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Pre-order Outside 30 Day dispute

What happens if a preorder item is supposed to ship outside 30 day dispute timeframe? Does that mean if I don't get the items, that I'm just SOL?

I did not receive my items ordered

Buyer beware. I sent an order of two items to on March 25, 2021. The items were to arrive on or before July 6, 2021. By July 2 I was asking for a refund. The seller has no intension of a refund. They gave a none existent tracking number. I have conta...

Resolved! Is this ad legitimate

I was emailing with this person looking to buy this bike. My first thoughts are that this is the fakest ad ever cause they offered to make a eBay ad and then ship it to me. On the other hand they wanted to meet in person at first but since I don't li...

Can't place a bid

All of a sudden, I wasn't able to place a bid on any auctions. When I would put in an amount and hit place bid, it wouldn't show the bid amount, and go back to a blank bid window.I haven't tried buy it now auctions, because most buy it knows are high...

Another buyer bought my item

myself and the seller came to an agreement to buy this item on a certain date which we agreed the seller posted this on eBay reserved with my name on another buyer had bought this under my name??? What can I do???

Resolved! Got empty Amazon package from reseller. What now??

I ordered some buffing wheels from someone listed as a US seller. I received an empty Amazon package with one side completely opened up. I filed an "Item arrived damaged" report. Now, seller (who is in Malaysia) has sent a return label and asked me t...

VAT on used good from EU seller to EU buyer

Hi, I am based in Romania and have won an auction in Greece. I was requested at checkout to pay VAT: 19% of the item+shipping price. After I paid for the item I was given a VAT registration number starting with DE (Germany). What is going on? It is a...

Resolved! Strange Situation: Ran into a Scammer on eBay. Now how do I get my money back? :(

So here's the lowdown on what happened --- Purchased 5 sprinkler heads listed as brand new on eBay. Before I made the purchase, I made it a point to contact seller and make sure the products were in the condition as listed, and all accessories were i...

Seller lately cancelling sales?

I have had several in the last 6 months where I bought something and the sale cancelled sometimes minutes after I paid for the item. If these people do not want to sell the items....then why are they posting them? I have been a member for a longtime ...

i baught something on ebay.and i need to know how to put insurance on it

eBay Guarantee Does Not Protect Buyers from Fraudulent Sellers

I purchased some car roof racks from a seller who does not accept returns. The seller misrepresented the part number of what he was selling and the part he sent does not fit my vehicle nor match the part number he advertised. The seller basically jus...

My bid got cancelled because the seller thought I was a bot

I don't really use eBay that much. Created my account around March and only made it so I could sell an item I wanted to get rid of. But with school starting soon I thought this would be a good opportunity to get a laptop. I found one I liked and made...

I've quit using Ebay because they refuse to stop filling my Email inbox with bleep

I've had it!Today is the fourth time I've spent more than an hour searching for some way to get Ebay to stop sending me emails telling me items I searched for over 20 years ago are now listed.I open my email every day and first have to delete all tha...

Resolved! Funds spent

Hello All,Is there a way to print a report on how much i spent here on ebay?It would be nice to breakdown the item cost, fees, shipping and taxes. Thanks

Funky Seller

Hello Fellow eBayers! Bought a Fast & Furious DVD 1-8 set from and they are listed as located in the USA. WRONG!! I checked the shipping info (as it's been OVER 14 days since they shipped) and I got this: Aug 2, 2021 2:08pm International shipment rel...