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DON"T BUY FROM CHINA

BEWARE - THE CHINESE GOV'T STRONGLY SUBSIDIZES SHIPMENTS FROM CHINA. iF THERE IS ANY POSSIBILITY THE ITEM YOU ARE BUYING FROM CHINA WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE CONSIDER HAVING TO PAY MOST OF THE COST OF THE ITEM TO RETURN IT OR FORGO A REFUND DUE TO THE R...

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Hide or Disable Watchers

Hi ive been an ebay member for 16 years and ive never been fond of seeing watchers on items i wish to purchase i personally do not want to know if anyone is watching something i want, its frustrating and then when I purchase the item i feel bad becau...

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Received Broken Item

I bought a WaterPik Toothbrush and WaterPik combo and it didn't work. The seller is obviously a scammer because he listed it as an open box with No Returns. Of course, I got it and it was broken. Ebay obviously could care less as they have made it ne...

“Sending out the postal inspectors”?

So, I just received an order for a quantity of used stamps that was supposed to be 5 pounds worth, as written on the bag containing the items in the photograph, the item title on eBay, and the eBay detailed description. The item arrives, seems very l...

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Feedback

I have been buying on ebay for quite a few years..I have bought about 10-12 items latly, and none have givin feedback, but they want it in return. Whats up with that? Anyone else notice?

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I didnt make a purchase of the XBOX

Tried every option to stop unauthorized debit my card has been fraudulently debited, What i noticed is the said purchased items did not even reflect in my SUMMARY purchase list, all i see is debit alert 1. Sold Order number:15-11336-86620Order date M...

price gets jacked up when i hit add to cart

this bait and switch on prices isn't legal yet E-Bay lets it continue. its all the trend in clothing if you see something for $5.00 u.s. dollars and pick your color and then after you pick your size, the price most every time is jacked up three times...

Don't trust eBay's Authenticity Guarantee.

They have no ability to verify authenticity.They will pass products that are obviously counterfeit as authentic.And the onus is on the consumer.There are no returns.If you buy from eBay and rely on their verification, eBay will tell you to sell on eB...

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Ebay Mastercard Scam

I have spent hours calling SYF the Ebay Mastercard to figure out how to use my 100,000 points. I went to buy silver coins and saw the "redeem" $700 which it promptly alerts me this item is ineligible for rewards. SO I tried other listings. No silver ...

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Seller requesting PayPal to send back a purchase

I’ve been having issues with the seller of an item that I recently bought. They sent me a counterfeit item and I have been going through the process of trying to return it. After being sent a fake return address and having eBay step in, the seller fi...

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MIS COMPRAS, YA NO MUESTRAN LOS ANUNCIOS PASADOS 90 DIAS, CÓMO PUEDO RECUPERAR LAS IMÁGENES?

Necesito recuperar las imágenes para ver detalles, ya que pasaron los 90 días después de la compra y necesito observar las imágenes de calidad que tiene el anuncio con la finalidad de comprobar los seriales del artículo comprado. gracias I need to re...

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Item received is broken

On 3/3/2024, i bought a Waterpik sprayer with toothbrush. The item was listed as an open-box but non-returnable. The toothbrush doesn't work, what do I do, accept that I have been had?

Seller isn't responding and hasn't shipped the item

I bought an expensive item from a seller and the first day when I ask a question they responded right away. They said it takes 2 to 5 business days to be shipped. 8 business days have passed and the item hasn't been shipped and the seller isn't respo...

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