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Buying on eBay has become unbearable

As my post suggests, buying has become so fraught with problems that’s it no longer worth it. I purchased a set of hangers from a Chinese seller masquerading as a USA seller who is drop shipping items. The vendor used a common scam of supplying me wi...

Time to say good bye to Ebay

The Trump 25% Tariffs have hit Ebay, this essentially makes it uneconomical to purchase anything from the US. People need to speak up a voice displeasure with the impacts to you. Sellers, you just lost access to Billions of buyers. Oh and they are al...

USPS Package Stuck in Transit , Seeking Advice

Hi everyone, I purchased an item (s) on eBay for aprox $230 , and the seller shipped it via USPS Ground Advantage on February 28, 2025. The package was moving through the system until March 4, 2025, when tracking stopped updating. Since then, it has ...

Amazon now better than eBay

I have been participating for over 20 years buying and selling on eBay-with less and less enthusiasm the last few years as I see how it has changed. eBay now manipulates buyers and sellers and with the last few stunts, I've finally had it. Unless i a...

Return

So I made an order and didn't receive anything so know I was trying to get a refund

Started a return on a broken defective item purchased now seller ignoring my messages

A few weeks ago I order a Nintendo Wii classic controller.As soon as I received it I tested it out and unfortunately it didn't work. I opened a return case , printed out the shipping label and shipped. Now according to the tracking it shows that it a...

How

How do I locate a previous I posted on here?

Account buying restriction on brand new account

Update: Finally managed to get an actual human being on the phone and got the restriction lifted. Thank you all for taking the time to respond!So let me start by saying I've never used Ebay before, mostly because of trust issues from seeing my mom ge...

Shipment never arrived

Ordered item on 2-24-2025 it was supposed to be delivered between 2-25-2025 and 3-03-2025. The item never came. Tracking number useless no help.

Ripped off by a seller what do I do

I just received a pair of sneakers that are supposed be new with box and they are very used. What do I do? I had a similar situation happen a couple years ago where the buyer said I had sold them a broken watch and eBay gave them a refund and let the...

eBay Case Closed Unfairly – Missing Part, No Resolution from Seller

I’ve been dealing with a frustrating issue with an eBay seller since January 3, 2025 regarding a missing part from my order. Despite multiple attempts to contact the seller, they have been unresponsive or unhelpful in resolving the issue.I even reach...

WHY can't I filter for only EU sellers?!

I shop mostly from the US. I have friends who live in the EU. It would be very useful to be able to filter for only EU sellers when shopping for presents for them.And one should be able to translate to English with one click at the top of any (Europe...

How long does a seller have to send the item to be authenticated

I've purchased an item through PayPal yesterday which needs to be authenticated before it's sent to me. Every single seller in the past has sent the item immediately. Its been 24 hours since I purchased the item and its still not been shipped to the ...

Fake AirPod max

The seller said it was generate to be a real air max. I got the product. The product is plastic. It’s not a real thing. The seller is refusing to give me my money back. I have to eBay, but eBay does not want to do nothing about it eBay. You need to b...

someone hacked my account

Mar 11- AND SHIPED OVER NIGHT Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 1 Month Live Gold Membership (USA) XGPU 1 Month $8.85Unit price $8.85 Returns accepted through May 12, 2025. More actions Seller info Payment $9.47 Mar 11 at 4:56 PM 1 item$8.85 ShippingFree Tax*$...