Hello, I was hoping someone may know if the mark on this planter is a fake("reproduction"). I've tried to research it but can't get a feel for the correct answer. Perhaps someone has a book? Thanks so much in advance!

I've tried to find an answer to this, but I may have asked it wrong in the past.

Here is my question:

When an international buyer purchases something, I do understand the are taxes, customs, and higher shiping costs to get things there.  We just simply ship to Kentucky (and hope it gets to Europe after that!).  

WHY do we get such a huge postage payment from customers when we are just sending domestically?  All the postage costs end up in OUR PayPal account.  See example attached.  This time will cost me maybe $8.50 in a Regional USPS Class A box to ship to Kentucky.  I understand there is an additional cost from KY to overseas, but why do we get the payment?  Wouldn't that be a separate payment that goes directly to Pitney Bowes that we don't even see?  I never see any more money taken out of our PayPal for their shipoping costs.  

I've often shippe it to Kentucky and give the customer a hefty refund (minus a little handling fee for my efforts!).  

I did just lose a sale to Canada since the customer complained about shiping costs, and encouraged me to go to the post office and waste my time standing in line - which I refuse to do.  Not the end of the world since I will selll the item soon enough. 

Can anyone explain what is going on here?  I'm confused why I get so much for postage, when it's so cheap for me to domestically ship across the country?

Thanks, 

Tom 

-- BluestSkiesTradingPost

Why do I get so much for shipping when it costs less than $10 for me to ship???

I came across a superb Seth Thomas crystal regulator and, although it appears similar to the Orchid model, it does have differences, see pics.

It has a brass pendulum, chimes the half-hour and counts the hours.

The movement is engraved "R Kaiser" and it bears the ST in a diamond logo above the number "53207". 

Can anyone identify the model name and/or number please? And is this an 8 Day, 15 Day or 30 Day movement..?

Thanks!



Calling all pickers!

I saw this in the Washington Post newspaper and got a laugh out of it:





There is no tag with an RN number. 



Does anyone recognaize this actress?

It is signed: With all my love Ethel   Laraine   8/10/48

I am assuming that the actress's name is Laraine but possibly Ethel? 







Hello everyone,

This is a beautiful modern table lamp. I double checked the pattern and looks very similar to the murano lamps however unsure because the handpainted petal patterns are not the same. Please help with maker and pattern. Thanks!



I am looking to i.d. the pattern and manufacturer of these glasses and pitcher. I believe they may be lead crystal.





I have the following doll from the 1960's.  I know she does not work.  She was mine.  I am having trouble figuring out which doll she was (Tubsy?  Hungry? or another one?).  Let me know if you need more photos.  Thank you in advance.



Good Morning !

I thought this was plate was by Indiana Tiara when I bought it.  Now I am not sure, would it be Duncan Miller.  It measures 8 inch in diameter, with a sawtooth edge.

Thanks in Advance,  Sue

Vintage ring can anyone help me determine the style I'm not sure if its native american, Mexican, or maybe Asian or French art, I do think it is signed but it's so small and I am so blind when it comes to engraved marks so if anyone possibly knows the maker or any ideas how to list it if be greatly appreciate of ant help.

Hello!

Please help with identifying maker and pattern.

Spent three hours looks and no luck.



Can anyone ID this? No mark. Thanks!

I noticed a few weeks ago ebay significantly changed their revise listing page (either that or I just got opted into it a few weeks ago). The new page has a totally different "Multi-Variation Revision Pop-up" page. Most of it is different but fine, except for the sorting order of my existing variations.

For instance http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=221488100540 you can imagine how many unique variation combinations I have in this listing because of the various colors and sizes. They were all in an organized neat order... grouped by color and sizes in ascending order (S to L, or S to 2XL). As shown here in my edit page



Now after the change, the order of these variations combinations  in the edit page has basically been all shuffled around and messed up. You can imagine how VERY frustrating it is for me to add quantity stock to these shirts. It's like a I'm doing a word search puzzle everytime I try to. Here's how it looks now (You can see the first 10 variations combinations don't match at all... It's supposed to start with Black, not Heather Green)



Can a Blue help me file a help ticket for this or anyone show me how to fix it?

Hello people!

I'm trying to figure this out.

Here is a tracking number for a recent sale I made: RR338299619HU
It's an item sold from Hungary to the United States.
Below a screenshot of the MyEbay page and then the USPS page. Does anyone has a logical answer on this? I greatly appreciate it. Thank you.





Can somebody tell me if I have a real or repro of this figurine, and, if real, how old it is? I've looked up a lot on the internet to try and do this myself, but it's all very complicated and a little overwhelming. Thanks for any help you can give.



Can somebody tell me if I have a real or repro of this figurine, and, if real, how old it is? I've looked up a lot on the internet to try and do this myself, but it's all very complicated and a little overwhelming. Thanks for any help you can give.



Hello,

We were hoping someone with a better eye could help us read the name on this drawing. It has a signature in the bottom left corner..

Any other information would be great - are they soldiers are they French British etc?

Here are some photos:



Thanks for taking the time to look.

Regards

Rob & Tracie

Hi all!

What is this ruler and what years of production? Thanks for answers!





 I found a set of these same type ornamennts years back, and most were half the size of this I think boy at 5 inches. There is two holes on the neck for a metal hook to hang him up. The details are great.  It is heavy and super smooth to the touch. I would like to find out where they were made and age. Sorry he is still a little dusty and dirty. Thank you

can i list this button on ebay?

is it allowed?

long ago had a security badge removed by ebay.

so just making sure...

I have an Ernest Von Neschke Original painting of three ships A huge three masted  sailing ship and in the back ground a cruise ship like The Queen Mary and what looks to be a Navy ship. the frame is 44x 32

What might be a good starting price or reserve price? Someone wrote "Purchased Direct from the painter April 27 1969"

It was framed 

On eBay I can only find collectors plate with one of Neschke's ship.

I did a Google search and can't find a price for any of his paintings.

Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Thanks

Can anyone tell me the name of this sterling silver flatware maker?  This fork is 5" long - is there a specific use for it, or would I just call it a serving fork?

Thanks.



I know this isn't the first or last posting on this topic, but I need to get this written down.

The policy by ebay that a buyer's feedback is "opinion" and can't be removed even when the facts are incorrect is as absurd a business policy as I have ever heard.  Given that they are an intermediary and are only benefited by masses of buyers whether they are reasonable or not is the cause of this.  

If it were eBay who were the sellers in these cases I am 100% certain buyers who leave negative feedback without contacting the seller and are not based on fact would be blocked.  Since there is nothing lost by ebay in those cases, though, they allow individuals to ruin a seller's reputation with impunity.  The only recourse a buyer has is to essentially beg the malicious buyer or to bring further attention to the negative feedback with a response.  This EMPOWERS these buyers.  They are the trolls of ebay and this gives them exactly what they want.  They want to get pandered to and to get attention.

My example is I sold a book for 12.59 that has a price tag of 10.00.  There was no shipping cost or taxes.  The feedback was they got overcharged alot.  That's just silly!  Not to mention that selling on ebay isn't an altruistic activity, the idea that a $10 book shipped to you for 12.50 is a large overcharge is not based in reality.  If that opinion is what creates a feedback discussion which creates dynamics where buyers are informed is just as silly.  Additionally, this buyer never contact me and has only negative feedback left on sellers.

eBay doesn't care, and why should they.  At this point they are so far removed from their original motto, "We believe people are good", it's absurd.  Now it should be, "We believe the more people that use our site good or bad is all that matters".  

I am not proposing a dramatic change.  I am proposing that opinion should not be what drives feedback, it should be FACTS.  Also, there should be a discretion on the part of people working at ebay to recognize when there is a toxic buyer affecting multiple sellers.

Hey all,

I just wanted to let as many people know about  She wanted to buy it outright. She asked me to text my PayPal E-mail to her phone, and being new to E-Bay I did. This morning I get an E-mail from '[email protected]' claiming that she sent me 455.61, when we only agrees on 380, so 75 for shipping? She kept sending me borderline rude messages demanding that I send the phone immediately. That I send it via FedEx overnight. She was asking me to send it at 7am, before it was even open. So thankfully this sent up red flags for me. I investigated on E-Bay and discovered the account was opened same day I listed my item. So of course, I call paypal and the confirmed that THE E-MAIL WAS FRAUDULENT!!!

PAYPAL will never include your E- mail address inside the actual E-Mail. If you Google the number, there is multiple reports of scams.I tried to report to E-bay but all they said they'd do was report it on her profile, and they didn't even do that.

I only have about 15 listings and was slowing learning how to list.

I thought I listed with fixed price for no fee, but now am getting charged?

Am I confused?

I want to purchase via BIN a small desk from a seller in PA. I live in CA. They offer long distance carrier shipping, but seem reluctant to do it. Told me they hate shipping. But they kindly got some quotes they said were too high (never gave me the quote amounts, just a ballpark) and offered to check with Greyhound if i could pick up from a local station. I responded i could. For two days i have waited for the Greyhound quote.

All along i have been grateful and hopeful and thanked them. But now, with no closure, they have quit responding. There are a lot of watchers and views, and the count rises daily. I suspect they are hoping for a local sale, but i do not know. I really wish they would just be straight forward with me. 

This is a ooak antique piece unusual for its small dimensions and distinctive features; ideal for my limited space and a perfect match for my taste. I have searched a lot and for months locally and failed to find anything this size, or this charming. So, i am reluctant to let go of the possibility, if one still exists. 

I tried to get a Greyhound quote but i do not have all of the information necessary to get an accurate idea.

what i want:

opinion, is this probably hopeless? If not, what is my best approach?

Any shipping companies that might help

Some words of wisdom to put my mind at rest. Such a perfect little desk for me. 

Thank you.

I'm stumped as to what to call this. I thought it was a Candleholder, but the candle hole is only about 3/8 - 1/2 inch in diameter. Also the figure, is it a 'Nymph' maybe?? On the bottom it has 1998 Bergamot so possible pewter??

I will greatly appreciate any information. Thanks much, fire4jewel

I am really getting sick and tired of Ebay's issues. I have checked "Down Detector" and it seems the issue is not nationwide, but it may as well be so for me. I can't print, and I need to send it out today, based on a promise I made to the buyer. I have literally tried 30 times, from two different browsers, and two different computers. It all results in the same message that I have attached. I will keep trying, but if anyone else has had issues 10/15 in the AM with printing, please join my "pity party."

I'm confused (again). I thought a reserve fee was $30 flat. I notice on my monthly bill a reserve fee charge for $31 and one for $40. Both auction was for pens, and the fountain pen reserve was $40. What's the computation, and how do I dispute something on my invoice? Thanks.

Caleen Peters

Hello!

Is this bag an authentic Dooney Calvary Spectator? If so, any ideas if it is indeed vintage and what size it is (I'm thinking small/R89)

Here are the measurements I took:

Base length: 6.5"

Height: 8"

Width: 2.75"

Thank you all in advance!

Is this solemnity of mary mother of god portrait if not can anyone help

The buyer did not realize it was local pick up only.  We have worked out the details for shipping and the buyer needs to pay - how does the buyer pay the additonal cost for shiping under these circumstances?

Can we do it? Someone gave me an ebay gift card and I was just wondering.

Hello!

Just yesterday, someone bought a computer from me for about $400. A few hours later, they told me that they didn't want the computer anymore, and to refund them. I did, using Paypal's partial refund option. This happened yesterday night. The partial refund says that it takes 3-5 days to appear in the person's email, so they haven't gotten their money back just quite yet. The problem is, I want to cancel the offer on ebay itself. So, canceling the offer refunds the person, of course. My question is: if I cancel the offer on ebay, and have already issued a refund on Paypal, will I end up paying the person a second time when calceling the sale on ebay?

Thanks!

I have an unfinished I'm calling it a Grecian water pitcher with Greek Priests in 3d design. It is approx 9.1/2" tall and very detailed.  Is it right to say unfinished bisque? also is it Grecian style.  Thankyou as always for your help.

I don't sell often but when I do I use ebays create postage label service that creates an aus post label. Ive never had any problems with deliveries through this service however I have a buyer who claims to have not received the item despite the tracking saying it was delivered. Ive told the buyer that i have submited an enquiry to australia post and told him to do the same. Im hoping that the item is found and delivered but incase its not im wondering wether or not I will be forced to refund them even though I did everything correctly on my end, 

Thanks in advance for any help and sorry if this is a common question been reasked but i haven't found any information on this when using ebays create a label services.

I just received a message on another account.    Seems a gent bought a 15 year old out of print guitar music book for $8.00.     He has currently sent me not one, but two messages so far....telling me what a terrible person I am and how "wrong" I am to rip him off this way.   Why?   The original publishers price on the back of the book says $6.95!!!!    Oh my!    Sometimes I just have to laugh!      I have already asked him to return for refund.    But he has declined...he just wanted me to know how "wrong" I was to do this.   

Every day I read another thread about sales being down.  This sort of behavior by some sellers might be part of the problem:  I made a best offer on an item yesterday.  Seller did not respond, no problem.  Tonight, I opened email to find  message titled "PAYMENT REMINDER".  Body of email (sent at 7:30 pm on Saturday night) read:

"Thanks for your business! I am ready to ship the following item: XXXXXXXXX when I receive payment
Thanks,
Unfortunately, I can't ship the above until I've received a payment. Can you please let me know when I can expect a payment?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks!"

So, now I feel like I am being dunned for not sitting on my computer all day waiting with baited breath to see if I won a $12 item.  I paid for all items I won today late this afternoon, and it was not there, so I assume that this message was sent right after seller accepted offer this evening.  Again, it is Saturday night, seller obviously cannot ship the item as stated.  I wanted to send a response, but didn't, I simply paid her and now added her to my list of sellers who no longer needed my business.

This is a board ID, have been on eBay since 1998, have always checked to see if I won (I use a snipe service to bid on auctions) each morning and evening, and pay for whatever I have purchased or won that day.  Sellers (this is NOT a new seller) like this, who harass buyers are going to lose sales.

IF eBay is a LISTING service, then paying to list makes sense and like placing a classified ad, if nothing sells, too bad.

But, unlike a classified ad, if something sells on eBay, they demand a PIECE OF THE ACTION.

Why?  They had nothing to do with the sale.  The item did not belong to them.  They didn't do anything more than they do with the items that don't sell.  What service am I paying for on a sale?

I did not ask for all the help eBay forces on me.  When I started, and something sold as it often did, I sent an invoice, eBay didn't.  The payment was mailed to me, not through eBay's friend with another FAT FEE, and I mailed out the items without eBay's help.

It takes a lot of listings to sell anything on eBay now and a lot of work for little return.  If I am going to be ripped off for so much on those rare sales, listing needs to be free all the time.

As it is right now, eBay seems to be all about listing and not about selling.  Not unexpected from a company that sells NOTHING, but PRETENDS that everything sold on eBay is FROM eBay.

I have two bidders fighting it out over the one item I am selling....

ha ha good for me but......why don't they one of them just use a snipe service??

I'm worried they are fighting with each other, driving the price up too high, and it will not benefit me in the end.

what I am selling ?? its probably selling a little more than it should and I still have several hours to go...

 recently as a buyer I did the same thing....was having a bidding war for something between myself and another buyer

 I said ( to myself) WAIT A MINUTE!! went to THE sniping service, signed up and pow won the auction with 3 seconds to go.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/13/germany-investigates-couple-trying-to-sell-baby-girl-on-ebay.html

We lucked into a large lot of new old stock Mary Kay Cosmetics this spring.  I have never been a MK rep, have never sold MK items in the past and will likely never sell MK items in the future.  Heck, I don't even use MK items!  At any rate, we've had great success with selling up until recently when we ran into a couple of bad buyers.  I have two negatives from accounts that I'm 99.9% sure are related. The first negative was left by a buyer who has mostly a sea of negative feedbacks left for others along with numerous revised feedbacks; the first for those of us who didn't refund on demand and the second likely for those who did.  The second was from someone I originally thought was unrelated to the first (different, but neighboring states), until the string of messages revealed a writing style similar to the first.  After the negs were dropped on me I received a message from another casual seller who had received negative feedback from the same buyers.  They clued me in the person was a LARGE reseller of MK on the site, under another ID of course.  They also shared this reseller had several employees who were quite prolific in malicious bidding.  So far I've had numerous items bid on and then retracted, transactions cancelled, etc.  I always comply with requests to cancel and then block the IDs.  I'm about at my wits end trying to keep them off my back  Of course I've reported all IDs to eBay with false assurances they would look into it, etc.  Should I just give up selling MK and let it cool off?  I'm not one to be run off but I can't stand for my selling IDs to be trashed by this person and her minions.  Any ideas?

Candace

I shipped an item via USPS earlier today.

Just now, I found out this buyer is a eBay hacker / scammer.

Item is already on the way to him. eBay / PayPal / USPS closed since its Sat night.

What should I do ?



Please advise what I can do to get my item back and cancel this fraudulent transaction ??

http://pages.ebay.com/promo/2016/1017/FixedZIF.html

Buyer had a return on Ebay, then he filed a chargeback on paypal. So he had 2 cases going on at the same time. I had actually tried to get the reurn closed because he had not shipped the item back but the foreign rep said after 5 or 6 days they couldn't. A seller has less than 3 days to repond to a case but no restrictions on buyers???  Well a couple days later a chargeback was filed. Makes me wonder if that rep. reached out to buyer. You know how they don't care about sellers. Well on the 8th day I called Ebay again and they closed out the return in my favor. Here's my argument reason code 53(Visa)stipulates the buyer must make an attempt to return the item since he said it was damaged or not working. I added a screenshot from my distributor which stated they didn't think anything was wrong with the device that the buyer simply did not know how to use it. 

Having said all that I have no hopes of winning this case based upon past experiences knowing the bank who issued his card is the one who makes the final decision some 30-60 days later. Am I completely wrong?  Can a seller win a chargeback when the buyer says damaged goods?

Ok, hostile buyer opens a claim as 'not as described' (ladies jacket) but her real issue is one of fit. I included detailed measurements in my description. In her complaint she mentions that it must have been altered because it doen't fit her.

She is very very angry - probably because I wouldn't automatically send her the partial (~45%) refund she asked for in her initial message to me. She still likes the jacket, wants to keep it and a $20 refund would correct my 'horribleness' as a seller. After reading her last 4 messages it is clear that there is NO WAY I can make her happy with any resolution.

What should I do now that a case is open? If I send her an address label for the return I may get the jacket back but I am certain to be gifted with a negative. Is there any point in calling a Rep on Monday?

TIA

After making an offer on an automotive part, I noticed that the pics of the part had a marked defect in the finish.  I asked the seller to comment on the defect that appears in all of his pics.  No response.  Next the seller accepted my offer and I wrote to him again about the defect.  no response.  Now the seller has filed a non-payment claim.  I do not feel I should complete the transaction until the seller responds to me about the potential defect.  ???

It reflects the selling on this site. 

eBay is allowing buyers to defraud sellers out of merchandise, then when you challenge the buyer and confront them with their lies, even though the buyer admitted to lying in their messages eBay still allows the fraudulent negative feedback to stick without regard to the evidence.

This is why eBay is going down the tubes, they have no logic in their process, their return process is flawed and they think it is the proper way to do business, this is why large amounts of fraud exist on eBay, due to eBay itself.

Okay the regular print ads on our ebay selling pages are one thing....

BUT these new VIDEO ADS are super ANNOYING, and DISTRACTING!

Hello all. 

I have a question. I am a newer seller on Ebay and need advice please. 

I had a listing up. With buy it now and best offer.

I had a buyer send a best offer and I counter offered...

A day later, the buyer had not accepted the counter offer....

The daughter (and a friend of mine) of the lady who's estate I'm liquidating came over and asked for a few of the pieces back. I had no choice morally but to let her have them. 

I immediately got on ebay and cancelled the listing. Resulting in my counter offer being cancelled. 

The lady I had counter offered to wrote me this morning and said she was turning me into ebay for not giving her 48 hours to respond to the counter offer I sent.  :-( 

I don't know if I violated any rules and what to do about it?

I did write her and explain what happened.

I don't want Ebay upset with me. 

Any advise would help please.