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time

This has painfully come to my attention that if your computer /server does not have the correct time, say the time is 3 minutes fast when you bid last minute on an item that wont be last minute. Apparently Ebay does not run the system off their clock...

Ebay contact question

I have a question about a product description that I cant get answered from the seller. I see no way to contact Ebay about this. Is this correct? Am I correct that there is no one you can talk to at Ebay about any issues you cant resolve?

Sellers requiring immediate payment on auctions

Hi! I've seen a huge increase in sellers of auction listings to demand immediate payment. It's harassing. Ebay's term state that buyers must pay for the auctions they win but I believe the terms also state that sellers have to allow 4 days to buyers....

Feedback for sellers who don’t ship or respond

I recently bought an item. The item was supposed to ship within 3 business days. It’s been 5 business days. There is no tracking number and eBay is not showing the item as shipped. The seller has not responded to my message 3 times inquiring about th...

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Resolved! Making sure this isn't a scam?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234490725830?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=D1-Zpen3TdO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=hhoWz6xyQSi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Sorry if the seller sees this just being careful, does this look legit?

Listing of purchase has disappeared. Dispute with seller over description. I cannot verify anything

I bought what I believed to be a sterling silver cuff bangle. What I received is a brass based bangle plated and marked 999. When I went to view listing immediately it arrived, it had disappeared with a message 'item no longer available for feedback'...

defective item

Ordered a lot of items in advance for a dance recital. Delivered in March. 2 of the items have catches that broke upon first wear - we only noticed at weekend when we finally gave out costumes to try on. Seller refusing refund - my argument it, even ...

Language Translation

I have been into every area of ebay trying to find out how to translate the language on packages to English. I have used the help and automated sections, there is nothing in these for translation. I've even tried the browser setting but they do not w...

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Seller ignoring me for months

I bought an item late 2022, a kind of project that takes months just to get certain parts in. So it was never going to get done within the 30 day return window, but he he did a project for me before, and although took months, it went smooth. Problems...

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Seller doesn't ship my item (it's been a month!)

I live far away from the US and ebay usually estimates my shipment at 30-60 days. After buying, sellers usually ship my items in 2-3 days and it arrives in 20-30 days. This time the seller doesn't ship my item at all, it has been a month already. He ...

fraudulent seller

I was the victim of a seller, he sold me a fake watch, I realized 3 months later, what can be done in this case? I have tried to contact an ebay representative but everything is robotic, I am disappointed with the help of ebay I cannot contact a pers...