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Resolved! Proving my age without a credit card!

I see others have already asked this question (“I do not have a credit card, is there any other way to prove my age to eBay?”), but received little relevant response, with all manner of ‘real world’ suggestions (from joining porn sites, to showing yo...

Reporting keyword spamming is now a nightmare

Has anyone else noticed how difficult eBay have made it to report misleading listings?I keep getting search alerts for genuine brands (e.g. Margaret Howell) only to end up looking at unrelated items (overpriced Dunn & Co. overcoat)— usually keyword-s...

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What has RUINED eBay for you and how would you improve it?

I believe that eBay has been RUINED by the current management/Developers, I have been on eBay for over twenty years, I used to buy every month but now the risk just seems too high. The first thing that MUST be fixed is to respect customers choices in...

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Bought an item and told item has already been sold.

I bought an item from a seller, they messaged me back and said they had already sold the item on another site and would I like a similar item sent instead. Before I could reply and say no the seller has sent the item I didn’t want and now I can’t get...

Phone number for Ebay

Hi,I need to get hold of a human (chatbot useless) to sort out a non delivery which Ebay has signed off as a delivery and therefore closed my dispute. Thanks.

New scam on eBay

I bought an iPhone on eBay and received an alert stating that the item would be delivered the next day. The next day, I received another alert to confirm that it had been delivered. I was at home all day, and I never received anything. I called Royal...

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Don't do what I did! Scam

I've been using eBay for years... love it! Got scammed for first time so I guess not too bad. I made mistakes that allowed this all to happen, too trusting I guess. So annoyed with myself as much as anyone, we live and learn though. I wanted to write...

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Fake product received

Hello, I have purchased a product which is nothing like the original. I contacted the seller for a refund but they will not refund me. I opened a case, that the product was not delivered on time and wrote the real reason I wanted a refund, this was c...

Delivery from Shein!

So I've just had an eBay order of 3 whisks delivered after about 10 days. Sent from a fulfillment warehouse after being sent from China. The Yodel tracking even stated Shein! So I've paid nearly £6 for an item selling for around £1.50 on Shein. Altho...

This item doesn't fit,find parts that will .

How is it that two identical items,same manufacturer and part number, one above the other in the buyers list, even the same price and eBay advises "this item doesn't fit your vehicle" "Find parts that fit" and yet the other item"fits your vehicle ". ...

Resolved! Is Evri killing Ebay?

There are plenty threads with people complaining about Evri, many have replys from happy customers saying " I havn't had a problem with Evri" but if you did then you would find out just what a joke they are.The measure of a company is how they deal w...

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Resolved! Renewed Auctions

Evening all. I've been bidding on Captain America Brave New World blu ray (don't judge me) recently and failing multiple times. Three sellers I've tried and each time I miss out. Nothing unusual in that of course. My most recent failure was 20 mins a...

Resolved! Grass is Greener for a Buyer.

I am very unhappy with Ebay now. Every time I want to sign in , I have to verify myself in one of three ways (Text, Call, Email ), despite having provided Nat. Ins number , Trusted device, & Driving License. So,after 21 years thought I'd have a peek ...

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