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Thursday February 28, 2013
Are eBay Listing Promotions Hurting Your Sales?
Hi Ina, I have noticed that when eBay offers the free listing days like we just had February 17th t ...

Wednesday February 27, 2013
eBay Sellers, Have You Checked Your PayPal Invoice?
Dear Ina, I had one of the PayPal events where they billed the buyer 3 times... (see ...

Tuesday February 26, 2013
Did You Know eBay Buyers Can Change Seller Shipping Costs?
Dear Ina, I was just talking to a fellow eBayer and found out our buyers on eBay can change the sel ...

Monday February 25, 2013
eBay Won't Require Buyers to Contact Sellers Before Filing Claim
Dear Ina, I believe eBay is once again is being less than forthcoming with its sellers. Before I b ...

Sunday February 24, 2013
eBay Buyers Ask Where Is My Item Thanks to USPS Changes
Dear Ina, Today I have received numerous emails from my eBay buyers regarding the lack of tracking o ...

Wednesday February 20, 2013
Jewelry Seller Believes eBay Practice Misleads on Pricing
Dear Ina, After searching for some inkling of what eBay is doing by refusing to post actual sale pr ...

Tuesday February 19, 2013
eBay Seller Held Accountable Twice in Single Claim
Dear Ina, We recently had a customer make an eBay claim for item not as described. The buyer asked f ...

Monday February 18, 2013
eBay Defies First Sale Doctrine in Ending Listing?
Dear Ina, I know that there has been talk of a law passing that could stop online sellers from havin ...

Sunday February 17, 2013
eBay Changes Make Amazon Look More Appealing
Dear Ina, I just discovered that if I add USPS First Class Package as an option on my domestic shipp ...

Friday February 15, 2013
eBay Buyers Don't Tell Sellers of Postal Delays but Ding DSRs
Dear Ina, I bust my butt every day running my small business on my website, ebay, etc. I ship anywh ...

Thursday February 14, 2013
eBay Blocks Messages Containing Email Addresses
Dear Ina, I have been receiving the EcommerceBytes Newsletter for sometime and appreciate your effor ...

Wednesday February 13, 2013
eBay Uses Fuzzy Math to Calculate TRS Tracking Requirement
Dear Ina, Warning: eBay uses fuzzy math to calculate the top rated tracking number requirement. ...

Tuesday February 12, 2013
Despite Dissatisfaction eBay User Keeps Buying
Dear Ina, I thought eBay was starting to protect sellers from scam artists. This particular user h ...

Monday February 11, 2013
Online Sellers Petition the White House to Fix Postal Problems
We received the following two letters about petitions to the White House asking the President to fi ...

Friday February 8, 2013
Spotted: Canadian First Class Mail Tracking
Dear Ina, Even though USPS lowered the boom on shippers (sellers) with their insane price hikes on 1 ...

Increase in Emails Asking for Discounts, What's a Seller to Do?
Dear Ina, February 5, 2013 will go down as a day to remember in our business history. We have been ...

Thursday February 7, 2013
Tophatter Tracking Requirement Too Costly for European Sellers
Dear Ina, Because of Tophatter.com new rules, Europe sellers have to stop selling on Tohatter.com. B ...

Tuesday February 5, 2013
eBay Buyer-Seller Gives Changes the Thumbs Down
Dear Ina, I had several concerns I hoped I could have addressed, or maybe even explained by someone ...

Monday February 4, 2013
eBay Invoice Requests and What Is One Day Shipping Anyway?
Dear Ina, I would like to suggest two story ideas for your blog. The first is whether eBay is doin ...

Sunday February 3, 2013
Can eBay Seller Block Bidders with Private Feedback?
Dear Ina, I emailed eBay a few weeks ago regarding an ongoing problem with some bidders. One in par ...