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Scammers using legitimate UPS tracking numbers to cover non delivery of an item you can't dispute.

The mail fraud continues and eBay sides with the fraudsters against their loyal customers.https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Scammers-using-legitimate-UPS-tracking-numbers-to-cover-non/td-p/31236825/page/2I fell victim to eBay mail fraud by 5 selle...

Ebay search function is terrible

I am searching for parts for my 1966 Pontiac GTO, when I try the search I get parts for 1930's fords and other listings that also have absolutely nothing to do with what I need. There is no mention of 1966 OR Pontiac OR GTO in the listing but it stil...

User avatar by Pathfinder
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Ability to sort sellers items for sale has disappeared

When clicking on view items for sale there used to be a column on the left of the page which showed the categories of the items for sale and other sorting options. This has disappeared. Anyone else experiencing this?

User avatar by Trailblazer
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Sales scam that gets around Ebay's Guarantee

I purchased a 4TB Solid Sate Disk Drive that was too good to be true. It is defective. It is actually a clever imitation that reports in properties to be as advertised but is actually about .1% of advertised size. The seller has agreed to except a re...

Feedback can't be left

Wondering if anyone else is having trouble with the feedback. I can't leave my sellers their feedback for items I've received. I uninstalled and reinstalled the app, didn't work, same problem. I also noticed that the filter feature on sellers sites i...

User avatar by Rising Star
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I bought an expensive watch and I strongly believe I've been had

So, I have bought a lady's watch on ebay yesterday... After analyzing the seller behavior I think this was a fraudulent purchase, and here is why. The seller has relisted this watch yesterday after it sold off at an auction last week. The watch was s...

User avatar by Adventurer
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eBay seller not canceling order and not replying to my messages.

Hello. I recently placed a bid on an auction, but after I won it and went to pay for it, I noticed that the shipping price has increased by a lot since I last saw it. Because if this, I decided not to pay for it. It was too late to ask the seller to ...

User avatar by Adventurer
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how do i make ebay aware of a dishonest seller

a seller cancelled my order and said the item was out of stock. In the cancellation notice I received, the seller states that buyer requested cancellation. I did not. Within hours I see the item re-listed at a new and higher price. The seller did ref...

Ebay wont step in to help me. Seller wont give refund.

The seller cancelled the order the day of me placing it (Seller says they sold it elsewhere). The order cancellation failed (Probably because they didnt refund me). So I waited to contact support. They told me to open a “returns request” which I did....

Florida sales tax on items shipped to Panama

I have stopped making purchases from eBay because they charge me Florida sales tax even though the items I purchase are being forwarded to Panama. The shipping company is in Miami who receives them in Miami and then ships them by air to Panama. Becau...

Purchases

I bought a pair of boots and it's no where to be found on my purchases, no boots , it's like it never happened. My bank account reflects a charge for the boots. Help.

HEADS UP!!!!! SCAM EMAIL RECEIVED

I received an email for a supposed purchase I made on eBay. The purchase was supposedly $299.00 for Norton Security and $850.50 for Bitcoin Mining Software for a grand total of $1,149.50. The email stated that if I ignored the email and did not call ...

User avatar by Explorer
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