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Buyer protection...is it worth it?

I have bought and sometimes sold on ebay for twenty years give or take. Most transactions have gone very smoothly and I have made friends along the way, but this month everything has gone a bit sour. On 1st september 2025 a seller listed an item with...

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feedback now restricted?

I bought an item in may, sold with 10 yr warranty (now removed on listing), I tried to make a claim as item failed after a day or two after 90 days, seller wouldn't respond to emails. Ebay wouldn't refund as outside their buyer protection time limit....

Finding all categories in search

How do you locate all the categories when searching and not just the ones ebay forces on you. It's getting very frustrating Tring to find anything.

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Import VAT when buying from Germany

I plan to buy a ~£400 printer from a business seller who is based in Germany. The item is in Germany.Import from the EU is liable for UK VAT 20%. Where and by whom, if any, is this charged? By the carrier? By eBay? The German seller is a VAT register...

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Resolved! Buying a book from US seller

Is there any import tax implication for UK buyer when buying a book (total $62.40 = £47 including shipping) from US book seller due to new tariff introduction?

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...

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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Resolved! Proving my age without a credit card!

I see others have already asked this question (“I do not have a credit card, is there any other way to prove my age to eBay?”), but received little relevant response, with all manner of ‘real world’ suggestions (from joining porn sites, to showing yo...

Am I not allowed a right to reply?

Recently I just got this from eBay: "We noticed that you’re having some issues with your recent orders. We know that problems with orders happen occasionally, but we’re always concerned when we see buyers opening an unusual amount of return requests,...

Watch

Hello 4 months ago I bought a tag watch off eBay the seller had great feedback and sells watches on here, around a month ago I was talking on a fb group of watch dealers and sellers and they said the box the watch came in isn’t the correct box. The l...

cashmere clothing

At this time of the year I start looking for lightweight warm clothing. I am disabled and cannot wear heavy clothing. The lightest is cashmere. Every search is predominantly Crew clothing, which is almost always a cashmere/cotton mix and I don't like...