using for 5 years. (Zero ...

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issues with signing in

is anyone else having trouble signing in ? it took me 48 tries on that captcha **bleep** to sign in 2 times today , if ebay cant fix this thing then get rid of it , seems like every time your techs update something , there are new issues whit the sit...

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Listing updates

Hey all, Does anyone know if there is a way to see when the last time was I updated an item? For example, I run an eBay store. When items have been up for a month, I like to lower the price to try to get it to sell until it gets to 1.00. After a mont...

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New seller unable to list more than two items

I'm a new seller on Ebay and I've been able to list two items ; however, when I tried to list my third I got a message saying I had listed ten items and wasn't able to list any more. I do understand that I can only list 10 items to begin with, but so...

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How to set Seller hub as my "my ebay" home page .ca

I accidentally clicked on something and now my "my Ebay" landing page is my purchase history and I can find no way to set it back to my seller hub.There was a "secret hacks" video from 2020 that instructed to opt out of seller hub and make some chang...

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Message center

I am trying to find out how to empty the trash folder in my messages box. My inbox has messages and the ones I have read or old ones that I am finished with I put into the trash. I want to delete them. How do I delete the trash messages?Thanks,Neil

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Alberta Sales Tax?

Why was I just charged 13% sales tax in Alberta, when we have no provincial sales tax? Only the national GST, which is 5%. The invoice stated specifically “13% AB Sales tax”, this needs to be corrected.

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Seems complicated

It seems from my research that setting up to sell and all of the details is quite complicated.I want to sell a few things a month. Is this the wrong place? I like the idea of selling on ebay to a broad base. Is it just that I'm reading too much into ...

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GST return

Hey everyone, So I filed my GST return earlier in the year and when I reviewed my paperwork prior to filing taxes I realised I had made a mistake with the sales amount reported ( an error in exchange rate) . The differing sales figure does not affect...

Shipping mugs

Just curious what size boxes you all use to ship mugs? Trying to figure out the best way to ship. Watched literally every video on Youtube about shipping mugs, but most are Americans.I was leaning towards the 6x6x6, but can frankenbox a 7x7x7 into a ...

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT- PRO BUILT MODELS

Dear Mr Chau; CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHEN YOU INTEND TO RETURN ALL! MY UNBUILT AIRCRAFT AS PER ABOVE. YOU NOW HAVE HAD THEM FOR YEARS AND ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE DOING BUSINNESS TOGETHER PLEASE BE A GENTLEMAN AND RETURM MY ITEMS! I am even willing to ...

Seller has not shipped

Hi there. On February 11 I I placed my first order on eBay. It was a pair of yeezy boost 350 shoes. I bought them from a seller with no reviews and it hasn’t been shipped for authentication yet. I’m just worried I’m not going to get them. If this has...

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Parcel stuck in Toronto ? Always issues with Pitney

Hi, I bought an expensive item ( 2800$) on Ebay and again i have issues with the GSP and Pitney i received almost one week an update after that no update no tracking from Intelcom, Canada Post or any carriers. The delivery date was supposed to be yes...

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Parcel stuck in Toronto?

I live in Victoria, BC, and often purchase from US sellers. I bought and paid for a clothing item on Nov. 6, 2021. The seller in Brandon, MS, is reliable and as usual, shipped via the Global Shipping Center in Erlanger, Kentucky. The item was sent to...

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Shipping liquids to the USA

I have a friend in the US who's a big Coke drinker. I've asked, and he's never tried Canadian Coke, so I wanted to send him a couple of cans.What does the post office say about sending liquids in sealed containers? Any caveats?

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new look for saved searches page

Does anyone know how to get rid of the new format that Ebay introduced? I have one hundred saved searches, some of which are relatively similar. The new format is impractical and cumbersome when trying to quickly locate a particular search.

Resolved! Buyer requested return but hasn't shipped item.

Hi all, can someone help?Buyer requested return on Feb 11, which I agreed on. I bought a shipping label the same day and uploaded it to eBay. Buyer has yet to ship the item... (it's Feb 21 today). The status of the claim is currently (Waiting for ite...

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Constantly Being Logged Out?

Over the last week or so is anybody being constantly logged out of eBay? I'm talking like every 5 or 10 minutes. I have the "keep me logged in" box checked. I check something in my acount and I log in. 3 minutes later I check my messages - I'm asked ...

Buyer return fraud

I sold a hockey card 10 days ago and the buyer said the card was damaged and sent me pictures of damaged corners. Obviously a different card. The pictures on my add prove it. I accepted the return and am sending him a shipping label with tracking tom...

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Resolved! Is this a scam? I feel really suspicious

I was going to sell my used laptop and this buyer tells me that it's for his family's birthday gift and wants me to buy a gift card and add that into my package. So I received this email and I felt really suspicious because of the email address. Howe...

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New user account suspended - No idea why and not getting any info from support.. What next?

In short:I'm a new seller, I've sold 1 thing and listed about 10 items. I've been listing for about 2 weeks.Today after listing a few new in box cosmetics (Hair dye, from what I understand this is fine under the cosmetics policy as it's new. I found ...

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