posted on July 20, 2003 11:26:02 PM new
Since 7/3/03 none of my unsold items has been showing up as unsold items. I have found a lot my sold items are not showing up in the postsale section either.
Can someone explain what's going on?
53 of my auctions were pulled by e-bay recently because I stated in my auctions that" Shipping cost doesn't only cover shipping, it also covers paypal fees, e-bay fees, hosting site fees, shipping materials, employee cost e.t.c". I guess it was a violation of one of the e-bay rules. We can't mention e-bay and paypal fees. It makes them look bad in buyers eyes! My postsale section has been acting up since than!
Anyway, Please help.
Thanks in advance.
posted on July 20, 2003 11:47:40 PM new
The fact that you stated (in a roundabout way) that you were charging the customer for your Paypal fees made them illegal auctions according to California law and eBay rules. They were rightfully pulled by eBay and deleted from their database. The reason they arwe not showing up in your closed section is because there is nothing to put there. They don't exist anymore. And if they cancelled 53 of your auctions, you are probably on a very short leash and you should be more worried about your account staying alive than about your closed auctions.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on July 20, 2003 11:56:29 PM new
Thanks for your reply. I understand those auctions not showing up, but the funny thing is those are the only ones that has shown up on my database. All the auctios after that is not showing.
All 53 auctions were cancelled as the "shipping rules" were pre-set and they all said the same thing. I am a powerseller with e-bay, I guess I should have done some more research on the rules of e-bay.
posted on July 21, 2003 08:57:01 AM new
Just yesterday I asked a moderator for help; I've specified 50 closed auctions to show (the maximum allowed) but had more than that and didn't know where to look. I was directed to the menu on the left of that page, told to click on "closed", and there they were. YOu may have already tried this, but if not, do so.
I wonder if you'd be all right if you stated in your auction that the shipping cost covers "all fees."
I ask my buyers not to use PayPal for items ending $15 or less; I say I greatly prefer check or money order on these, but if PayPal is their only option, by all means use it.
I've been gratified to see how many buyers say they need to use PayPal for low-end purchases but will add 60 cents to a dollar to cover the PayPal fee! It's really sweet of them, and I haven't begged for it.
posted on July 21, 2003 02:30:00 PM new
There are more & more sellers who will only accept PayPal. I purchased a Win. 2000 upgrade last week & the seller takes only P/P. I was at an auction yesterday was talking to a friend who has just gone only to P/P. Said it hasn't hurt his sales one bit.
