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Tuesday July 31, 2012
eBay Removes Negative Feedback but then Grants SNAD Claim
Dear Ina, How much MORE can we eBay sellers take? I sold a beautiful, very rare, whimsical figurin ...

Monday July 30, 2012
eBay Buyers Should Not Be Allowed to Leave Anonymous DSRs
Dear Ina, I believe that eBay may be going beyond legal boundaries. In my opinion, if my selling st ...

Sunday July 29, 2012
Merchant Using Product Ads Loses Exposure in Google Shopping
Dear Ina, First off, let me say that Google has the right to charge and do what they like with their ...

Friday July 27, 2012
eBay Top Seller Calls It Quits
Dear Ina, I've been following your blog for a short time about how eBay is losing sellers and felt i ...

Thursday July 26, 2012
eBay Clothing Seller Finds Major Flaw in New Returns Process
Dear Ina, I have followed this blog for a long, long time and I have gleaned a lot of great insight ...

Wednesday July 25, 2012
New eBay Tracking Requirement Hurts Top-Rated Ephemera Sellers
Dear Ina, Well the big change has taken place at eBay. Many Many sellers of stamps, postcards, sport ...

Combined Purchases Lead to Compliance Issues for TRS Seller
Dear Ina, Well, Ina...Today I received yet another "surprise" from Ebay. They notified me that one ...

Sunday July 22, 2012
Implementation of eBay's New Tracking Requirement Flawed
Dear Ina, What is a shipment? A transaction? A US sale? Seems to depend on who is doing the counting ...

Friday July 20, 2012
The Mystery of eBay's Missing Search Results
Dear Ina, I've been confused lately, as my searches are coming up with numbers that do not match. I ...

Thursday July 19, 2012
Moderators Get Heavy-Handed on eBay Discussion Boards
Dear Ina, I think you might like to know and share with your readers that it is my and many other's ...

Tuesday July 17, 2012
Problems with eBay and PayPal Shipping Labels
Dear Ina, Ebay has REALLY screwed up the shipping labels. I have ALWAYS avoided printing my shipping ...

Monday July 16, 2012
Only When You Leave Does eBay Listen to You
Dear Ina, On a site where inconsistency is the norm, I found out something about eBay last night whi ...

eBay Buyer Gets Item and Refund, What's a Seller to Do?
Dear Ina, I read your column on eCommerce Bytes almost every day, but I never thought I would be wri ...

Saturday July 14, 2012
Seller Reports eBay Traffic Problems
Dear Ina, I've read all about the geographical sales patterns. I've got a completely new pattern. Fo ...

Friday July 13, 2012
eBay Seller Reports Sudden Increase in eCheck Payments
Dear Ina, Has eBay/PayPal changed something with echecks lately? April, May and June I had 1 or 2 e ...

Thursday July 12, 2012
Bonanza Seller Objects to Handling-Time Label
Dear Ina: I was listing products in my booth tonight on Bonanza. Once the listing was done and I too ...

Tuesday July 10, 2012
eBay Has a Traffic Problem?
Dear Ina, Like others I have been experiencing a severe slow down in sales, and like others I am ...

Monday July 9, 2012
eBay Policies Run Counter to Stance on Supreme Court Case?
Dear Ina, Re: eBay Weighs in on Gray Market Case Headed for Supreme Court Thank you for posting ...

Sunday July 8, 2012
eBay Should Fix Feedback and Listen to Voice of the Customer
Dear Ina, I have been reading your site for several years. We are a Top Rated Silver Power Seller an ...

Saturday July 7, 2012
eBay Demotes Top Rated Seller over 5-Minute Delay
Dear Ina, I recently lost my Top-Rated Seller status on eBay for a reason that I believe is unfair. ...

Friday July 6, 2012
eBay Rep Tells Seller of Best Match Glitch
Dear Ina, I am writing this letter to talk about the poor sales on eBay, in the last week we have h ...

Thursday July 5, 2012
Online Merchant Says Google Is a Monopoly
Dear Ina, We received a few minutes ago an email from Google saying that all our listings will be r ...

Tuesday July 3, 2012
eBay Seller Reports Sales Drop Since April
Dear Ina, We are being impacted by what appears to be on and off service/visibility/functionality. W ...

Monday July 2, 2012
eBay Seller Complains of Low Sales and Never-ending Glitches
Dear Ina, Just wanted to write in regarding what seems to be a never ending string of eBay technica ...

Seller Reports eBay Shipping-Label Glitch for Seller Protection
Dear Ina, Not sure if this is just a glitch with the eBay system, or is something else going on? Her ...