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Monday November 30, 2015
Regular Seller Knows When eBay Messes with Database
Dear Ina, Good afternoon, we hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday. We have been ex ...

Saturday November 28, 2015
Are Commas in eBay Titles Recommended?
Greetings Ina, While browsing the sell function on my android phone today, I saw that eBay has com ...

Friday November 27, 2015
Longtime Seller Devastated at eBay's Treatment
Dear Ina, The eBay return policy is extremely unfair to the sellers. I sent a new place setting of ...

Thursday November 26, 2015
eBay Delays New Listings from Appearing in Search
Dear Ina, It is frustrating to list an item to start at a given time/end at a given time when it m ...

Monday November 23, 2015
eBay Requires Seller to Make New Link with PayPal
Dear Ina, I so fed up! Since last week eBay has been fiddling with my being able to list items. Wh ...

Sunday November 22, 2015
eBay Excludes Sellers from Earning PayPal Cashback
Dear Ina, I have a PayPal Mastercard Business Debit card. I have held this account for more than 1 ...

Thursday November 19, 2015
Is eBay Displaying Your Handling Times Correctly?
Dear Ina, Today while "cleaning up my inventory" I discovered a big problem with about 200 of my ...

Wednesday November 18, 2015
eBay Is Making Strange Changes to Shipping Settings
Dear Ina,  Something very strange is happening to my listings on eBay. In my site preferences ...

Tuesday November 17, 2015
Google Shopping Metes Out Penalties Inconsistently
Dear Ina, I am a partner in a small, family-owned ecommerce business that sells. I'm writing to yo ...

Monday November 16, 2015
eBay Extends Auctions Sunday Night?
Dear Ina,  I always time my auctions to end Sunday nights just after 930PM Eastern Time. eBay ...

Saturday November 14, 2015
Amazon Artisan Seller Doesn't See Value in Its New Handmade Store
Dear Ina, Why would I switch my products from my regular Amazon seller account to Amazon Handmade? ...

Thursday November 12, 2015
PayPal Comes to the Rescue in Case of eBay Returns Fraud
Dear Ina, Now that eBay has opened season on sellers for criminals to return garbage and claim ref ...

Wednesday November 11, 2015
New eBay Policy Is De Facto Fee Increase
Dear Ina, It's odd that no one has commented on this. eBay's latest "promotion" strategy is a dece ...

Tuesday November 10, 2015
Estranged Relationships Can Haunt eBay Sellers
Dear Ina, In regards to silent restrictions on eBay: I am currently experiencing this problem. ...

Monday November 9, 2015
Why eBay Product Identifier Requirement Will Hurt Its Margins
Dear Ina, I am surprised there has been no discussion from your readers regarding the eBay require ...

Sunday November 8, 2015
A Positive View of Online Selling
Dear Ina, Thanks for publishing this very helpful  ecommerce newsletter . As a buyer and sell ...

Friday November 6, 2015
PayPal Should Pull eBay Ads from Seller's Shipping Labels
Dear Ina, Are eBay and PayPal not two separate independent companies now? So why do my PayPal labe ...

Wednesday November 4, 2015
eBay Diverts Jewelry and Clothing Shoppers
Dear Ina, Not sure if this is a new one but suspect it is. While researching items I am thinking o ...

Tuesday November 3, 2015
Forget eBay Seller Ratings - Product Ratings Get Traffic
Dear Ina, Can you reach out to eBay and ask why eBay doesn't push the product reviews rather than ...

Monday November 2, 2015
eBay Duplicate Listing Policy is Ambiguous
Dear Ina, I wish eBay would clarify the Duplicate Listing Policy or take Action on reported violat ...