Seller News: August 2025
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Urgent: Fraudulent Buyer Activity – Request for Investigation & Action
Dear eBay Support, I would like to report the following buyer accounts for fraudulent activity: *username removed* These buyers are repeatedly: Returning empty envelopes instead of the actual item. Opening bank disputes after returns to obtain double...
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...
VAT
I bought a secondhand item from a UK seller for £66.48p + £2.25p Postage +0.97p VAT. 0.97p doesn't appear to be 20% of any of these figures so just out of interest what is the reason for the 97p VAT?
CANCELLED ITEM BY SELLER
I HAVE GOT TO SAY IT, BUT EBAY LIKES WASTING PEOPLES TIME! I DONT GET WHAT THE BIG SECRET IS TO HIDE WHAT THE SELLERS REASON IS FOR CANCELLING! NOT IN THE CANCELLATION EMAIL! BUT JUST HIDDEN AWAY SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND! I MISTAKENLY CLICKED INTO...
Proof of age. Neither my husband nor I own a credit card
Neither my husband nor I own a credit card and I want to bid on some cutlery, but as that includes a knife I have been asked to prove my age using a credit card. Is there another way to prove my age? Thanks, Liz
Seller scam
Hello, I a new to the forum so forgive me if it ramble on. I recemtly purchased and item that was over £500. The seller messaged saying the the item has been dispatched with a tracking number. I tried tracking but i had a messaged saying that it is t...
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...
The seller declined the return request
Hello,I bought an item by mistake (I thought it was made of a different material), first time in over 20 years with ebay.Seller declined my return request (I wrote to him and wanted to cover return cost).Is that it?
Lost bid to a lesser one??
I placed the highest bid at £162 but lost out to another bid of £158. Can anyone explain this please.
Resolved! No Click & Collect option when offers are accepted then autopaid
Hi all, when making an offer on an item that has the Click & Collect option, you get the warning window that if the offer is accepted, your default payment method is used to autopay for the said item, however, it will only show you your primary addre...
Fault as UK buyers cannot buy items on French ebay
galavit Contributor(786 feedbacks ) View listings on 29-08-2025 9:20 AM - last edited on 29-08-2025 10:07 AM by kh-belma I live in the UK. I am trying to bid on an item in France. 08-28-2025 07:42 AM The seller states that he/she will ship to the...
Resolved! Ebay EVRI delivery stole my parcel
I am a seller who has sold thousands of items through ebay over the years, Now since ebay has started issuing their own delivery qr codes, I thought I might as well use them as they're probably even safer. I sent my parcel with the automated EVRI del...
Fake jewellery descriptions
A seller is selling jewellery that is not as described. They buy most of their jewellery from TJC and are selling cubic zirconia as moissonite and white sapphire and moissonite as diamond. I queried it with the seller and they blocked me so I cant bu...
Can't search by nearest anymore...what's going on?
Can't search by nearest anymore...what's going on?
Resolved! Unable to bid on French listed item
I live in the UK. I am trying to bid on an item in France. 08-28-2025 07:42 AM The seller states that he/she will ship to the UK and asks buyers to make contact in advance. When I try to do this I get a message that asks me to fill in my details as...
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