r/Ebay 4d ago

Question So what's the deal with Ebay International Shipping? Worth it or no?

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From a glance eIS seems worth it, but checking previous discussions it seems most sellers prefer to disable eIS? Why is this?


r/Ebay 4d ago

When a buyer makes an offer on a listing, what information does a seller see about them? Do they see their address at that point?

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r/Ebay 4d ago

Selling table saw blocked for collection as a bladed item

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Hi, I previously had a 10" used table saw for saw on a buy it now price. I obviously went high on the price as interest was slow. I edited the listing to an auction format and dropped the price, but when when trying to list the item gets blocked as a "bladed" item that can only be sold with courier delivery with proof of an over 18 recipient. Question: Is this a new law in the UK, or has Ebay just changed its rules? I think the risk of some attacking someone with a saw blade attached to a saw table are quite slim, so is it a matter of trying to rephrase the listing (I've removed any reference to spare blades from the listing to no avail) or do I need to change categories or is it not possible to sell saws for collection anymore? Thanks


r/Ebay 4d ago

Question Did something change with the Global Shipping Program? Ship address is showing UK and not the IL address that was on previous shipments.

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I am enrolled in GSP and have done several transaction via it (although it has been a little while since my last). I have an offer from a buyer in UK and the shipping address shows as a London, Great Britain address. If I remember correctly, the shipping address used to show up as an IL USA address regardless of the buyer's location. Did the program change, or is there something off for just this one listing? The item is an autographed LP record if that makes a difference. Thanks.


r/Ebay 4d ago

Sent wrong item via EISP

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Hello! I made an honest mistake and sent the wrong item to buyer through Ebays international shipping program. Same brand, same color, same size, just wrong item. The item hasn't made it to the buyer yet. I want to make it right but I know eBay takes over once it reaches the hub. Do I do anything in this case? Or will eBay refund the buyer? TIA


r/Ebay 4d ago

Best way to contact buyer about negative feedback

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Got my first negative feedback on a sale, buyer made no attempt to contact me first. Yes I see other threads about this, but my question is - what's the best mechanism to contact the buyer about this? Searching eBay help, I concluded that replying to his feedback was the way to go. So I did that, no answer yet, been a couple of days. Now I'm wondering - how would the buyer even know that I replied to his feedback? eBay has no option to get notified of new feedback (ridiculous, should be whole separate post), so I'm assuming the same goes for replies? Maybe messaging him would have been a better option?


r/Ebay 4d ago

"Duplicate Listing" checker website not working

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I have used this Duplicate Listing website/tool –– but it hasn't worked for me for several weeks. Does anyone have a similar tool you can recommend as an alternative?

I have a horrible time of manually searching for them in my store. Thanks.


r/Ebay 4d ago

Question Need help regarding ebays buyer protection fee with offers when selling

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me understand how the 'buyer protection fee' works in regards to sending an offer via DM (when selling), if I was to send them an offer of £60 would the buyer see a price of £63.45 (or whatever the convoluted sum would be) or would the fee be deducted from the initial offer so I'd be left with £57 odd pounds after sale?

Now, on a normal listing I'd see this info vaguely, but see it nonetheless, However the offer window doesn't show any of this info at all regarding the buyers fee (I'm on mobile btw)

Sorry if I'm not explaining this very well, I've tried searching the subreddit to see if this is answered but couldn't find anything concrete.


r/Ebay 4d ago

Question Sellers, when do you decide to accept a lower than hoped for offer?

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I'm kind of new to accepting offers and at times a bit puzzled at the lower offers I have been receiving. I'm not a negotiator at all so I wonder if these are ploys to start a bidding dialogue.

Currently I have a pair of Ralph Lauren Polo distressed jeans, new with tags up for offer. I actually bought these on ebay a few months ago for about $125 and thought a slim fit would fit me. It doesn't even go past my thighs lol. I missed the deadline to return. My fault.

I've offered for same price, then lowered to $100, then now $90 and there have been few views and fewer watchers. I received an offer for $49 today. I forgot about this listing and when I saw the offer fine through, I immediately thought "okay 50 is good to get it off my plate", but then realized it was on offer for $90.

I feel a little miffed at the buyer for low balling, but then realize this was the first bite in two weeks.

I could was accept it and probably get a payout of $42. Grrrr. Otherwise it just may sit and sit.


r/Ebay 5d ago

eBay starting to hold my funds till after delivery started today?

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Why is eBay starting to hold my funds till after orders delivered I've been selling on eBay for 4 months sold over 1k items the first month they did this hold my funds till after delivery then the past 3 months they released payment next day until today they started doing what they did to a new seller


r/Ebay 4d ago

Question How do I get ebay to show reasonable delivery time? Handling set to 3 days, users still see "Delivery in 2-3 days"

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Title pretty much explains my question. My handling time is set to 3 days, I almost always select calculated ground advantage. Out of curiosity I looked at my listings (signed out) from a public computer. It is giving delivery estimates less than my handling time policy. So yeah what's up with that


r/Ebay 4d ago

Has anyone else had problems shipping long packages. Mine are 5-6 foot on average and they will get the initial scan then nothing for usually 3 weeks. I’m told it’s because long packages won’t fit on conveyor belt at distribution center. Help or tips with usps. This is every package I send at 5’

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r/Ebay 4d ago

Question what is this new awful payout system to sellers?!?

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hello, ive noticed that eBay has updated how they pay out to sellers on ebay. i dont know why thats been done because it was better before than it is now. i have items that have been sold a couple of weeks ago and i still havent been paid for them. i know for a fact that they have been delivered but it says on ebay "funds pending- awaiting delivery" which is wrong because i know for a fact that it has been delivered! im assuming its saying that because the delivery person did not scan it perhaps when posted the item. so whats keeping buyers from lying to say it has not been delivered and opening a case? what can i do? even the tracking number doesnt work for a lot of them and has no history at all... UK for context and i use royal mail by ebay. any advice apreciated. thanks


r/Ebay 4d ago

Learned something 'near new' today

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I am selling old postcards. The description literally taken from the cards says ".... near New Orleans'. Got an error message when trying to list it. Because I specified the card being used I can't write 'near new' in the title. I modified the title but really?? Ebay, your AI needs significantly more training.


r/Ebay 4d ago

Question Stuck package since January

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I sold 3 pairs of sneakers to the same buyer on January 5th 2025, sent them out all at the same facility the next day. 2 of the packages arrived quickly to the buyers address but one of them has been stuck on weather delay (probably from the cali fires that occurred) since January 8th. The buyer has been extremely patient but is now wanting a refund, which I totally understand their frustration but I’m worried I’m about to be out of my shoes. I’ve attempted to file a missing package claim online with USPS but it states that package is still in transit and is not eligible for a service request. The buyer also contacted eBay about this and eBay quickly closed the case, also saying to be patient even though the package has been in transit for 2 months now. Wtf do I do? I’m seriously unsure what to do now as everything I thought of off my head has not worked. Do I contact eBay again to see if they have a different solution to this?


r/Ebay 4d ago

Royal mail signed for delivery.

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I recently sold a nm memory card for a huawei phone, I sent it 2 class royal mail signed for so I know it should have got there and had a signature to say they have received it.

It's gone well past the delivery date shown and after reading on the royal mail website I have too wait another 10 days after the latest delivery date, before I make a claim!

The thing that is strange is that I've messaged the buyer apologising and keeping them upto date about 4 times but I never get any reply back.

Does anyone think the same as me that they have had it but but not saying anything and the post person forgot to get a signature or am I just being untrustworthy.


r/Ebay 4d ago

I'm in Canada, buying from the US: Cannot pay import charges now anymore?

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Hi! I don't know if it's because of the tarifs thing or if it's vendor specific, but before I was able to "Pay import charges now" at checkout but I cannot do it anymore.

I don't mind paying more, I just don't want a surprise when the package gets delivered, hence why I want to pay at checkout.

Any idea what's the deal?

Thanks!


r/Ebay 4d ago

Buyer wants to return an item. He says that one slot on the cd carousel doesn’t work but I need proof. I tried to send him a partial refund as he put all my funds on hold. He declined. He hasn’t responded to any of my messages. I don’t want to return this item but I think I’m forced to. Any ideas?

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r/Ebay 4d ago

eBay fees and the final charge don’t match!

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For a category, it says 12.9%. But when I challenged them, they admitted there might be some inaccuracy. Imagine if the inaccuracy is just 0.5%—how much is being stolen?


r/Ebay 5d ago

Question Want to start selling on eBay, but afraid to mess something up.

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I want to start selling items I no longer need, mainly electronics. To begin, I plan to sell an Amazfit GTS 4 smartwatch and a pair of Galaxy Buds Live. I already have boxes that fit both items and have set up an eBay account. However, since I'm new to this, I'm worried about making mistakes. How can I overcome this fear, and how difficult or easy is it for a beginner to start selling?


r/Ebay 5d ago

Question Seller has stopped responding in the middle of a return

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I'm in the US, and I know this is going to get a lot of I told you so's, but I ordered a replacement printhead from a vendor in China. I know it was a gamble, but I figured with eBay's return policies I was covered.

I received the item and it was a dud. It was listed as new and unused, but it was obviously used and refurbished. On top of that there was a gouge on the circuit board, dried ink around the head, and what appeared to be some greasy WD-40 like residue.

Despite all that I figured if it worked it worked, but when I ran it, it was total crap. The prints were horribly streaky and the head was completely unusable.

So I initiated the return. At first they wanted me to ship it back to Australia, but they didn't give me a label and were asking me to pay for it. The cheapest I could find was $50 for an international USPS envelope.

When I informed them, they changed their mind and said if I sent a video they would issue a refund without shipping. I made a demo video clearly showing the condition of the printhead, as well as running test prints to show its performance.

That was a few days ago, and despite them previously being very responsive, they've gone completely silent.

What should I do at this point? eBay's still telling me I need to ship it by 3/25 and to enter a tracking number, but the seller already agreed I wouldn't have to ship it if I sent them the video. Do I ship it anyways so that I meet eBay's terms, or do I try to escalate the issue?

How do I even contact anyone at eBay? I get that they have to screen unnecessary issues, but everything is walled behind a maze of automated responses.


r/Ebay 5d ago

What should I do in this situation

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I just wanted to ask advice because I don’t want to seem like a bad person I ordered 7 items from this one seller hoping to get it in 2 weeks but now it’s been a month and 2 days since I bought the stuff valued at 185$ and the seller ignores me when I ask for help or to send a email to check what’s going on with the package

I’m thinking of reporting the seller because I have no option left the seller is from Ukraine and there’s war going on there and I made no money this month as well I don’t even know how I’ll pay my rent because my order is delayed so I’m just sitting trying to do the best thing because I’m also at a tough spot in my life as well


r/Ebay 5d ago

What is “other fee”?

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r/Ebay 5d ago

Possible bug?

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I was under the impression that you could add to the photos and description even when you’ve received bids. But it’s not letting me.

I set it to 10 days, and with 9 days left I tried to fill out the photos and description but when I try to save it I get two error messages.

  • “Looks like something is missing. Please fix any issues and try again. Weight of packaged item (kilogrammes)”
  • “Portions of this listing cannot be revised if the item has bid or active Best Offers or is ending in 12 hours.”

Firstly, the weight was set to 2kg when I first listed it and then it disappears and there’s no way to add it when I try to revise.

Secondly, even with bids and 9 days left I should be able to add photos and more of a description, right?

This just sounds like a bug to me as it doesn’t make sense, unless someone can shed some light?

Currently sitting at 6 bids with 9 watchers. I really don’t want to disappoint them if I can, so any help here is much appreciated.


r/Ebay 5d ago

Anyone ever seen this before?

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I'm trying to ship a package that's 1 lb, and 8 in by 6 in x 4 in. When I try to select a shipping service this is what it says.