10-27-2021 10:22 PM
I have been member for 5+ years and I would like to have a total view of all my purchases since the start, but ebay only stores orders from 2019-present. But even in these orders from 2019 I can not find the item number showing what I actually bought. Often the short text description is misleading as the a purchase is a lot of different items. I would have liked to see the picture that came with the purchase. Not just the thumbnail, but as is with newer purchases where you still can look back at full size pictures if you click the thumbnail.
So my question is as follows.
Can I get a text file with all the orders I have purchased. I seem to remember this was a feature earlier, but I can't find it any more. Is it gone?
How can I get the full picture of the items bought, even if its a while back, say 1-2 years ago?
I am on the brink of abandon ebay completely. Its become so buggy, unfriendly (sellers often dont bother reply when messaged) plus the GSP has ruined purchases from the US. Australia still allow sellers to ship privately, but all US sellers seems to have jumped onto the GSP system, which is a total scam. They refuse to combine items, so you end up paying x3 times the cost of item in shipping costs. Last US purchase cost me $100,- for the items, but with the shipping costs + tax onto shipping as well as items it came to $213,- Earlier sellers would gladly put everything in a box and ship it themselves, for 1/3 rd of the GSP prices. Also few sellers bother activate combined purchases before listing or payment, so you have to pay shipping for each item bought.
I am so tired of ebay. It used to be fun, but it has become a greedy corporate that only are after a quick buck: FU to the buyers. FU to the sellers, which has to pay ever increasingly fees for listings and sales. Sure they prefer to have someone take care of packing and shipping, its easy, leave it to Pitney Bowes to scam the buyers in stead. GSP is a disaster for buyers.
Sorry for the rant amongst the questions, but I am on the edge here. I think this will be my last month on ebay. And if I can't get a oversight of my purchases, then its a no brainer to delete the account and forget ebay ever existed. It was good once. Now its a dead whale that has floated ashore. It will explode in the sun soon. Stay away folks. The more of us deleting our accouts, perhaps ebay officials get the message they are on the wrong path. Things need to change. They will never be able to become a Amazon type business, as they so desperately wants. So please stop trying.
10-28-2021 12:22 AM
Pretty sure if you go to purchase history you can use the down arrow to change dates - perhaps back to 2019 - not sure on the actual term.
Try requesting your personal data. It has everything back to when you first created your account. It takes about 7 days to get info back from eBay
10-28-2021 03:41 AM
If you go to your feedback profile page each item listed under the As A Buyer that isn't marked as private will have the item description and number on the feedback you received. However, after 90 days you cannot click on the item number and be taken back to the original listing. EBay deletes them after 90 days.
FYI,
Comparing eBay to Amazon is like comparing apples to oranges. eBay does not have fulfillment centers in other countries, a cargo pane fleet, and their own delivery trucks. All ebay items are shipped by each individual seller from their location using which ever shipping service they can choose from. I agree the GSP system stinks.
"They will never be able to become a Amazon type business, as they so desperately wants. So please stop trying".
When Amazon started ebay was the big kid on the block. As noted above they have two completely different business models.
12-13-2021 04:04 AM
I predict with the new implementing rules from ebay sellers will flee the site. It will only used if you win thanks to no other bidders. Or super low prices on BINs. Sellers have already started the move over to fb and other social media. Anyone can ship by themselves. No need for the scam GSP to do it for them. And which makes shipping costs triple what they ought to be (if sent privately). They have dug themselves into this mess. And by the time they find it out - it will be too late. That's what I fear is happening.
12-13-2021 07:48 AM
I keep a copy of my confirmation email in a folder named eBay in my inbox. All my other online purchase confirmation emails also go in that folder.
I don’t expect anyone else but me to track my own spending habits.