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Nissan ad with a bad script

Hello all:Can't find an area to contact EBAY customer service, so I'll try this. There is an advertisement from Nissan that runs in the lower left channel of search pages. It has a bad script that freezes the page. Takes an act of God to get the scri...

User avatar by Rising Star
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scammers,liars,cheats trying to rip off e bayers

beaters,april 24 th,receive message from loser saying is item still for sale,please text me know and leaves phone number. today same loser ,different user name e mails is item still for sale,please text me now and leaves number.call ebay they will ch...

User avatar by Adventurer
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Resolved! Why does ebay always protect the worst people?

I have been doing business on ebay since inception. My current account goes back to 2002 but I had one before. Anyway, over the years dealing with people on there as seller and buyer I'm just so full of every kind of horror story. My most recent... T...

Seller sent me item without me paying- is now demanding that I ship the item back out of pocket

Hello, i'm in a strange situation that I haven't encountered before. About a month ago(maybe a little less) I bid on a camera lens that was advertised and listed as being for a Canon camera. After digging a little bit more, I realized that the listin...

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Seller wants more money

I won an auction for some football training equipment for £51, the seller contacted me to say they were disappointed with the auction and they want £70. I’ve said I won’t pay any more and they haven’t replied - what should I do? Thanks!

Resolved! Taped over the brand name

Hi all, Have a curious question I haven't been able to find the answer to. I recently purchased a battery for my old Sony tablet. I just received it today but noticed that the "Sony" name was taped over with black/electrical tape. The listing claims ...

User avatar by Adventurer
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Buyer Protection? Seriously?

Never Again! Ebay's buyer protection is a myth!! This is regarding My account under illone57 (perfect rating) on ebay. I purchased an item (current deleted totally from ebay by ebay) from a seller faking on his listing like he was a US seller of a ba...

User avatar by Adventurer
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Resolved! Estimated Delivery Date Seem To Change.

I heard around the forums that this is an eBay not a seller problem, even so what is up with that? Is this a latest feature eBay implemented? When i bought the item the ETA (in my eBay summary page not the public listing) showed March 20 to 26, i sai...

User avatar by Thrill-Seeker
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buyers not paying

HOPE EBAY COMES UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR BANNING BUYERS FROM BIDDING FROM A WHOLE STATE. MY RECENT TROUBLES WITH BUYERS FROM CALIFORNIA BEING ANY INDICATION, IT WOULD BE GOOD THING.

User avatar by Adventurer
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Seller Requested Cancellation but Won't Refund

I won a KM dress through an auction listing, and paid for it. Seller relisted the same item again and requested cancellation form me stating she didn't want to honor the winning price (I'm guessing it's too low). I messaged her saying I would accept ...

Sellers spamming personal phone to ask for reviews...

It's not the first time this has happened, I purchased a product some time ago and today I received SMS on my phone from that seller asking for a review. And it was that seller because they referred to the product I purchased and then sent me the lin...

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Resolved! Not a turst worthy seller??

I won an old Belgian Congo banknotes at an auction but never received the item after waiting for almost 2 months and the seller refunded me due to the shipment is lost he said. I asked for a postal receipt but denied. Is lost shipment really what hap...

Bait and switch price me you loose. Updated

This for all of you sellers out there that play games. You know who you are. So I see an item I want at the price I want. When I get to your listing it defaults to my price. I am then forced to choose a color or some other option like with or without...

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