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eBay holds funds for a much more valuable reason than most think

The biggest reason eBay holds funds is so the funds can sit somewhere they accumulate interest. With them holding everyone's funds even for a short time, the amount of money they hold can make some significant interest for them. Everybody is aware of...

Card expired, refound money lost?

Ebay tranfered refound amount into my expired card, the one used for transaction.My bank say that the transaction was automatically rejected, ebay agents say that the refound can be made only on the card number used for purchasing. Insane! That's mea...

Buyer requests dispute

Hi so i sold some digital codes to someone and they requested a dispute. It took me a little while to send the codes to them and after I had sent the codes in ebay messages they requested a dispute. The dispute says it was an unauthorized purchase bu...

Seeking volunteers for experiment about item price notifications

EDIT: Volunteers, please make sure your buyer communication preference IS the default setting (check-marked) to receive notifications of price reductions. Thank you @nobody*s_perfect for pointing this out.Given eBay's changes to seller-initiated offe...

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Resolved! Refund or not?

I sold a card and for the past week, week & 1/2 it’s showing it’s just sitting at the post office in his town. He left positive feedback but is now saying he didn’t receive the card. Do I refund or tell him no? Wasn’t very valuable a 7-10 dollar card...

Resolved! Package went to wrong person

Somehow a package I thought I sent to South Carolina went to 110 International Blvd Glendale Heights Il 60139. Perhaps I used the wrong QRS code, but I was unable to find any of my buyers had that address. Anyway-It was a 20 pound box of Vintage Perf...

Put an end to "reserve not met" for auctions

Setting a reserve price should be abolished. The only benefit is to the seller to "test the waters" of what people are willing to pay rather than a true auction. It's a waste of time for everyone else. If they wish to set a "reserve price," setting t...

Seller not responding

Hey guys! I'm a new ebuyer brand new! And I already have fear I've read the terms and conditions of estimated delivery, but the days keep moving, yesterday it was Thursday-monday then it was friday-wensday but he hasn't sent the item and he won't rep...