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Uk buyers now not allowed to buy from America!

Has any other UK buyer had this problem? I'm absolutely disgusted with eBay for ever implementing it. It's so discriminating and weird. Basically if you're in the UK, you are now no longer allowed to buy from any seller in America, no matter how hard...

Stopping sellers using Evri

I am sure there will be many like me who are bemused how Evri are still in business. I have had delivery after delivery fail or arrive late and nothing gets done because sellers keep using them.I just did a Trust pilot search on Evri UK their one sta...

Sellers based in China ?

I have bought a couple of items that had to be returned but the seller just refunded and didn't want the item returned to them, it appears they have no Uk address and I'm guessing they are some kind of drop shipping seller that is running the busines...

Resolved! Seller wont sens return label

I bought an item that was damaged in the post, the seller provided an address to return it at my own cost which has been set at 3rd of April, I have asked them for a return label but they keep stalling offering me partial refunds and claiming they ne...

Resolved! Marking an untracked item as delivered

Hi community,Does anyone know if buyers can mark an untracked item as DELIVERED?I received the item and also got a delivery confirmation email from the courier), and promptly left a review for the seller, but the item is still marked as DISPATCHED an...

Simple Delivery and letters - clarification needed please

Is an £4.85 item today going to cost £7.61 soon?An item that is for sale today at £4 + 85p P&P, next week will cost me an additional 91p (or is the % charged on P&P as well?) for buyer fees from the 4th.I’ve heard that Simple Delivery is going to bec...

Ebay getting worse for buyers

Don't know about you but my experience of eBay has gone down massively this decade, they literally have gone against buyers giving us no protection against thieving courier companies even after proof provided and now they won't let you cancel orders ...

Buying a £700 item from a seller with zero feedback

Hi - Title says it really. I've been on ebay for 20 years this private seller has been on ebay for only a few but has zero feedback. Did ask if i could come view before purchase they said yes (can't too far really). The pics aren't stock and look gen...

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Buying from Europe

Hi I’ve found a pair of sunglasses in Italy but I’m wondering how much they will cost to import to the UK? The ad lists a very high postage fee , does that include duty ?

Item not sent after Auction

Hi,I won an item in auction.The seller then conjured up excuses to avoid sending the item which were simply not credible.Initially the seller told me that eBay had made an error with the delivery charges which were insufficient.Failing that, the sell...

Collection Advice

I bought an item recently which is local to me and the seller said collection in a week in the listing. The seller is now messaging me and wanting me to collect it immediately rather than within a week as they are going on holiday but I cannot collec...

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Buying

Ok guys hopefully someone can help me. I just bought a watch off a dealer on ebay after a little conversation he has announced he is away till the 4th and won’t be able to post till then. So will that person have been paid already or will payment be ...

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