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Wednesday February 28, 2018
eBay Turns Off Sellers Global Shipping Settings
Dear Ina, Last night I received an email through eBay from a customer in New Zealand asking if I w ...

Etsy Fumbles with Move to Highlight SKUs
Dear Ina, The latest Etsy fiasco surfaced the other day in yet another blow for the hard pressed v ...

Monday February 26, 2018
Merchant Asks for Tech Advice on Payments Integration
Dear Ina, I've been trying, off and on, to open up a standalone storefront. None of the platforms ...

Saturday February 24, 2018
Seller Offended by Invitation to Attend eBay Selling Bootcamp
Dear Ina, I joined eBay in August 2008 so I have so many years doing eBay. I went from Good CEO an ...

Thursday February 22, 2018
Late eBay Sale Notifications Are Causing Confusion
Dear Ina, I understand that eBay recently outsourced their email operations. In my experience, the ...

Wednesday February 21, 2018
Reader: eBay Acts Like It Is Their Stuff I'm Selling
Dear Ina, The recommended price in my active listings on eBay I can handle. What I can't handle is ...

Tuesday February 20, 2018
Why Doesn't eBay Provide Order Numbers for Transactions?
Dear Ina, Why does eBay not provide order numbers? This is something so basic, yet it does not exi ...

Saturday February 17, 2018
Seller Seeks Answers after eBay Sales Plummet
Dear Ina, I have been pulling out my hair trying to figure out why my sales have plummeted. I am b ...

Friday February 16, 2018
PayPal Chargeback Fee Comes One Day after Sale
Dear Ina, I recently had a chargeback the day after a $1000 item sold on eBay and paid through Pay ...

Thursday February 15, 2018
eBay Pads Delivery Window for Guaranteed Delivery Listings
Dear Ina, We just signed up for eBay Guaranteed Delivery and found that they are padding their del ...

Tuesday February 13, 2018
eBay Seller Describes Catch 22 of TRS Shipping Standards
Dear Ina, eBay touts fast and free shipping, and many sellers are now part of the Guaranteed Deliv ...

Sunday February 11, 2018
eBay Encourages Sellers to Lower Prices
Dear Ina, Have any of your readers reported seeing recommended prices from eBay now showing up on ...

Friday February 9, 2018
Has eBay Solved Deadbeat Bidder Problem?
Dear Ina,  I do believe eBay has solved the non-binding Auction bid problem.  I had ...

Wednesday February 7, 2018
Seller Accuses eBay of Gaming Search for Ad Revenue
Dear Ina, I believe I have uncovered a major Deceptive Practices Fraud being conducted by eBay in ...

Tuesday February 6, 2018
Selling Stamps and Cards Internationally No Longer Feasible?
Dear Ina, I sell stamps on eBay, and about 60-80% of my sales are abroad in the $10-$50 range. I s ...

Sunday February 4, 2018
Seller Finds eBay App Less than Ideal for Selling
Dear Ina, I have been using the eBay App for Android for the past few years to list my items. I fi ...

Friday February 2, 2018
Seller Wonders Why Etsy but Not eBay Collects WA Sales Tax
Dear Ina, I sell vintage items on Etsy and eBay. I'm located in Oregon, one of the few states that ...