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I'm currently dealing with a problematic buyer who is trying to pull a fast one. I had a brand new PS2 game for sale, and it was factory sealed. Before she purchased it, she asked me for photos of all sides of the case; she wanted to make sure there ...

eBay is the worst platform in regards to protection from fraud and cheating and is getting worse

I bought some beautiful coins on eBay and made deals with great sellers, however; eBay with its ZERO customer service and total alienation of management form the people on the platform is destroying its reputation, creditably and trustworthiness. The...

Buyer says Boyfriend is going to destroy contents of package when it arrives and wants refund

THIS has got to be the most insane message after a sale and with an item not yet delivered. Buyers messages “ I need to get a refund. My boyfriend said he is not going to give me the item when it is delivered and said he is going to destroy it or put...

New All-Time Low-No Replies Needed

I have reached a new all-time low, one sale in the past 14 days, I know the cheerleaders are going to say it's my fault, my inventory, my this, my that, BLAH BLAH BLAH, & to those I say you are Very Wrong!, This has become a pitiful place to try & co...

Counterfeit Jacket

I bought an Arcteryx on Feb 8 2024. The zipper broke so I sent it to the manufacturer for a fix and they claimed I bought a counterfeit item. Its way past the review or return date. Do I have any recourse? Seems like ebay is weak in this area.

Sellers requiring immediate payment on auctions

Hi! I've seen a huge increase in sellers of auction listings to demand immediate payment. It's harassing. Ebay's term state that buyers must pay for the auctions they win but I believe the terms also state that sellers have to allow 4 days to buyers....

Selling small volume of goods - question on Cost of Goods and what I need to keep track of for taxes

I am a retired individual and am slowly selling items I have around the house to cut down on a lifetime of stuff. I am not sure what I need to keep track of to help offset any earned income. I get that if I were to pick up an item to resell, I should...

why is ebay adding the sales tax to the seller's income from sale. Sellers never receive sales tax

I couldn't believe my eyes, but apparently Ebay is charging the seller to include the sales tax to the amount received, we don't receive any sales tax from customers, and when they get their 12% which already way too high, but this is downright theft...

Let Me Get This Straight..

Ebay will not allow me to sell an Americana salt and pepper shaker set from the 1950s that shows a black man and woman dressed in an Aunt Jemima outfit, BUT WILL allow all types of Nazi memorabilia and coins? Ebay's excuse is the salt an pepper shake...

Resolved! How to respond to scam buyer

I made a sale yesterday and "for fun" I always look up the address to see where my item is going. This time the mailing address was flagged all over the Ebay Forum and Reddit as a scam - the old "I never got my item" routine. So I cancelled the sale ...

eBay 100% charity can cost you money if not done correctly!

I was selling a item for a friend (regular sale not auction) for charity and did a 100% donation. After the item sold I had a $25 bill to pay. Item Sales Price was $50 with free shipping.Ebay promotion Fee: $5Shipping: $20 My expectation is that sinc...

Scammed

This is a really long detailed issue so i'm going to try and make it as short as possible. So i bought a Macbook from this account, miller-warehouse . It started messing up and i tried getting help from Apple, we couldn't fix it and then they told me...

In Texas and other states coins are exempt from sales tax. However eBay is collecting sales tax.

Texas Administrative Code Title 34 Part 1 Chapter 3 Subchapter 0 Rule 3.336"Effective Oct. 1, 2013, the sales of gold, silver, or numismatic coins, or of gold, silver, or platinum is exempted from Texas sales and use tax. "3.) "Numismatic coin- A coi...

Resolved! Item wrongly removed re: hazardous materials policy

For the first time, EBay removed an item of mine claiming it violated the hazardous materials policy. It was a vintage bubble lights ornament like this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/335193576795?hash=item4e0b18155b:g:OtYAAOSwk79llXXu&amdata=enc%3AAQAI...

customs from India refuses to accept any goods to Israel

AS a seller on Ebay, I received an order from Israel, but due to war situation, Indian Post & customs refuses to accept any parcel to Israel, its been more than 6 weeks, and I am not able to ship it to the buyer, what should I do?