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Item sold to another bidder with same bid as me

So how does someone outbid me when we have the same bid on a item ? I feel cheated this has happened to me several times on eBay when a item says sold to the another bidder with a higher bid but the same bid as me , example let's say the items over $...

Buyer wants to return an iPhone 7 Plus they say is defective

I have a buyer who wants to return a phone they say is defective. It is an iPhone 7 Plus that was in good working condition. Actually was excellent always been in a case with a screen protector. Anyway they have had it for over a week and used it 2 d...

current price column was always in red - no more, can I set it back?

as a seller I ask this question

Media mail

What are the requirements for using media mail?

Shipping an order

I have an order to ship but when I try to get the shipping label it says the address isn’t valid. It has a name street address, unit number, state and zip code . How do I handle this ?

returns

I shipped a wrong item to a buyer my fault i offered to send him the right item and i would pay to have the right item shipped back to me he said he should not have to send it back but keep both of them

I updated my new address, but my account still list the old city and state

I updated my new address but my account still lists the old city and state under my account name where buyers can see.

My Ebay now shows everything in USD. How can I get it back to £ Sterling?

How do I change USD to £ Sterling currency(it changed accidentally and I can't find how to change it back)

Seller is not responding to me

I bought a smartphone and it is not yet shipped and it is about 12 days ago since I made the purchase and I messaged the seller and he is not responding to me. Seller name is best-new (2429) Please step in and contact this person for me eBay

Resolved! Buyer states he don’t receive item , but shipping shows that item was delivered already .

Hi:) so I sold item and send it to the buyer , and shipping so many times tried delivery to him, and after 3 weeks he receive it - it’s shows that delivered . But buyer did open the request - that he doesn’t received item. What to do? Help please , a...

I want to refund customer, but eBay has my case on HOLD.

I sent a package to Florida using USPS. The tracking said it was out for delivery a week past when it was due for delivery. My buyer opened a case with eBay. In turn, I opened a case with USPS, which after a few days they came back and said the packa...

Item won on eBay auction

I won an auction on eBay. The seller had the item marked so that no one could pay for the item immediately after the auction. When I tried to pay, I received an error message that said “This seller doesn’t ship to your area.” He now wants to contact ...

Warranty being honoured

What do you do when a seller offers lifetime warranty then refuses to honour that agreement after the purchase even though it's on there advert

How can I turn on international shipping option

Can anyone tell me how to turn on international shipping option if there is nothing on the Account Settings?

No protections for sellers?

I'm not at all an ebay pro - I sell maybe 5 things a year. Recently, I sold some shoes. They were practically brand new. I posted about a dozen photos and accepted a price that was below 50% of what I had paid. A few days after I sent the shoes to th...