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Not Allowing Bidding?

Is there something up with ebay's IT today? I've cleared the cookies from my browser. Rebooted, and I still can't bid on a couple of items. When I press to increase a bid, the bidding section then has a blue line around. When I press on bid, it doesn...

Questions about Turnover & Tax-free allowance ?

Hello all since Januray 2024 i have been trying to understand the meaning of ' turnover ' in tax so for an example let's say i listed & sold an item for £10 (that being the sold price before a payout is sent out) and as for the payout i get about £8....

Resolved! Waiting over 10 weeks and counting for eBay to acknowledge my complaint and offer a refund.

KEF Coda 9.2 Floor standing speakers£75.00 Item subtotalSold on: 9 JanYou marked as paid a) I listed the above item for sale in the UK, stating collection only late 2023 b) Some guy from Poland buys the item. c) I contact him and he informs me he mad...

Ebay unresponsive in Firefox today

I am completely unable to use ebay in Firefox today. If I try to expand view of listing photos, scroll through listing photos or magnify, absolutely nothing happens. Similarly if I try to submit bid, buy it now, or add to a list, absolutely nothing h...

having pay extra postage

Had few items I have sold that's buyers having pay extra postage on second class postage I used the pre paid eBay labels and I always check the weight is under what it needs to be what should I do stop this happening

Item sold. Can you switch to pick up instead of posting?

I've sold something and noticed that the buyer lives very close to me. Is it possible to change the settings to pick up only at this stage?

I cant find my listing by searching even if i logout but it says its active!

Buyer texted about missing item

I sold a tv(including a cable and a remote) and sent it to the buyer. However, when he received it, he texted me that the remote is missing, even though I am certain that I put it inside the box. He gave me three options, which is me buying a remote ...

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'Sausages'. Do carry on.:-)

Returns

Just purchased sleeveless tank top, the seller does not accept returns, the tank top is described as XXL, upon receipt it would appear the jumper has previously been washed on a hot wash and has consequently shrunk!!making it more of a medium rather ...

shocking Ebay fees

item sells £50+£3.99 shipping eBay stopages £7:21 !! absolutely shocked small time sellers like me all struggling to sell due to economic climate but I feel like deleting my account !!

changing the language of my eBay account

I was living in the Netherlands for some time and opened my account when I was over there and now the language of my eBay account is dutch. Now I have moved back to the states and I need my account to be in English But im not able to change the langu...

Buying an item.

I've bought loads of things on eBay before but I have received a message asking for a mobile number or email address for the tracking service. I've never been asked this before and the request came to my email. Should I be concerned?

Egr blank

Had a message of eBay saying I bought a emission cheat device telling me not to install and have removed the listing what do I do?

Cannot/will not accept a return

I bought a used pair of size 9 Vans from a private seller however upon delivery they turned out to be size 9.5 and did not fit me. I contacted the seller explaining this and they said they were happy do a refund but did not know how to go about it. I...

PLEASE CHECK YOUR DEFECTS REPORTS FOR CANCELLED TRANSACTIONS !!!

Hi, Please be aware that you may have defect for a cancelled transaction from this weekend which you didn't cancelled. Looks like there is some ebay glitch which caused that some orders were cancelled by the system, so you not only loose money (if yo...

eBay Post Labels?

Starting to day, I get one label perA4 sheet because the rest is taken up with an unnecessary certificate of postage. Or is just me?

New Royal Mail label layout

Why have they changed the label layout to include certificate of posting underneath the label, now I'm not able to print them on a 4 label sheet, have had to print them on A4 paper and cut them out to sellotape on.Am I the only person this has happen...

Additional Invoice for Posting

A buyer bought and paid for an item but requested a faster postage after, how can I create an invoice for the extra postage please?

Need - Help regarding a buyer

Hi Everyone, I hope you can help me. I sold an item to a buyer 3 Weeks ago, I posted it at my post office which cost me £5 more to send at almost £10, lately I haven't had much time in order to get the true postage so I thought id get on with it. So ...

Royal Mail tracked labels now have proof of postage -unable to use label printer

hi fellow sellers, this morning my labels have a proof of postage attached to most labels which stops me using my label printer, im having to resort to a4 and tape, is there any way of removing the proof of postage and return to just the label to use...

Account restricted for no apparent reason - please help

Hi everyone, I got my account restricted and I don't have access to my founds. I got generic, vague mail that some customers may not received their orders. I guess it's due to problem with tracking of 2 parcels sent from European Union to Australia. ...

EVRI left the parcel OUTSIDE OF MY BUILDING, and somebody took it

I am not writing here asking for anything, it is just for your information, to add one more topic to never ending EVRI stories. They left 3 parcels outside of my building today, right next to a busy road, and were smart enough to take a photo of it a...

Change of postal address

Buyer has difficulty receiving goods at work with Evri and has asked me to send pcl to her home address. I can't find out how to change the postal address

Currency designation

My listings page has suddenly changed from dollars to pounds in the pricing section and American weights to Decimal weights in the mailing section. How do I change them back to their original settings??

Is there a EU connection for ebay, or is there a change in the winds?

'I certify that all my selling activities will comply with all EU laws and regulations'. This notice appears on each of my listings in the description section, where i am advised that'Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing'.Any ideas why ...

New Royal Mail Tracked 24 / 48 Service at Post Offices counters NOT YET WORKING

Just been to the Post Office and the new Tracked 24/48 at Post Offices as listed in the new 2nd April Price list is not on their systems yet, and looking further into this, I saw a blog in which it was mentioned that negotiations between Royal Mail a...

Buyer claiming to receive a different item from what i sent

I sent an item to a buyer and when they received it they claimed to have received a different item..They threatened me to send them £40 or else they will leave a damaging negative feedback.i refused and told them to return the original item i sent an...

How to show items have been posted by me, NOT ebay

on my last 3 sales ive posted them myself and one i delivered iterm how do you show iterm as delivered

Charged for international posatge incorrectly

I've been charged 40p for international postage when my item is going to Staffordshire. (see attached) I can see that the buyer is registered in Australia, but his postal address is England. Ebay have stated that the charge is because the item is bei...

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