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Scammer

I bought a product but the scammer shows that the product was delivered with a different shipping delivery code, when I talk to ebay customer service it says that there is proof of delivery and when I contact dhl I get a different address and name in...

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Customer service can’t help you

They lied to me twice to only protect the seller they don’t care about the buyer I will never ever buy another item from eBay until my people solved , the customer service lied to me twice about getting my refund for the amount of $700.92 and guess w...

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...

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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...

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FedEx tracking Issue

I purchased item, got a FedEx tracking number. Item delivered, but I didn't receive it. I have security camera shows no delivery that day. Followed up with FedEx, was told that my tracking has a different name & address in my town. I told ebay, they ...

do not purchase from seller

This seller is a NASTY individual who claims he mailed my item, yet I never received it. He shipped it the cheapest way according to the Post Office and therefore, I have no protection for something I paid for but do not have. The seller never repson...

Tax on coins

I never paid state tax on coins I purchased when they were listed in their own category. Ebay put COINS: US in the COLLECTIBILES & ART category. Since the first of the year I have, as today, purchased 65-coin listings and 23 of them were taxed.On 4/2...

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seller fraud

Sellers are scamming victims on Ebay by stating delays in shipping due to vacation . RECENTLY, I was scammed (3 times )on Ebay who stated that the refunds would be returned.They want you the buyer to pay outside of the Ebay guidelines. I would state ...

Combined shipping request

I have commited to buy several items from seller who has 100% feedback. In his listing it's advertised that I pay only one shipping for multiple purchases. I have contacted seller and send him request for combined shipping but he doesn't respond. How...

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...

So much for eBay's "Money Back Guarantee policy"

I bought an item from *** back on April 13 for $44 and change. It ships from China, which is fine. On April 26 my package arrived. When I opened, they had sent me a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT item. I took pictures, sent them a message, and they responded A...

Automatic Payments on Buy it Now/Offers

I have decided after more than 15 years that I will no longer purchase from ebay. My preferred method of payment on eBay is paypal. My preferred method of payment on PayPal is my PayPal credit. Three times out of the last five purchases, PayPal has i...

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