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Friday December 31, 2021
New to eBay and Can't Figure Out How to Get Paid
Dear Ina, Perhaps you can help me. If so here's my situation: I sold 1 item on eBay, I'm not a dai ...

Thursday December 30, 2021
Dim Weight Wreaks Havoc on eBay Combined Shipping
Dear Ina, I had an instance last week where a buyer did a combined purchase of two different items ...

Tuesday December 28, 2021
eBay Lets Buyer Keep Refund for Late Arriving Package
Dear Ina, I sell comic books on eBay. I sold a $200 comic to a guy that was due to be delivered De ...

Monday December 27, 2021
Seller Navigates eBay Shipping Charges on an Atlas He Sold
Dear Ina, As all normal people will tell you, an atlas is a bound book in every way. Hardbound boo ...

Sunday December 26, 2021
eBay Flagged a Handbag but Charged a Commission Anyway
Dear Ina, I am sorry to bother you, but I am lost and trying to find a solution. A recent sale did ...

Thursday December 23, 2021
Seller Raves about Ecrater: 'A Happy Place to Sell On'
Dear Ina, I have been a seller on various marketplaces since the early "good old days" of ecommerc ...

Wednesday December 22, 2021
Seller Gets Defect Using eBay Shipping Option
Dear Ina, eBay Standard Envelopes are a great program for sellers of trading cards. To date I've o ...

Monday December 20, 2021
Have Marketplaces Like Etsy Reduced Sellers to Supplier Status?
Dear Ina, I saw a post on one of my Facebook Etsy groups tonight. It appears Etsy is now listing E ...

Saturday December 18, 2021
Seller Says Facebook Marketplace Shorted Her Payments
Dear Ina, I am absolutely frustrated in trying to contact Facebook Marketplace on two short paymen ...

Friday December 17, 2021
Have You Looked at the eBay Listing Form Lately?
Dear Ina, To affirm that our favorite company in completely nuts, I am attaching the "item specifi ...

Monday December 13, 2021
eBay Sends Requests to Sellers for IRS Form W-9
Dear Ina, I received a red banner alert in Seller Hub stating that eBay has been notified by the I ...

Sunday December 12, 2021
eBay Listings Came Back from the Dead
Dear Ina, Yesterday I sold an item that was canceled in mid-November. After some digging, as my me ...

Friday December 10, 2021
Buyer Claims Item Missing from Bundle - Latest Scam?
Dear Ina, I might be late to the party with this but I just got hit with the latest buyer scam: Bu ...

Thursday December 9, 2021
eBay Payment Holds Has Seller Seeking Lawyer
Dear Ina, I was wondering if you are aware of any class action lawsuits by sellers against eBay. I ...

Monday December 6, 2021
Florida Buyer Fuming over eBay Sales Tax Practice
Dear Ina, So, eBay's still at it, scamming buyers and sellers in Florida. Here in Sunny FLA, US Co ...

Friday December 3, 2021
PayPal Won't Release Seller's Funds after 6-Month Hold
Dear Ina, I have an issue that seems to be a wide spread problem. PayPal froze my account, held th ...