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Friday May 30, 2014
eBay Security Breach Leads to Scam Phone Calls?
eBay revealed on May 21st that cyber criminals accessed its user database containing customer n ...

Thursday May 29, 2014
eBay Counts Buyer Errors as Seller Defects
Dear Ina, I received this letter from eBay's merchant support organization (MSO) in response to a ...

Wednesday May 28, 2014
eBay Charges for Ending Auction Listing without Bids
Dear Ina, I still drive around this country selling at flea markets and shows. I also list less th ...

Monday May 26, 2014
eBay Buyer Unable to Leave Feedback
Dear Ina, I wonder if you've ever heard of buyers being unable to leave feedback. I received a nice ...

Sunday May 25, 2014
Seller Says eBay Auction Fee Change Hurts His Sales
Dear Ina, This is getting rather ridiculous...  Now that eBay is making sellers use auction li ...

Wednesday May 21, 2014
What Happened to eBay Free Listing Promotions?
Dear Ina, I love your site, I read every day. Just have quick question. Has eBay reduced their pro ...

Tuesday May 20, 2014
eBay Should Penalize Below Standard Rather Than Top Rated Sellers
Dear Ina, It is no secret that eBay's image among its best performing sellers has taken a severe bea ...

Monday May 19, 2014
eBay's Unrealistic Delivery Dates a Source of Tension
Hi Ina, What a rotten last 3 days! Shipped 2 packages on Saturday, handed them to the clerk who had ...

Thursday May 15, 2014
eBay Makes Seller Guess Why It Removed His Listing
Dear Ina, Just ran into a unique(?) issue. Last evening I received the MCC EBay policy violation ale ...

Tuesday May 13, 2014
eBay Overcharges Sellers on Orders with Combined Shipping?
Dear Ina, Are you aware that since eBay has started charging commission on the postage charge there ...

Monday May 12, 2014
eBay Global Shipping: Service Is Deteriorating Says Volume Seller
Dear Ina, I'm a fairly large user of eBay's Global Shipping Program. Until a week or so ago, I was ...

Friday May 9, 2014
Amazon Clothing Seller Finds Limits to International FBA
Dear Ina, Currently I sell new apparel on Amazon and eBay. Amazon contacted me to join Fulfillment B ...

Wednesday May 7, 2014
Dilemma of Requested Shipment Delay and eBay Defects
Dear Ina, Ran the Defect report - One cancellation is legit, but two of my cancellations (defects) a ...

Monday May 5, 2014
eBay Penalizes Sellers Serving Local Buyers
Dear Ina, We have had an ongoing issue with eBay for a very long time in regards to the tracking upl ...

Friday May 2, 2014
One Problem with New Feature Added to eBay Selling Manager...
Dear Ina, Thought I would share this email and response from eBay.   eBay recently added a link ...