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Seller asked me to open a case for item stuck in customs, but I don't see an option to do that

I ordered something from the UK that is shipping through eBay's "Global Shipping Program" (GSP). It got to Pitney Bowes, which is supposed to ship to the US and was flagged as "undeliverable" (googling tells me this is a common problem with Pitney Bo...

Not Receiving Notifications for Offers, etc. on Desktop

Hello, I have not been receiving notifications on my desktop comptuer. The last it updated was several days ago. Sometimes I get the message "Notifications not Working." I tried signing out and in again, rebooting the comptuer, but nothing works. Is ...

Do I have a choice of the item or a refund when item does not arrive?

My item does not arrive by the estimated delivery date. I was given a choice of the item or a refund and opted for the item but was issued a refund instead. Does the customer have a choice in this situation or not?

Getting UPS to cooperate in case of a tracking scam

I'm a victim of the fake-tracking number scam as detailed/tracked here by ittybitnot. I have been trying to get UPS to confirm, in writing, that the tracking number I was provided was for somebody else's package entirely. I managed to get both a loca...

The Crow 4K Steelbook sold out everywhere because of Scalpers!

It’s not even been released yet and it’s already sold out everywhere because Scalpers already snatched up the inventory!

Customs duty - US buyer purchasing from Japan

Hello everyone,I am a US buyer interested in purchasing a pre-owned Cartier ring from a seller in Japan. The ring is priced at $1,770.00 and EBay will charge around $168.15 in taxes at the time of purchase, total of the ring price including tax $1,93...

Resolved! Bidding on Ebay is a waste of time!

Nothing I will post will come as a surprise. But, DO NOT USE THE BIDDING SYSTEM! Sellers allow private bidders. What that means is that the seller can set up private accounts as a guest to eBay to bid. They do this for high dollar items they want to ...

Feedback

Why does eBay keep sending messages to provide feedback with items I haven't received?

Suspended

Hello, I've been suspended for a few days and ebay support won't tell me why... suggested I create a new account.I have explained my situation several times, so I have two countrys from which I shop UK and Lithuania. No one said why I was suspended. ...

"BEST OFFERS" IGNORED !!

It should be a breach of ebay's policies and 'contract' of a seller who advertises for a best offer and then doesn't even acknowledge one !! That seems fraudulent to me. Certainly it is unethical & I won't shop with a seller who does that

FABRIC CONTENT

Why do sellers not ALWAYS LIST the exact fabric content of their items for sale !! It makes a big difference in how something fits or how it's gonna fit after washing.....by the amount of cotton/polyester/spandex/whatever is in the garment !! Especia...

Search results - missing items.

Hi all. Daily, I meticulously do both 'ending soonest' and newly listed'-type searches on eBay.com ('Worldwide' and with 'Include description' ticked) and eBay.co.uk ('UK only' and with 'Include description' ticked) for items by a certain music artis...

Ebay tracking.

Is anyone else experiencing massive problems with eBay tracking? I have many purchases that have never updated past "label created." And every single item I have purchased that used ebay tracking that did update has said "out for delivery," in Fayett...

Defective item replacement

I recently purchased a replacement LCD monitor. The item arrived, looked fine but I never opened the package due to a city election I was in the middle of. After about 6 weeks I was finally able to get to install this monitor, when I did the monitor ...

Help! How do I stop the side pop ups when using a laptop?

I do a lot of business buy and selling on eBay. When I'm on the computer those side pop ups telling me I've been outbid are beyond annoying! I don't know how to make the stop and if I click on another web page and come back it waits for me and the po...