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Simple Delivery item gone missing

I'm in a bit of a predicament. My partner ordered a £75 item from a private seller a week or so before going into hospital which she thought was going to be one or two nights - it now looks like it could be two weeks and she is barely able to hold a ...

age verification

Has anyone managed to get past the age verification issue at the moment.I am trying to buy a canteen of cutlery. I need to verify my age with a credit card.I go to the verification page and get an error and am told to contact customer support. I have...

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Private listings

I dont like private listings.If I want to look through feedback for an item the reference to the item is missing.So while the number of negs is relevant they dont refer to any item.

Resolved! Vultures and snipers

Why is eBay so full of greedy vultures who must always outbid you, no matter what the cost, and a lot of them use sniper software? Ebay should ban this!!!! I am very low income, so I can't compete with these vultures.

Another Evri Story

Sorry in advance this is another Evri story. I am hoping by keeping Evri issues highlighted that we may as buyers eventually get to choose for ourselves who we want to deliver our purchases. I will keep this short:28th April won just over a meter of ...

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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...

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Return to China, ebay label not wanted by seller.

hello I bought an expensive item, it did not work on my machine. (the seller and I, are unsure if it is a fault or incompatibility) I put "defective" in return request as it was the closest thing. I have uploaded photos, and a message in the return c...

9ct bracelet deemed as authentic

I purchased a 9ct gold bracelet it went through authenticity and passed. I scratched beneath the surface layer and realised there was this coppery filled material. I then got a case reinfected as I realised after the 30 day period. An eBay customer s...

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POINTLESS 'MAKE OFFER' OPTION BY SELLERS

Don't know if any other post has coveted this subject but why do some sellers bother to list the Make Offer option on a listing when they have no intention of accepting any? Example: I offered just 6% less than the asking price for an item but got re...

Click and Collect wants a Barcode

I chose to have my item delivered to a Collection Point (as there have been a lot of delivery thefts). eBay said in the email to wait for a collection code before trying to collect my item. Royal Mail only asked for ID and email confirmation, so the ...

Handbags for Sale without sizes quoted

How is it that suddenly people are selling hand/shoulder bags with out the size quoted?I was looking at a bag recently & as there was no size on the listing, I messaged the seller.She was away from home but promised to let me know on her return.She c...

purchased an item with postage available

I purchased a small glass bird listed with postage.But when I came to paying it is listed as collection only I paid as Ididn't want to get receive a non payment strike I contacted the seller who seems to be a new seller he is happy to post and doesn'...