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Buying a few items with ebay gift card without credit,debit or bank account.

I never bought from ebay before and I don't have a credit,debit or bank account,now I need to buy only about $25.00 of items from ebay and ebay only has what I need from a few sellers.The issue is this, will my order go through and I receive my items...

User avatar by Pathfinder
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Digital code not received and eBay won’t help!

Hi I pre ordered a digital code for forza horizon 4 on eBay on the 26th of August 2018 and it still hasn’t arrived! The reason I’m this late in putting this incident on the forums is Because I’ve tried every other option and I never really thought th...

Resolved! I lost 4 auctions to a lower bids In final seconds

I am very disappointed with eBay 3 weeks now. I have bid on items with a maximum bid (actually 4 times more than the winning bids).I received an email saying I'd been outbid by an amount much lower than my maximum bid. And I lost the auctions for les...

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Website slow to load, watch list pictures won't load, any others with this issue today? Solutions?

Hi fellow Ebay users, Not sure why but just today items in my watch list show only the words and not the pictures? I'll delete some items to see if this helps and clear cookies. Other then this any other suggestions please? Thank you.

Search Interference

I do not visit the forums very often, but I recall there was some discussion some time ago about searches. Recently I have noticed what I would call search interference by eBay. Normally, I will search for an item under "All Categories" and bring up ...

User avatar by Trailblazer
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When will eBay suspend a seller account due to negative feedback?

I bought something on January 14th from a seller who claimed to be in the US and claimed to have 2-day shipping on most products. The feedback at the time was ok, no red flags. I got a shipping notification but no tracking number (frequent complaint)...

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Resolved! My bid got cancelled because I have no feedback but I made an account to buy one item.

Do people expect me to just go buy a bunch of random cheap stuff or something to get feedback? I tried to contact the seller but just get a "Unfortunately this seller is not able to respond to your question." error every time. I'm not sure how to pro...

User avatar by Pathfinder
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Seller cleaned negative feedback

First off, i'd like to find out if that's even possible. I'm reading through some message boards here and finding answers all over the place. I purchased a car that was grossly misrepresented, but unfortunately seller refused to work with me on on ta...

User avatar by Rising Star
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Waist is 1 inch smaller than described

I sell and buy on eBay. I just bought a skirt and the waistband is at least an inch smaller than described. Because it has buttons and has no stretch I cannot fit into it. The seller says no returns. I want to honor her wishes and also honor myself b...

Feedback

Is there presently a general glitch on posting feedback? I bid on, and paid for, an item and the seller cancelled it. She did refund my money and said she 'sold out'. I am a seasoned Ebayer, but for some reason I can't find a link where I can post ne...

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CHINESE NEW YEAR SHIPPING DELAYS FOR THOSE WHO BUY FROM CHINA 2019

For those who buy from Chinese sellers you can expect shipping delays because of the Chinese Lunar New Year / Spring Festival. The official starting date this year is Tuesday February 5th and and the holiday runs until February 19th. As an official p...

I want to buy only US but......it ships from China, HK ?

This really "hisses" me off. I wanted to buy a monopod for my phone, so out of curiosity I went to do my regular search. I clicked "only US" and as other sellers or buyers have stated there are sellers with a location in XXX city or state, but item s...

Not able to leave feedback

I am unable to leave feedback for a purchase. The shipping date alone put me past the feedback date range of 60 days (estimated arrival was 5-7weeks after order date). I never received the product, The seller wouldn't give me any updates, by the time...

Cancelling a auction when payment is pending

I would like to cancel out an auction that I paid for. I won the auction and paid for it immediately with paypal. The money is noted as pending on paypal, my item has not been shipped, and the seller has not answered my messages. Ebay will not allow ...

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