r/eBaySellerAdvice

Is this an acceptable way to ship a t-shirt? The box is about 6.5in across, 4.25in tall, 2.75in deep. I really don’t have anything else in my house right now and want to try and avoid paying for a box etc at the post office. The shirt is folded and not shoved in fits kinda perfectly. Would obviously wrap it in a shit ton of shipping tape. Never shipped clothing before so wanted to figure out how a buyer might respond to this.

Just looking for advice here with new eBay policy. I listed a card 01/10 for $49.99. I wasn't really sure of the price so I just threw it up for $50. Anyways, someone ends up bidding on it. Now the next day he says its too much and it's an overpay. I don't want my account to take a hit. Do you report the buyer or just cancel and move on?

I listed a Furby a few weeks ago and last week this woman messaged me saying she wanted it so bad and that she’s going to buy it this week. So I figured she knew it was first come first serve and that if she did end buying it I’d package it up very well (I would have anyways). The listing didn’t get a whole lot of attention so I was surprised when someone else bought it a couple days ago.

She messaged me today and was very upset that it was sold and that it was unfair I sold it to someone else. I wasn’t going to take a listing down to “hold” it for someone that may or may not have bought it anyways. I blocked her after the last message.

Did I make the right move or do people “hold” listings for buyers if they ask?

Hi all,

I’m an infrequent eBay seller and usually only sell a couple items per year, so I haven’t paid much attention to all of eBay’s policies since everything has gone smoothly until now. A buyer recently paid me over $250 for a signed poster. I shipped it almost immediately a few days ago, and it’s still in transit with USPS. Earlier today, the buyer messaged me asking if they could return it unopened once it arrives.

I have a few questions about how to handle this. I’m not really in a position to comfortably refund $250+ for what seems to be simple buyer’s remorse. Realistically, the buyer could probably resell the item for the same amount or more, so I’d prefer not to be out that money over something outside my control.

1. My listing was marked “Seller does not accept returns.” Can I simply decline the request based on that?
2. Should I respond at all? If so, do I wait until they receive the item or go ahead and reply now?
3. Is there any chance this comes back to bite me? Since the buyer explicitly stated they changed their mind, I assume eBay would side with me here (especially with a photo of the message), but I wanted to make sure.

Thanks in advance for any help. Just curious what others would do in this situation.

So basically I (USA) sold an item to a buyer (UK) and i sent it via usps (it costed exactly how much the buyer had paid for the shipping, so i sent it via USPS). I bought the label via my ebay funds. And now the item is in the UK and he's saying that I've not paid the full postage. Is this even possible? He earlier asked to send it as a "gift" to probably avoid duties and fees and now I bet he needed to pay it and he's regretting to buy it. What do you guys recommend me to do? It's been so frustating :(

This buyer purchased a high ticket item from me after 24 hours he asked me to cancel the order and refund him which is impossible because the item has already been shipped. I also realized the address the item is shipping To is a hotel , the phone number on the order does not also work . He also lives outside the us . Is this some kind of new scam . He even offered me 50 bucks . I reported him to eBay but I don’t know the outcome and I am scared he will be scamming me . I need help and advice

Buyer ordered a stick of DDR4 RAM. Their first message was politely asking if it had been posted. I confirmed it had been. But then got this message today.

I don’t offer Royal Mail as a shipping option and he never enquired about sending it via RM. They also even selected the courier it was sent with.

I sold a jacket on May 5th and it is May 11th and the buyer is messaging me about shipping delays.

I know that buyers can see what shipping provider I use before purchasing, so I'm not sure why they didn't contact me beforehand.

This is out of my control, the only thing I can do is drop it off. Now they are asking me to contact USPS. I checked the tracking and there is no delivery date, just says latest update. What can I do?

Thanks in advanced.

Hello, I have this used Amazon box that is the perfect size for something I am trying to ship, but it has the Amazon tape. I have blacked out any barcodes and will reinforce the box, but I guess my question is whether the Amazon tape would be a problem?

I shipped the item out the day after purchase and it looks like USPS dropped the ball; shipping hasn't been updated in weeks, so it's presumably lost. eBay refunded the buyer from my funds. Do I have any way to get that money back? I've gone through this before, but it's been a very long time and I think they've changed seller protections from what I can tell? Thanks!