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126eldee
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Item listed with buy it now price. Bids have been made but buyer has offered teh buy it now price. Can I cancel auction and accept offer?

I originally lisetd an item with a buy it now price. Bids have been made but buyer has offered the buy it now price.  He says I can simply cancel auction and accept his offer.  Is this correct and if so, how do I do this?
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scottie1818
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Is there a better way to sell smaller items. I sell lots of avon lipsticks at $3.20 but paying $1.82 in fees is absurd - anyone help

Is there a better way to sell smaller items. I sell lots of avon lipsticks at $3.20 but paying $1.82 in fees is absurd - anyone help
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gigglegurts
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My buyer has paid but the postage is more than I expected. How can I invoice for the additional postage?

The box I needed to use on account of the size was bigger than I anticipated so the postage was around $35 more.  What's the protocol on asking for the additional postage?
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downundercyclist
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How does my buyer pay a second time for postage? (incomplete address so item returned)

My buyer missed a PO box off his address and the item got returned. He's agreed to re-pay the international postage as it was his error.   I tried sending him an ebay message, providing my paypal email for this, but apparently this isn't allowed so didn't go through. Please help tell me how he... more…
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sick.dealz
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How can i list my item to ship worldwide?

Im having trouble listing items worldwide.
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2010radix2
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Seller is not responding to request for shipping costs.

I have committed to buying an item but I am unable to complete the transaction until the seller supplies shipping costs.  I am stuck.   What do I do to proceed?
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chrisjn7
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Hi I was wondering if any other bidders on item # 290917748926 hot toys 1/16 scale Dark Knight bat mobile having trouble paying for it ?

Bought item # 290917748926 1/6 hottoys Dark night batmobile as a buy it now $19.99 I thought it was too cheap but noticed 4 other items were bought for the same price am wondering if the other 4 buyers are having trouble paying for there item through Paypal ?
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phog8552
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Can I return an after the return period runs out if the item I bought of eBay only turned on 2 times then now won't start up ? Please help

    the item I bought was a android tablet
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bigshedfred
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how do i serch for items in my local area

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leannejfox
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how do i get in contact with ebay chat online support?

how do i get in contact with ebay chat online support?
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judee50
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Taxation

Whats the easiest way to keep track of my sales costs manually for tax. I am hopeless with spreadsheets etc. Do I need to print out an invoice for every sale to keep for tax. Do I deduct all my stock from my total profit at end of year? Does it matter that most of my stock was bought the previous... more…
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judee50
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Do the ebay sales figures (total sales) include the postage? Is the figure that's reported to taxation include postage? Thank you

Taxation
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leatherland1
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Attaching photos to emails, not working.

The "attach photos" feature on the "reply to emails" page is not working for me. When I try to add a photo, the photo loads, up to the 90% mark, and then stops. All my photos are 3264 x 2448 pixels.   This is not a Friday thing, but has been doing this for the last three days.    Any... more…
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2240di
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CAN I REFUND AND DEDUCT MY POSTAGE COSTS FROM THE REFUND I AM ONLY REFUNDING FOR GOODWILL NOT OBLIGATION

i SOLD A (NEW) JACKET TO A CUSTOMER, RECEIVED A GOOD PRICE, SO I PAID EXTRA POSTAGE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AS THE CUSTOMER WANTED THE JACKET QUICKLY, I HAD ALREADY EMAILED HER MEASUREMENTS ON THE JACKET, SHE CONTACTED ME AFTER RECEIVING THE JACKET ACKNOWLEDGING HER MISTAKE BUT SAID IT DIDNT FIT, AS A... more…
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mud_tyre_madness
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How to activate seller is away status

Hi I am going away for a week and wont have internet access so I have seen other sellers activate some sort of a seller is away block on bidding and automatic response to questions stating the same thing? how can i do this to all my listings i do nt wish to end them as they are all in the shop more…
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tonyvtrf
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is there a translation german to english

Is there some way I can get a translation  from german e bey site to english???
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mcguiness2010
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How do i pay for more than one item from the same store with just one credit card payment???

I just want to buy more than 1 item from the same store with one payment????
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fabadelic
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Why can't I save an item to my watchlist?

This is a first for me A few days ago I placed a bid on item no 171041443034. I can't remember whether I saved it to my watchlist prior to bidding on it or not but it's certainly not there. I've tried to save it to my watchlist several times now with no luck. Does anyone know why? more…
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dead-lucky4me
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why cant i leave negative feed back

when you click leave feed back it only gives me 2 options positive or leave feed back later
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rhondab4675
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Why did you change the item location it now takes me around 5 steps to type in an area i wish to look at and buy it was so much easier when

Please put item location back on the left hand side of the screen its too hard to type in an area now to much mucking around and when i want to alter the kms i have to go to the whole process again please return it to where it was thxx Rhonda
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meljane2011
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No item sent?

I'm new to ebay. I bought an item on ebay for a child's birthday. The sender said they would send the next day but item is not marked as posted and no communication answered. How long does the sender have to send/reply? Thank you 
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8716terry
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having difficulty leaving Feedback. Set up of Ebay seems to have changed? Chatted with Suzanne who advised "Maintenance" Is this complete ye

Not able to leave "Feedback" on two items received. Chatted with Suzanne who advised "maintenance in progress" Is this complete yet? Regards 8716terry
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savagedragon9
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I've accidentally bid $99 instead of $9 and I need to retract it. I'm really freaking out. I never bid that high, what can I do? Kind rLinda

    I've accidentally hit $99 instead of $9 how do I retract it???
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miss_my_granny
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Unable place bid - blocked?

Just tried to bid on an item and got "Sorry, the seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you at this time" someone please enlighten me...
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