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China Vendors selling stuff from Walmart

I bought 2 Mainstay picture frames on ebay from two different sellers. When I had an issue with shipping and misinformation from both sellers I saw they were both originating from China. After delays in shipping I finally received both frames deliver...

Is there a way to stop receiving offers on viewed items (not watched)?

Getting offers on items I've simply viewed (and not watched) is irritating—it takes several steps to remove those from the “My Ebay” page. (Clear the notification, check the offer, reject it, confirm rejection, select, delete.) I've seen that you can...

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...

Need Quality/Secure Packaging as a Feedback Category

Has there been any serious discussion from ebay of adding a feedback category about the quality/security of packaging? When buying, I would much rather have that info than any of the current four categories (except maybe accurate description). I am a...

Tax on coins

I never paid state tax on coins I purchased when they were listed in their own category. Ebay put COINS: US in the COLLECTIBILES & ART category. Since the first of the year I have, as today, purchased 65-coin listings and 23 of them were taxed.On 4/2...

Can't leave a feedback.

I purchased an item that the seller never sent. I couldn't open the case on the item and had to contact ebay. Case is now closed and ebay refunded me. I tried to leave a feedback but it was not published. I want other potential buyers to know how thi...

defective ebay card

I bought an ebay gift card that does not work, the store that I purchased it - won't issue a replacement or refund, is there anything else that I can try?

Why does eBay Tax Shipping and Handling Fees?

I'm a very active eBay buyer and recently I looked into the 'sales tax' that eBay charges. It turns out that eBay not only taxes the item sales price, but also adds in the shipping and handling charges prior to calculating sales tax. I believe this n...

Feedback on items

Idon't like to submit feedback on items, because the seller is never happy unless you rate the item as excellent. I've even had a seller refuse to sell to me because I gave a few negative asessments, claiming that I'm never satisfied even though I've...

International buyer, woe upon you.

Buying from seller with Global shipping program may sound easy enough, so i decided it give it chance.I bought a item that was somewhat diffcult to find in my country. I made the purchase and immediately paid for the item. So far everything worked ou...

eBay gift card

I bought a gift card of over 1200 and I over scratched the card. I’ve got all my receipts but I was told to contact eBay . Please help it’s a lot of money

eBay, you are turning your sellers' auction titles into garbage with your translation "feature".

Please make auction title translations optional.

Resolved! So much for eBay's "Money Back Guarantee policy"

I bought an item from *** back on April 13 for $44 and change. It ships from China, which is fine. On April 26 my package arrived. When I opened, they had sent me a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT item. I took pictures, sent them a message, and they responded A...

Bad feedback or no?

If I win an item for $1, $8 shipping and the seller cancels and refunds with no communication, should I leave negative feedback? Feels like they weren't happy with the sell price but that's what reserves are for

Item did not arrive. eBay says it did. What can I do?

What recourse does a buyer have when an item does not arrive?I've been buying and selling on eBay since 1998.I have a 100% rating on almost 1300 transactions.On a recent purchase, the USPS says it was delivered. But it wasn't.We have lockers at our m...