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Monday January 31, 2022
eBay Seller Welcomes Ability to Block Certain Messages
Dear Ina, There's a new feature that I have yet to see you mention.  On the ebay.ca (Cana ...

Saturday January 29, 2022
eBay Suspends Seller after He Updates His Account Information
Dear Ina, As you had some "fun" with eBay, I wanted to see if you might have an idea why eBay cut ...

Seller Asks Why Mercari Requested His Articles of Incorporation
Dear Ina, Mercari is asking for private business data that is NOT needed for filling out a 1009k. ...

Tuesday January 25, 2022
Etsy Won't Help Seller Comply with the Law
Dear Ina,  Hope you are well. Question about the taxes with Etsy. Seems to be they will not l ...

Saturday January 22, 2022
What's Left Out of the $600 Reporting Threshold Debate
Dear Ina, This is regarding the 2022 1099-K $600 threshold. The literature that says if you are se ...

Wednesday January 19, 2022
eBay Buyer Refuses Refund but Allowed to Retaliate
Dear Ina, Well now I can not get anyone at eBay on the phone. Maybe if you got 20 layers deep you ...

Is It Legal to Run a Marketplace without Customer Service?
Dear Ina, In regards to  the story  about the lady who got ripped off by Facebook, it' ...

Sunday January 16, 2022
Reaction to eBay Chargeback Shows Level of Seller Distrust
Dear Ina,  I think eBay is spot checking people that send items without tracking.  W ...

Friday January 14, 2022
eBay International Tracking and a Failure to Communicate
Dear Ina, Not sure if you've had others report yet, but the USPS has started working with Global ...

Wednesday January 12, 2022
Etsy Sellers Are Mystified over Reports of Cancelled Orders
Dear Ina, There is something not right with Etsy Payment; more threads are popping up about Etsy c ...

Monday January 10, 2022
eBay Threatens Collections after Seller Loses Dispute
Dear Ina, I found your information online while searching for organizations that know how to handl ...

Friday January 7, 2022
eBay Refuses Customer Service to Seller in Japan
Dear Ina, I am an eBay seller from Japan. I have been selling since 2006 and have 100% feedback - ...

Thursday January 6, 2022
Longstanding eBay Media Mail Glitch Costs Sellers in Shipping
Dear Ina, I do not know if you and your subscribers are aware of what is happening on eBay regar ...

Wednesday January 5, 2022
Seller Fears Naughty Bits on Etsy a Turnoff to Buyers
Dear Ina, I am writing to you because someone needs to blow the lid off this situation. I'm talkin ...

Tuesday January 4, 2022
New Way to Guarantee Scans of USPS Packages
Dear Ina, I don't know if this is widely known by your readers or not, but I just learned abou ...

Sunday January 2, 2022
Are Your eBay Store Listings Disappearing?
Dear Ina,  There is a topic I would like to hear more about: When I do inventory, it ends up ...