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Missing items purchased

I’m not receiving half the items I buy with the economy shipping numbers starting with ESU. Why is eBay creating false tracking info??? Then you have no idea where the items are

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Search engine

What the hell is eBay's IT people doing? The search engine is all screwed up. I can't search for specific items because I can't narrow my search down to find these items and there is no general section anymore to target these items. Obviously Ebay ha...

Stop Receiving - Because you showed interest in this item, the seller sent you this private offer.

Does anyone know which combination of communications preferences I need to use to end unsolicited offers being sent just because I showed interest? https://commspreferences.ebay.com/commsprefs I don't have any marketing activated. If @ebay added a "S...

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Seller won't honor warranty

I bought a lithium battery for my golf cart that had a 30 day return window but in the seller's listing it said " 10 year lifetime: We are committed to providing you with satisfactory service. We provide 5 year after service for this battery with res...

Not seeing all listed items

Why am I only seeing a few items when looking up things … like in baseball autos cards I only see like 100 item when there is like 500,000 items to view is there something wrong in a setting or on my iPhone …

Resolved! Delivery Instructions

Is there a way to include additional Delivery Instruction along with the delivery address? I live in a Gated Community. The Driver needs to use the Call Box in order to gain entry. It’s not a problem with USPS, UPS, FedEx, OnTrac, DHL, Amazon, Walmar...

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When to start worrying about a scam seller?

Good morning all, First of all, I've been using ebay for 25 years (100% positive feedback and 127 purchases) with no issues so far and have generally felt safe doing so. Recently, I purchased and paid for an item 19 Jun 2025, and it listed delivery a...

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Returning items ebay scam

I just got scammed out of $40 USD by ebay as I returned an item with their shipping label ( too small). 35USD item which I paid $65USD with taxes and shipping to Canada. Uopn request for return I was provided wirh a shipping label. Ebay said that buy...

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Do timelines apply after an INR case is opened?

An item I purchased stalled in the mail, then was shipped halfway across the country, stalled again and then seems to be meandering back to the coast. Daily USPS updates are nothing more than "In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late." To put it in...

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Resolved! Item Not Received (INR) Problem

Hi all, I want to alert you to a problem that you may encounter with INR.I did not receive the item that I paid for.The Post Office (PO) indicates that the item was delivered.I went to the PO that delivered the item.The PO employee told me that the i...

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