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Thursday December 31, 2020
Seller Ponders USPS Claims for Delayed Deliveries
If eBay refunds a buyer for INR (Item Not Received) and the seller files a claim with USPS, what h ...

Tuesday December 29, 2020
eBay Payments Not Depositing to Bank
Dear Ina, Re: eBay's payments not depositing to bank Just thought I'd inform you that this pro ...

Monday December 28, 2020
Amazon Seller Not Protected from Late-Delivery Claims
Dear Ina, I wanted to let you know what Amazon has been up to regarding the late USPS deliveries. ...

Sunday December 27, 2020
eBay Error Message Stymies Seller Facing Payments Deadline
Dear Ina, I have been attempting to register for eBay managed payments that needs to be complete ...

Saturday December 26, 2020
Seller Unable to Find Auto Relist for eBay Auctions
Hi Ina, I often use a feature on eBay for auctions. When creating an auction there was a checkbox ...

Monday December 21, 2020
Seller Says Etsy Charges Ad Fees on Every Sale
Dear Ina, This was my very last experience on Etsy. I'm smart enough to know when to stop, Etsy ...

Friday December 18, 2020
eBay Seller Pleads for Help with Stuck Funds
Dear Ina, Does anyone know what is going on with eBay's customer service? I have been trying for t ...

Thursday December 17, 2020
Resolve INR Claims to Avoid eBay Penalties
Dear Ina, I just wanted to bring something to your attention. This statement you are quoting is ...

Etsy Seller Distraught over Payments Problem
Dear Ina, I want to go ahead and publicly shame Esty for their horrendous practice of disabling s ...

Tuesday December 15, 2020
Mercari Makeup Transaction Gets Ugly
Dear Ina, I thought I would give Mercari a try. I quit Amazon a couple years ago, I still have my ...

Monday December 14, 2020
Seller Finds Billing Errors on eBay Shipping Labels
Dear Ina, eBay is overcharging for eBay labels again and again. In this case they charged me TWICE ...

Sunday December 13, 2020
Seller Panics after eBay Sent Low Price Offers
Dear Ina, I'm writing this letter with the hope that other readers won't have to honor unsolicit ...

Saturday December 12, 2020
eBay Requires Seller to Jump through Hoops and Holds
Dear Ina, I got a very odd message tonight from eBay regarding my account and payouts: "You n ...

Wednesday December 9, 2020
eBay Changes Guaranteed Delivery Date Displayed to Buyer
Dear Ina,  I have an item coming that was due here yesterday. eBay Guaranteed delivery da ...

Tuesday December 8, 2020
Kudos to eBay Seller for Reaching Milestone
Dear Ina, I feel like Crash Davis in "Bull Durham". Just got my 10,000th star, and no recognition ...

Sunday December 6, 2020
Seller Reports USPS Logjams Are Causing Delays
Dear Ina,  I don't use UPS very often so cannot comment on their Holiday delivery issues, but ...

Saturday December 5, 2020
Seller Questions eBay Use of Payment Holds
Dear Ina, On top of eBay not sending my payout today for some unknown reason, I just had a custome ...

Tuesday December 1, 2020
PayPal Effectively Shuts Down eBay Seller over Used Item
Dear Ina, PayPal just shut down my account telling me a ($10 apparel item) I sold was "extremely s ...