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Why don't American buyers purchase at a virtual address in a non-tax state such as New Hampshire?

Why don't American buyers purchase at a virtual address in a non-tax state such as New Hampshire and then ask the USPS to forward it to their real address so they can avoid value added taxes while purchasing?me myself i have a tax ID so i can avoid i...

Ebay is going downhill!

Purchased 5 items. 4 orders out of the 5 had problems. Remembered when Ebay made sure sellers were accountable. Seriously, what happened to that quality assurance. Now besides the hassle of returning items or for orders that were not as described, or...

I CAN NOT ACCEPT A COUNTEROFFER FROM THE SELLER, AND IT IS BEYOND INFURIATING

I am dealing with a seller in India whose English is horrendous, and whose hours of operation appear to be MINIMAL. THIS IS BAD ENOUGH. But, when I tried to accept their counteroffer, there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY OF DOING SO. The website only let's me ...

we are unable to send your message at this time e218787-1139572x

Good afternoon, about a week ago I tried to send offers to people who have items that interest me, to try to close an agreement. It won't let me send the offer and I get this. My account has no restrictions of any kind so I don't know what to do. Per...

How to report Ebay?

I made a request for tax refund.. as the item was shipped outside USA all the way back in november 2023, it was not the first time that I've done it but it is the first time that I've faced such delays. all they tell me in the customer support is tha...

Seller cancelled sale and resold at a higher price to another buyer

Hi all, Looking for some advice here please. I recently purchased a lot of action figures under "buy it now" for a price I was very happy with. Today I have received a refund notice and a message from the seller telling me that because another (unscr...

feedback policy change proposal

As a long time, consistently excellent buying customer on eBay but never a seller, my biggest complaint revolves around sellers who do not reciprocate the positive feedback that they receive from a buyer. I have read many posts regarding this, most o...

Missing part of my refund.

I was buying a laptop. I bid and eventually won. The total was 655.23. The seller wanted me to pay through venmo, of which I declined since I had already paid through ebay. I eventually get my refund from the seller, but only received 599.21. Under o...

Item I bought

About product keyless key fob, there’s a option button on it how to use it?

Outbid in final second

Hi all new to eBay, I keep getting Outbid in final second and there is no way to place my next bid. The timer just ends and the other person wins the auction.I will no doubt be hit with set your max bid higher next time. Well this a flawed approach b...

Slick!

I don't know how, but I know he did it! He managed to use the order number that was given to me to purchase something else or to pocket the cash! How did he do that? Then he refunded the ticket fully but he left out the other order he did .. plus, on...

Resolved! Seller discover-books seems to have gone out of business ~ Mar 20. NOT still taking orders?

Just a heads-up, it appears that Discover-Books has been selling books for weeks now that will never be delivered. Looks like they went out of business ~ March 20th. Verified by employees via Reddit threads and by their shipper for my item bought Mar...

eBay removed my feedback

A seller first ignored my request to cancel an order (which I made less than 15 minutes after I placed the order), sent the order anyway, and then refused to engage me on return, even though 'free rerturns' was listed on his site. He even told me "ca...

Buyer feedback removal and calling ebay

I sold a pair of NEW, never worn shoes on Ebay recently and the listing clearly stated no returns. The buyer contacted me about returning the shoes because they didn't fit and I reminded her of the no return policy. To be vengeful, she left a negativ...

Scam on tracking?

I purchased dish towels. It took several days for them to ship. I contacted seller to ask and lo and behold they were shipped. The same day a tracking number was posted and then said “delivered”. I contacted the seller who refused to give me a refund...