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Re: warning to all buyers pass the word

If you are buying Gold, Silver or most any precious metal bullion, coin, jewelry or any such thing it would be best if you educate yourself first. What may look like a scam is in fact often clearly outlined in the listing, sadly the fake silver/gold ...

eBay android app how to filter international seller who ask for foreign currency

HiI do not mind buying from international seller as long as it is in my currency. I somehow see seller items on eBay app showing same items from seller under different currencies and it make my shipping experience painful. You have to look for the of...

Seller refused offered warranty on Ebay purchase

Hi,I bought a spare part for my car 4 months ago. The seller offered 2 years warranty. After 3 months the part broke, it seem to be faulty from factory. I've contacted the seller more than a month ago and send a bunch of photos explaining the problem...

eBay app filter vendor that that not want to sell to foreign countries

I see a few items I like on eBay app USA, however the seller has in his description he would not ship outside of EU.Why are these items even showing for US buyers?How do I exclude them?Is the seller not properly configuring his item for sale?

Seller wants more for shipping.

Hello thank you for the purchse the product, I am contacting you because ebay shipping fee is something wrong, this product to send to you cost at least USD 72.64 not USD4.64. due to ebay error I must to cancel your purchase unless you can do buy hig...

Wrong Item sent, but the rest were fine

Hi,I recently bought expansions for a board game for a decent price. It's my 1st purchase that was partially incorrect. 4 of the items were correct, but 1 was wrong. They sent the base original board game instead of the 5th expansion listed. I messag...

This action could not be completed at this time

Hello, Been trying to send an offer on an item and I keep getting the following message: I’ve tried on Chrome and Firefox on my laptop and Safari on my iPhone and it’s a no go every time. Anyone have any idea what this is? Or is this just one of thes...

Seller Sent Me an Empty Package, I Cannot Take Action!

I ordered a Samsung s23 ultra from eBay for $682. The seller sent me an empty package! There is nothing inside. Since eBay suspended my account, I cannot send a message to the seller or start a request by selecting the missing parts. The error is: So...

Resolved! Currency Conversion Inaccurate / International Purchase Overcharge?

I'm in the US and won an item from the UK. The price breakdown on the order details page is as follows:1 item: 332 GBPShipping: 37.99 GBPTax: 19.92 GBPOrder Total: 392.19 GBP1. First of all, when I add those numbers up I get 389.91, not 392.19. 2. Eb...

Resolved! See previous purchases from a specific seller

When I end up on a listing from a seller I've bought from before, I see the message saying I've bought from them. I want to see what it is I've bought from them (in case they were a problem seller or maybe a seller Ihad a good experience with). Is th...

Resolved! Contacting buyers or sellers

I cannot contact a buyer or seller. The contact block comes up, but I cannot type anything in it.Trying to explain to the bunch of morons who work for eBay is useless. They send me to a link to contact seller and the same screen comes up that will no...

Cannot place an offer or check out on Garmin GPS watches

If I attempt to buy it now or place an offer on a Garmin GPS watch (e.g., #335824791310) I get an error "Unfortunately, this item isn’t available for purchase in your location.{e264029-1259530x}". This is the case with multiple listings for similar G...

Another victim of "Issue with buyer's shipping address"

This happened twice in last 2 weeks. Buyers couldn't fulfill the order and yet cancelled due to "Issue with buyer's shipping address" I live in US and both sellers are also in US One seller said he could not find the remote - order is incomplete due ...

Sales tax being charged by eBay and other web sellers is wrong, and wrong advice given

I have recently been charged sales tax on shipping ( a no-no in Colorado, see item 12 : https://tax.colorado.gov/sales-use-tax-FAQ) and this is not limited to eBay. It has nothing to do with my states revenue department, but is a problem with the sel...

Item 'Accepted' by USPS in Richardson TX, has not moved for a month; Did seller really send it?

I bought a 3" diameter steel pulley (an uncommon one with a metric center hole) and the listing said it was located in Richardson TX. I selected that vendor because the only other one said it shipped from China. The next day there was a USPS tracking...