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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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buying bladed items

I am unable to to purchase a polesaw as it is a bladed item and I do not have a credit card only debit so am unable to verify my age. I rang Ebay and was told to contact the seller and get him to amend the ad or borrow someone's credit card. I contac...

Anything worth buying for £10 on Ebay Live?

Ebay selected my account for a special offer that if I spend at least £10 on Ebay Live then they will give me two £25 off £50 spend vouchers which seem to be valid on normal ebay listings. It's a good deal and I have an idea how I would use the two v...

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I outbid myself and won

Hello, today I lost and won an ebay auction, second guy (that I won with) was me.And just because I won with myself I have to pay a quid more... Can anyone explain this?Thanks

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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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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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No Code No Collect !!

I ordered from a Business Seller who only gave two options for postage. Evri or Royal Mail Click and Collect. Thinking Royal Mail was the safer option I selected that. I was asked to give a mobile number to receive a collection code. No code was sent...

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Resolved! Order "delivered" - I have not received it.

Hello,On 24th od November I bought something for my daughter.Today (2nd of December) it says "Delivered" at 1:38 pm....I have been at home all day, checked around the house and neighbours - NOTHING.Delivery is showing - DHL Express Germany.What shall...

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Offers

I made the 3 maximum offers allowed obviously all declined hence my question. I wonder would it be acceptable to send an eBay message to the buyer in question asking would he be interested in a higher amount or would this breach eBay policy?

"Get £10.00 off when you purchase in our app!" discount

Hey, I keep getting a popup saying 'Get £10.00 off when you purchase in our app!' saying it expired in 5 days. it doesn't give a voucher code so how do i get this discount to apply to my app order?Open the camera app on your phoneScan this code with ...

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no response from sellers

I Perchased a Phone and the next day after rereading the ad noticed there where issues with it and notified seller upon receiving I would return it unopened strait away, so went round to my local Post Office paid the fee as the package had a return a...

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