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EBAY PROTECTING CHINESE SCAMMERS........

Waiting a month for an item listed as in USA and seller is in China..... Bogus email addresses , a CHINESE TRACKING NUMBER showing sitting in Rochester NY for 2 weeks and EBAY places complaint ON HOLD FOR 2 WEEKS!! So much for """DEALING SAFELY ON EB...

Resolved! No idea what to do about this seller

Back in March, I bought something from a seller. I waited until three days after the latest arrival date. Then I messaged the seller asking if she had shipped yet. She didn’t respond, so a couple days later, I claimed INR with ebay. Five days later, ...

Bidding in Auction with Buy It Now

I was bidding in an auction that also had a Buy It Now at the start. The bid was higher than 50% of the item price and also there was no reserve. However, the Buy It Now button did not disappear and someone came in after the auction started and did B...

Item shipped, listing and seller removed

HI all - I noticed a thread from back in 2013 about a pulled listing usually means the seller is removed as well. This just happened to me. I ordered an item - ship date 4/13 to 4/15 (today). When I check the shipping details to see where it is, it s...

Reaching temporary buying restrictions apparently at random?

I keep getting this error randomly, even through Buy It Now: You’ve reached a temporary buying restriction.You can only buy items where you can pay immediately at checkout. To continue, find an item with an immediate payment method and click on the “...

Gucci authenticity check

Hi there! I am looking to purchase this Gucci shirt but I am unsure if it is authentic. They said they purchased from a Gucci store but have no receipt. It says made in Italy on the neck tag however I am no good at spotting fakes. If anyone could hel...

Money back guarantee

Hi,a little unsure what buyer protection I’d have if a seller goes bust because of the covid situation.I want to buy a ‘made to order’ shed, but the seller’s material suppliers are all currently you shut down. If I place the order now, but the seller...

How to use Boolean operators in ebay search

@curtisdamberm writes: How can I use "or" "and" and "not" in searches. I have something I want and there are dozens of lengths they come in. I want only the ones that are 28" to 36". Why can't I search **** 28 OR 30 OR 32 OR 34 OR 36. Ebay seems to o...

Expensive clothing ...(Either Miss-sent or miss-delivered) CaseClosed: Buyers-be-warned

EBay refuses to get involved .. and sellers refuse to file a claim...Resulting in Ebay having buyers pay for items that never get delivered and buyer is out of their payment.... Am filing Police Reports against USPS and the Brisbane, US Post OfficeIn...

Negative feedback removed. How?

I left a negative fb for a seller, something I have very rarely done in my whole time here. Reason: I needed a thermometer for my family as we discovered we had none. I searched for US seller and bought one on April 1st that indicated it shipped from...

Ebay won't accept multiple credit cards. I also cannot accept an offer from a seller.

I've only used ebay one time and it was very simple. However, this morning when trying to purchase an item i kept getting messages that my credit card was not accepted. I tried four different credit cards and none would process. I confirmed that the ...

3M 6200 reusable Respirator Painting Spraying half Face One size Free Shipping-?

Last week, I bought this on EBay. While the purchase pages seems to indicate. That the purchase went through. When I check my bank account. There is no record of the purchase. I have tried to contact the seller, twice already about the payment. Is th...

I thought ebay was someplace you could save a few dollars?

I am on the Optavia Medifast diet and I thought I could save a few dollars going to ebay. Mostly it priced higher than I could get it straight from Optavia. What gives?

misleading listing

I have bought two items 4-7-2020. The listing indicated DAYTON,OHIO. The items are under two pounds total was $9.16 and I anticipated shipping from DAYTON to be $10.00 or s. To my surprise I received a revised statement from the seller for $35.44 and...

Strangeness from seller...

I bought an item (a reproduction label for a clock) from a seller in Canada 12 days ago. I'm in the U.S. The description says that the label has a 2 day turnaround. After buying, the projected date of delivery that appeared can be as much as a month ...