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Wednesday October 31, 2018
eBay Penalty Fees Could Result from Lax Policy Enforcement
Dear Ina, The purpose of the blocked bidder list is to prevent specific users from bidding on thei ...

Monday October 29, 2018
An Open Letter to eBay Management
Dear Ina, I would prefer to have NO identifying information used should you post this: Dear eB ...

Friday October 26, 2018
eBay Seller Believes Glitch Contributed to His Sales Slowdown
Dear Ina, I've had maybe 3 eBay sales over the course of 2 weeks. Weird.  I get a message ...

Thursday October 25, 2018
Shipping Carrier Failure to Scan Hurts eBay Seller Top Rated Stat
Dear Ina, I could have sworn that uploading tracking on time would prevent a penalty toward Top Ra ...

Tuesday October 23, 2018
Seller Says eBay Takes Liberties with Her Listings
Dear Ina, More eBay woes! I discovered late tonight that on every listing that I revised this even ...

Saturday October 20, 2018
PayPal Return Policy Trumps eBay Policy?
Dear Ina, Does PayPal not allow a "no returns" policy even when stated on an eBay listing (or othe ...

Thursday October 18, 2018
Reader Is Skeptical about eBay Managed Payments Savings
Dear Ina,  Is anyone really surprised or shocked that the eBay managed payment Calculator is ...

Tuesday October 16, 2018
eBay Promotes Items from Low Rated Seller in Marketing Email
Dear Ina, I just have to show you an example of why I will no longer buy on eBay.  They h ...

Sunday October 14, 2018
Refund Question: Can eBay Do That?
Dear Ina, I have a question. A buyer returned a garment. Said it didn't fit.   The ...

Thursday October 11, 2018
What a Returns Case Can Look Like on eBay
Dear Ina, Something to share with other sellers: If you call customer service and they make a "rul ...

Wednesday October 10, 2018
Seller Mystified on How to Revive Slumping eBay Sales
Dear Ina, I have been working overtime listing and revising my eBay store and listings for weeks n ...

Friday October 5, 2018
eBay Hampers Seller Efforts to Collect Sales Tax
Dear Ina, Thanks for all your great articles. They are very beneficial!! I have a question which m ...

Thursday October 4, 2018
USPS Credits Seller for Overpaying Priority Shipping
Dear Ina, You inquired whether we had experience with  USPS cost adjustments  for ship ...

Tuesday October 2, 2018
eBay Seller Charged Sales Tax on Free Shipping Supplies
Dear Ina, The pasted email below needs to be read from bottom to top - in short, it seems eBay's ...

How Can eBay Force Sellers to Issue Refunds?
Dear Ina, Is there nothing sellers can do when eBay forces them to give refunds even though the se ...