https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support-DO-NOT/Inspection-before-buying-How/qaa-p/6752489#M1165179 <P>Viewing before purchase is no longer allowed. This is to prevent buyers and sellers from making private sales to evade payment of eBay's fees.<BR /><BR />You need to bid for the item unseen. Then, if it isn't as described when you collect it, ask the seller to send you a cancellation request (which will also get the seller's selling fee returned).<BR /><BR />This isn't a satisfactory situation for either party. One problem is that sellers may open an unpaid item case instead - either because they're indignant that you rejected the item, or simply to block you from leaving negative feedback.<BR /><BR />Whatever the reason, an unpaid item case would leave you with a non-payment strike. All you can do is phone eBay customer support, and hope they will remove it.</P> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:15:04 GMT red_magpie 2020-09-24T13:15:04Z https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support-DO-NOT/Inspection-before-buying-How/qaq-p/6752486 <P>Please can anyone tell me how a potential buyer can view an item before they purchase said item ?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Did give out my address only to get a <STRONG>"snotty"</STRONG> letter from Ebay threatening suspension&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Surely Mr Ebay does realise that buyers want to feel quality / size / condtion before buying ........................but how can they if I dont inform them just where the iem is&nbsp;</P> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:12:32 GMT https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support-DO-NOT/Inspection-before-buying-How/qaq-p/6752486 b4lmy 2020-09-24T13:12:32Z https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support-DO-NOT/Inspection-before-buying-How/qaa-p/6752489#M1165179 <P>Viewing before purchase is no longer allowed. This is to prevent buyers and sellers from making private sales to evade payment of eBay's fees.<BR /><BR />You need to bid for the item unseen. Then, if it isn't as described when you collect it, ask the seller to send you a cancellation request (which will also get the seller's selling fee returned).<BR /><BR />This isn't a satisfactory situation for either party. One problem is that sellers may open an unpaid item case instead - either because they're indignant that you rejected the item, or simply to block you from leaving negative feedback.<BR /><BR />Whatever the reason, an unpaid item case would leave you with a non-payment strike. All you can do is phone eBay customer support, and hope they will remove it.</P> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:15:04 GMT https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support-DO-NOT/Inspection-before-buying-How/qaa-p/6752489#M1165179 red_magpie 2020-09-24T13:15:04Z