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Monday June 28, 2021
PayPal Puts the Kibosh on Seller's Bank Account
Dear Ina, We had a transfer to our PayPal account for 20 dollars when we went to move it to our ba ...

PayPal Demands Passport, Supplier Receipts from Longtime Seller
Dear Ina, Just a heads up, today my PayPal account was limited for no good reason that I could see ...

Saturday June 26, 2021
Shipping Insurance May Not Apply to Branded Boxes
Dear Ina, Have been reading with interest on the  debate of buying insurance  on outgo ...

Thursday June 24, 2021
Reader Files Formal Complaint over PayPal Payment Holds
Dear Ina, I hope you are all A okay. Just a note to let you know that I have filed two formal ...

Wednesday June 23, 2021
eBay Puts Seller's Payouts on Hold for 5 Days
Dear Ina, eBay are tyrants.* What kind of company would do this do a selling partner that has mill ...

Monday June 21, 2021
eBay Returns Items Sent Using Its International Standard Delivery
Dear Ina, I have been a seller on eBay for over 20 years. In the past two weeks I have had an issu ...

Saturday June 19, 2021
eBay Seller Shocked by Change in Fee Collection Practices
Dear Ina, I've been with eBay UK managed payments for around 9 months now. Today I was expecting m ...

Friday June 18, 2021
Seller: Mercari Is Going Down the eBay Path
Dear Ina, It seems that Mercari has decided to readjust their rules once again. Buyers are allowed ...

Wednesday June 16, 2021
Did eBay Just Roll Out an Improvement to Search?
Dear Ina, I was wondering if you've been hearing about a search result change on eBay. Over the la ...

Monday June 14, 2021
Did Wheels Come Off of eBay's Shopping Cart?
Dear Ina, I have noticed a shift lately in my incoming sales from eBay. Normally I routinely get m ...

Saturday June 12, 2021
Collector Says New eBay Hurdle Reduces Her Spending
Dear Ina, I have been buying on eBay for over 20 years. I collect mostly movie memorabilia, partic ...

Thursday June 10, 2021
eBay Broke Saved-Search Emails for Comicbook Collector
Dear Ina,  I wanted to give you a synopsis of a problem eBay has now created with their categ ...

Tuesday June 8, 2021
Amazon Seller Says Efforts to Comply Cost Them Dearly
7/24/2021: We've removed the letter at the request of the seller. ...

Monday June 7, 2021
eBay Seller Hit Hard with Empty-Box and Fake-Tracking Scams
Dear Ina, Not sure if this is newsworthy or not, but I am an eBay seller of 20 years who just got ...

Thursday June 3, 2021
Where Can You Sell Antiques and Still Be Profitable?
Dear Ina, With eBay moving away from their original vision and trying more and more to become a si ...

eBay Shipping Calculator Cost Seller Triple FedEx Rate
Dear Ina, You wrote, "eBay's Buyer Growth team is looking for a seasoned Engineering Manager to wo ...