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Tuesday January 31, 2012
Is eBay Refunding Seller Fees for Cancelled Orders?
Dear Ina, I have had to cancel a couple transactions lately. One large transaction with especially l ...

Sunday January 29, 2012
eBay Can't Combine Shipping for Multi-Item Purchases
Dear Ina, I've been selling on eBay for over 5 years. I've talked to eBay reps many times about com ...

Saturday January 28, 2012
Marketplaces Encourage Merchants to Take Sellers Choice Poll
Many readers have written during the past few days about the voting process in this year's Ecomme ...

Thursday January 26, 2012
Beware Possible Dupe Orders Thanks to PayPal Glitch
Dear Editor, I ordered something and had to use PayPal today. The payment processing screen hung and ...

Wednesday January 25, 2012
Using Google to View Private Feedback on eBay
Dear Ina, It's been my experience that most eBay Buyers who have "private" (hidden) feedback are lik ...

Monday January 23, 2012
Could eBay Force Sellers to Provide Access to Email?
Dear Ina, I recently received a survey from Ebay. This one was about the email system within Ebay. M ...

eBay Mixes Medicine and Living Wills with Historical Romance
Re: eBay's new pre-filled items specifics in media categories doesn't make sense Dear Ina, I don't ...

Saturday January 21, 2012
eBay Introduces Lifetime Transaction Totals
Hi Ina, eBay has added a new section to seller's dashboards.... Lifetime Transaction totals, which ...

Thursday January 19, 2012
eBay Seller Nervous over Russian Dispute
Dear Ina, On November 11, 2011, I sold an iPhone to some guy in Russia. I used a Priority Mail Small ...

Tuesday January 17, 2012
eBay Should Help Sellers Optimize Listings
Dear Ina, Ebay claims to give a "Boost" to Fixed Price items based on free shipping, 1 day delivery ...

Sunday January 15, 2012
Free Listing Day Promotions Cause Havoc on eBay
Dear Ina, Have you ever asked any eBay execs why they keep having free listing days? If I were runn ...

Thursday January 12, 2012
Amazon Resets Seller's Listings to Accept Expedited Shipping
Dear Ina, Just a heads up to all Amazon dealers... Apparently Amazon has reset a good part of my ...

Wednesday January 11, 2012
eBay Brings Back Completed Items to Items for Sale Page
Dear Ina, I noticed it today - when I go to my eBay "Items for sale" page, there is once again a ho ...

Sunday January 8, 2012
eBay Alternatives Struggle to Increase Listing Counts
Dear Ina, I just checked PowersellersUnite's auction count listings and looked below the eBay listin ...

Friday January 6, 2012
eBay Sellers Who Ship Internationally Take Hit on Fees
Hi Ina, This may have been covered but it was something I didn't realize. With eBay charging Final ...

Wednesday January 4, 2012
eBay Seller Stuck with Negative Feedback, Nowhere to Turn
Dear Ina, As of today, I can finally say I am fed up with eBay. I have been selling on eBay for a ...

Tuesday January 3, 2012
eBay and PayPal Confuse Seller with Refund Procedure
Dear Ina, One would think that issuing a refund to a buyer should be a simple, quick process. But in ...

Sunday January 1, 2012
Seller Complains to FTC over eBay Fees
Cheers Ina,  For all your years of dedication to the sport of the online auction.  & ...