Buying and Selling on eBay: Tips, Tricks, Problems & Questions

[capnwes]

OK got it.

eBay advises sellers to interrogate customers before accepting a return. I assume, I should also require photographic evidence and a notarized affidavit to establish the condition.

“We put the hassle in hassle-free”

 

[txwoodworker]

That's the lamest **** I've seen here in a long time.

 

[Shoeluv]

Just cancelled my store after ~5 years. I wondered if it was just me whose sales had tanked since the Good Til Cancelled thing started. Basically w/ good til cancelled my items never pop back into someones saved searches.

Am I closed Ebay? I’m so tired of NO SALES! What is happening???

We have been on Ebay for over 9 years, and of course like everyone else is mentioning it was great in the beginning - it was fun and exciting. I loved talking about my store and how well it was doing. Fast forward to now and it is nothing but frustrating and depressing. I never mention my store...

community.ebay.com

I see I am not alone though.

Now I will just run some auctions and flush my inventory and give up my hobby, just seems like a waste of time now.

 

[M2511]

“We put the hassle in hassle-free”

More like the hassle is yours and the free is the buyers. The absurdity of the reply stating you have to get them to admit it before returning. I mean what is the repercussion if he sent you back a rock instead? "Well sir, you see you need to make him admit that he is sending a rock back before accepting a return of said rock." Basically short of them sending a video saying they are scamming you (before you accept the return obviously), you are protected from nothing except someone with a brain taking your phone call at eBay...

 

[ace13x]

More like the hassle is yours and the free is the buyers. The absurdity of the reply stating you have to get them to admit it before returning. I mean what is the repercussion if he sent you back a rock instead? "Well sir, you see you need to make him admit that he is sending a rock back before accepting a return of said rock." Basically short of them sending a video saying they are scamming you (before you accept the return obviously), you are protected from nothing except someone with a brain taking your phone call at eBay...

The real point is the buyer ADMITTED he altered the item. Doesn’t really matter when he admits it... except to eBay because they’re douche bags.

 

[justridiculous]

@M2511 I'll echo what others are saying, but what the rep told you is completely backwards. I'd call back and speak with someone else. They admitted to ruining your item prior to returning it; when that happened doesn't matter.

 

[M2511]

The real point is the buyer ADMITTED he altered the item. Doesn’t really matter when he admits it... except to eBay because they’re douche bags.

I'm totally with you. It is crazy to think you'd get an admission before you know anything is wrong if you accept returns... Admission after the fact should certainly be acceptable proof to close in your favor. Defies logic.

@M2511 I'll echo what others are saying, but what the rep told you is completely backwards. I'd call back and speak with someone else. They admitted to ruining your item prior to returning it; when that happened doesn't matter.

Not my item, but it sounds like he exhausted the options of calling them with it having been his 6th call I believe he stated.

 

[earthdragon]

Just cancelled my store after ~5 years. I wondered if it was just me whose sales had tanked since the Good Til Cancelled thing started. Basically w/ good til cancelled my items never pop back into someones saved searches.

Am I closed Ebay? I’m so tired of NO SALES! What is happening???

We have been on Ebay for over 9 years, and of course like everyone else is mentioning it was great in the beginning - it was fun and exciting. I loved talking about my store and how well it was doing. Fast forward to now and it is nothing but frustrating and depressing. I never mention my store...

community.ebay.com

I see I am not alone though.

Now I will just run some auctions and flush my inventory and give up my hobby, just seems like a waste of time now.

It’s completely **** as is the whole Sales Tax thing now. A waste of time

 

[Fueco]

And blocked... I'm resisting the temptation to respond, "Certainly not to you..."

 

[Fueco]

It’s completely **** as is the whole Sales Tax thing now. A waste of time

You do realize that the sales tax thing is not Ebay's doing, right? Call your state representatives if you want to complain about this...


My sales seem to be healthy, given how much effort I'm putting into this, which is nowhere near what I was doing in 2017... That year, I averaged more than $3,000 in sales per week. Right now, I'm in the $1200-1400 range, on about 1/3 of the hours put in as I was doing in 2017.

 

[haloitsme]

I am wondering about the 25% tax on imports to the USA, as I am a foreign seller, does the Deminimus 800$ changes?
As of sales tax, that's a US-only thing, right?

 

[earthdragon]

You do realize that the sales tax thing is not Ebay's doing, right? Call your state representatives if you want to complain about this...


My sales seem to be healthy, given how much effort I'm putting into this, which is nowhere near what I was doing in 2017... That year, I averaged more than $3,000 in sales per week. Right now, I'm in the $1200-1400 range, on about 1/3 of the hours put in as I was doing in 2017.

Well done to you Sir.
No point calling my State representative, as I am not allowed to vote (not a US Citizen). I understand that it is not EBay's doing. Never the less it has certainly taken a little of the shine off doing business on EBay (buying specifically)...

 

[kbadgley84]

I though it was an “E-Commerce” sales tax for all e commerce platforms not just eBay. Am i wrong?

 

[EZB]

I though it was an “E-Commerce” sales tax for all e commerce platforms not just eBay. Am i wrong?

There is no such thing. There is state sales tax.

 

[kbadgley84]

There is no such thing. There is state sales tax.

Yes what I meant was i thought that each state was taxing “e-commerce” platforms across the board and not just targeting eBay