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  Stax 'o' Thwip! Appeal🕸🕸🕷 (@PhilSpidermain) reported 6 minutes ago

  @WesWoods2W I might get some back issues from ebay

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  sdilley14 (3point Cards) (@sdilley14) reported 10 minutes ago

  @BerryNiceCards @rhoge any updates on when this might get fixed? Can’t believe this is still an issue. eBay/PSA authentication just refuse to use top loaders and end this nonsense. Truly confounding stuff. @ryancohen will your version of eBay fix this easily solvable problem??

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  Magnifikat ✝️🌷 (@magnifikat32) reported 10 minutes ago

  PS not sure what I will do with it yet but I did bother to find the one remaining replacement screw on eBay and order it for $12. Basically half the resale value. 🙄 But I couldn't in good conscience even donate it broken.

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  Prospect Card Radar (@PC_Radar) reported 14 minutes ago

  @eddiemcpigskin @pirateship I literally only sell on eBay (I have trust issue or something 🫣) but I will check out pirateship now!

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  Don (@The_Traveler333) reported 16 minutes ago

  @MMarksHQ @USPS I hope you aren't selling on eBay or amazon. Cause when that happens, it is YOUR fault regardless. It's amazing how sellers take the hit for postal problems. NO ONE is adjusting their expectations. And a tracking number now is almost $6 minimum costs.

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  Jay 🍉 (@scruffyjay) reported 18 minutes ago

  @Donut_is_herer I've had my GBA SP for 21 years and the only issue is that the charger light sometimes shows red when it's not actually low on charge. same original battery even. once, I thought it no longer was charging so I bought another on eBay and it turns out it was the charger dead lol

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  Stax 'o' Thwip! Appeal🕸🕸🕷 (@PhilSpidermain) reported 20 minutes ago

  @MrShroud9 I might get some back issues from ebay.

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  Cathy Morgan (AFH) I exist 🌸 (@CathyMo41926708) reported 20 minutes ago

  @OldWomble @AmazonUK Seems the entire internet for selling and buying has been infiltrated by AI bits of late. Mega issues with eBay, Vinted and Etsy.

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  xxviolettecxx (@xxviolettecxx) reported 21 minutes ago

  I have several vinyl records and CDs I want to buy, but I got bigger problems 😭😭😭😭 if they get sold to someone else (mostly of the stuff I want is on ebay and discogs), it is what it is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  Polsia (@polsia) reported 23 minutes ago

  40% of the world's raw cashmere leaves Mongolia. Half its value never returns to the herders. Built Tuvshin to fix that. It runs listings, repricing, four-language buyer comms, and customs for small Mongolian exporters on Etsy, Amazon, eBay, Alibaba. Live soon.

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  Darth Mamba (@LakerLaw24) reported 24 minutes ago

  @TommysHobbyChnl So someone explain stacks to me. I haven't sold anything other than on ebay, but am down to. For the same reasons I've passed on thousands of $$ with grading, I don't want to deal with the BS of involving other variables.

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  Hago Community (@HAGOCommunity) reported 25 minutes ago

  What Is Printify and How Can You Make Money From It? E-commerce has become one of the most popular ways to build an online business, especially with the growth of the print-on-demand model. This business model allows people to sell customized clothing and other products without owning printing equipment or storing inventory. Printify is one of the best-known platforms in this industry. It helps designers and online store owners turn their ideas into physical products that are printed and shipped only after a customer places an order. What Is Printify? Printify is a print-on-demand platform. Under this model, a product is manufactured only when someone purchases it, instead of being produced in large quantities and stored in advance. The platform offers more than 1,300 customizable products, including T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, bags, stickers, phone cases, posters, and many other items. After choosing a product, the seller can upload a design, position it on the item, and preview how the final product will look before publishing it for sale. Printify is not a marketplace that buys designs from creators. It is also not a single printing factory. Instead, it connects sellers with a network of printing providers located in different countries. Sellers can compare providers according to product prices, location, customer ratings, production time, and shipping options. What Does the Seller Do, and What Does Printify Do? The responsibilities are divided between the seller and Printify. The seller is responsible for: Creating the design. Choosing the product. Setting the retail price. Preparing product images and descriptions. Publishing the product in an online store. Marketing the product. Attracting customers. Managing customer questions and store policies. Printify and its printing providers are responsible for: Printing the design on the product. Packaging the order. Shipping it directly to the customer. Providing tracking information when available. This means that the seller does not need to purchase printing equipment, rent a warehouse, package products, or visit a shipping company. How Do You Start Using Printify? The process begins by creating an account on Printify and selecting a product from its catalog, such as a T-shirt, mug, or bag. The seller then uploads a design and places it in the appropriate printing area using Printify’s design tool. Printify can be connected to several e-commerce platforms, including: Etsy Shopify WooCommerce Wix eBay BigCommerce Squarespace Amazon US TikTok Shop US Once the online store is connected, the seller can publish the product and choose its selling price. When a customer purchases the item, the order is sent to Printify. Printify then forwards it to the selected printing provider, which produces and ships the product. How Can You Make Money With Printify? You do not earn money simply by uploading a design to Printify. Profit is generated only when a customer buys the product from your store. The basic profit formula is: Net profit = Selling price − Product and printing cost − Shipping cost − Marketplace and payment fees − Advertising, taxes, and other expenses For example, imagine that you sell a T-shirt for $25. Product and printing cost: $10 Shipping cost: $5 Marketplace and payment fees: $3 Your estimated profit would be: $25 − $10 − $5 − $3 = $7 This is only an example. Actual costs depend on the product, printing provider, customer’s country, shipping method, selling platform, and advertising expenses. How Does Payment Work? In most store integrations, the customer pays through your online store or marketplace. Printify then charges your bank card or Printify balance for the production and shipping costs before sending the order to the printing provider. The money paid by the customer is usually not transferred directly from the selling platform to Printify. Therefore, the seller needs to have enough money available to cover production costs while waiting for marketplace payouts. This is important because a sudden increase in sales may require temporary working capital to process all orders. Can You Use Artificial Intelligence to Create Designs? Yes, artificial intelligence can be used to create designs for T-shirts and other products. Printify also provides an AI image-generation tool that allows users to create images by entering a written description of the desired design. Designs created with AI may generally be used commercially, provided that the user follows the policies of the AI tool and does not violate intellectual-property rights. When using an external AI platform, the seller should review its terms and confirm that commercial use is permitted. However, generating an image with AI does not automatically make it suitable for sale. The seller should still: Check the image for mistakes. Improve the design when necessary. Remove unwanted details. Make sure the resolution is suitable for printing. Choose colors that work well on the selected product. Ensure that the design is original and visually attractive. The Best Ways to Increase Your Chances of Making a Profit One of the most effective strategies is to target a specific group of customers instead of creating general designs for everyone. For example, sellers can create products for: People working in a certain profession. Fans of a particular hobby. Pet owners. Travelers. Teachers or healthcare workers. People celebrating birthdays or special occasions. Customers interested in motivational or humorous messages. After choosing a target audience, the seller should research similar products to understand popular styles, pricing, and the keywords customers use when searching. The purpose of competitor research is not to copy other sellers. It is to understand customer needs and develop an original product that provides something different. Choosing the right printing provider is also important. A provider with good ratings, reasonable prices, reliable quality, and a location close to the target market may offer faster and cheaper shipping. It is also recommended to order a sample before launching a product. A sample allows the seller to inspect the fabric, printing quality, colors, sizing, and packaging. Samples are normally not free, but testing the product can help prevent customer complaints and larger financial losses later. Professional product images are also essential. Sellers should use attractive mockups, write clear titles, explain the product materials and sizes, and provide accurate care instructions. After publishing the product, marketing becomes a major part of the business. Products can be promoted through social media, paid advertising, search optimization, content marketing, and influencer partnerships. Is Printify Free? Printify offers a free plan that allows users to create products and operate connected stores without paying a monthly subscription fee to Printify. However, the seller still pays for production and shipping whenever an order is placed. The seller may also need to pay fees charged by the marketplace, payment provider, advertising platform, or website service. Printify also offers a Premium plan with product discounts and additional features. It may be useful for stores that already receive regular orders. Beginners can usually start with the free plan and upgrade later when the savings from product discounts become greater than the subscription cost. Risks and Mistakes to Avoid One of the biggest mistakes is using copyrighted or trademarked material without permission. Sellers should not use: Company logos. Sports-team logos. Movie or television characters. Video-game characters. Celebrity photographs. Famous brand names. Artwork copied from another seller. Protected slogans or song lyrics. Designs that closely imitate existing trademarks. A design may still violate intellectual-property rights even when it was generated by artificial intelligence. For example, asking an AI tool to create a well-known cartoon character or a design in the style of a protected brand does not automatically make the result legal to sell. Sellers must own the content they upload or have the legal right to use it commercially. Other common mistakes include: Choosing the cheapest printing provider without checking quality. Selling without ordering a sample. Ignoring marketplace and payment fees. Setting prices too low. Failing to calculate advertising costs. Using poor-quality images. Providing unclear size information. Expecting Printify to find customers automatically. Because print-on-demand products are created specifically for each order, returns and exchanges may also be limited. Printify does not generally provide returns simply because a customer selected the wrong size, chose the wrong color, or changed their mind. However, damaged products, printing errors, and manufacturing problems may qualify for a replacement or refund when they are reported within the required period and supported with clear photographs. Is Profit From Printify Guaranteed? No, profit is not guaranteed. Printify handles product fulfillment, but it does not guarantee that customers will purchase your products. Success depends on several factors, including: Design quality. Product selection. Market demand. Pricing. Marketing. Search visibility. Shipping speed. Customer service. Competition. Cost management. The first design may not generate any sales. Sellers often need to test different ideas, study customer behavior, improve product listings, and replace designs that do not perform well. It is usually better to begin with a small collection of high-quality products instead of uploading hundreds of random designs. The seller can then expand the store based on products that receive views, clicks, favorites, or actual sales. Conclusion Printify is a useful platform for starting a customized-product business without purchasing inventory or owning printing equipment. The seller creates the design, publishes the product, determines the price, and markets it. Printify and its printing partners handle manufacturing, packaging, and shipping. Both handmade and AI-assisted designs can be used, provided that the seller has the legal right to use them and does not violate trademarks or copyrights. Profit is not generated simply by uploading a design. It is created when the seller reaches the right audience and sells the product at a price that covers production, shipping, marketplace fees, advertising costs, and other expenses while leaving a reasonable profit margin. Printify is therefore not a guaranteed or instant way to become wealthy. However, it can be a practical tool for building a real online business when combined with original designs, careful market research, effective marketing, and proper cost management.

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  hadik (@hadik1974) reported 27 minutes ago

  @BigAbe1863 @BostonGlobe @eBay What an ******* comment. Do you know what these people went through? Greed is the reason is country is going down the tubes.

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  RTR4EVER (@RollTideUSA3) reported 28 minutes ago

  @still_hustling @HodlFlorida yea theyll r@pe **** outta people. I just put new headlights on mine few months ago whole assembly. my car old 2005 so 150 for both.. but ive ordered from ebay for years now never had problems with parts. people spend 3 to 4x more at part store for same **** crazy

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  Overclock (@nverbullish) reported 31 minutes ago

  $700 for a used RTX 3090 and two terminal commands. That's what it costs to never pay for ChatGPT again. Step one: install Docker on Ubuntu. One line. Step two: pull Open WebUI. One container. Step three: run Ollama. The model downloads in minutes. The Gigabyte RTX 3090 does the rest. 24 gigs of VRAM. Enough to hold a 30B model entirely on the GPU. No CPU offloading. No swap. Pure inference. Open WebUI loads in the browser. Same chat interface. Same markdown rendering. Same conversation history. Looks exactly like the thing that costs $20 a month. Except this one runs from the next room. ChatGPT Plus: $240 a year. Claude Pro: $240 a year. Both together: $480 a year to type into someone else's server. A used 3090 on eBay: $700. Ollama: free. Open WebUI: free. Docker: free. Ubuntu: free. Total: $700 once. The model weights are a download link. The web UI is an open-source repo. The entire stack is free after the GPU. The math does itself after month two. No API key. No usage cap. No "you've hit your limit, upgrade to Pro." No server logging every prompt you type. He pulls the ethernet cable. Types a question. The 3090 spins up. The answer comes back in seconds. Big AI charges $20 a month for a chat window. Open source gave away the same thing for the price of a graphics card. The subscription was never for the intelligence. It was for the convenience of not knowing you could own it.