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Buying from a new seller with zer feedback

I want to bid on a guitar, but the seller is new (joined December 2023), and has zero feedback. Thinking I could get a feel for this person I messaged him/her, but no reply was forthcoming after three attempts. I also noticed one of the pictures had ...

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problems with a purchase

I am a seller and a buyer, but this post is about something I purchased. The seller had 100% FB and looked like a good seller. I bought a quantity of 2 items from a seller on October 19. A label wasn't printed until October 24 and the estimated deliv...

Shoes in bad sizing

I bought a pair of shoes in my regular size. I've worn this size for at leat the last 30 or more years. The shoes are not sized correctly, because they don't fit. I paid $47.83 (including shipping and tx for them, and the seller refuses to accept a r...

Cannon Camera.

I bought a camera that the seller listed as a Canon Rebel T7i . He sent me a cheaper T7 instead. The total amount was with shipping & tax $359.69. I put in a dispute with my credit card company but they paid him the full amount, the seller offered me...

“Authenticy Guarantee”

I bought a pair of Golden Goose from a seller. Paid about $420 after tax, eBay authenticated it. They were faux and it ruined my kids birthday, opened up a case and eBay rejected my request. He wears them since we can’t afford to get him a new pair a...

"Can't complete checkout..." error message

I receive the following message when trying to buy. Sorry, we can't complete your checkout at this time. Please try changing your item quantity or check your account status.My account status seems to be OK. What should I do next?

eBay ignores reqeusts to remove counterfeit sellers

I've reported quite a few sellers recently that are clearly selling counterfeit items and defrauding buyers. eBay has done nothing at all, won't even acknowledge the report. The criminals continue on their platform. Sorry eBay, can't trust you. Won't...

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what's going on with eBay bucks back promo?

I accrued over $20 bucks in January and Feb came and went (no 5% bucks back) and now March came and no promotion, again. Did eBay just cancel the program mid way? If so, I am going to start shopping elsewhere. Anyone know any other info that is recen...

items per page changed for saved searches from 240 to 60

Go to any one of your saved searches. Next to the (Sort: by) icon is the "change view" icon. Click that and then click "customize" . Then see where you can change items per page. That will change ALL of your searches to the amount you chose. For me I...

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Gift card won't work

Trying to pay with a gift card and it keeps telling me to check payment details or use a different payment method. The full amount is on the card and I've tried all the suggestions in old posts and it doesn't work

Avoid seller

This company refuses to honor their warranty. A few years ago, I tried to get a warranty replacement on a broken holster for my LG phone. They claimed they could not find the transaction, even after I sent them a screenshot of the Paypal transaction....

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