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Friday November 30, 2012
eBay UK Advises Sellers to Prepare for Christmas
Dear Ina, I read with interest, the section on "Are you ready for Christmas" in the latest eBay (UK) ...

Thursday November 29, 2012
The Reason eBay Eliminated Wildcard Search Capability
Dear Ina, I had originally thought that eBay had eliminated Wild Card searches as some kind of ...

Wednesday November 28, 2012
For This eBay Seller, Everything That Could Go Wrong, Does
Dear Ina, This letter is being written during my wait time with eBay in my attempt to resolve an iss ...

Tuesday November 27, 2012
eBay Seller Says Items Not Showing in Search Results
Dear Ina, I've been selling on eBay for 12 yrs. having had an eBay store for approx. 6 yrs. I've don ...

Monday November 26, 2012
eBay to Renew Focus on Collectibles and Auctions?
Dear Ina, I was wondering if you could create a separate tab or page JUST for eBay issues and lett ...

Sunday November 25, 2012
Seller Eliminates PayPal from Website after Bad eBay Experience
Dear Ina, Just thought I'd share a recent experience I've had with PayPal which has lead to me eli ...

Wednesday November 21, 2012
eBay Warns of Bad Tracking Numbers
Dear Ina, Strange email from eBay today about my tracking numbers being bad. I always upload trac ...

eBay Seller Says Deadbeat Buyer Places Harassing Bids
Dear Ina, I think this deserves some exposure. Maybe you or one of your staff could cover it ...

Tuesday November 20, 2012
eBay Changes to Multi Variation Listings Called Devastating
Dear Ina, This is a follow up on the recent comments made concerning eBay picture problems with mu ...

Sunday November 18, 2012
Selling on eBay Is Getting Much Harder
Dear Ina, In these very difficult times, selling on eBay is getting much harder. I purchase item ...

Saturday November 17, 2012
Small eBay Sellers Suffer While Mega Sellers Thrive
Dear Ina, I was just wanting to follow up on my previous e-mail to you. The situation for many he ...

Friday November 16, 2012
eBay Ads in Search Results - Meh!
Dear Ina, Thought you'd appreciate some of the new look of eBay below. I was doing research for ...

Thursday November 15, 2012
eBay Fails to Display All Listings on Mobile Devices
Dear Ina, I've noticed a lot of sellers reporting steep declines in their sell-through rates, wh ...

Federal Regulations Impact International Shipments
Dear Ina, Has anyone commented on the new federal regulations requiring the post office (and all ...

Tuesday November 13, 2012
Is Low Shipping DSR Due to eBay Glitch?
Dear Ina, I received a one on my DSR even though I offered fee shipping on my item. I have been of ...

ArtFire and Zombie Shops on Google
Dear Ina, Do you know anything about why ArtFire would reactivate shops which were closed and del ...

Monday November 12, 2012
eBay Makes It Harder to Access Completed Listings
Dear Ina, I noticed two changes on eBay today. First, the completed listings are harder to access. ...

Sunday November 11, 2012
Is eBay Experiencing a 'Free Shipping' Glitch?
Dear Ina, This week I have had 2 customers angry and refusing to pay, claiming that my auction state ...

Saturday November 10, 2012
eBay's ToysRUs Television Ad Infuriates Seller
Dear Ina, We were watching network TV this evening and saw a new eBay ad featuring of all sellers. ...

Thursday November 8, 2012
eBay Hikes Postal Insurance, But It's a Better Service
Dear Ina, Insurance purchased though eBay was introduced at $1.23 - this jumped to $1.65 last month, ...

Tuesday November 6, 2012
eBay Fast and Free Not So Fast from China
Dear Ina, Just have to laugh and tell about my experience using eBay's new great and wonderful fast ...

Monday November 5, 2012
Busting Myths about eBay Top Rated Sellers
Hello Ina, Your article on the PayPal price matching , had a statement in it that just made the hai ...

Sunday November 4, 2012
On the Fence about eBay Forced Arbitration Clause
Dear Ina, I am still on the fence about this Arbitration Opt-Out thing and would like to get input ...

Friday November 2, 2012
DSRs Make eBay a Risky Platform
Dear Ina, We've been selling on Ebay a fairly short time, about 4 years ago we went from a part ti ...

Thursday November 1, 2012
Where Is the United Voice of the eBay Seller?
Dear Ina, Is it just me or do sellers have a less united voice these days? If so why? Is it the adv ...