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USPS Shipping Label Scam / Appeal Submitted Without My Consent.

Hello,I recently purchased an item for $1k from a new seller on eBay through an auction(biggest mistake ever). According to the tracking information, the item was delivered on the scheduled date. However, after speaking with my postal worker, I disco...

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eBay automatically charging buyers on auction wins & Make offers

I'm both a buyer and a seller on eBay and as both, I do not like the new system where buyers are automatically charged for each item they win in auctions along with postage FOR EACH ITEM! Same thing when they Make An Offer and the seller accepts the ...

Package delivered at wrong address

A seller send my package at the wrong address.The company says delivered and there is a picture of the package put on the floor at an unknown address.My delivery address is a UPS store with people that gets the package for you. The package has been d...

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Blocking a Seller

A couple of weeks ago I posted about a seller who sent my pkg to the wrong address, denied, called me a liar when I said it had not been delivered to me, etc. it was a nightmare. Ebay did not do anything to the seller. However, PayPal just refunded m...

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Resolved! Overseas sellers

I'm just wondering if other buyers on eBay are as frustrated as I am regarding overseas sellers. I've been purchasing items on eBay for about 20 years. As a buyer, I have consciously made the choice to purchase from US sellers only. This is mainly be...

Unable to make offers due to unpaid purchase

I recently made an eBay account and have put a few offers on different items I am interested in. When responding to a counter offer today I got a message saying I could not send offers due to unpaid purchases. I have just made my account about 2 days...

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Resolved! Yet Another Degradation to Search?

I do my keyword searches by Newly Listed. I first noticed yesterday (but hadn't done any searching since Sun. the 9th) that the results pages no longer show the time/date listed for each item. Consequently, I can't determine the point that my last se...

Item not delivered

I received an email saying that the 8 piece set of 2" exhaust tubing that I had purchased was "at or in my mailbox" I found that rather amusing seeing the size of these items. When I called the USPS to ask about my parts the local USPS employee said ...

eBay Authentication Guarantee is a Joke - Beware

Just a heads up that this guarantee service is unreliable. They're asleep at the wheel - don't trust it.Bought a Tom Brady card that was misrepresented. Seller said it was from one release, but it was from a different release (2002 Topps instead of T...

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Annoying Feedback Advertising A Sellers Business. Anyone else.

Yesterday I purchased a pair of pants from an ebay seller. I paid, plain and simple. Then I go and look at my feedback received, and here is this totally annoying feedback that had been left for me (♥).•*´¨`*•♥•(・・)MORE AWESOME FINDS @ XXXXXXXXXXXXXX...

Resolved! Seller is away

I went and purchased something last night, and it said that they would ship within 1 day of cleared payment. I go back on this morning and theres a message at the top that says seller will be away until Oct. 1st. I read on ebay that the rules are, yo...

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