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sponsored items are ridiculous

I collect and sell coins. Occasionally I look at postings offered to me related to items I may have viewed. The material being received is absolutely ridiculous! Anyone want to buy a coin worth 25 cents for $500? Not me. Someone needs to vet this stu...

Whats going on?

Went for years for very few problems on Ebay, recently have been getting wrong products sent, no packing slip in package, partial shipments. Am I dealing with sellers or scammers? So far ebay has my back. Thanks Ebay!

Buyers BEWARE!! SCAM AD!!

The 2008 Nissan Altima SE has 88,000 miles, 3.5 V6. Drive Transmission-Automatic.The car is in perfect condition with clear title, no accidents, no liens or loans and it has just been completely serviced. The engine runs very well and the automatic t...

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Wrong item - open case

Buying - I received the wrong item - totally wrong (inversion table instead of Lego set) - messaged seller - no response after a half a day - opened a wrong item case - seller messages to keep wrong item and he will send Lego set. But to please close...

Bitcoin miner scam?

Recently ordered bitcoin lottery miner on ebay. I got this email from the seller, regarding user manual had to be downoaded within 7 days. Of course via a clickable link. I wont do that because it seems scammy. Why would a user manual download be tim...

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Safety Warning: Spotting Vehicle Scams

Whether shopping for a car, truck, trailer, boat, RV, construction equipment, lawn mower, golf cart or otherwise - use caution! Any vehicle advertised on another marketplace that says eBay will handle the sale is a scam. eBay does not warehouse or sh...

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Paying for an item that was sent back to seller.

I purchased an item on Ebay. I do not know about customs so when i did not respond in time it went back to the seller. It doesn't seem fair that i paid for something that i do not have in my possession and that the seller now has and will not resolve...

First time buyer off of Ebay

I have never used ebay before, just want to ensure this isn't a scam. I received the invoice and they stated to use greendot which if I dont want the purchase any longer that I would get a full refund. Is this legit?

Authenticity Guarantee Locations Joke

GA, Very Simple I live in the East Coast purchased an item which had Authenticity Guarantee”, How can such a Big Online Business not have 1 Authenticator on the East Coast that my item gets sent to the West Coast for Authentication. This is the most ...

Double customs tax via ebay International Shipping

I ordered an item from USA. I live in EU. When I ordered the item, I was charged for shipping and for VAT. When the item arrived in my country, DHL told me that it could only import it as a commercial good and not as private. I had to hire an externa...

Ebay seller's listing used on a scam website

Hello. I was looking at a product that I had been searching for and found it in one ebay seller's listings but had also been looking at other websites to see if I could find it any cheaper. I did find it on another site but on the one I did find, I n...

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