Haven't had one of these before. Perhaps a hamster fell off the wheel.

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Just wondering what you guys normally do in this situation? What is the ‘correct’ thing to do?

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Message received immediately after they won the auction with a bid of £82 🙃(second highest was £80). They have since told me they only have £50 right now and will get the money to me within the 48 hour window. Is there a way to offer to the second highest bid if this guy doesn’t pay in 48 hours?

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Be warned: I listed a bunch of items last night -- no descriptions are showing up. Ebay acknowledges that this is due to a system upgrade and that it is affecting lots of people.

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Video games restricted on eBay? I see so many of these listed in the Video Games category, am I listing it wrong?

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I won an item for more than my max bid. How?

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First time ever selling on eBay and I’ve had nothing but issues. Took me four attempts to finally sell the item (iPod touch). Anyone else had this many issues on one item?

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Are ‘Best Offers’ Worth Using For Sellers?

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Saved Searches Won't Load. Anyone else had this? Clearing cache doesn't fix

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Multi-item pricing prevents me from finding the best price. How to dis-aggregate multi-item listings in search?

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Okay I want to buy it for my daughter. No Thx

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You have eBay bucks! Nope. Just kidding.

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Buyer Asking Me To Contact Them By Phone. Should that raise a red flag?

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The funny thing is this buyer has bought 402 items this month

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After changing the listing from auction to a buy it now because she so desperately wanted this coat I get this message 17 days later

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Update: When one bad buyer cancels, a better one purchases 🤘🏼

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When a buyer lays it on thick...

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When you've completely run out of good things to sell on ebay...

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Nice Try *Clap Clap*

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Received a threatening message with my purchase

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Has anyone received something like this before?

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Is there some glitch? Or is this a buyers remorse thing?

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Why is the eBay return label so expensive it cost me $8 to ship out the items and now they want 15.05 for the return label can someone explain please?

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I'll get to it asap

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Interesting proposition

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Can someone explain the logic behind this question? This has been happening too frequently from china lately

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Ebay says item was delivered but the buyer said it hasn't arrived

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Why do people bother to do this?

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Found this gem at a used bookstore, complete with photo instructions on how to navigate eBay on internet explorer

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What do these clowns think they are achieving with messages like these? If you don’t buy it, somebody else will.

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Made my first 500k over 30 days and first million over 90 days 🎊

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Seller canceled order after I paid and then tried to sell it to me on Instagram. Do I have any recourse?

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UPDATE: Buyer tampers with item, returns it with missing pieces, and leaves negative before I even had a chance to make it right. This story has a happy ending

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Got this reply from what I assume is a sweet old man

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2014, when eBay cared more for their sellers

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Email of the day and a great start to the week... No, I won't be sending you my item for £7.50 less than it's listed for (and not on offer) with free international (package sized) shipping. Thanks for asking though 🤣

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Please?

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Offered me half what the computer's worth. This is what happened after.

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Be sure to reuse those Amazon bubble mailers!

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A very merry blowjob from eBay Germany for Christmas!

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eBay no longer accepts reports for others stealing your photos and prohibits watermarking... what now?

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Received this message the day after buying the item, after reading it I checked my purchases and the item is not listed as “disappeared”. The seller is based off Brazil but has countless of positive reviews. What should I do at the point ?

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Let’s play a game. How would you reply to this one? Highest voted answer will get replied to her.

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These people are the worst.

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Just added this to my WATCH list lol

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I only sell here and there. In the last 3 months I have had a message like this on 3 out of 5 items I have listed. Why do some buyers go straight for the sympathy card?!

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How am I supposed to prove I’m in the right when I’m deliberately being kept in the dark just long enough for the tracking number to stop working?

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Anyone with any ideas on how best to get a refund from ebay/usps when package is found in the street like this?

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Thanks man, glad to have woken up to this. Keep being you.

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I paid extra to put my store website on the back too.

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Good guy seller! Thanks Mark!

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I sent him a iPhone 7 in like new condition over 60 days ago. Anything I can do ? Or am I screwed ?

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I countered almost all of their offers for less than half my asking prices. I accepted one offer because I'm ready to get rid of the coat. Assured her that yes she can bundle to save on shipping. Five hours after she declined my counters I get this. Good grief.

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My new Nintendo Switch from eBay arrived today! So happy with the purchase

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Someone still trying to cash in from the classic gaming hoopla

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USPS damage - have insurance - 3 of 4 items missing - how would I go about this - more in comments

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Wow, thanks Ebay! Whatever will I buy.

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Anyone know how to set up a shipping policy like this one? It would be for multiple listings.

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How does eBay not ban these buyers?? Pt 2

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I auctioned DVD's then the bidder offered to purchase my father after not paying

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“iPhone for parts...belonged to prostitute, not responsible for content.” That’s a new one! Not sure if I can post link...

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If a buyer called you a DICK HEAD. What you you do? 😂

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Listing said item was located in U.S., but tracking information is listed in another country

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I think our definitions of “brand new in box” are a bit different

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eBay suspended my buyer for opening too many INR cases

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Got this from a buyer who I sold a $12.25 t shirt to tonight. I didn't notice a stain when I was shot it, packed it or going through the photos again. How do I respond?

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Is it true that buyers aren't required to honor winning bids?

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Oddly specific in their request, it’s on for 0.99p and is a very popular style you can find pics online of!

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Why can't I list? I've checked the Mailing Lists and Personal Information policy, but my listing is good.

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Bidder wants bid retracted. I read about how to retract a bid on my end. Will this have a negative impact on me? Never dealt with this before.

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Should I message buyer about this? It says no access to delivery location so it’s available for pickup? Buyer had no feedback.

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eBay is now showing Offer response time statistics

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Need your opinion, gang: got a new photo setup/background which was super cheap. Does this photo look ok? Feedback would be awesome.

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A lotta people don’t know that there are TWO sizes of large flat rate boxes available at the USPS.

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Wow... seller gets away with straight up lying to customers.

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They won the auction on Saturday night...3 business handling days... this transaction will be fun.

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Your items are waiting in carts. Now make the sale.

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Then buy it at Target..

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This is my first auction and the seller says this. Should I accept and ask Paypal for refund or is it just that seller doesn't wan't to sell the item?

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This seller puts a wax seal on their mailers

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It’s kinda in the title.

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Do these look a lil too worn out? Buyer canceled order after accepting $80 offer on $120 BIN

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My first ebay purchase. Circa 1999

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The best thing to sell on ebay

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Sad :(

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I asked buyer to remove password from my laptop, he responded with this. What do I do

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Protip: Avoid scammers when selling on ebay by putting NO SCAMMERS in the title.

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Any idea what might happen to my account from this?

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Verbally abusive seller, threatening harm. Made a complaint, and Ebay doesnt seem to take it seriously or care.

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Item I bought was signed for, even though I was 3 hours away from home

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Buyer refuses to read instructions

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How does this make ANY sense? Buyer made false claim about a PS Vita, immediately responded asking for details, he ignored and posted nothing. eBay steps in and sides with buyer. ON WHAT??

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We're sorry. Here's what's happening now.

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25% discount via eBay Starting Tomorrow w/ Code: PSAVE25. https://t.co/NNXnKVj70Z https://t.co/XCb1dhFG5n

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Made my first $100

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What the hell?

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I keep encountering listings where the “from” price is for something irrelevant to manipulate search results. How do I report this?

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AmI required to honor a refund for a camera buyer states worked upon purchase, but it broke like 3 weeks later when they attempted to connect it to their PC?

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HELP buyer returned empty box!!!

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Why does eBay truncate my description in such a weird and misleading way? Right is the full description, left is the preview description. Note that it moves ‘power cord’ under ‘does not include’.

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Sales of women down 22.2% from last year.

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Just for giggles

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I denied three of this buyer's offers and he left me this. Is this justifiable?

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these people really be selling roller coasters on ebay

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For some reason this message from a buyer before paying for sold item made me irrationally angry

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Made an offer for 4 different games and all of them were accepted. Seller cancelled all of them, was going to leave a negative until I saw this message and now I'd feel too bad to do it

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The product photo is a little off.

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On a huge item that weighs a lot - collection only. How's your day going?

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Is the seller lying? Can you not give refund with case open?

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An interesting and detailed response I received from a seller.

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Thank you eBay for allowing me to block users

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Great negotiating skills

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Please cancel, this was ordered while my phone was in my pocket.

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Today I hit... some kind of milestone

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I get the weirdest messages... why waste your time?

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My Gift card selling for more than it’s worth. Why?

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God bless these kind of sellers

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Is anyone else tired of getting offers on items where you don't accept offers? Am I a jerk here? I'm really tired of it.

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Advice on how to respond?

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Insane Bootlegger's Feedback Replies

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I’m Now Questioning How This Could Be Sold as a Promoted Listing

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Why is there such a drastic drop in page views since October 13?

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I have reached 100!! 🎉

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Thank god for these $5.00 Ebay coupons

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How do I use the authentication card?

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After a hard days work, buyer appreciation makes it all worth it.

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Thanks?

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FINALLY, after hours of useless form letter responses from Paypal reps online about my funds from EBAY sales being withheld by Paypal when I have been selling for nearly 20 years at an ABOVE STANDARD level....I get this today:

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I don’t understand why he is offended

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This happened to me quite some time ago but I figured I would share it here.

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I've been bamboozled

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I think EBay just asked me to rate myself in their survey.

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Seller wasn't willing to give any sort of refund for a broken item so I asked eBay to step in. Received an email within 10 minutes saying that I had won the case and that I needed to return the item. I got another email in about 3 hours saying the opposite; I've never opened another eBay case before

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I checked and he left apartment number out. He also has 0% positive feedback, Brand new account. How do I handle this?

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This buyer who has 0 reviews on eBay and is asking me to do something weird. What should I do?

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Best eBay packaging material

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Fixed a mistake and made a great customer! It’s what we do for that 100% positive feedback, and it made my day!

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Uh what? Buyer claims ebay switched the item as they attempted to buy a different model of the same product that I don't even sell and now they want me to pay for return shipping at my cost? Sucks now I have to also eat the 2.9% paypal fee of a $80 item and free return shipping?

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Seller accidentally severely undercharged for shipping that was already $42, what should I do?

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Another satisfied customer.

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After months of detailed descriptions and diligent shipping, I've joined the 500 club. 100% positive!

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Brought a PS3 with 3+ games. One the games came like this. Is there something I can do?

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Well this is a first....ebay voluntarily refunds the buyer out of their pocket!

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What should I do? My auction ended 3 days ago and this was the auction winner. It’s been 3 days without payment so I decided to send a message to the buyer and this was the response. Should I just relist the item or do I open an unpaid item case? Do I report them? All responses are appreciated

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This buyers rationale made me chuckle

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To all inexperienced eBay sellers wanting to sell a computer or cell phone...

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Listed an item up for auction at $300 and it went up to $800 (totally unexpected) and got this message from the buyer and feel uneasy about it, any advice?

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I sold an old Nintendo 3DS but this post sale message has me nervous

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