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Proxy bid

Proxy Biddinghttps://traffikenya.wordpress.com/2019/04/20/ebay-bidding-strategies-how-to-win-a-bargain/Proxy bidding is upfront bidding of the highest bid. While eBay automatically bids on your behalf with the highest amount incrementally, it can sti...

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Resolved! Unwanted Best offer on auction, why?

Hi, I listed a bag for auction and uncrossed ‘buy now’. I don’t think there were other boxes to uncrossI just received a best offer on the item.I checked my listing, and it says ‘best offer’ in it somewhere, but there is no option in the editing to u...

Purchasing a car

I seen a 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon on sale for $1,800 on Letgo. The girl selling it put in the description box to email her for further information & more pictures. I was amazed at how cheap it was, so that led me to suspicion. We emailed ...

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Returning a jacket

I revently bought a brand new jacket on ebay.When i received it it was too big for me.Can i return it to seller for a refund?

Resolved! Need some advice

I am looking at an electronic device that will sell for around $4000What scares me is that it is from Russia or Russian FederationIt says it will ship from California but no returns are acceptedDo you feel this is a safe transaction?

Resolved! Package Never Arrived Help

Hello, I have a question regarding a purchase I made a while back. The Seller shipped a package of 50 envelops and the item never updated, staying in one location the entire time. I purchased this at the beginning of this month and it was suppose to ...

Seller

If you see this seller on eBay under these names, do not purchase a phone from them. Report their listings. I have been trying to get my a refund from this seller since February 13, 2019. They sell refurbished items. I have been on the phone with eBa...

eBayer Commits Felony (Identity Theft) Against Another eBayer

I have not spoken of this before, but I want to know why eBay continues to allow eBayers who commit felonies against other eBayers continue to sell on eBay. In a nutshell, a few years ago a seller committed a felony against one of my friends who canc...

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Literal Sponsored Porn on Spring Black Friday Items for Sale

Seriously I was looking for a gift for my daughter and just clicked on a harmless poster on Daily Deals and what do I see under suggested at the bottom of the item? Nothing but porn and a Jimi Hendrix poster (which also has nothing to do with the ite...

Resolved! Buying and item

I recently bought an item on Ebay. Prior to buying the item, I reached out to the seller with questions about the item. I did not get any reply and the item had a very short time left, so I bid on the item. In the description it stated that the item ...

Guaranteed delivery date option.

Does ebay still give the buyer a 5$ credit towards a future purchase if an item doesn't arrive by the guaranteed delivery date the seller lists? I bought an item that is past its guaranteed delivery day and is moving slow as hell because the seller u...

User avatar by Thrill-Seeker
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Resolved! seller goes on vacation an hour after i buy items

seller went on "vacation" for over a week an hour after I bought items from them. now ebay will not let me cancel the orders and they haven't shipped for days. Ebay says they shipped but when you look at the USPS site it just says the seller printed ...

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Bring Back Negative Feedback For Sellers To Bad Buyers, eBay Would Not Exist Without Sellers!

I am so tired of people bidding/winning auctions and not paying. There should be consequences, and negative feedback from seller to buyer might get their attention. The sellers make eBay's profits, why are we so limited when it comes to bad buyers/bi...

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negative feedback

I would like to know if anybody else has had negative feeback removed for no reason from one of ebays power sellers

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