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Pirated Adobe products sold as new, seems a common scam

Hi,I often see Sellers with very little history trying to sell Adobe CS6-era products as if they were new and unused. For example:https://www.ebay.com/itm/386783858156?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=e48c28e5802b4a059176...

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overcharge in checkout

Got double charge on shipping in checkout, but seller claims he did not increase it.

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How to get your refund when a seller send you a fake item

Hi GuysI have been on Ebay since January 2014, and i was recently scammed by a bad seller. they basically send me a item that don't match the item description and Ebay automated assistant close my case without properly reviewing my information. How c...

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How I got scammed

I really dislike people - and I am now out 1k because I fell for a scam on eBay - eBay's buyer protection is worthless - they refuse to do their due diligence and actually look into the issue. Here is how I was scammed this holiday season - I've been...

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Resolved! DISHONEST SELLER

SELLER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL ON EBAY MAKE SURE YOU WARN EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO KEEP AWAY FROM HIM IT APPEARS HE HAS NO SHAME SENDS OUT THE WRONG ITEM AND REFUSES TO HELP. AMAZON IS MUCH BETTER THAN EBAY AMAZON WOULD TAKE ACTION \AND NOT IGNORE ...

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Seller not responding

Disclaimer, I'm new to buying from eBay and there's a couple of things I don't understand about how buying from sellers. I purchased a phone from a seller on the 5th along with accessories to go with it. The sellers of the accessories all shipped the...

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I bought from the US, but it was really a Chinese seller claiming they were in US.

I filed a complaint with ebay regarding the deceptive practice used by the seller (claiming the item was in New Jersey). Ebay responded in CHINESE to my complaint. I have no idea what they said, but only thing I can assume is they do not care, and Eb...

Ebay contact?

On March 21 Ebay messaged me that they were going to look into my complaint about getting credit for a item that came damaged and when the seller doesn't accept returns. I haven't heard back. I don't know how to reach Ebay. There is no case number. H...

DId not get my Item but in portal it says delivered

Dear Customer Service Team , I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to bring to your attention an issue regarding an order I recently placed. According to the portal and application, my order has been marked as delivered; however, I have ye...

Shill identification help

Hi, how do I tell if I’m bidding against a shill. I try to wait until the last minute if I can, but figured I’d try tossing out a max bid, now I see the error in my ways. When looking at competing bidders history, they either show all recent bid hist...

Feedback Privileges and Power Sellers

I recently (today) encountered an unpleasant experience with eBay in a chat. I learned some things eBay buyers may want to know. Especially those who buy investment type coins. I had an incident with an eBay seller selling numismatics in the way of o...

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