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I’m not sure if this is a scam or not.

I’ve been buying a number of items lately, Pokemon collectibles. 3 or 4 of 15 orders have been scams, either where the person utilized a different tracking code that said delivered or sent something completely different. however this last one seems a...

Resolved! Ghosted on Local Pickup

I was the only bidder on a EPIRB listed as $150 BID, and $400 Buy it now. New in box, the retail value is about $900. Also it was listed as pickup only, Returns not accepted . eBay item number:335177687123 I won the auction, it ended Dec 29, 2023 2:3...

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Statements

I can’t find my statements of my purchases I need to download four. Thanks

item stolen-ebay responsible in part

package last week stolen from building. waited all day. when finally i received a notice it arrived after 7pm, i looked. nothing. then i received message from usps. arrival time after 4 pm. so i realized due to the difference in ca. time to the east ...

100% pos fdbk because i pause ive paid for practically ever item on the day I purchased it. Yet whe

it. Then after 6 days past the sale i still do t have a tracking # so I contact the seller and am told that to expect them to ship out the day after the sale when they know ive sent the payment with good faith then i very got to hear every excuse in ...

Method to actually escalate a case/to a supervisor?

Wonder if anyone has been successful in escalating to a supervisor? I chatted with a rep, escalated to the supervisor, then requested to escalate above them (because they clearly didn't know what they were talking about) and the 'supervisor' disconne...

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Beware of (counterfeit - grey market - clone) products being sold on eBay.com from sellers in China!

Beware of worthless (counterfeit - grey market - clone) products being sold on eBay.com from anonymous (unresponsive) sellers in China! Last year I purchased what I thought was a high quality Yaesu (model FT-7900R) dual band (VHF/UHF) mobile amateur ...

Not receiving seller offers via email

Not getting seller offers in my email although they appear in messages. All notifications settings have been triple checked and everything is on. Exact same issues as here: https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Not-receiving-seller-offers-via-email/td...

What and why are there "Private Bidders"?

Lately I'm seeing an increase in Private Bidders which to me may mean someone using another account or a friend(s) who are increasing bids and then declining to buy and item goes back up. Why are there Private Bidders when E Bay never gives complete ...

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Resolved! One shoe!!!!!

My son ordered Yeezy 500 in off white /beige and when he opened box ONLY one shoe was there. I’m sooooo mad!!! What do we need to do. I’m about to put eBay on blast. This is unacceptable!!!!

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Sports Card Authenticity taking a long time

Card was received by authenticator (PSA) on January 2. Card is still sitting there and has not been authenticated yet. Supposedly it should be in and out in 1 to 2 business days. Any ideas what's going on? I purchased another card that was in on Jan ...

What is the purpose of the last 10 seconds of an auction if bids are not accepted within that time?

I am feeling rather annoyed after having waited 24 hours to bid on an item that I really wanted, only to be told the auction has ended when I confirmed my bid with 10 seconds of the auction still remaining. My bidding technique has always been to add...

eBay issued a refund for item not received and now item received

Hi, Is there anyway to pay the seller as a buyer after the case has been closed and a refund issued? Mainly feel bad about it. I order an item mid November with a scheduled delivery December 7th. I opened a case January 1st and the seller said that i...

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