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buyer protection against ebay

I just paid my monthly seller thing, I got a email from paypal telling me I have buyer protection and I can open a dispute within 45 days for that transaction. Is this a joke?

Does Insurance become a problem if an International Article goes missing?

I will preface this by saying that I do not think the buyer is scamming, and I do not think that changes to the defect system have any bearing on this transaction, although I am wanting to know how I will be affected by them. It is about ten years si...

Cancelled a transaction and refunded money to buyer because I noticed a defect in item

I cancelled a transaction mutually with the buyer because when I went to pack the item for sending a noticed a defect. We mutually agreed to cancel the transaction and I refunded the full amount via Paypal. How do I I ensure the ebay final fees aren'...

anyone else been prompted to link ebay and paypal account ???

I have been both buying and selling on ebay for the past years, my accounts are linked already and I have had at least one sale today without any hitch ... now I am trying to relist an item that has ended and have received a message prompting me to l...

FYI - ebay hacked again ... not good for business

copied article from BBC News (business news) 17 September 2014 Last updated at 14:32 eBay redirect attack puts buyers' credentials at risk EBay has been compromised so that people who clicked on some of its links were automatically diverted to a site...

US import tax

Has anyone shipped to US buyers before? I recently sold 2 pieces of jewellery to 2 US buyers. However I have only just realised there could be import tax/fees. One was posted last week by registered airmail and the other posted yesterday by speedpost...

Selling limits

Have traded for some years in my personal capacity.Opened a new business acct yesterday and have been restricted to listing 2 (TWO) items...... until "you have established more selling history, we will be happy to review your account again to see if ...

Australia Post - orders posted on 4 Sep never arrived - any recourse?

I've had 4 customers tell me over the past week that orders didn't arrive. All were posted in the same street mailbox on 4th September (to destinations across Australia). Other orders I posted with the same batch have arrived, so it seems a group of ...

Free Listings

Is it my imagination or have the "invitation free listings" dropped off recently or is it just me, not getting them? Those 150/ 200 free listings make a big difference when youre only a free 40 per month seller.thanks :):)

how can I look up a shop wether they have stuff for sale

wondering if a certain shop is on ebay and do they sell tgheir goods

Resolved! Fraudster or Waht?

We had a buyer a couple of weeks back who ordered 8x 2-metre lengths of FOE coloured elastic band.She subsequently sent us a message claiming that we were short by half a metre on all 8x lengths. What the....Unlikely as my wife is very meticulous whe...

Terrifed about ebay's new rating system..

I am really concerned about this whole new rating system.I know I am one of many sellers who are either disabled or unable to work for serious health or family reasons , and this is our only source of income.I do not want to have to go on a disabilit...

Cubic weight not calculating correctly for multiple purchase?

I have noticed what seems to be an error in the eBay postage calculator in some very specific cases. It seems to happen for items where the cubic weight (calculated from the dimensions) is greater than the dead weight and a buyer buys more than one o...

Seems eBay was down?

I thought it was just me having issues, from about 8.30pm, but it turns out someone else was too. I was trying to list stuff and kept having major problems. Then just before midnight, I couldn't get past the "this web page is not available" message.....

Sellin Manager Pro

What does SMP have that SM doesn't?Is it worth paying $9.95 per month for it?Is there a minimum period involved or can I sign up for a month just to try it out? Full of questions today aren't I?

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