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Post option changed when best offer is accepted

Hi, I’m hoping someone can help?In most cases when I buy an item I change the postage to the more expensive option in hope that it is Royal Mail rather than Evri (my Evri delivery man is terrible). However, every time I make a best offer I change the...

Fake goods

Hi I’m at my wits end trying to get through to someone that can help me. I bought some vital proteins collagen powder that is fake. I sent copies of the photos of packaging, barcode and dates to the manufacturer and they confirmed it’s not genuine.i ...

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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15% reduction

was there a email sent out saying we could get above offer with code SAVINGPERKS IF SO WHEN DID IT RUN OUT

Help needed!

Going around in ever decreasing circles here. Can anyone help? I bought some glyphosate weed killer on eBay. Two 5 ltr containers. When they arrived there was no mention of glyphosate but it said Ascetic Acid aka vinegar!! I contacted seller who blam...

Item not received

Hi all, I need some advice, please regarding a watch that I bought a couple of days ago.I was in touch with a seller who had a watch for sale for £400, so I was asking a few questions about it, and they told me it had just come back from the dealer w...

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Return and Replacement Issue - eBay ChatBot Call Back Not Calling Back

Hi All, I purchased a refurbished hard disk that immediately developed a fault. The seller was really good and we agreed a replacement. I raised a return to get a postage label. The seller said I had to close the return so he could send a replacement...

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Lost Parcel. eBay decided in Seller's favour

Hello All, So, I purchased something from a seller and did not receive it. Filed a case, and it was decided in their favour. The delivery clearly show the delivery door as not mine (mine is a completely different colour). I had absolutely no contact ...

Insulting email from seller and claiming money back

Hii purchased 2 items from a buyer, both with ‘free’ postage. I paid with my existing eBay balance so it wasn’t via PayPal or credit card. Anyway I got a card from Royal Mail today saying they had a parcel for me with underpaid postage, however it di...

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Seller and ebay are a disgrace.

15 Oct 2025 I purchased a 4TB SSD drive, from what was supposed to be a UK seller, obviously drop shipped from China, arrived 25th Oct 2025. After receiving the drive and installing it, I quickly realised that the item was faulty and unusable.Contact...

proof of age

I guess ebay are going to lose a lot of business with this credit card ID lark to buy bladed items i missed out on a planner today and went else where the other day to buy scroll saw blades other companys dont have this policy why just a credit card ...

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Evri service lack of.

Has there ever been a worse delivery service than EVRI, ?Trying to contact a real person is impossible. Not sure about others on here with missing deliveries but in my area we get a different driver every day and none of them have English as their fi...