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Advice about using a courier

I am going to be switching from AusPost to using couriers soon. I would love some advice from anyone using a courier service. What do yo add to your ads to make sure (as much as possible) buyer know you are using a courier service? Do you offer ( at ...

Hi there, Can someone from ebay please tell me why my sales are down this past month.

Seems to be a regular thing from reading other peoples messages. My question to ebay is why have my sales stopped? I've increased my listings (though I hear that doesn't matter). It's becoming a real struggle and frustrating when I put so much time a...

Does having a basic store increase sales?

I have had a basic store in a single category for several years now and have seen sales ebb and flow as you would expect. I am not entirely sure it made much difference in volume of sales but back when I took out the basic subscription it had more va...

Heads up. New postage with tracking scam.

G’day folks. New scam emerging……. As we all know, eBay sellers only require the delivery of an item’s tracking to say ‘delivered’ and that’s about where their responsibilities lie…. Fair enough, but we often see the boards filled with buyers claiming...

Can you win INR with just a postcode/suburb?

Hey guys - I just posted a buyer's order today (express post letter at her request, which I never use) and she's just advised that, as of today, she is no longer at that address (it's a company address) due to personal reasons. She's a repeat buyer, ...

Resolved! Return to Sender

I sold and sent to address provided by eBay. Item returned to me safely, marked RTS. I reckon I have just received the most dodgy advice from the chat service Seriously suggesting I could keep the item and the buyers cash..... I doubt that would end ...

ebay changes to classic pages bleep

Are we all just putting up with what ebay see fit to change. Soon as you get used to a style of page they go and change it and not to the better. Their changes are UTTER **bleep**! Surely I am not the only one sending negative feedback. They just cha...

Resolved! Buyer selected pick up when they need postage!

A buyer in another state selected "pick up" when they need postage. How do I send them an invoice for postage costs, when emails are now blocked through ebay to send them an invoice through paypal?

Fee Structure

I haven't used EBay for quite a while, so when I put an item up for sale ($845) I wasn't surprisedthat I wasn't getting many offers. It is a very specific item that only a few people would want / need. After many months of no bites, I finally got an ...

$1 variable fee promo ending early

Dear User, Our records indicate that you have RSVP’d for the $1 Variable Fee promotion. Please be advised that, in accordance with the promotion terms & conditions, we have varied the terms, and the promotion will now be ending effective 12:00pm AEDT...

Resolved! Buyer claims product never arrived despite australia post saying otherwise

Never Had an item not arrived case before, so i was wonder how to proceed in this matter. A Buyer from South Australia messaged me last night about an item they claimed they never received which was sent over 8 months ago, on the 23 of February 2022,...

Problems with refunding?

I've been trying to refund excess postage to a buyer & keep getting the message "Oops? We're having a problem. Try again later."Been trying for 2 days, no luck. I've tried in other browsers.Don't really want to contact Ebay because I know they'll tel...

Resolved! eBay & PayPal advising different shipping addresses for a buyer.!

Last week eBay started including the buyer's shipping address in their "Sale confirmed:..." emails. Today I have made a sale, and the shipping address in the eBay email is different to the shipping address given in the PayPal payment confirmation! Wh...

Ebay Plus contribution for express on multiple items sold of same item

I had made all my listings ineligible for ebay plus ages ago, and only recently saw that they have changed and clarified several aspects (50c Priority sticker for tracked letters being the main one), so I thought last week I would give it another go....

Resolved! problem with my ad

why is it so that when i view my ad it has a buy it now price but when people view it it doesn't very upset i might have to stop the sale.

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Advice about using a courier

Hi there, Can someone from ebay please tell me why my sales are down this past month.

Does having a basic store increase sales?

Heads up. New postage with tracking scam.

Can you win INR with just a postcode/suburb?

Resolved! Return to Sender

ebay changes to classic pages bleep

Resolved! Buyer selected pick up when they need postage!

Fee Structure

$1 variable fee promo ending early

Resolved! Buyer claims product never arrived despite australia post saying otherwise

Problems with refunding?

Resolved! eBay & PayPal advising different shipping addresses for a buyer.!

Ebay Plus contribution for express on multiple items sold of same item

Resolved! problem with my ad

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