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Resolved! Can't leave feedback?

I want to leave feedback for a seller, but there doesn't seem to be an option to do so on my purchase history or the transaction details. The transaction happened a little under a month ago, so it should be within the 60 day limit. All my other purch...

Resolved! Remove very annoying 2 step verification process

How do I get rid of this supremely annoying thing? It's only been there a morning and I'm already sick of having to fetch my mobile phone to get the code. I am not surgically and unhealthily attached to my phone, it is not with me constantly and exce...

just bought on eBay and I saw suddenly a “UK VAT added to price” for the first time is this correct

Hi, I just bought an item on eBay and I saw added to the final price before payment a "UK VAT added to price" to a value of 20%. I have never seen that before in more than 18 years on eBay. The seller is in UK and I am also in UK. Is this correct and...

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"UK Only" location filter now includes China

I am finding that it is now impossible to filter the loation of the products that I want to buy I click on the "UK only" filter but then I have to go through 1000s of listings that are located in China but claim to be in the UK. This is making for a ...

Getting a bit sick of this over charged postage.

The last few months I've been buying from ebay quite frequenty. On some small items I've bought the postage has been set on the listing at £3.20 (Second Class Small Parcel). When the items arrive they have been sent as a Large Letter for £0.96p. I do...

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Resolved! Purchases arrivng via Amazon

A couple of times now I have bought stuff on ebay and it has arrived from Amazon. It's obvious that the sellers are placing the ad on ebay, when a purchase is made they buy from Geoff, use buyers address for the delivery and trouser the difference. T...

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Resolved! Messages ignored by sellers

One thing that really is getting worse is seller communication, not responding to messages and basically treating buyers as a nuisance! I find this very odd and now will not buy from someone who can't be bothered to respond or interact even if I want...

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Resolved! Appalling new eBay bidding "glitch", more seconds added, & allows snipers to out bid a winning bid

I have been buying & selling on eBay for over 15 years, & have watched whilst little by little eBay tweek elements which have worked perfectly, but this new little trick up the sleeve of eBay when bidding, takes the biscuit. You find an item you want...

Help! - No Click & Collect barcode received, even though item has been delivered to C&C location.

Hi,Does anyone know how I can get ebay to send/resend a delivery notification including the barcode used for Click & Collect? They usually send several reminders if it isn't collected straight away, but I haven't received a single one and therefore c...

Setting the "DEFAULT" search location.....

How difficult would it be, for eBay to allow you to set the DEFAULT search location."Default" is an option, so it must have a setting somewhere, but there it no way to set it.Would be nice to not have to set it all of the time.It could also influence...

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WHY CANT I BLOCK A SELLER????

If sellers can block a buyer why can't a buyer block a seller who keeps harassing you or to make sure you don't buy from a bad seller in the future forgetting their name and ordering again from a seller you had a bad experience with.????? Can ebay gi...

Aquiline tracking scam BEWARE

Hi, I recently bought an item on the 16th January 2023 which was supposed to be located in ilford Essex from an Ebay seller. When the item hadn't arrived 2 weeks after the purchase date I contacted the seller to report that item hadn't arrived and th...

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