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Friday June 28, 2013
eBay Seller on the Hook for Rule-Breaking Buyer
Dear Ina, Let me start by saying I am so upset right now. I sold a item 3 weeks ago to a buyer livin ...

Thursday June 27, 2013
Where Is eBay's Completed Item Search?
Dear Ina, eBay had a place on its site that you could click to see what a item sold for, it was very ...

Wednesday June 26, 2013
US Conference of Mayors Tells Fibs about Online Sales Tax
Dear Ina, A recent article published in EommerceBytes is factually incorrect, and shame on the US ...

Tuesday June 25, 2013
eBay Penalizes Seller for Low Shipping DSRs from One Buyer
Dear Ina, Here is more proof on how broken Ebay's DSR system is and how sinister Ebay has become. On ...

Monday June 24, 2013
eBay and PayPal Conflict over Global Shipping Program
Dear Ina, Saw your update on the front page ("eBay Expands Global Shipping Program, Feedback St ...

Sunday June 23, 2013
Strategy for Dealing with eBay's New Auction BIN Policy
Dear Ina, I have just read the article concerning Auctions with Buy It Now . I am on the eBay U.K s ...

Thursday June 20, 2013
Sellers Suspect eBay Mobile App Not Showing All Results
eBay sellers have been reporting that the eBay mobile app is not showing all listings in search res ...

Wednesday June 19, 2013
Amazon Flags Seller Account Due to Buyer Asking a Question
Dear Ina, Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but I had an issue with one of my sales on ...

Tuesday June 18, 2013
Buyer Stews over Unpalatable Amazon Purchase
Dear Ina, I recently had a bad experience with an Amazon purchase. Approximately 3 months ago, I ...

Monday June 17, 2013
eBay: Fix Basic Features Before Making Non-Essential Changes
Dear Ina, I suppose the best thing about the eBay mobile app is the cha-ching sound it makes when I ...

Friday June 14, 2013
An Expensive Change at USPS for eBay and Online Sellers
Dear Ina, I have some bad news for 'Media' sellers. New Post Office regulations regarding what can a ...

Wednesday June 12, 2013
Why Won't eBay Let Buyers Cancel an Order?
Dear Ina, It happens... sooner or later a seller will have a buyer, on eBay, who has "accidentally" ...

Tuesday June 11, 2013
eBay Won't Let Buyer Fix DSR Feedback Mistake
Dear Ina, I have been buying/selling on eBay since 2004. I have always tried my best to satisfy my ...

Monday June 10, 2013
Brainstorming for eBay's Declined Sales
Dear Ina, First of all I would like to express my appreciation for all your dedication for keeping u ...

Saturday June 8, 2013
Looking for Repricing Tool that Can Estimate Gross Margin
Dear Ina, I ran across this interview ("How Merchants Can Cope with Pricing Volatility on Amazon" ...

Thursday June 6, 2013
PayPal Payments Being Misdirected
Dear Ina, I had a weird problem the other day. I had a customer I had to give a refund to, and I cou ...

Tuesday June 4, 2013
eBay Change Renders Longtail Searches Useless
Dear Ina, Not long ago, eBay discontinued the use of wild cards in search. In so doing, they elimina ...

Monday June 3, 2013
Why Did eBay Abandon the Auction Seller?
Dear Ina, You and I spoke a little over 1 year ago about my eBay situation where we (Bike Werx) we ...

Seller Reports Ghost Orders in eBay Account
Dear Ina, I did a search on your site to see if the problem I am having in "My Ebay" has been add ...

Sunday June 2, 2013
Seller Finds Flaw with eBay Make an Offer Feature
Dear Ina, When making an eBay offer, I do not understand, why one is allowed to submit an offer tha ...

Saturday June 1, 2013
eBay Photo Compliance Turns to Quagmire for Sellers
Hi Ina, Well, the gang that can't shoot straight at eBay is at it again. I just received this not ...