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Order confirmed but paypal only charged for 1 of the items

Recently purchased a nintendo switch from a top rated seller 200+ reviewsand the warranty through squaretrade.Paypal only ran the warranty portion, and not the actual item.I contacted ebay, they looked at most of the last transactions and most went t...

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Resolved! 30 scam offers triple the buying cost in a day!

It's getting annoying that I'm getting so many offers for triple what the buy now price is and all have messages asking me to text them on my cell.. .they are all new accounts created today. I keep flagging and declining but it's getting annoying how...

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Seller doesn't understand what 'new' means....

Hi,I'm going to preface this by saying I'm not really sure what I want the outcome to be, but I'm very annoyed at someone I bought a skirt off.They said the skirt was new without tags, but had been hemmed with ironing tape.Fine, that's a pretty minor...

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ghost listing eBay technical problem anyone come across this problem?

won auction for an item, paid, seller sent shipping number, then I get message from seller. The item was sold a year ago and eBay relisted item (ghost listing) in error Does eBay have a technical issue that they will not address? Sellers information....

Want List

I think there should be a Want List area/board. Where you can post what you need and sellers could review it and then start auctions for those items. It would be very beneficial in the baseball card arena. In baseball cards, there are cards know as '...

My package

I Been wait on package to come. The package was ship out on 11/15/2019. The last time I got up on the was 11/19/2019. Usps keep saying in transit. Today is November 24 a haven’t got package yet. The send it Priority mail

So many con artists now on Ebay...not what it was originally intended to be any longer

Ebay used to be a place where you could trust most of the people you deal with. Today it's a **bleep** shoot. The latest scam I come across are the sellers who place a bid on their own items, perhaps through shill bidders. You place a bid that usuall...

Seller uploaded return label with tracking in case then sent different label in message

I bought a portable heater from a seller with FB over 12,000, It worked once time and wouldn't ever power on again. I opened a return case. Seller accepted return request and uploaded a shipping label for Amazon Returns. A few minutes later he sent a...

Purchase refunded BUT eBay is not refunding sales tax!

I have been waiting over a month to receive my $75 sales tax refund from eBay! I’m infuriated to say the least! I purchased a handbag from a seller that was fake for $750 and when I received the invoice it was broken down as $675 for the handbag and ...

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seller hasnt shipped and wont respond to me

i bought a switch 4 days ago and immediately paid for it but i never received any shipping info or update even after trying to contact the seller. the estimated ebay arrival is saturday 11/30. i get the feeling this person is not going to send the it...

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Counterfeit items and returns

I bought a couple of DS games from a seller in which I suspect were bootleg games earlier this year I'm rather new to eBay, so I wasn't really aware of the dangers of widespread counterfeit games Is there anything I can do about these games or am I s...

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So sick of sellers not watching their auctions, not answering email or offers! It's almost Xmas,CARE

I have to say this, we're coming into Xmas season, sellers learn to check every day & answer your emails! So sick of many sellers on here. Never answering emails I send to ask about their items. So sick of many sellers not answering offers at all or ...

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Seller not shipping item. Might have to put in a refund.

There was a item on ebay i saw being sold. I asked the seller for details on it. I received no reply on it, only a "Seller is out of office" reply. Even after they apparently returned, they didn't reply back. So later i bought the item on Tuesday, No...

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