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Purchase issues especially for anyone with a feedback rating of under 99%.

Best to use a credit card. While eBay does seen to back up purchases, you have an additional recourse layer you don't get with a debit card or bank account payment.

Why Zero (new) Sellers must be avoided.

New Sellers who have "Zero" feedback are often scammers, we all know that. Or do we? One would think that eBay would be watchful about new sellers and certainly not allow them to be trusted over say a 25 year customer with perfect feedback on over 30...

Negative Feed Back

I entered negative feedback for a seller who sold me a defective item. I am certain that he knew it was defective. Even though I got a refund, I gave the seller negative feedback because he was deceptive. But Ebay removed it and would not explain why...

Resolved! Seller trying to pass off Chinese made goods as non Chinese

I bought some tools from a seller, the listing claimed they use European materials and the manufacturing is done in a 'Western Hemisphere' country. The seller claims the manufacturing meets ISO specs and is UL approved.After receiving the goods, the ...

Attempting to buy large item from third party seller

I have found an item on Ebay I want to purchase for my small business... I reached out to the seller to ask some specific questions about pickup after I pay... The individual explained the item is located in a different state and there is a separate ...

Ebay doesn't give me options to ask for a refund (Item not received)

The maximum delivery date of the item I purchased was yesterday 5th of March and I haven't received anything yet. The seller never answered my messages or delivered the item, he gave me a tracking number that doesn't exist. So today 6th of March I go...

Scammed by seller from India, Ebay's buyer protection preventing me from getting refund or reporting

I just got scammed hard by a seller from India, and Ebay's buyer protection is completely useless. I bought a sword from what I thought was an Indian sword seller on Ebay. After I'd paid for it, and the hour cancellation window was closed, the seller...

scooter

i payed for it but did not get it i got scamed so that must .m.ean im out of the money ..................that i payed for the scooter

Received Offers On Items I Looked At, But Didn’t Add To Watch List

Curious, I was listing a couple of items, and I always check prices of similar items. I have received two offers on these listings and they were not on my Watch List…frankly it is really annoying. ‘’I hope that eBay has not started another “great ide...

No way to accept counter offer

I’m starting a new thread about this because the only other one I found was expired. When I received a counter offer from a seller I click “respond now” and it just takes me to the original item with no option to accept offer. In the last thread some...

item

i did not get 0my money back on the scooter i payed for why?

How to get a seller banned

I purchased a card from an eBay seller . They sent me the wrong card. I paid to ship back. In messages they said they received card back and apologized and said they would refund. They never did. So eBay shows the card was delivered .I have messaged ...

GIA & eBay authentication Program is a Complete Failure and a sad joke!

Hello everyone .. eBay GIA authentication is a Joke! Carried out by Student in the GIA Campus! We just sold Men’s Diamond band and we were informed “it did not pass Authentication because the diamond grade we stated is “SI2” and GIA (eBay authenticat...

Resolved! un mismo vendedor de ebay estafandome

I see stories, and almost all of them involve a buyer scamming a seller. Imagine how I feel after being scammed by the same eBay seller named "cellfeee." Right now, I'm in a situation because I bought a cell phone in very good condition and received ...

eBay claims "It's too late to cancel this order" 1 hour after placing the order?

I bought a replacement iPhone screen originally to fix my iPhone but it broke when I was fixing a few other issues and now the phone doesn't turn on. I tried canceling the order an hour after I placed it and now it won't let me cancel the order? Why?...