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Hello, fellow ebayers. Does anyone know if there's currently a coupon? I have my eye on a bag and was hoping to figure a way to lower the price. Thanks in advance.
I just checked eBay. I think I saw a 20% coupon on “luxury bags”. Not sure what luxury entails as I stick mostly to RM. Hopefully you will qualify
 
Do you have a quick question that you would like to get answered but do not want to start a whole thread? Here is the new thread to post in! I am hoping that by having a thread such as this it will eliminate the OT posts in some of the other non-related threads.

Please post your questions here and I'm sure our knowledgeable members will do their best to get you an answer. If a question turns into several pages of discussion/ debate or a whole drawn out situation, I will separate the relevant posts and turn in into it's own thread.

Let's see how this goes! :biggrin:

Please note that any 'authenticate this' type posts will be deleted. There is a whole section of appropriate thread for authenticity questions here:

http://forum.purseblog.com/announcement.php?f=126&a=35

and here:

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Experience with ems shipping? Over a week ago I bought a BIN bag and it’s been shipped. I live in Italy and noticed that the updates have changed from English to Italian. Does this mean it has arrived in Italy and it’s stuck in customs? This is the update from eBay. The tracking that the seller gave me is for the ems postage service and says it’s still in Tokyo.

“Dispatch from outward office of exchange “ this is what it says. Has been at this status for 6 days.
 
I just received an item from eBay that I’ve filed under SNAD, seller described as NWOT but it’s clearly used. Question is does eBay put a hold on seller’s money until it’s resolved. Gotta wait for a week before eBay will step in. Thanks ladies.
 
I just received an item from eBay that I’ve filed under SNAD, seller described as NWOT but it’s clearly used. Question is does eBay put a hold on seller’s money until it’s resolved. Gotta wait for a week before eBay will step in. Thanks ladies.
usually a hold is put on the money. Paypal has a service now that they offer to some sellers where they don't put a hold on funds. That is because they trust these sellers to come up with the money if they need to.

ETA: If I had been you, I would have contacted the seller first before opening the SNAD.
 
usually a hold is put on the money. Paypal has a service now that they offer to some sellers where they don't put a hold on funds. That is because they trust these sellers to come up with the money if they need to.

ETA: If I had been you, I would have contacted the seller first before opening the SNAD.
I did contact the seller and filed the claim with eBay along with several photos, didn’t notify PP yet. She offered additional discount immediately, but am not interested, I just want to return for a refund.
 
I did contact the seller and filed the claim with eBay along with several photos, didn’t notify PP yet. She offered additional discount immediately, but am not interested, I just want to return for a refund.
There is no reason to notify paypal. Don't open a paypal claim. You can't have an ebay claim and a paypal claim open at the same time.
 
I did contact the seller and filed the claim with eBay along with several photos, didn’t notify PP yet. She offered additional discount immediately, but am not interested, I just want to return for a refund.
As @whateve mentioned, you can't have 2 disputes. One will be closed if you open a second.

if you want the refund, just decline the seller's offer and escalate when able.
 
When a seller posts pictures of an item on their ebay listing, what are the steps they need to take to offer the zoom in feature so potential buyers can use the zoom in feature to get a closer look at the photo's of the item?
 
When a seller posts pictures of an item on their ebay listing, what are the steps they need to take to offer the zoom in feature so potential buyers can use the zoom in feature to get a closer look at the photo's of the item?
I found this on the eBay Community Board:

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Archi...on-one-of-my/m-p/25032132?nobounce=#U25032132

"Zoom and supersize depend on the size of the original photo you upload to eBay.

If the longest side of your photo is:

  • under 500 pixels, eBay will reject the photo. A larger photo can be made too small if you crop with eBays editor.
  • under 640 pixels (500-639), neither supersize popup nor mouseover zoom is available. The static photo may be displayed as small as 300 pixels.
  • under 800 pixels (640-799), a supersize popup will be available, but there will be no mouseover zoom.
  • up to 1600 pixels (800-1600), both supersize and zoom will be available.
  • over 1600 pixels, eBay will shrink the master image to 1600 pixels and the above will apply."
 
I found this on the eBay Community Board:

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Archi...on-one-of-my/m-p/25032132?nobounce=#U25032132

"Zoom and supersize depend on the size of the original photo you upload to eBay.

If the longest side of your photo is:

  • under 500 pixels, eBay will reject the photo. A larger photo can be made too small if you crop with eBays editor.
  • under 640 pixels (500-639), neither supersize popup nor mouseover zoom is available. The static photo may be displayed as small as 300 pixels.
  • under 800 pixels (640-799), a supersize popup will be available, but there will be no mouseover zoom.
  • up to 1600 pixels (800-1600), both supersize and zoom will be available.
  • over 1600 pixels, eBay will shrink the master image to 1600 pixels and the above will apply."
Thank you. Looks like I will have to figure out how to change the size of my photographs if I want them to have the mouseover zoom feature.
 
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Hi all, it’s been a long time since I posted and I hope everyone is well!

I purchased a bag from Slovakia (within eu) well that’s what the listing said, I live in the UK (currently still in the EU lol) and today I get tracking saying it’s been posted from UKRAINE, TSEKHOP MАRIUPOL (outside the EU).

Any thoughts if I will be liable for customs?

Thanks!
 
I just purchased an item on ebay. The order confirmation page was in Spanish! The seller and I are both in the US. Google translate popped up and asked if I wanted it translated. Why would it be in Spanish?
 
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I just purchased an item on ebay. The order confirmation page was in Spanish! The seller and I are both in the US. Google translate popped up and asked if I wanted it translated. Why would it be in Spanish?
It's possible (and this is just a guess) that the seller may be Hispanic and may normally view her ebay page in Spanish (even if fluent in English) and that could be why you got the Spanish email.
 
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Best offer/make an offer ... did something change?
I haven’t enabled this on my listings in the past. Haven’t sold in probably close to a year though. But since I put up some auctions on Friday I have been bombarded by lowball irritating offers. I either missed it when listing or they have turned it on somewhere I didn’t realize but I’d like to either turn it off or avoid it for next time. Any info? Thanks!
 
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