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Resolved! Counter offers

If a seller has made me a conter offer and it expires at a certain time is the seller allowed to sell the item to someone else before i have had a chance to accept the counter offer before it expires?I had an offer which expires today but gone to acc...

Unable to place bids without phone verification

I've tried to place bids on two items today, but every time I click "Submit Offer," it prompts me for phone verification. I must say, it's quite annoying — is this a new requirement? I've never encountered it beforeThanks in advance for any help

hedge trimmer you’ll need to verify your age ? & need a credit card ? but not a UK requirement ??

trying to by a hedge trimmer buy ebay says ,,In the UK, bladed items can be sold and delivered only to customers aged 18 or older. As such, you’ll need to verify your age. You may also need to confirm your age upon delivery. For more details, see our...

Very slow delivery times since the changes on Feb 4th.

Anyone else noticing this?...before the changes were brought in i'd order something and it would be on my doorstep within 2-5 days max...now seem to be waiting well over a week for pretty much everything. Are sellers thinking "soddit,if i've got to w...

Resolved! False advertising

Seller ripped me off  and gave me wrong item with false advertising.

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Fake watch

Buyers be ware EBay authenticity scheme is a scam they let fake watches go through and then when you get it checked by the manufacturer they still say it’s genuine!!!!!unbelievable in the extreme!!!do not think this is a one off be careful what you b...

Getting a bit sick of this over charged postage.

The last few months I've been buying from ebay quite frequenty. On some small items I've bought the postage has been set on the listing at £3.20 (Second Class Small Parcel). When the items arrive they have been sent as a Large Letter for £0.96p. I do...

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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...

Packing / invoice slips ???

Hi - New Simple delivery - ok so where is the packing slip gone?I see the invoice slip - but no packing slip - i now have to message the buyer with the comments i used to have set up on my packing slips - why has this been take away on simple deliver...

Item Not Received

I just had a bad ‘Item Not Received' experience and welcome any advice. So, I purchased an item from a private seller on eBay: a jacket, value c. £40.00 (so not a fortune in the scale of life) - order placed 27th June 2025. Evri were the nominated po...

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...

Faulty item!?

I purchased some gardening furniture in April, after no more than half a dozen uses one of the support cross struts on one side of where you sit, bent. Initial they questioned how it was damaged, did I put something heavy on it! Not sure I could lift...