When a vehicle is not as described in the ad and I decide not to purchase after physically inspecting (ie. told by buyer it had a B&M transmission when only the shifter was B&M=fraud), the seller put a strike on my account. This has happened twice in a year and now I am blacklisted to purchasing a vehicle. I have called eBay 1-800-682-3229 and the recording ALWAYS states they are closed all the time. I have a rating of 100% with over 1100 purchases.
Does anybody receive strikes because eBay does not care about Buyers anymore? Anybody have any other phone #'s for eBay? Is eBay now just working for the Sellers because they get money from them?
You are very lucky using a phone to contact eBay you did not find a scammer.
Use the eBay Facebook page for aid.
Yes I know it is strange a company can be easier to deal with through a third party system, but that is the way it is.. Such is not the normal outsourced customer service: that system uses real eBay folks...
Since motor vehicle sales on eBay are supposed to be non-binding on either party, hard to understand how a "strike" could be put on your account by anyone. And eBay is the entity that puts a "strike" on your account, not the seller. How do you know you're "blacklisted" from purchasing a vehicle?
Go back and read more about motor vehicle sales on eBay, which are supposed to be non-binding on either party, meaning either buyer or seller can walk away from the deal, no harm, no foul. Then continue trying to contact eBay using "Help & Contact", bottom of page.
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