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Blocked by a Seller

Hi all. I am disabled and have ti get my Carer to pick up my ebay items I buy from local click and collect store.I missed a old Piece of glass by Greener and asked Seller if relisting. He/She said yes, and would put in on for £24 but as Buy it now.Wh...

How long for collection of sold item?

Hi, I sold an item, a pushchair, I have received payment and the buyer has said they need to arrange travel to collect, this was communicated to me on 10th April. I've since heard nothing. Can I put a deadline on collection with a condition that if i...

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Buyer collected and now claims item is defective.

I recently sold an espresso machine, a large high value item. The buyer collected the espresso machine and travelled 2.5hrs to collect it from another part of the UK. Birmingham to East Yorkshire. One week later they are claiming it's defective and h...

SELLING ON EBAY

HI EVERYONE, LETS SEE IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME, I HAVE LISTED MORE THEN 50 PRODUCTS ON EBAY BUT ONLY GETTING SALE ON 1 LISTING WHICH IS 4-5 ORDERS EVERYDAY,ALL OTHER PRODUCTS ARE GOOD PRODUCTS TO, OTHER SELLERS GETTING SALE ON THEM, I LISTED CHEAPER THA...

First VAT return

I'm doing my first VAT returns and would like some advice on here.I'm registered as a business seller and charge VAT on my items which is collected by ebay.My question is, how is that VAT reported to HMRC and how do I report that on my VAT return.FYI...

Item was not sold (one bid only, then retracted) but Ebay marked it Sold and now is charging me fees

I did not sell the item (a keyboard) and therefore did not receive any proceeds from Ebay or anyone else; there was one bid but it was retracted - but Ebay has marked it 'Sold' and is now charging me fees

EBay cancelled my sale

I have sold a quite expensive item. I have been in contact with the buyer regarding collection. I was away for a few days then he was going away but we both agreed it wasn't a problem. We had agreed on PayPal as the payment method but he hasn't yet p...

Not received an order, marked delivered

Please can I have help with this: I bought an item from a seller with an eBay shop, they provided me with a tracking number. My local courier delivered a package addressed to me with the same tracking number on it and securely sealed, doesn't look ta...

Item delivered to an address identical to mine but 30 miles away

Hi all hoping for some guidance on an unusual INR. I've been ebaying over 20 years and never come across this. I bought a charm for my daughter's bracelet, days later I got an 'item delivered' message from ebay. The item had not been delivered. The s...

Funds on hold item sent How long before I get paid?

Hi again all, I've been selling on eBay for around 4 months now. I've sold a decent amount of items, have great feedback and dispatch items same day. I posted on here last week after my funds got placed on hold. It's happened again but this time as t...

‘Empty box’ return

Today I received a return. Item sold, iPhone 15 pro, brand new and sealed. The reason for returning was that the phone doesn't switch on at all. When I received the return, the package contained a packet of wipes and 3 batteries, I assume to help mak...

Messages history

Hi there! For how long period of time messages are stored? I cannot see any messages about items which I sold more than 2yrs ago. Can I get Access to it in anyway? Best regards,Lucas

factory sealed 80's vinyl records legit or re-sealed used vinyl??

recently purchased some 80's "factory sealed" records but after receiving & careful inspection notice they have markings to cover under the so called "factory seal" the plastic seal is un marked. Upon opening a couple of the cheaper ones the records ...

Can't upload anything

3 times I've tried to load an item onto ebay in the last hr and each time it's removed it saying there's an error. It even deletes the draft. Anyone else having this issue? I've not even got to put in any pictures

How long to wait for buyer to collect?

I listed a new but unboxed microwave for sale, collection only. Buyer offered 2/3 of asking price. I noticed they did not appear to be local so counteroffer at their offer, but highlighting was collection only. They accepted 2 weeks ago now and then ...

Cannot Promote an auction listing even though seller status is above Standard

For some reason I cannot promote my auction listings anymore. I used to pay £1 for a 7 day auction to promote it and this was the express promotion. This option should be available if I have enough listed and also if my status is top-rated or above s...

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Money withdrawn but item not sent

I have won a bid but unfortunately I did not notice is collect in person.I was asking the seller to withdraw or null the listing to no avail.Then few days passed I was not paying for the item.There was no option to get help from ebay.At the end the m...

item sold buyer does not want to pay but ebay wants to charge relist

ebay wants to charge relist fee when item wasnt paid for????

Orders may contain incorrect shipping address

I'm guessing most of you will have received the above message this morning from eBay, what a shambles!So orders sent from the 7th might have had incorrect shipping addresses! As luck would have it (or not) my shop was closed for most of this month du...

Why I'm quitting ebay for good

A couple of months ago, I sold a hifi item on here for over £100. I had been warned beforehand about scammers buying electronic goods, and "harvesting" the internal components to repair their own faulty items. Luckily, I took the warnings seriously. ...

No sales

What is going on at eBay? No sales, no offers no response to offers, last sale 15 hours ago and counting. I sell worldwide, all listings promoted, TRS, eBay premium service, fast and free, NO SALES. Everything's collapsed since mid march/early April....

Fed up with UK based sellers shipping from China!

It's getting more and more frustrating having to determine whether items are actually UK based or not.So many sellers who have a UK based address are shipping from China. It's a painstaking process to go through.Some are easier than others to identif...

Customer Support

I receive notices that there is a new sign in to my account - The approximate location of the person signing in is given - The address is not correct for me. I have changed my e-bay password but the error persists. I have therefore tried to set up a ...

Search for clothing colours

How can you search for a top or a pair of trousers in say, a teal colour, when the applicable colour options are limited to blue, green or not speicified?

wrong postage

When clients bought more items, eBay used to charge them postage for each individual item, even if the address/ buyer was the same. That was creating unrealistic huge postage cots. Now it is the opposite: eBay no longer charges clients individual pos...

No 70% off Variable Selling Fees this weekend ?

I always get a 70% off variable selling fees every 2 week and it is when I list. There is nothing on the "promotions" area of my home page either. Do any other private sellers have the same issue ? From what I have read on forums it is not guaranteed...

Fees have been taken and money paid to me, but I need to refund. Sorry for long post!

I sold an item, auction started at £25 and ended at £51. For collection only, but a few people messaged to ask me to post it. It is about 6kg packed and I found a Royal Mail or Evri 48 hours. Offered to post for about £9/10 Buyer asked about postage ...

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