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age verification

Has anyone managed to get past the age verification issue at the moment.I am trying to buy a canteen of cutlery. I need to verify my age with a credit card.I go to the verification page and get an error and am told to contact customer support. I have...

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DHL not collecting

For the 2nd time in a week I have used the DHL collect option when I have sold an item on Ebay. On both occasions DHL have failed to collect and I have had to pay DPD to come out. How do i get my money back for this failed courier charge? No links fo...

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Very slow delivery times since the changes on Feb 4th.

Anyone else noticing this?...before the changes were brought in i'd order something and it would be on my doorstep within 2-5 days max...now seem to be waiting well over a week for pretty much everything. Are sellers thinking "soddit,if i've got to w...

"Buyer protection fee"? I don't think so. What a scam!

Was just about to purchase an item when I noticed a ~£3 "buyer protection fee". What an absolute scam. As a buyer, I absolutely refuse to pay eBay for the privilege of bare minimum customer service. Foisting hidden fees and extra charges onto buyers ...

Need Help Reinstating or Removing My eBay Account

Hello everyone,I hope you are well. I need assistance regarding my eBay account. My account has been placed under review / restriction (or suspended adjust if needed), and I would like guidance on how to either reinstate it or request complete remova...

Postage

Hi everyone been on ebay for years, Granddaughters birthday,needed to buy a iphone16. First one £690 plus £3.40 delivery, they sent tracking g number ,no proof of postage, sorry to say it was not delivered. Waited a extra 5 days for my money back, eb...

Strange case request

Hello there I have opened a case with a seller to return an item that arrived damaged with parts missing. Feet dragging has led to the case being passed to eBay. However, during the case, which will be finally decided on the 21st, the seller has said...

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Charged twice for an item

Greetings, I am in need of guidance with regards an issue that I have just become aware of. On the 3rd Nov 2025 I purchased an SDS drill on ebay using a 20% discount code, for £283.42. On the 11th Nov 2025 they sent me a message that the drill was ou...

Missing parcel

I received a delivery confirmation email. I have not received the parcel. Item was coming from China and the tracking link shows courier in China. Even though I was home, it was not delivered to me at my address, email says left at secure location. W...

Seller unresponsive for item to be collected

I won an auction for a £1000 item last weekend. Paid the money as requested through ebay, and tried to contact the seller to arrange collection as per the auction. Seller has never responded in any way either to arrange collection or to cancel the or...

Search - is anyone else finding it as useless as me?

In the past few months I have found the search function to become nearly useless. I often search for specific computer hardware components, I usually use the exact model number, brand name, memory size etc in the search. An example would be "NVIDIA R...

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Buying from the USA

Hi im trying to buy an item from the USA using my eBay balance (more then enough in there )Is there a reason why i cant use my balance for this purchase ??

Feedback reversed in sellers favour

Hello, can anyone explain to me, why my feedback has been removed to the sellers favor, because i wanted to send my item back because I changed my mind about it. The seller refused for me to send item back at my costs, not the seller. I had a reply b...

DHL is not delivering the item arrived in their delivery depot

The tracking shows the item has arrived in the local DHL depot almost 10 days ago, but they are not delivering the good, and everyday the tracking appears as the item scanned in the delivery depot as "arrived in the depot". The seller is in England a...