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Wednesday January 29, 2014
eBay Keeps Shipping Caps Despite Rising Postage Costs
Hi Ina, I read your column a lot but have not seen this addressed, nor during the last hour of searc ...

Monday January 27, 2014
Strange Search Results on eBay
Dear Ina, I noticed something weird about eBay's search today. I was looking to purchase 6 rolls of ...

Sunday January 26, 2014
eBay Fails to Protect Sellers from Questionable Feedback
Dear Ina, I am writing to express my concern for the deficient eBay feedback system. I am a Silver ...

Friday January 24, 2014
eBay Foists GSP on Seller Upon His Acceptance of User Agreement
Dear Ina, It has been some time ago since I read the story of how eBay is using updates to eBay use ...

Wednesday January 22, 2014
Seller Loses Amazon Disputes even with Proof of Delivery
Dear Ina, We have been selling on Amazon for some time now and lately we've been getting A to Z case ...

Why Would eBay Hide Listings?
Dear Ina, I am a long-time smaller seller on eBay and haven't been able to find an alternate site t ...

Monday January 20, 2014
Chain Stores Add Postal Services: Pros and Cons
Dear Ina, With buyer expectations regarding delivery at all time highs, sellers may soon find them ...

eBay Extends Grace Period to Top Rated Seller in Warning Letter
Dear Ina, I just received the following letter from eBay: "Hi _____, We see that you have a great ...

Sunday January 19, 2014
Longtime Comic Book Seller Is Thankful for eBay
Dear Ina, I enjoy the articles linked to in the e-mail you send almost every day - a lot of good in ...

Thursday January 16, 2014
Does Opening an eBay Store Exclude Sellers from Listing Promos?
Dear Ina, I read your blogs and newsletters as they come out and enjoy their enlightenment. My conc ...

Tuesday January 14, 2014
Sellers Suspicious about Etsy Revisiting Links Policy
Dear Ina, Re: Etsy Clarifies Offsite Linking Policies (January 14, 2014) I hope that you are gett ...

Monday January 13, 2014
eBay Seller Uses Another Seller's Artwork as Bait
Dear Ina, I thought that I had seen it all until checking my few eBay listings today while looking f ...

Sunday January 12, 2014
eBay Slaps Wrist of UK Buyer Who Was Left in the Lurch by Seller
Dear Ina, I'm a UK eBay member with a buying and selling account. Recently I had a bad buying exper ...

Friday January 10, 2014
Petition to Have eBay Stop the Final Value Fee on Shipping Charge
Dear Ina, I recently started a petition on Change.org to eBay - I read some of your blogs associat ...

Wednesday January 8, 2014
eBay Ads - Bring 'em on
Dear Ina, Your column about competing product listings (on eBay) is just the opposite I see. I s ...

Tuesday January 7, 2014
eBay Global Shipping Doesn't Allow Buyers to Add Items to Order
Dear Ina, I operate a Premium Store and usually have 1000 to 1500 items for sale, mainly printed mat ...

Monday January 6, 2014
eBay Kills Consignment Program in Favor of Its Own Service
Hi Ina, We are an eBay seller, selling on eBay since 2005 as a TA/REDOL. Recently learned the TA co ...

Sunday January 5, 2014
Will eBay Change Its Ways after Class Action Lawsuit Settlement?
Dear Ina, I received an email today about the featured plus class action lawsuit settlement against ...

Saturday January 4, 2014
Sellers Discover eCrater as Alternative to eBay
Dear Ina, I just wanted to take this opportunity to share my recent discovery with you and your read ...

Wednesday January 1, 2014
What Can eBay Sellers Do About Stolen Images?
Dear Ina, For the past two weeks I have been trying to get eBay to remove a listing that is clearly ...