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Wednesday October 29, 2014
Celebrity eBay Sellers Reach Top Rated Status Too Late
Dear Ina, I thought you might get a kick out of this. JayAndMarie stopped selling on eBay in June 2 ...

Monday October 27, 2014
eBay PowerSeller Scoffs at Advice for Seniors - How Old Are You?
Dear Ina, With today's rapidly aging population and those struggling trying to live on a fixed incom ...

Sunday October 26, 2014
eBay Seller Stuck with Negative Left By Deadbeat Buyer
Dear Ina, A few months ago, I had a problem with a buyer who left a negative before paying for th ...

Friday October 24, 2014
Seller Says eBay Relist Change Amounts to Bait and Switch
Dear Ina, eBay made another change to the automatic relistings scheme that you might not be aware ...

Wednesday October 22, 2014
Did eBay Stop Counting Neutral Feedback, Seller Wonders?
Dear Ina, I noticed today was that my feedback score on the listings changed from 90% to 99%. In f ...

Monday October 20, 2014
Is eBay Also Moving to 180-Day Returns?
Dear Ina, I was on the phone with PayPal this morning asking what good it was for eBay to adhere to ...

Seller Asks about Inconsistent Exposure in eBay Search Results
Dear Ina, eBay indicates that being a TRS will get you more Exposure in the Top 10%! I have been a T ...

Sunday October 19, 2014
eBay Sent Me an Email Showing Someone Else's Email Address
Dear Ina, Thought you might find this interesting, received this email from eBay this morning. At th ...

Friday October 17, 2014
eBay Seller Not Credited for eBay Auction Promotion
Dear Ina: Re: eBay Runs Promotion to Encourage Auction Listings ( link ) I was invited to partake ...

Wednesday October 15, 2014
Will eBay Refund Seller Fees for Extended Holiday Returns?
Dear Ina, Just had an interesting conversation with eBay customer service. I had a return that was o ...

Monday October 13, 2014
New eBay Returns Process Encourages SNAD Claims?
Dear Ina, I'm hoping maybe you can help or at least post this head's up for everyone... I have be ...

Sunday October 12, 2014
Could eBay Be Testing Paper Payments?
Dear Ina, Is this new??? When did eBay begin to allow personal checks and other methods of payme ...

Friday October 10, 2014
Refusing to Ship to Credit Card Thieves Is Hurting Our eBay DSRs
Dear Ina, Our online eBay fine jewelry store has been targeted daily by Miami area credit card thiev ...

Wednesday October 8, 2014
eBay Compensates Seller for September Glitch
Dear Ina, I called eBay CS to get an ETA and Complain about the defective Markdown Manager not worki ...

What Is Really Going on at eBay, and Can Users Effect Change?
Dear Ina, I think it is time that questions be asked about what is really going on at eBay.  ...

Monday October 6, 2014
Another Factor in Selecting the Right Shipping Box
Dear Ina, I just read your very good article on DIM weight charging by UPS and FedEx.  One th ...

Friday October 3, 2014
Groot Sellers Violate eBay's 30-day PreSale Policy
Good Morning Ina, This is in regard to the numerous illegal listings of Guardian of the Galaxy Funko ...

Thursday October 2, 2014
Google Shopping Prohibits Ads for Online Courses
Dear Ina, We sell online courses as well as disc based, and our online only courses, since they ar ...

Wednesday October 1, 2014
eBay Customer Service Wait Times Enough to Make You Cry
Dear Ina, I would like to see you post this list of Customer service complaints taken directly from ...