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Nov 11, 2009 4:24 PM
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Hello all, Welcome to the Ask Griff Discussion Board thread for November 2009. I'm Jim Griffith (known to most as Griff). I have been an eBay buyer, seller and employee since 1996. You can learn more about me on my About Me page. It's been an extremely busy past month for all of us here inside eBay, yours truly included. As a result, I have had less time to devote to Ask Griff as I did earlier this year. I don't expect this to change in the next few months. To that end, I have altered...
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Oct 14, 2009 1:22 PM
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Hello all, Welcome to the Ask Griff Discussion Board thread for October 2009. My name is Jim Griffith (known to most as Griff). I have been an eBay buyer, seller and employee since 1996. You can learn more about me on my About Me page. Please read the following information carefully before posting to this thread. Ask Griff Thread Posting Tips & Guidelines If you have a question about an eBay feature or policy, feel free to post it to this current month's Ask Griff thread. It...
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Aug 23, 2006 5:37 AM
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All sellers should make sure they read this new announcement about properly declaring selling prices on customs declaration form: ***Reporting Value on Customs Declarations*** August 22, 2006 | 01:59PM PST/PT Postal administrations in several international countries have contacted the United States Postal Service about the declaration of value placed on customs forms. They have noted that in many cases, the declared value is understated when compared to the actual invoice or known...
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Apr 4, 2007 8:19 PM
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20 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Seller CentralWelcome to Seller Central!We hope that these 20 FAQ's will answer your question.1. "Can I block members with Zero Feedback?"No. You can only block Bidders with a Minus Feedback Rating (-1, -2, -3)2. “How do I respond to this Negative Feedback I received?”Don’t be hasty! Take a walk, have a drink, or go to bed. Never respond to a Negative Feedback for at least 24 hours, so that you can calm yourself down. Your Feedback should be...
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May 29, 2008 2:06 PM
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It is very important that all sellers with non-paying bidders file unpaid item disputes if payment is not received from buyers. Since negative feedback can no longer be left for buyers who do not pay to warn other sellers, filing an unpaid item dispute has become more import than ever. Filing a dispute and then closing it eight days later will give the buyer a strike towards suspension and is the only way sellers have to protect each other from bad buyers. It is also important to file...
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Nov 25, 2009 3:11 AM
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To who's advantage is it that I now have to list my items 10% higher "Buy it Now" than the starting price.... The big sellers, those sellers who list and sell for nickles on the dollar... My niche depends on a tight margin for profit and a certain amount of impulse. Given the financial climate these days that 10% is putting me out of business here
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Nov 24, 2009 1:40 PM
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Wow Ebay is really going downhill . It has become a farce. My favorite sellers have left in droves. Because of the nonsense sellers have to go thru , jump thru hops for nothing. Yes , I know there are bad sellers out there but there are also many , many , many bad buyers out there. Nobody is speaking up for them so I shall try. Ebay’s upper management is a penny wise and a dollar foolish. They have Destroyed this place. This country is in a DEPRESSION. This should be the place to find...
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Oct 29, 2009 5:59 PM
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Hello and welcome to the Secret Pals round Fall extravaganza chat thread! You should all have your pals info by now. If not email me at spround14@yahoo.com This round ends on Wednesday December 9th and I will reveal the pals before noon Pacific time. Above all have fun!!!! Let me know Immediately if there are any problems etc. I can always help out if Pals get in a bind. Be sneaky and try not to let your pal figure out who you are!! Make sure to spoil your pal with...
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Nov 24, 2009 10:40 PM
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I have read the posts about sellers receiving the email about 50% off insertion fees only to receive another mail saying it was a mistake and there would NOT bee the 50% off. I just now, about 30 minutes ago received and email telling me there will be 50% off insertion fees on Nov. 25th only?? Is there or isn't there?? I'm totally confused! "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people". -- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Nov 24, 2009 10:25 PM
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A buyer just left me positive feedback and for the message said it was a "good deal A, although paid immediately doesn't leave feeback until buyer does F" he made my communication dsr go from 4.8 to 4.6 as well. I dont think he realizes that most sellers wait to give feedback after the buyers does for protection.
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Nov 22, 2009 8:14 PM
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Let me begin by saying that I've had it up to here with just about everything. One particular seller has recently pushed me over the edge. I have recorded the ordeal below. You have permission to laugh at my insanity.Seller Protections Buyer Protections
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Nov 25, 2009 3:05 AM
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Exactly who does it help that now when I have a no-paying buyer I have no recourse. Without the possibility of negative feedback who cares they just don't pay i'm I'm left holding the bag
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Nov 24, 2009 4:11 PM
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I posted item 330380219982 about 2 days ago. As of yet, when I search, it never comes up in the results. I searched numerous times and in many different variables. Nothing. Also, no matter how many upgrades I add to the listing, my cost is still 0.00 for fees. I think bc there are 0.00 listing fees, it is not searchable. I don't know how to fix it. Any help would be welcome.
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Nov 24, 2009 9:51 PM
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I have a messy transaction. I listed a product and in the listing I said "PayPal only" On 11/17, the buyer asks if I would do local pick up. I said no, the listing was updated automatically. On 11/21, the buyer bids and wins. On 11/22, the buyer asks to do local pick up and pay with cash. I said no. The buyer does me a favor and pays with paypal and says he will leave negative feedback. On 11/23 (Monday) The buyer threatens to leave negative feedback because I was "unreasonable"...
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Nov 25, 2009 1:30 AM
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Hey Griff, maybe you could pass this on to the right people for me. I have a big request for Ebay. Could the condition "Broken Item" be placed in the conditions menu for narrowing down searches? I'm trying to browse flat screen TVs in the "Used" catagory. Normaly I score great deals with the used LCD monitors, but unfortunatly in the used TV catagory, all there seems to be is broken items. I want to weed them out but can't. It's frustrating to find a listing that looks all good and then I...
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Nov 23, 2009 11:36 AM
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I won a bunch of items yesterday and now the sellers are trying to cancel the transaction and give me a refund. I however want to proceed with the transaction(s). It's unbelievable that not a single item has been shipped yet. Almost all the tracking numbers do not show details anymore. Should I be worried? Is this a good response to sellers that try to cancel the transaction? "The starting price and reserve price should have been used to prevent the sale of items lower than what...
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Nov 24, 2009 11:00 PM
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Well... party time is coming. Does anyone have any favorite drink recipes? Here is one I got from a party caterer. I ended up hanging around the fruit punch bowl one New Year's Eve as this punch was so addictive. Ha! Then I begged the caterer for the recipe but never had a party requiring punch. Thought I would share... DICK'S PUNCH 3 large bottles 7 up 2 cups Hawaiian Punch Concentrate 1/2 cup Grenadine 8 oz. Crushed Pineapple 1/2 gal. Pineapple Sherbet 1/2 gal. Vanilla Ice...
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Apr 20, 2009 10:28 AM
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Drop in and say hi. The posters here love to see/buy from/get to know each other.
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Nov 18, 2009 9:51 PM
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Hello and welcome to the Holiday Cheer GIF! Since Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are right around the corner, I think it's a great time to spread some holiday cheer with a new GIF. This GIF theme is anything relating to the winter holidays. Think of holiday decorations, wrapping paper, music...anything at all relating to the upcoming holidays. As always it isn't necessary to contribute to be a player, nor is it necessary to play to contribute! Players let me know by typing...
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Nov 23, 2009 6:47 AM
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OK, here is the story, For 8 years I have sold many similar items a week, and for the first time I shipped the wrong items to 2 buyers. I told them to please return the items to me and I would pay all return postage for the return. One buyer returned the item very quickly, and the other WHO HAS THE ITEM OF THE BUYER WHO RETURNED HIS, has refused to answer my e mails. He wanted me to send his item and said he would return the mis-sent item in that box. This was unacceptable as then I would...
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Nov 24, 2009 11:30 PM
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hi,my daughter in law & I are trying to find a home projector for my son for Christmas.A multimedia type.we're lost,and wondered if there is anyone here who knows about them.I also wondered if its a safe item to buy on ebay. any help would be appreciated. bree
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Nov 24, 2009 1:45 PM
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Ok this is getting ridiculous. I'm trying to comply by ebay's rules and I'm selling my items on CDrom. So when I see someone selling a download or emailed item that is not in the classified section I report it. I don't want someone breaking the rules to have an advantage over me. So I'm selling a new CDrom product, and I notice someone selling an email delivered product that is the same as My CD. So I report it for being a digitally delivered item. So what happens - my CD auction gets...
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Nov 24, 2009 8:50 PM
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I sold an item (BIN, purse and wallet) which were in excellent condition. You could take these items to any store where these items are sold and ANY worker in that store would tell you, they are, indeed, in excellent condition. The buyer wants her money back due to the fact that the items were not what she thought they would be. My listings state returns are only accepted if there is an error in the listing. There are no errors. As a matter of fact there are four pictures on the listing...
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Nov 23, 2009 4:28 PM
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If you do not mention smoking in your description, do not, I repeat do not, douse the items with perfume. Trying to fool the buyer. The smoke smell is bad enough, and does not disappear. I am allergic to smoke, but I can get rid of that. I am more allergic to most perfumes and can get very sick, very fast when I am around them. Thank you._________________________________________ . Why do our noses run and our feet smell?
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Nov 23, 2009 11:56 AM
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I am so sick of this scam and it keeps getting worse. It goes like this. From seller: Hi, I bought 4 of your "widgets" and I only got 2. Please tell me what you are going to do about this before I leave feedback. I got another one today. I will send the replacements with my apology. Why? Because if I dont want to get a negative, and or get my stars dinged. I know I sent the correct amount of "widgets" because the weight of the package is for the correct amount. I cant even tell...
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Nov 24, 2009 10:14 PM
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Well before listing ended a buyer wrote requesting a non-priority shipping method to save cost. Insisted all his sellers accomodated this request. I politely informed him that I simply do not have the packing materials (box size, etc) to meet his request, that it would need to remain priority as stated in the listing. Buyer went ahead and purchased. Then I received a message saying to please use a non-priority method to save cost. Sigh. Long story short I'm now scrambling for...
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Nov 24, 2009 9:28 PM
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A few weeks ago, I had a newish eBayer (28 fb) do a BIN on an item of mine. I offered EXACT shipping costs. Not free, and not with a handling charge. Exact. I got an email from the winner the next day saying, "I am so sorry but I accidentally bid on this. I didn't mean to. Could you please cancel the sale? I'm really sorry!" And of course I did some investigating and found that she had bought another right after mine. I emailed her and said, "Is this because you found another one...
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Nov 24, 2009 10:04 PM
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Hi question. if you send an email through ebay. and click contact. is there function where i can attach something. I like to send her certificate of mailing. i dont seem to see any attachment button.. or is my only choice copy and paste..
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Nov 24, 2009 6:37 AM
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Is there an easy way to go on vacation and not have to end and relist all of your items? Is it possible to add a note on all the items stating nothing will be shipped until such and such date due to the holiday season?
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Nov 24, 2009 7:27 PM
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This isn't the first time. PayPal is holding payment for an item I sold for up to 21 days. The buyer received the item more than a week ago. I politely asked the buyer to leave feedback so that PayPal would release the payment hold. Even though the buyer confirmed receipt of the item in good condition, the buyer has still not left feedback. The UPS tracking number was entered for that item at both PayPal and eBay. How can I tell eBay/papal that the item was received so that they will...
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Nov 17, 2009 8:27 AM
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I purchased item #160376458473. I would like to pay for this item but when I try, there is a note that the seller has added a $2 charge. I can't see where the money comes from. I have read the listing several times and may have missed it but I don't see it. I have emailed the seller twice to ask what the $2 is for but haven't gotten a reply. Will someone please check and see where I missed it? Thanks, CandyTo those who serve or have served: Freedom has a flavor that the...
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Nov 23, 2009 2:43 AM
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In my buying experience on eBay I frequently saw the sellers' explanations of the star ratings, and, in particular, how the eBay administration does not, in fact, think of 4 stars as "good" and uses it as grounds for account suspension. Now I sell a lot of stuff myself. Is it fair to assume that my customers would have seen those clarifications already, or do I have to explain everything in my listings, too? (And if yes, what would be the best way?) I had someone give me a 4 for shipping...
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Nov 24, 2009 8:26 PM
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I had a buyer email me a little while ago, and ask me to send the item to his cousin in Nigeria, and he would pay the $100 to have it shipped. I emailed him back and politely told him no, and that it was stated in my auction that I did not ship outside the US. So I get "paypal" emails stating that he paid and to ship the item because they were holding the money.This was for the selling price plus $100 dollars. The thing is, I checked my paypal after I saw these emails, and there is nothing...
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Nov 24, 2009 6:30 PM
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OK, maybe I'm being a little paranoid but I received this email from a buyer after the end of the auction. Dear mkldm2, Thank you for offering these items at auction. We need to take every effort to assure that they arrive in the same pristine condition as when shipped. May I ask that you ship via USPS Priority Mail, hard boxed. Please use USPS Signature Confirmation service (pink form, $3). Please wrap each piece individually bubble wrapped,and package using a minimum of 4 inches of bubble...
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Nov 23, 2009 8:33 PM
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I don't know, I really am upset that we didn't have any board support, seeing everyone frustrated trying to get answers and such. Even Bill Cobb gave us an email address and had someone who would at least take the question. Here we have nothing. Griff ain't helping. No pinks. I think there's still questions. Things are slow in search, I mean are they fixing that? Do they think everything is OK or did they just bury some of the listings so they wouldnt take up space? I dunno but I dont think I...
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Nov 24, 2009 4:44 PM
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Seller Special: Get 50% off Insertion Fees for all Auction-style listings Dinesh Lathi Tomorrow, November 25, one day only, Insertion Fees for your Auction-style items will be 50% off on Link Link (Parts & Accessories only) and Link regardless of your start price. Most categories are included, please check out our information page for full details. Also, we recommend using the 5 day listing duration in order to capture the large buying audience of “cyber Monday” which is one of...
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Nov 24, 2009 6:50 PM
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Prohibited from selling an item because it apparently ran afoul of the medical and prescription items policy. Yet I *repeatedly* see these same items listing and closing successfully. I have had not quite endless arguments with T&S about these, about the fact that thier policy was (and probably still is) unclear, and about the fact that other sellers of the same exact item are ignored. I had three or four listings cancelled in the spring, and I gave up on the item after four or five rounds...
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Nov 16, 2008 2:23 AM
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Welcome to our new VIP/Happy Hour Lounge II thread!!!!! Everyone is welcome to pull up a chair and share a story, shoot the breeze,vent a bit, make new friends or get together with the regular boardies....or just hang out. Enjoy people because EVERY round is on me!!
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Nov 24, 2009 5:22 PM
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high amount of interest from Venezuelans? It's the most bizarre thing...I get message after message from people from Venezuela. Any idea if there's some sort of scam behind this 'interest'? I never get messages from citizens of other countries...just Venezuela. Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela!
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Nov 24, 2009 5:51 PM
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Okay, I just had an auction close for 2 boxes of christmas lights. Shipping will be via medium flat rate box. The winning buyer paid $8.99 for the lights and will pay $12.35 for shipping. They have not completed checkout because they are waiting for a revised invoice?? Why, well after the auction they sent me a message of please send 3 boxes of these lights to their address. My problem is (1) I sold these lights in auction below what I normaly sell them for in my store and (2) I don't...
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Nov 23, 2009 2:17 PM
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Hmm, I think it was '07. Autumn of '07? The "strike" callled for a start date in Sept I think, and lasting only a week. One mrskillion (as in Mrs Killion) seemed to be the boycott leader. Or at least it was she who was probably co-ordinating it online. Namely, here on these boards. I thought it curious at that time that a boycott, or strike, would be started and directed on the digital message boards operated by the strikee, in this case the eBay corporation. Wonder if the the great...
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Nov 23, 2009 1:18 PM
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I got this email from eBay yesterday telling me this for a few days this week. This morning I get "Normal Insertion fees for...." as an email. The body of the email tells me that they were planng that promotion but they changed their mind and the email went out in error? eBay Sellers: A few of you may recently have received a note from eBay in your My Messages inbox with the subject line: "50% OFF Auction-style Insertion Fees--Nov 23-25." Unfortunately, this message was sent in...
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Nov 23, 2009 5:09 AM
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What kind of feedback is "k"?
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Nov 22, 2009 2:31 PM
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I wish to direct users to our own checkout process using paypal.com and oscommerce. How would this be possible? I have purchased things before not using the ebay checkout process. Thank you
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Nov 24, 2009 4:55 PM
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Oh Crap!!!! I had a bunch of items listed Sunday night, I use Auctiva. I noticed today, just by chance, that the description on one of the listings was not there anymore. I had 1 bid, so went to check the FB left by that bidder. Went back to listing, (first time after listed, that I had looked at it, since I proof read b4 I list). It was not there!!!!! Oh great!!! So I had to look at them all. Seems that was the only one. The bidder on that item seems to leave a lot of "negative"...
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Nov 24, 2009 5:07 PM
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Link EBay Inc.’s Web-site crash on Nov. 21 may have cost merchants about 80 percent of their sales for the day, according to ChannelAdvisor Corp., which helps retailers sell on the site. Shoppers searching the site for products such as Apple Inc.’s iPod got a blank page or an error message that the site was unable to run the requested search. EBay may face more disruptions as listing volumes peak during the holiday shopping season, ChannelAdvisor CEO Scot Wingo said in an interview....
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Nov 24, 2009 3:36 PM
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I contacted the buyer and have yet to receive a reply. Also no feedback though dc says it was delivered a few days ago. Am I supposed to save the online dc as a file, then re-upload it in the appropriate section? Or can I just give the address? Where would I put the address? In the "file" or "notes" section?
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Nov 24, 2009 12:46 PM
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This is getting real annoying! I am in the middle of listing some stuff. Got 3 or 4 listings posted. Trying to post the next one and - POOF! - I cannot revise*. It's not a listed option. So Ithink wtf is going on. Took me a minute to realize that I was no longer signed on! Huh? What the blazes is going on? (Yes, I know I've posted about this before. It's still not fixed and in fact it's getting worse. So until I find a solution, I'll post about it from time to time.) *(I know...
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Nov 24, 2009 8:41 AM
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With as many items as I'm listing I'm thinking of using the automated relisting feature for auctions. Of course trying to find if there's any reduction in listing fees on ebays help(less) area is non existant. So anyone know if there's a cost savings if this feature is used. Thanks
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Nov 24, 2009 4:09 PM
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Can someone please get me the phone # for feedback removal? It will not show up on my page. Thanks. Kary
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