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Automatic payments aren't bad for all buyers.

I know I'll get flak for this but here goes............. I like auto payments on auctions. I always bid the highest price I'm willing to pay on an auction. It's almost always just one item listed and usually the only one just like it comes up in my s...

How do you contact eBay - directly not the virtual assistant

I purchased an item and got a confirming email with id and tracking info. My bank has been debited.The item or purchase does not show up in my recent purchases therefore I cannot get an resolution with the virtual assistant. I have been trying for 5 ...

eBay sure ruined the Watch List with this "Shop similar" bleep

What a pain to remove items from your watch list that have ended. It used to be you could easily check off several of the ended watch list items all in a row, but now eBay has decided to pollute the watch list with a bunch of Shop Similar spam. Now y...

No country/location filter

So, I just noticed that ebay (at least on PC) no longer has country/location filters - in the past you could specify a location for example Canada in your filters - now you have only the shipping and pickup tab with 3 options: "arrives in 2-4 days", ...

UPS tracking says an item is delivered but I haven't received it

I bought a used laptop on eBay and the seller sent it via UPS.The shipping order number shows that it has been delivered to the dock on 2/10, and I am not the one who signed for it.I thought it was UPS that handed it over to USPS for delivery, but I ...

Barraged by scams on cell phone since buying on eBay

I recently bought several items from foreign and local buyers on eBay. I have been barraged by scams or phishing messages on my cell phone ever since. I know it has to connected to someone selling my phone number, either an eBay seller or someone fro...

No longer registered user

On the 28th of January I bought 3 bottles of perfume with my credit card through PayPal. The seller was met_2550. The items were supposedly sent untracked and from the time line it seemed to be moving. I have not received the package as of today the ...

Resolved! My Watch List is Fibbing to me

I'm using my Watch list to navigate through items I want to buy because my summary page view is always swamped with offers that take too much work to decline so I try Watch list instead. Why does my watch list say every single thing in it has already...

value of what I bought was less than the postage on envelope!

I bought 10 Maxell button batteries for about $4.50 including shipping. It came in an envelope with 2 stamps, one stamp was a $5 Purple floral geometry stamp (google it), and one was a Global stamp which I think is $1.65.. How did this seller send me...

Purchase from Japan to USA

I have been buying used items from Japan for 25 years. Authenticity is never a problem. Long ago, it was a smooth transaction. Then a few years ago, some items went thru US customs and generated a bill which was sent to me by customs. This month a pu...

Resolved! Purchasing an item over $800 from a seller in Japan

Hi, fellow Ebayers. This is my first time asking a question here. I hope I am doing this correctly and selected the correct forum. I am considering buying an item in the $850 - $1100 range from a buyer in Japan. Has anyone else here ever made such a ...

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How do i change my notification settings to text message instead of email

I have looked everywhere on the eBay notifications page and I see no way to change from emails to a text message for like outbidding, etc. is this possible or not and if so, could somebody please tell me how to do this? It seems like it should be a s...

When did ebay lose its customer base?

When did ebay go downhill? Trying to buy a phone I had no idea ebay was COMPLETELY taken over by scammers. Like not even worth buying from this site! Are they doing checks anymore on sellers or just let anybody make a listing? It doesn't seem they ar...

What is considered a deceptive listing

In the category of Coin Collections a seller listed an item that is a replica. The seller does not state it is a replica in the listing title. The title states the year and the type of coin. The year is not the year the coin was minted but rather the...