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Friday December 30, 2022
eBay Holds $4K in Funds in Yearly Performance Review
Dear Ina, Do you know anything about this? FEEbay is holding about $4k of my money so far, apparen ...

Thursday December 29, 2022
USPS Tracking Also Delayed as New York Mail Piles Up
Dear Ina, Concerning your Buffalo piece, in addition I spoke to the postmaster at my local NY offi ...

Tuesday December 27, 2022
eBay Not Relaxing Requirements Despite IRS Change
Dear Ina, IRS changed the law for 1099k - under bill 2023-10, it takes the limits back before the ...

Friday December 23, 2022
How eBay and PayPal Handle 1099K Commingling Problems
Note : The following letter is an update to a  situation we wrote about in September , "A ...

Monday December 19, 2022
eBay Lets USPS Off the Hook to Collector's Dismay
Dear Ina, I had a package (vintage collectible) that I paid $2,XXX including shipping, insurance, ...

Sunday December 18, 2022
eBay Sends Seller in Circles with Account Update Requests
Dear Ina, PLEASE! Somebody has to be able to help me! About 6 weeks ago a big red banner appeared ...

Saturday December 17, 2022
What to Do if Etsy Undercharges Your Buyer for Shipping?
Dear Ina, I ran into a problem today that has not happened before. I have been selling on eBay for ...

Friday December 16, 2022
Why eBay Downgraded a Top Performing Seller
Dear Ina, I have been reading your very interesting newsletter for many years. As a seller on eBay ...

Wednesday December 14, 2022
Seller Says His PO Box Rental Rose by Double Digits in 2022
Dear Ina, Your  April 6th article  claimed, "The USPS is also raising rates for certai ...

Monday December 12, 2022
Seller Objects to eBay Putting Hearts inside His Photos
Dear Ina, I've found that eBay is now reducing the viewing image size and shoving a heart logo in ...

Thursday December 8, 2022
How to Regain Access If Etsy Identifies a Suspicious Login?
Dear Ina, Last month, I posted a hand knit sweater listing in my Etsy store. Out of nowhere I got ...

Monday December 5, 2022
Disheartened Seller Gives Up Hope for Sales on eBay
Dear Ina, eBay is broken and no sales or views means eBay is dead. It's not just one or 2 sellers ...

Saturday December 3, 2022
eBay Blames Random Audits for Freezing Seller's Funds
Dear Ina, eBay audits sellers, freezes assets. Last week my eBay seller account had its available ...