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Need a credit card to bid?

After bidding on items for years and years, I am blocked from placing bids because credit card information is now required before starting a bid. For several years, have only used eBay gift cards to make purchases. Why the change? I can no longer use...

User avatar by Pathfinder
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Cancel order

It's too late to cancel this order. Please contact the seller to see if you can work something out.It's too late to cancel this order. Please contact the seller to see if you can work something out.CancellationCancellation Nintendo Switch Lite 32 GB ...

Bidding & Offers Not Working

Hi all,Hoping someone may be able to assist me here. I've been with Customer Service and have been waiting for a callback as they promised at last call.I am having trouble making offers and placing bids and attach a screenshot of the message that I g...

User avatar by Explorer
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SELLERS SELLING JUNK

LATELY EVERYTHING I HAVE PURCHASED ON EBAY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED AS WORKING.....IT'S ALL JUNK !FOR CERTAIN, SOME SELLERS WILL REFUND IF ITEM IS SENT BACK. JUST CHALK IT UP TO " HOW WE GOING TO GET ANY MONEY OUT OF THIS BROKEN JUNK?" I KNOW...SELL IT ON...

User avatar by Rising Star
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Suprise items added when paying.

I was just paying for an auction win. Then another item came up to be paid for. I looked at it and it said " this is an item you might like to by also ". If your not watching out, you could click that too thinking your paying for a purchase. Cheeky.....

User avatar by Visionary
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BUYERS BEWARE THEFT!!! Ebay continues to erroneously charge tax on tax exempt items.

It appears Ebay is charging tax on tax exempt items and doesn't seem to care much. I live in WA state and precious metals/bullion is tax exempt. I've never had any issues with multiple online retailers following this, and for some time Ebay had been ...

User avatar by Adventurer
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Ebay removing buyer feedback for no reason

Super disappointed in ebay. I bought a pair of shorts from a seller and when they arrived they were size small vs. the medium that was listed. I could not return them within the 2 week return window as I had work obligations and was out of town for 3...

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Paid for item. Didn’t arrive. No purchase history showing

Purchased fly, bug killer tape. Paid for it. Got an email to confirm, payment & delivery. But no purchase history showing on this item. Never arrived. Sent seller @moneycruncher details & photo of purchase. The order number doesn’t seem to exist. Wha...

User avatar by Enthusiast
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New type of scam - to me at least

I recently purchased what was supposed to be a used metal detector with pictures and whatnot. The seller had multiple listings with the same pictures which I found a little concerning. I contacted the seller and they stated they had multiple units an...

Resolved! Scammers on eBay

I bought three fruit trees on eBay about a year ago. They were very short, thin sticks without any leaves. I just found out that they were not fruit trees from someone who knows well about nurseries. I filed a complaint on eBay and was told that they...

Resolved! New Scam? Very Odd. For a yard Seed Spreader.

Hello everyone. This is new for me. I ordered a seed spreader for my yard. Nothing special. First seller (He was fairly new to eBay). Shipped item through FEDEX. OK? It was free shipping and FEDEX is expensive. FEDEX delivered a small, small package ...

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