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Thursday January 31, 2013
USPS Question on DC for First Class Mail to Canada
Dear Ina, Regarding Delivery Confirmation for First Class Mail International found in Monday's ne ...

Tuesday January 29, 2013
eBay Hampers Sellers' Merchandising Efforts
Hi Ina, These days it is hard to know if eBay is experiencing yet another glitch, if they are tes ...

Monday January 28, 2013
Seller Petitions White House to Roll Back USPS Rate Hike
Dear Ina, I thought you might be interested in telling your readers about a White House petition I ...

Saturday January 26, 2013
eBay No Longer Displays Best Offers
Dear Ina, I am a long time eBay seller and buyer, and quite happy there. Earlier today I submitted ...

Wednesday January 23, 2013
eBay Confirms DSR system Glitch, Will Remove Low DSR Scores
Hello Ina, eBay sellers should be aware of a glitch in the DSR system which was confirmed this even ...

eBay Issues Refund from Its Own Pocket
Hey Ina, Just ran into another strange situation, just wondering if you have seen this before. I ha ...

Monday January 21, 2013
Seller Displeased with eBay Handling of Feedback
Dear Ina, On Dec 19, I received a negative feedback from a buyer and called Ebay to see about gettin ...

Friday January 18, 2013
PayPal Overrules eBay Seller's No Refund Policy
Dear Ina, This may be a familiar scenario to some or many already, but this one was new to me. I ...

Thursday January 17, 2013
No Top Rated Seller Discount in US for eBay UK Seller
Dear Ina, I've just discovered that I only get TRS (Top Rated Seller) discount on domestic sales. I ...

Wednesday January 16, 2013
eBay Spooks PowerSellers with Selling Restrictions
Dear Ina, Ebay has been setting account limits for its top-rated sellers, purportedly to "learn abou ...

Monday January 14, 2013
eBay Penalizes Relisted Items in Search Results?
Dear Ina, I want all my fellow small sellers to do well on eBay so I ran an experiment that I wan ...

Saturday January 12, 2013
eBay Uses Consumer Electronics Show to Sign Authorized Dealers
Dear Ina, Just a reporters note from sunny Las Vegas at the 2013 consumer electronics show. Last y ...

Friday January 11, 2013
Amazon Tech Issues for Third Party Sellers
Dear Ina, There's something major wrong at Amazon with just about everybody's seller accounts. Nobod ...

Thursday January 10, 2013
eBay Gives Overseas Sellers a Break on Shipping Fees
Dear Ina, RE: eBay Nets More in Fees Thanks to Higher Shipping Costs Since Ebay started chargi ...

Tuesday January 8, 2013
eBay Top Rated Sellers Abuse Shipping Requirements
Dear Ina, I'm finding that Ebay's, so-called, Top-Rated sellers are anything BUT top-rated. They mak ...

Monday January 7, 2013
Reader Speaks out about the Myth of the Bad Buyer
Dear Ina, I buy over $5000.00 worth of items on Ebay every year, and I AM SICK AND TRIED OF HEARING ...

Sunday January 6, 2013
eBay Sends TRS Welcome Kit to Non-Top Rated Seller
Dear Ina, Not sure if you've heard of this from others, but I got a fancy cardboard mailer from eBa ...

Friday January 4, 2013
eBay Makes It Difficult to Comply with State Tax Laws
Dear Ina, Here in California the sales tax was changed on January 1, 2013. There was an election, pr ...

Thursday January 3, 2013
Will One-Day Shipping Help Increase Seller's Exposure on eBay?
Dear Ina, I see a pattern with my eBay product listings that relates to the abusive search. On the f ...

Wednesday January 2, 2013
eBay Shipping Requirements Hurts Sellers
Dear Ina, I'm not happy with being downgraded on the DSR ratings for shipping costs. I've made hon ...