Liz Morton

Liz Morton is a 17 year ecommerce pro turned indie investigative journalist providing ad-free deep dives on eBay, Amazon, Etsy & more, championing sellers & advocating for corporate accountability.

Received An eBay 1099-K But Never Sold On The Platform? Members Public

eBay sends 1099-K tax forms to people who never created an account or sold anything- are fraudsters using stolen identities on the platform?


Taxes

eBay Canada Seller Check In Slated For February 15th 2022 Members Public

eBay's next official seller event will be a check in for Canadian sellers on February 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM Eastern.


eBay

Is eBay Experiencing Delays In Relisting Items? Members Public

Sellers report delays in relisting & listing template loading errors. Is eBay experiencing latency issues from the new listing experience?


Tech Issues

eBay Overcharging Sales Tax On Batteries - Again Members Public

eBay is once again overcharging buyers sales tax for batteries sold on the platform, resulting in overcharging sellers final value fees as well.


Fees & Payments

eBay Sent 1099-Ks For 2020 & 2021 To Missouri Sellers Members Public

Missouri eBay sellers report receiving 1099-K for tax year 2021 & for tax year 2020 on January 31, 2022 - even if they had not previously received on for 2020.


Taxes

eBay Issues 1099-K To California Sellers In Error Members Public

California sellers issued 1099-K forms at the $600 threshold in what appears to be an embarrassing error on eBay's part.


Taxes

How Does eBay Certified Refurbished Warranty Work? Members Public

eBay's Certified Refurbished items are supposed to include a free warranty through Allstate, but some buyers report problems with filing claims.


eBay Refurbished

eBay Announces Promoted Listings Express For Auctions - Finally Members Public

eBay Ads has officially announced Promoted Listings Express for Auctions - several months after initial launch reported by sellers in September.


Ads

eBay Glitch Prevents Cancellations Members Public

Some eBay sellers experience error preventing cancelling orders or accepting buyer's cancellation requests.


Tech Issues

Is eBay Providing More Protection On Payment Disputes? Members Public

eBay may be testing new methods to apply seller protections automatically for chargebacks & payments disputes.


Fees & Payments

eBay 1099-K Not Matching - Settled Date vs Order Date Members Public

eBay sellers are confused about 1099-K figures due to difference in order date vs payment settlement date.


Taxes

Is It Time For The FTC To Get Tough On eBay Presales? Members Public

eBay often turns a blind eye to sellers who violate presale policies & FTC 30 day mailing rule - is it time for tougher regulatory enforcement?


eBay

eBay 1099-K Form Amounts Doubled, Sales Overstated Members Public

eBay sellers received 1099-K forms yesterday & some are reporting problems with the dollar amounts being doubled.


Taxes

eBay Promotes Right To Repair, Gates Refurbished Categories Members Public

eBay VP Buyer Experience & Engineering promotes Right To Repair & seller refurbished phones despite eBay removing seller refurbished as an option in October.


eBay

What Happened To eBay Easy Pricing? Members Public

Sellers report Easy Pricing feature seems to have gone missing from the eBay app without notice.


Tools

When Will eBay Issue 1099-K Forms For 2021? Members Public

Sellers who were hoping to get a jump in filling their tax returns are wondering where their 1099-K forms are for 2021.


Taxes

New eBay Promoted Listings Standard Dashboard Members Public

eBay has introduced a new dashboard view for Simple and Bulk Promoted Listings Standard ad campaigns.


Ads

eBay Wins Best Place To Work Award & Thanks Sellers? Members Public

eBay won a spot on Glassdoor's Best Places To Work list but efforts to parlay it into a "win" for seller engagement as well fell flat.


eBay
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