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Saturday August 29, 2020
eBay Holds More Onerous than PayPal for Returns
Dear Ina, Well, here is yet another very damaging aspect of Managed Payments to sellers (NEVER tol ...

Tuesday August 25, 2020
eBay Sides with Buyer Who Flouted $1500 FedEx Claim
Dear Ina, I just got hosed big time by eBay and a Buyer. Item was sold and insured for $1500.00. B ...

Monday August 24, 2020
Seller Unable to Issue Customer Refund with eBay Payments
Dear Ina, 20 year eBayer here with 100% positive feedback. I was switched to managed payments away ...

Friday August 21, 2020
Is eBay Disadvantaging Sellers Still on PayPal Payments?
Dear Ina, Long time lurker on your site and finally registered so I can send you this. I have not ...

Monday August 17, 2020
Some Sellers See Delays in eBay Disbursements
Dear Ina, Here I am "verified" as registered in eBay's Managed Payments happily receiving Daily Pa ...

Sunday August 16, 2020
Fraud Sidesteps PayPal and Credit Card Protections
Dear Ina, I wanted to warn people about a new fraud which gets past PayPal and credit cards.  ...

Thursday August 13, 2020
eBay Seller Unable to Issue Partial Refunds with Managed Payment
Dear Ina, More Managed Payments issues. I recently agreed to give a customer a partial refund ...

Monday August 10, 2020
Seller Added to eBay Payments Sees Surprise Deletions
Dear Ina, Well, today I am enrolled in managed payments, and several of my listings were removed ...

Should Etsy Charge Ad Fee for Repeat Customers?
Dear Ina, I wanted to let your Etsy readers know about a problem we were all suspecting but now I ...

Sunday August 9, 2020
eBay Seller Recommends Pricier Priority Mail over First Class
Dear Ina, I just thought your readers would be interested in hearing this shipping/delivery inform ...

eBay Delays Refunds of Commission Fees after Cancellations
Dear Ina, I recently discovered an issued with eBay that might be new, not sure. I am a long-time ...

Wednesday August 5, 2020
eBay Reduces Value of a Perk for Store Subscribers
Dear Ina, Just commenting on the fact that eBay supplies a $50 shipping supplies coupon to Premium ...

Tuesday August 4, 2020
eBay Seller Closes Store over International Shipping Delays
Dear Ina, A few days ago I closed my long time eBay store (July). The main reason was a complete l ...

Sunday August 2, 2020
Fraction of eBay Sellers Enrolled in Managed Payments in July
Dear Ina, Like many others, I've now been strong-armed into signing up for eBay's managed payments ...