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Ebay search engine algorithm changed to be too general: PLEASE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT!

Some time during the past week or so eBay has changed its search engine algorithm so that anyone searching for a specific item will get hundreds of results instead of the few that actually apply. This has the result of frustrating potential buyers an...

Has anyone else noticed how many deceptive listing are on Ebay now?

My first post to the Ebay community. I apologize if I should have done more research before posting. I've always tried to make Ebay my first choice over Amazon for most of my small purchases. But I can't help but notice that sellers seem to offer way...

Determining how long a 'Buy Now or Make an Offer' listing will stay posted

I saw this question was posted years ago but the answers were either outdated, totally unhelpful, or a bit argumentative. If you make an offer ( reasonable or not ) you'll get an email showing that ebay received your offer ( an offer is different tha...

Unable to pay for Make and Offer Item w/ PayPal Credit

I recently purchased an item on Ebay. This was done through make an offer. It was new to me that ebay now requires a method of payment be chose when making an offer so there could be instant payment. I have Paypal Credit set as my default payment met...

Thanks everyone for the advice on making offers!

Thanks everyone! I feel better informed about making offers and the guidelines to use. There was so much useful, interesting information provided. I appreciate everyone's input.

Seller canceled an item I won and paid $50 for, and immediately relisted it for $180

Last night, I had a $50 best offer accepted on an auction for a used reloading scale with free shipping . It’s worth probably double that, so I was stoked to get a good deal. I paid for it immediately. I was just notified today that my purchase was c...

cancel an offer to buy

made offer to buy 8 tracks yet need to cancel asap! need the money for heat!

Resolved! Auto Payment Worries

Good afternoon everyone Let me start off by saying I'm somewhat of a worrier, so I'm currently worried about this lol. On Friday the 15th I bought an item off ebay through best offer/autopayment. My offer went through and was auto-paid on the 15th at...