Rise in unscrupulous sellers | Buying

steve648536 · 2025-12-04T23:08:26.278000Z

Having been a member of eBay for 24yrs in a few weeks, I am shocked at the dramatic rise in unscrupulous sellers on the platform, never have I had to return so many times than over the last year. Items that don't match the description, items damaged, missing parts or not getting your order delivered at all the list goes on. I have spent tens of thousands of pounds over the last 24yrs buying on eBay, I must say that my time is coming to an end. Plus eBay uses Royal Mail Parcelforce for free returns they are awful at home pick-ups, twice last week alone they never turned up for a return, this is not the first time they haven't turned up, I used to think Evri were poor but they are at least 80% better than Parcelforce in my humble opinion. There are some fantastic sellers that I follow and have stuck with for years, don't get me wrong not every seller is a bad one, but it's a minefield trying to find any new ones, I constantly read feedback and who they ship with before I purchase anything any sign of a seller arguing with a buyer I avoid them same goes for any poor feedback or a general feedback score below 97%, but that still not a guarantee you have found a good seller. Is it just me or have any other long-term members of eBay like myself come to the same conclusion as I have recently with terrible and unscrupulous sellers? Don't even get me started on how biased PayPal has become over the years, refused claims that a few years ago they would have granted, I have even had to start doing charge backs with my bank because PayPal has gotten worse, then again I am UK based maybe that's why?

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