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Ebay is flooded by Chinese scams. Why is this allowed?

There are page after page with a product calledNew Electromagnetic Molecular Interference Antifreeze Snow Removal Instrument They claim that they use advanced technology to remove snow from your car. You just put it inside the car and the snow melts ...

Ebay's suggested Promo rates

I had to laugh when I just created a new listing, and ebay suggested a promo rate of 15.5%. Decided to run an experiment by jacking up the price accordingly and going with their suggestion.I'm pretty sure it'll end in disaster, but I'll let it run th...

Spotify and The Real Real email me to join their sites. Any comments from members here?

Opinions about those 2 sites for sellers.It is a lot of work to make oneself a new seller with a new booth.Are those 2 sites worth it?

eBay offers “discounted shipping rates” starting May 15th? What’s the catch?

I just received this notice about eBay offering discounted shipping rates LESS than what standard shipping is for what you sell, starting May 15th.They say you can opt out of this fabulous offer if you want to. I’m leary of any plan that looks like e...

eBay is closing....!

It won't happen today or tomorrow... but the reason eBay is going to close is that Sellers when selling are being precluded by eBay trying to make money. It's no longer an auction site, it's too regulated and Sellers are always on the hook. So I don'...

Custom Template is not inserting when listing

Whenever I go to try and list and click on the drop-down on my listing template and click 'Insert' - suddenly nothing comes up anymore. I've tried this on Google Chrome browser and Safari. This just started happening in the past week. I've tried crea...

cant use custom templates in description

hey , it started few days ago and its really weird.when i try to use custom templates that i have saved to insert in description nothing happens..when i click "insert" or "manage" nothing pops up.i use chrome so i tried different browser to be sure a...

USPS refusal to scan in items

Who has the issue with their local post office refusing to scan in items and making you drop them in a box? I have tried multiple times to have the clerk scan in my items and they get snippy and state that because "we" (USPS) give you (eBay sellers) ...