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Gillette fusion blades

Most of the so called Gillette fusion blades on eBay are cheap unusable blades made in China, read the small print and it says compatible . SO beware you are paying cheaper for rubbish

Final price higher than what I offered?

Im completely confused over how offers work when buying. I sent an offer for one item for £105 exactly. Delivery was 2.85, which I had taken into account already. So expecting to pay 107.85. However the offer was accepted and I have been charged 109....

ebay allowing obvious counterfit items

ive reported a counterfit item to ebay thats being sold as real and linked evidence showing its counterfeit but apparently when i got the report back ebay said it doesnt break any of their rules or guidelines. Literally makes no sense to me.

Seller instantly refused faulty item return

I purchased a Pixel 7 from a business seller. As I was busy, I only just got round to setting it up on the day before the returns window closed. The phone was boiling hot even on 1st boot & transferring all data, & remained so even when updated & wit...

Verification of age

Tried to purchase a chainsaw on ebay but had to verify my age by credit card.I have only a debit card which I use to buy on ebay, no problem there, but not acceptable to verify my age!My ebay account state my name, date of birth, address, phone numbe...

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LibreOffice

Don't buyers of LibreOffice know they can download it free and get updates also free?

Resolved! Maximum Bid

HiI placed a Max bid of £187.00 and the Item sold for £180.00I wonder if someone could please explain.Thank you

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Another issue with Simple Delivery.

Saw an item i fancied it was listed with a start bid price or best offer. Before offering a best offer i could see it had different postal optionsClick and Collect in local store price £2.05Standard tracked delivery £3.09Express tracked £3.71 Click a...

Fake Dewalt batteries

When is Ebay going to act against the sellers of fake power tool batteries. It appears that a number of private sellers are operating a scam ring to sell fake goods and inflate feedback scores. Most of the Dewalt 20v XR batteries offered by private s...

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Argos Click & Collect item lost - what can I do?

Last week I paid just over £150 for an item on ebay. It was a click & collect Argos order. According to the order details and tracking the package was delivered to Argos by Parcelforce a few days ago. However, it still says, "your order is being prep...

Resolved! How can you trust what you see in eBay?

I have lo9ng known that lazy coders at eBay use caching which means that what you see on screen is not necessarily the latest data. However, I came across an extreme case today. The Bidding section on My eBay shows this: Go to Bidding History and I s...

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eBay International Shipping delays

I’m expecting a couple of baseball cards from the US, and the sellers have sent them out via the International Shipping Service. One got lost on the way to the hub, and the other took an age to be accepted at the hub and has since stopped. Has anyone...

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Resolved! return item...bag or box?

Hi...have opened a return for an item and on the return it states send in a box.....the item just came in a soft bag envelope... Do I now have to go out and find a box or can I return to RM in the original bag it was sent in?

Returning item when po scan did not work

Hi, I took a return to the local post office and the scan of the label did not work. The issued me with a certificate if posting but am worried that might not cover it?

Product which doesn’t work

Can someone help, I was directed here from another board. I bought an item that does not work and I have to return it, however when I print the label it is only 2kg but the product is heavier. I will have to carry this to the Post Office which is rea...

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