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Buyer fees 2025 implication for sellers

If I sell something for £1 is it true that the seller is charged a 75p flat fee? That is so off putting as a buyer and seller. If I send an item via Royal Mail's untracked service when will I get paid - will it be 48 hours after the estimated deliver...

how can i stop ebay pestering me with emails

how can i stop ebay sending emails to my email box, every day your parcel is posted,its on its way, seller ,this seller that,, its doing my head in EBAY STOP SENDING EMAILS TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS I DO NOT WANT ANY COMMUNICATIONS WITH EBAY I BUY THAT'S A...

Razor Blades

Hi I am being asked for the first time ever after buying razor blades online for the past five years for proof i am over 18. I am being asked for my full credit card number expiry date and last 3 security digits what seems to be from an ebay source, ...

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...

POINTLESS 'MAKE OFFER' OPTION BY SELLERS

Don't know if any other post has coveted this subject but why do some sellers bother to list the Make Offer option on a listing when they have no intention of accepting any? Example: I offered just 6% less than the asking price for an item but got re...

Not Happy with Greedy Ebay

So Disgusted By EBAYSo Disgusted By EBAY. You SHOULD BE ASHAMED!Ebay in their Greed has now decided to charge Buyers " Buyer Protection " This means that the price the seller is offering to buyers has 5% buyers protection fee added by ebay. This fee ...

Resolved! Contact with Evri

Late and/or missing packages from Evri ; who better can contact these people, the seller or the buyer? I have three outstanding packages.

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Sooo.....Trying to buy some car ramps. Most listings have free postage but not when you click on it!

Just been looking for a set of ramps for my car. i see loads of listings with free 4 day postage yet once i click on the link, EVERY one has postage to be added! How are they getting away with this? As much as i want to use Ebay, i'm just going to be...

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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What's with the weird start prices?

Just noticed today that most items, instead of starting at typical amounts, eg. £7.99, £19.99 etc, I'm seeing £17.23 or £22.61 etc.Have eBay done something weird again?

Resolved! Checkout refuses to work today

I have been trying all morning to buy three items in my basket and keep getting the following error message: Something went wrong. Please try to check out again. I have cleared history and cache, tried using a different device, restarted devices, and...

Searches should be Sorted by Couriers

As a buyer , I have little or no control over delivery. There are some courier(s) out there that flat out, do not deliver, etc. I am tired of the endless exercise of "Item not Received." I don't want to use this courier but ebay has forced it on me. ...

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Oh well

I won an auction on the 6th for a ridiculously low price. It was a job lot and quite heavy. There was no reserve.I didn't think the seller would post, but I paid and the next day, he gave a tracking number with Parceforce. The seller has 100% positiv...

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