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Click and collect not an option on offers...what nonsense!!!

I am aware this has already been raised in discussion. I am starting a new conversation to raise it again and I am hoping eBay will take note. I found a thread about the issue of not being able to choose C&C when making an offer and only being able t...

Purchase

Hi, I purchased an expensive pair of boots from eBay. First I didn’t realise I didn’t pay by PayPal secondly eBay gave positive feedback on my behalf. The boots were described as brand new never worn, however they were all creased and damaged and spl...

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...

Item does not fit as per listing

Item purchased doesn't fit as per listing. Agents instructed they would open a refund request, they didn't...then another agent said I would hear more about this last Monday. I didn't. How do I proceed? I cannot get past the chat bot now regarding th...

Item develops a fault within 30 days of delivery

Won an auction for a Home Cinema AV receiver, private seller stated it was brand new and had tested it for a day on bluetooth, delivered fine set it up but after about 10 days developed a fault where the always on front display on the front would ran...

Resolved! Buying advice please

Hello, bit of advice on how to handle a recent purchase. Item I was interested in was previously listed as a buy it now and I offered 110 euro, the seller said they wouldn’t sell for less than 160 euro so I left it. The item was then listed as an auc...

Resolved! Buyer protection.

I bought an item with buyer protection included. I checked the tracking on a few occasions as it hadn't arrived. Apparently it was with Evri and there were delays. After 2 weeks, I opened a dispute only to find out a few days later that the item was ...

Buyer protection fee

Ebay charge a buyer protection fee on all purchases, as a purchaser you cannot not pay this. This is supposedly to protect buyers from failed deliveries or scam sellers when an item does not arrive. I just pitched items from a seller and those items ...

Inexplicable Additional £1 charges when Purchasing

Just noticed on my credit card account 2 additional £1 charges being made, on the same days as 2 purchases were made....not refunded but left pending. !I have just wasted two hours of my life speaking with both Paypal (who was used for purchases in q...

Label manipulation scam: Royal Mail GPS proof — eBay still delaying refund, multiple victims

£1,622 “Delivered” scam (label manipulation) + eBay keeps extending seller deadline + Royal Mail GPS evidence ignored Hi all — posting as a warning and hoping an eBay mod can escalate this. Paid: £1,622Offer accepted: 16 Jan 2026Marked delivered: 21 ...

Dual Label Fraud - BUYER BEWARE!

Do not trust EBay Buyer Protection to help you recover your purchase costs when your item gets delivered to the wrong address under this scam! Remember, if the deal sounds to good to be true it usually is… However, I made my decision to buy the item ...

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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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Reborn Doll sold by eBay package not received

Seller on eBay used a Shipping Service Called Aquiline Delivery Company They Delivered it to some rocks and a tree not my address not even my Color of my Building and they left it at a Location That I don't recognize Will eBay give me a refund becaus...