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Monday May 29, 2023
eBay Prevents Seller from Listing Trading Cards as New
Dear Ina, Has the trading card debacle started already? I have a bunch of older (circa 1990s) boxe ...

Friday May 26, 2023
Seller Floats Theory on Why His eBay Sales Tanked
Dear Ina, As you may know eBay's sales views, etc., have been terrible for a while now. I have fou ...

Wednesday May 24, 2023
Pirate Ship Integration with PayPal Not Ideal for This Seller
Dear Ina, I got (shipping solution) Pirate Ship's notice that they have just implemented integ ...

Monday May 22, 2023
Will eBay Release a Suspended Seller's $7000?
Dear Ina, I have been an eBay buyer and seller over 6 and 2 years respectively. I have 100% positi ...

Saturday May 20, 2023
Buyer Disgusted after Etsy Seller Delays then Cancels Order
Dear Ina A small issue: What would you do when an Etsy seller takes your order and says they will ...

Thursday May 18, 2023
eBay No Longer Honors 'Newly Listed' Sorting?
Dear Ina, Thank you for the news flash e-mails. I just wanted to comment that over the past couple ...

Wednesday May 17, 2023
Seller Says Lost Claims Are Due to Faulty eBay Tracking Data
Dear Ina,  I wanted to alert you to an eBay tracking system issue that's been going on for a ...

Monday May 15, 2023
Adapting to eBay Upcoming Category Changes
Dear Ina, Re: " Alert: eBay to Make Some Category Changes on May 16th " (EcommerceBytes, May 11, ...

Thursday May 11, 2023
Buyer Cancels Jewelry Order over eBay Authenticity Guarantee
Dear Ina, Wondering if you know about eBay's (most recent) forcing of Authenticity Guarantee on wh ...

Tuesday May 9, 2023
Two Issues That Have a 24-year Seller Rethinking eBay
Dear Ina, I have been selling on eBay for over 24 years and I have about had it. Two things I ...

Sunday May 7, 2023
Seller Says Amazon Has Banned 'Tame' Books and Magazines
Dear Ina, Alert on huge problem for estate item sellers - banned mags and books.   I ...

Saturday May 6, 2023
Etsy Charged Renewal Fee for Items Set to Manual Renew
Dear Ina, On May 1, Etsy charged me $7.40 for automatic listing renewal on 37 items. Since I ...

Monday May 1, 2023
Buyer Says eBay Won't Help with FedEx Misdelivery of $1,700 Item
Dear Ina, I need your help and advice. I purchased an expensive item on eBay in (the fall of) 2022 ...