Ebay policy updates

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If you wish to provide your customer service phone number for post-transaction support, you can use a new eBay feature that makes your customer service phone number available when a buyer uses "Contact seller. If your listings are noncompliant, you will receive a warning via email to remove contact information or links.

You will also receive notifications in Seller Hub and My eBay if you have listings that require your attention. Listings that are not corrected by October 15, may be subject to the following actions: Removal from search results Unsuccessful submission of new or revised listings containing contact details Modification or removal of noncompliant content Other account-level action.

In addition, we don't allow our members to use eBay to contact each other to make offers to buy or sell items outside of eBay.

Violations of this policy can result in a range of actions, including your messages being blocked, limits of your buying and selling privileges and suspension of your account.

Sellers are liable for final value fees if they offer or reference their contact information, or ask for a buyer's contact information, in the context of buying or selling outside of eBay , even if the item does not sell. In order to protect your sales, your buyer will now see a snippet of the item description and a link that they can click to see the full item description if your listing contains non-secure HTTP content and your buyer is using a desktop computer to view your listing.

If you want your listing to show the complete item description, you will need to update the HTTP content. The mobile experience will not change. Sellers who have non-secure content in their listings should reference this page for detailed guidance on how to update their listings. Many of them will be able to provide bulk editing options to update non-secure HTTP content in your listings. Product identifiers for New and Manufacturer Refurbished items, and now the Seller Refurbished condition, are required in certain categories.

We are also expanding the requirement to Used condition to some of these categories. Learn more about where identifiers will be required for the Used condition. Effective October 19, , you will be required to provide product identifiers for newly created or revised listings. This requirement will be expanded to include Good 'Til Cancelled listings for Seller Refurbished and Used conditions in Inclusion of product identifiers in your listings improves visibility and creates a more consistent buyer experience on eBay.

Listings that have valid product identifiers are eligible for increased exposure in search engines, such as Google and Bing, and product reviews, as well as insight into trending prices. Listings that do not have valid product identifiers may not submit successfully. Learn more about using product identifiers in listings. Product identifiers are required for certain important functions on eBay. However, if your item is manufacturer-unbranded or custom made, product identifiers may not be available.

In those situations, select "Does not apply" in place of an identifier. Watermarks are no longer permitted on images uploaded with eBay listings. We will monitor images for watermarks and notify you when we identify images that do not comply with our updated image policy.

Sellers who continue to include watermarks in images will have their listings removed from search if not corrected by March 1, Images play an important role in the shopping experience. We recommend that you review your images and start removing watermarks immediately.

Ensure that your images are compliant by using photo best practices on eBay. Beginning in Spring , when you create new listings or manage those that are already active on the site, your items will automatically be matched to products like yours in the eBay catalog.

We will use the product identifiers you provide in your listings to find product matches for the item you are selling. We are making listings enhancements to ensure a safe and reliable shopping experience for buyers.

If you have listings that include business or personal contact information, you will receive guidance via Seller Hub and My eBay to help you identify and update your listings. Please remember that you are responsible for reviewing and updating your listings in order to comply with the policy. If you have multiple eBay accounts associated with the same SSN or ITIN, your thresholds are calculated by combining all payment transactions for the year. As part of this act, the eligibility requirements for receiving a K changed.

Changes went into effect starting Jan 1, You should take this into account for your tax filings related to your tax year. The law applies to sellers that are US citizens or US residents. This includes shipping costs. This does not include adjustments for credits, cash equivalents, discount amounts, fees, or refunded amounts. In certain states and territories, the IRS requires us to calculate, collect, and remit sales tax for sellers. For all other states, the sales tax is part of your total sales, and it will be included in your Form K.

The IRS requires this in order to be compliant with the laws related to K forms. Having accurate information about our customers ensures there are no payout delays. Our goal is to build and maintain a safe and trustworthy community for our customers. Learn more about privacy and security in our Privacy Center. We also recommend you enable 2-step verification. Learn more about our data security in our Security Center. This helps you avoid any delays when receiving your payouts and for us to comply with tax laws.

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This law is an industry-wide rule that applies to all third party settlement organizations and payment processors, including online marketplaces that process payments. Please reach out to a tax professional if you have any questions or concerns about any tax filing or regulations.