It’s been over a year, I think, since I used eBay to list an item. I’m trying to sell my Pickle kit. I have my seller options set to no international buyers right now and only ship to the US. I have also specified that clearly in my item description. I keep getting buyers from the UK who must not have read my auction description. Had to cancel their bids. I am getting messages from people telling me I’m asking too much. I’m getting messages from people asking me if I would take such and such amount instead. One international bidder I had to cancel because after she won Pickle, she said it was too much for her with all her duty taxes and fees with shipping. She had 1 feedback. I had to relist Pickle. Another international bidder with 0 feedback that got their account on August 5 of this year.
Why is eBay not honoring my no international shipping preference?? They are also giving me a hard time uploading photos that are very small in size, about 77kb, which is not much bigger than a thumbnail. Their drag and drop feature is not working for me either.
There are a bazillion Asian counterfeits listed for sale. Prospective buyers for my Pickle kit are gun-shy because of that. I have a photo of the back of the neck, my Irresistibles receipt, and both sides of the COA in photos to hopefully help them be confident that the kit is authentic. 
eBay used to be an amazing place for selling reborn stuff. Anyone else still use it? Does it work for you? I’m disheartened by what it has become.
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eBay sounds awful.
What are you asking for Pickle and how would people contact you? People ask about this kit all the time on FB. I’d be happy to pass your information along if you want me to.
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I am so glad people talked me into coming over to reborns!!!
I was starting to have issues like what you are talking about. It is so frustrating…..I haven’t missed it for a minute!!!’
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I’ve been seeing her go for between $400 and $600 lately. I will not get to paint her for quite some time and she is so big, I’m not sure I want to paint a baby that big. I think she’s adorable, though. I’ve started my bidding at $380, hoping mostly serious bidders will bid. The auction link is: https://www.ebay.com/itm/377402510449
Thank you so much for passing info along! 
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If I have to re-list her again, I think I’m just going to list her at reborns, maybe with a free account and just list the link around the internet. eBay is definitely not the great place it used to be. Pretty sad.
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That sounds good, actually. If you create a listing on a free account I can share your link.
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eBay has not been a good company for awhile now. I would get away from them if you can.
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That is sickening. I hope someone went to jail for that.
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Some global employees did do time. eBay settled the civil suit for like 50 million, probably why they rake us sellers over the coals now. The CEO paid a chunk out of his own money for some emails tied to the scandal. eBay fired him and a year later he became CEO of the boys and girls club. There was a lot of back lash about his hire but corrupt politicians covered for him.
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So, my relisting of Pickle ended last night with a bid. I sent the person an invoice. This morning, I wake up to this response:
Her: Hi! Good evening!My daughter placed a bid on your reborn kit without telling me, and I only found out because I just received a notification that she won the auction. I’d like to keep it—could you help me out and let it go for $350?
Me: I am sorry but I cannot sell Pickle for less than my asking price. If you would like me to cancel your daughter’s bid, let me know. Thank you.
Her: Hi! I really apologize for that, If you cancel I’ll appreciate
Isn’t this one of the oldest games some buyer’s play on eBay? “My kid did it”? Both winning bidders on Pickle’s auction have made some kind of excuse for asking for a lower price. I canceled and blocked. When I went to cancel the sale in the eBay dashboard, I did not notice there was a default button for automatic relisting for a fee until after I hit the cancel button. So, I changed the re-listing to a 1-day auction and raised the price super high so that hopefully no one will want her and won’t bother me.
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