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Report False Advertising

Hi. I recently came across a listing for a 16gb MacBook Air and upon closer inspection (seller showed the actual specs in pictures), realized that it was 8gb. I didn’t buy the item and instead tried to report the listing. I do not remember what categ...

Non returnable item trouble.

Hi. I bought something by mistake but the seller refused to cancel the order. They took days to respond. They don't take returns. When I received the item I contacted and agent here on ebay to ask what I should do. Agent suggests return request which...

Auto pay and auctions

Why did eBay turn on auto pay and not tell sellers?? Auto pay is a convenience that most companies offer not try and make you opt into!! Most sellers have no clue it’s on or what it is. I don’t want eBay holding my payment info. I have always uncheck...

Ebay Live Combined Shipping

I was really starting to love Ebay Live auctions and then they changed the way they processed payments. This new autopayment after every successful bid win has cost me. I purchased 10 items in the same live show and was charged the initial shipping f...

Ebay is allowing counterfeit books to be sold and can't be reported?

The report item button for counterfeit seems to be missing from listings? Ebay is allowing Copied books out of China to sold and won't act of the reporting in the name profits?! The system fails when I tried manually reporting it. Ebay what are you d...

Seller refunds my purchase because she sold the item to someone else. Would you report to eBay?

Just looking for advice on what a "reasonable" person would do, as I don't want to be petty, even though I'm annoyed. Here's the situation: Last week, I ordered a 1980's Lego phone - found a great deal, and I'd had my eye on these for a while. I want...

The seller "each-buying" on eBay scammed me, and eBay didn't respond to their fraud

On December 3, 2024, I ordered the Hisense A7 CC Global version mobile phone/e-book reader for $475 (including tax). I received it and filmed its unboxing:https://youtu.be/QmSL1UkG1OMIt turned out to be a Chinese version, not a Global one (there are ...

I want to change my shhipping

Hi. I want to change my shipping address but i don't know where to change it. Can you show me?

purchase

Hi. How do i check it a buyer is legitimate. I really want to know because this customer is a bit strange please let me know if you know about it. Thanks

Where Can I Send a Formal Complaint to eBay? Buyer Protection Failed Badly

Where can I send a formal complaint to eBay? I was scammed by a seller who took advantage of a serious loophole in eBay system, and eBay’s dispute resolution completely failed - even though I submitted clear USPS documentation proving the item was no...

hurley womens brand with lafge busty area

purchase invoice color, black and white but when I received it, it was in a girl style and a girl color. Teal with a Large busty area. There is no way my son can wear this and no way I can get a new shirt for his party tonight in a very small town. P...

Excessive amount of Bid Retractions

I put in a bid on an item with about 10 minutes left and when the timer got to about 5 minutes I received an outbid notification. I was okay since I already put in my max bid and had no intention of bidding again. A few minutes later I received anoth...

Resolved! AITA? Automatic negative feedback for Amazon drop-shipping

Getting reeeally tired of receiving items from Amazon when I've ordered on eBay —for several reasons I don't wish to do business with Amazon —really, I don't owe anybody an explanation —when I buy on eBay I expect that it WON'T come from "Amazon dot ...

What to do if I think a seller is dead or stopped using their account?

I just made a purchase from a seller who joined last year. There was only two feedback posts but both where positive. I sent them a message and ordered something from them but they haven't responded or shipped. What do I do?

Resolved! How do I get less refund on item not received

On the 17th June 2025 I purchased a pc from a seller on eBay for $715 then on 20th June 2025, three days after purchase, the item has not been delivered yet, I got a mail from eBay that seller cancelled the order. And I will be getting a refund of $5...