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why can't any one who sells something on ebay put a postage costs to that country

why can't the people who sell on ebay put a postage cost to what ever paticular country for the person who is buying their item it would make things a lot better and quicker and better for the person doing the buying istead of having to contact the s...

Disappointed I can't search most bids on completed listings!

I used this a lot to gauge what a fair price was to put on listings, now I have to guess. If I guess wrong I waste a free listing for the month. Why fix something that isn't broke?

Import duty/taxes when selling to the USA and other countries

I've got an Ebay AU account and would like to sell to people in the USA and other countries. I notice some listings by other people who offer shipping to the mention something like "The seller is not responsible for any taxes or duties payable at cus...

New seller and getting too many unpaid items

Hi, I am a new seller and I am getting many buyers that doesnt pay their items, I looked most of their accounts and they also do the same to others and still can keep on buying things. I think it is unfair for sellers, as they still can continue buyi...

Increasing number of NPB in cars auctions...

Sold my car last week, bidder was 1900klms away and did not pay or pick up ( will be able to close NPB dispute tomorrow ). Relisted it again last Friday ( another $8 insertion fee for eBay ) and it sold last night ( buyer is again 2000klms away ).Buy...

Negative feed back

Where can I leave negative feedback on a buyer, I listed some items for sale and would only accept Paypal as payment. All the items were won by the same person that I was selling, then would only offer to pay via direct bank deposit sounds like a sca...

What can I do if buyer made offer on item & I accepted & sent inv but have had no response?

A buyer made an offer on an item I had listed & I accepted offer then sent invoice, but have had no response - I resent the invoice again with a note to buyer incase they didn't receive the original, but still there has been no response from the buye...

How can I leave feedback for buyer who does not pay, or respond to emails?

'Buyer' won the bid, does not pay, no answer to emails. How can I leave feedback?

Damaged Goods Returned

I sold a BNIB item to a buyer, they have found the item is not suited to their needs. I have agreed to have the item returned, however the item has been damaged, the original box torn and made very dirty. The condition of the returned item is plain a...

Hi, Can I add inventory to existing listings?

It seems I may be able via Auctiva or sometihng but I haven't bother with using these, mainly because I don't know how.... Anyway, can I create an invertory list on my current listings? Without using Auctiva or a third party. Might sound a bit lame b...

Any drawbacks to having a store?

Hi all,I had a featured store and recently downgraded to a basic one. The reason was entirely based on cost.Is there any benefit in having a store? I mean, if you don't have one, does it mean that your listings appear lower in ranking than someone el...

Serious system bug when saving draft of items for sale

All Just like to forewarn anyone who is drafting a new item for sale cause I just found out the hard way that there is serious bug in eBay that when you press the Save Draft button, the system hard deletes your draft instantly!! So you have to start ...

30 day listing question.

Hi all,Can someone please tell me the difference between 10 day and 30 day listings? (apart from the obvious!)I currently choose to list my things for 10 days, but was wondering if there would be a greater benefit from listing for 30 days. That is, w...

What is the deal with the 5000 free listings for 7 days?

I have received this 5000 listing offer 3 times in as many months (7 day listings) and usually have 7 days to use them fro the promotion period. For some reason my current GTC listings don't qualify. Does ebay think people will use them and should I ...

Free postage....except

Hi all, Im relatively new to eBay, my question is this:I am in the process of creating some listing templates prior to going active, my little dilemma is, I want to list all items as free postage (only shipping within Australia) but there are certain...

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