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No Item location option anymore?

Don't know if it's just me but no longer have the ability to choose item location that used to be on the left hand side of my screen. Tried Firefox,Chrome and Edge. Only Chrome and Edge have it listed on the left under more options or more refinement...

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Seller not Providing refund due to Cancelled Event

Bought tickets to an event that was cancelled, seller is only one that can get reimbursed from the event. Seller told me “Sorry, listing said he returns! Is it time to to file a resolution? Do I also file through PayPal? thanks.

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Price gouging for common household items

I just want to let eBay know that I am honestly sick to my stomach. Out of curiosity, I searched for common household items like toilet paper and soap. To see 3 bottles of Dial sell for $24.99 and a 12 roll of toilet paper go for $64.99 makes me hone...

ebay gift card scams

Is there anywhere one can actually "report" ebay and ebay gift card scams to ebay? Does ebay actually do anything about the scams and take actions against the scammers after users reported being scammed?

buying limits

I recently had to make a new ebay account as I forgot the password to my old one. I bought a $200 ebay gift card today and made the account specifically so I could purchase 1 item on ebay. Now when I go to buy the item I cannot buy it, it says I have...

Buyer protection

If Ebay is claiming to protect buyers from people selling important essentials at fair prices why are they still allowing these sellers to sell a single can of Lysol for $30+ and another $10 for shipping , just as an example, or a case of Kirkland to...

location of seller

Is there some place that I can click on when I do a search that will enable only the USA items to show up? I am meaning permanently. Right now I have to keep marking "USA only" each time I do a search.

Is it live, or is it memorex?

Is it a real book? Or an e-book? Found a book title that interested me. Filtered out e-books. Many, many, many times. Found an auction that said paperback and NOT e-book. I was very careful here. Won the auction and paid. And now.................. th...

Toilet paper

What is eBay doing about price gouging on toilet paper 

Seller cancelling an order and immediately relisting it for double the price

The seller sent me a note saying "We are having trouble with the shipping carrier, so we can't ship to your address. Sorry. We will refund. Thank you for your purchase." He cancelled my order which was $23.99 and immediately relisted it for $52.49.. ...

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Price Gouging

The world is going through a difficult time with the Pandemic. I am totally appalled at the greed with the posts of toilet paper, cleaning supplies, tissues and medical supplies. The prices are outrageous and shameful! Amazon at least had the integri...

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Buyers unable to Request Total from Sellers

I have now had three different buyers, all three who are experienced ebay buyers of many years, repeat buyers of mine for many years who have now told me that after adding items to their cart they can not Request Total from Seller. After asking some ...

Winning Bidder/Seller Agreed to Changes?

I won a bid and immediately asked the Seller if I could change the color but all else would remain the same. Seller who has a high volume store and has a great rating promptly said yes, if I was willing to cancel the transaction and I agreed if it wo...

out of country sellers pretending to be in the united states

What recourse do buyers have when ebay continues to let sellers represent themselves as being located in US and are actually out of the country. I am in the health profession and purchases hundreds of dollars worth of PPE ( surgical mask, n95 mask an...

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