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Hi I was sold eye patches they were out of date the use by date was covered by a sticker with a false date on I used three days in a row when my eyes started swelling then I noticed a smell this is why I checked use by discovered the above ?ebay ,the...

Funds still on hold!

My funds are still pending 8 days after the money went in. A tracking number was supplied and the buyer provided a signature and has given + feedback. It's not right that Ebay should hold on to my money!

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QR Code Not Working

I downloaded a QR code to use on an item I have sold. When I took it to the Post Office and the code was scanned it said the code has been used. It hasn’t. I am not sure what action to take to replace it.

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Mark as dispatched

Hiive sent an item by email instead of by post, does anyone know if i will recieve payment if i havent posted the item? There used to be a ‘mark as dispatched’ option, but i cant find itthank you

free postage

sold 4 items to the same buyer , offered free postage on 3 of them. printed off the label for the paid postage and put all items in the same box. ebay now wants me to print off 3 more labels

free postage

buyer bought 4 items so i offered free posting on 3 of them and postage on the larger item then put them all in the same parcel. now ebay are asking me to print out 3 postage label

Faulty electrical item, 3 month old

I've bought a battery angel grinder. it failed after 3 months, and is now dead.This is a faulty item, that the advert says has a 2 year warranty, which is why I bought off these people.as it past the 30 day return window, ebay and paypal just close t...

packing adana printers to send abroad

Hi, does anyone have experience of packing very heavy items abroad please? I have sold 2 Adana printers and accessories to someone in Hong Kong. I advertised them for collection only and i don't remember including international postage, and i told th...

Recall

I received an email from eBay advising me of a recall due to safety concerns on iPhone charger and cable.I emailed the seller who said they had been in touch with eBay and told there was a glitch and they were safe to use. Tried contacting eBay but t...

RM48 Tracked QR Refused at PO

Had same problem as others today as QR code on x2 packages not accepted by local PO. Even tried a 2nd PO as original counter served by a learner! Same result. Noticed QR code had a central vertical & horizontal cross wire lines through it which it se...

Managed Payments Program

Eby has set me up on this program without my authorisation Theystaate that they will not removed his and that I am responsibe for seting this up. I am not. They state that I have responded to a pop up that would set up this program ad trigger two ste...

Postage charges

HiI have just sold a item that had a postage cost of £2.50 ( acual cost was £4.10) , and have posted the item using my own Royal Mail stamps to cover the postage signed for cost.But looking at my transaction and it shows ebay have taken the £ 2.50 co...

item not received

I tried to cancel an order , I idid't receive it. But now I'm stuck in a loop. they keep asking me to send the order back to receive a refund. But I can't if I didn't receive it.The seller isn't responding.

not all things arrived

i bought a carpet cleaner few weeks back in the description it stated all tool for cleaner stairs etc included- this wasnt the case when it arrived . no tools at all - sent numerous messages to seller who said they send some out - nothing arrived and...

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Not applying edits during listing

I list using an iPad and take the photos from the option in the listing page rather than uploading. Usually the only editing I do is to crop the image, but more often than not when I press the ‘apply’ option the image returns to the unedited version....

Resolved! Royal Mail 48 Hr Problem

Ebay announcement today.The Post Office is resolving Royal Mail T48 label issues. From Tuesday, 5th August, T48 items will be accepted at all locations. Meanwhile, send parcels using alternative locations like Collect+ and Lockers.Not been to PO yet ...

Partial refund on returned item

The buyer changed his mind and I agreed to refund the amount I received fro ebay for the sale.This was agreed but ebay does not appear to allow me to alter the refund from the full amount.There seems to be no way I can contact ebay directly about thi...

Resolved! Selling QR Code / Delivery issue

I have just been to the post office and they informed me the item was too big to go as a medium parcel and that I could pay now to send through parcel force. I took this option so the buyer will be receiving the item in the next 2 days. However, this...

Seller is unwilling to accept a Return

Hi Ebay community,I made a purchase one week ago I no longer want or require the item. However the seller is refusing to accept the return.The item is unused and I no linger have a need to use it. I have contact the seller and explained my intention ...

Simple Delivery Changing Parcel Size

I have several accounts and across all of them ebay has changed the simple delivery parcel size from small parcel to medium parcel so the shipping cost has gone up. Large letters and medium parcels are unaffected. If I look at an item from another on...

Lots of buyers and sellers - are getting these messages … ‘Your buyer has reached out about their ..

Had 5 in last few days, as a seller, with buyers getting exactly same one, without them ‘triggering’ anything. Assume it’s related to the Royal Mail pre-paid postage labels issue with codes with prefix YA, and their system being unable to read them -...

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Getting the money

I have sold a pet on a game but put the settings wrong and it won't give me the money till they know its been delivered but the buyer already has it

Simple Delivery - Messages not received

My buyers personalisation details were not captured by ebay. I tried to send messages to obtain the details but eBay messaged back, stating, "Your buyer has reached out about their order. Since you used Simple Delivery, we'll work with your buyer dir...

Bought a refurbished engine that doesnt run

Hi, so I bought a refurbished engine for a motorbike. The engine was transported down to me by courier and fitted. When starting it up, it started once but soon gave up. The bike was then taken to a garage which told me that the engine had no compres...

RM48 Tracked QR Refused at PO

Same problem as many others I gather. I went to my local Post Office who said they couldn't get the barcode to work. Went to the main PO who had the same problem and would not accept my parcel. Bearing in mind I am disabled and this item weighs nearl...

Crazy Buyer Protection Listing Formats

WELL DONE, EBAY! YOU ARE RUINING YOUR OWN SUCCESSFUL BUYING AND SELLING PLATFORM BY TRYING TO IMITATE VINTED, AND NOT EVEN DOING IT WELL. AFTER ALL, THE BIG DRAWBACK WITH VINTED IS THE WIERD PRICING AND THE LABELS THAT ONLY MODERN PHONES CAN USE! OH,...

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Royal Mail 48hr code not recognised by P.O. Unable to cancel label and change to EVRI. Work around?

Royal Mail 48hr code not recognised by local Post Office today. Checked and found this is a current problem. Unable to cancel Simple Delivery label and change to EVRI. Any work around available other than take Proof of Posting without tracking, sugge...

Simple Delivery - yet again

Has anyone been charged excess postage by Ebay for mailing packages on which Stupid Delivery has underestimated the correct charge?AD has been added to almost all my items (even things costing under £10 that fit into an envelope that are meant to be ...

Postage

Hi, I need help, I’m a novice at this. I’m. A private seller. eBay have changed the way the list items now. I’m trying to list an item and when it comes to the postage option, it’s now not giving me the option to select if the buyer or the sellers ha...

Payouts

I had a payout from eBay today which was less than I expected. I queried it with eBay and was told £3.38 had been deducted for payment of postage on another order. An order which I am unable to post as the Simple Delivery label will not scan at the p...

Buyer didn’t pay enough postage

On a recent order, the buyer chose Parcelforce 48 for the method of posting. The buyer paid £5.88 but I paid £13.63. I’ve just sold another and he chose the same method only this time he paid for the postage in full. I’ve tried to contact eBay about ...

Ebay customer support

Im struggling getting through to customer service either via chat or phone as neither works. I keep getting crashes on chat and no calls. I have tried the app and online website. Any help is welcome.

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Age verification

Does anyone know anything about age verification only gives the option for credit card I don’t have a credit card or need one could a driving license be used was just trying to buy a chainsaw an it won’t let me seems a complete crock of sh@t

Warranty

So after the 30 day money back or return policy, you don't seem to have the standard one year warranty.If the goods fail after 30 days then according to Ebay rules it's hard luck. Iv'e been dealing with Ebay for a long time and have never had any fai...

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Accessing return label

I've been trying to access my return label that was sent via email to send off my parcel today but when I try to access it I can't, it just comes up "something went wrong, its not you its us" I have no idea what to do and obviously you have a limited...

postage

HiWhat the hell is going on with posting goods? No post office can scan market place ebay simple delivery. Will funds be held or released Not the sellers fault and the buyer will have to wait for goods. Why have ebay messed the postal system up. Get ...

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return item

Hi, I brought an item from a seller with a No returns accepted policy, its a vitamin, but the seller scraped down the expiry date, thereby I it might be expired already, do I have any chance of getting a refund through eBay Money Back Guarantee?

Not just ebay labels that can’t be scanned - Vinted is same - it’s a Royal Mail ‘problem’

let’s hope they haven’t been hacked and we are stuffed for ‘months’ awaiting payment from ebay ! Best work-around is buyers providing feedback when parcels arrive, but that won’t happen every time. As usual, be nice if ebay commented and advised way ...

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Resolved! My seller printed the prepaid label but it wouldn't scan at the post office. Seller still has parcel

My seller printed off the prepaid label but it would not scan at the post office. The post office printed another one but that didn't work, so the post office didn't take it and the seller still has the parcel. Any thoughts/ideas please?

Lost parcel

I recently sent an item via Parcelforce express48 and they appear to have lost it. I have the receipt of postage, but they can’t find it! What are my options as it is worth a fair anmount and I’m not prepared to accept simply a sorry. I’ve spoken to ...

Resolved! Seller is withholding the item I paid for

Hi. I recently joined eBay and I've made less than 5 purchases since opening my account in July. I tried to buy a jacket. The funds were deducted from my account. This is was the 2nd attempt at buying this jacket. The 1st time I tried to buy the jack...

Return Requests That Are Fraudulent

How do I handle when a buyer states there is something wrong with an item when there isn't. Recently someone said a cashmere cardigan was damaged. It wasn't. eBay refunded the seller. Today I have a buyer saying an item smells of ladies perfume when ...

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Simple delivery options

I just want to sell a walking stick. I have been trying to list it for over a month. My problem? I can only use simple delivery and the options do not cover the cost to post an item outside of the choices I have. I cannot create a bespoke alternative...

How to contact ebay

Hi there, I bought an item and asked to deliver it at a later date. Now ebay has blocked the seller and its payments completely. The buyer asked me to contact ebay and to explain the situation so they unlock the buyers account. How can I do this best...

courier preference

why did Royal Mail simple delivery label provided when my courier preference is Evri and I have turned off Royal Mail in Available couriers/Postage preferences

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Cancelled return

I cancelled a return as it was under the wrong reason. Now I am unable to return the item due to eBay not showing the option on the listing. Trying to contact Customer Service is a joke( but I am not laughing). How to I return this item as the BOT is...

Seller didnt send replacement

hi, I ordered boots for myself required at my workplace. They arrived bigger than I expected, I texted seller and said I need smaller size. So i sent it back and on ebay i chose the option ''request refund'' ( there was no option replecament etc). Af...

EBay app log in

Hi, I’ve just got a new iPhone and on Sky network. Everytime I’m trying to log in it wants to send me a text to verify it’s me. I never get the text though so can’t log in. Can anyone help ? I’ve tried toggling airplane mode and reset network setting...

Collect instead of delivery

Hello ,I would like to request picking up my item in person instead of having it delivered. Could you please let me know if this is possible, and how the pickup process works? Looking forward to your guidance. Joseph

Request for extra postage from royal mail

My buyer paid £2.94 for a post office 48 tracked service. The parcel is light and thin and packed in a plastic envelope. It has not been delivered as the post office is now requesting a further £3.50 to deliver it which is quite reduculous. Trying to...

Simple Delivery

What are sellers supposed to do when Simple Delivery labels are not accepted by Royal Mail? We have already paid for postage which does not work. Our payments are on hold as items have not been received by buyers. eBay do you actually know what you a...

I Paid £144 for Toys and Received a Plastic Keyring – eBay Closed My Case Unfairly

Hi everyone,I’m sharing this here because eBay closed my case, and the support agent just told me to “he can not help me” So here’s what happened — I hope someone can help or guide me further.Back in March, I ordered a 3-piece S.H.Figuarts Squid Game...

Postage

Just been to the Post Office to drop off a parcel with a seller marketplace pre printed label and they would not accept it. I has been ok before, has something changed ? and more importantly what do I do next ?

EBay robbing me for postage I paid for!!

Ive just sold a guitar and EBays useless postal service is basically pathetic as the size & costs don't reflect guitars in cases. To that end I have paid my local music shop £25 to send the guitar fully insured via FedEx to the buyer, who is in agree...

Log in

I can't log in from my app. Error says, invalid access tokencheck the value of the authorization HTTP request header

Making a living?

Hi, I am not a new user to eBay, but not a long established business seller. I have a query! As a business I have access to various suppliers (trade only) who I buy from (mostly domestic appliance spares) . My suppliers are very competitive on price,...

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Old eBay v new ebay

Well as an eBay member since 2009 and at the age of 72 i definitely am not computer literate even so I try and get by but all these changes by eBay of late are hard to keep up with the page layouts forever changing ( so you have to try and navigate y...

uk

Im selling an item from UK but buyer keeps getting message we dont deliver to uk when all our items are uk

Buying

Hi can anyone help me, I went to buy an item and I was told it was sold when I messaged the seller for dimensions, the next day the item was back on for sale with 21 day time schedule, I put it in my basket and then paid for the item which has gone o...

Returning an item

Hi , could someone please advise. I bought an item from Poland for around £250 and the courier was UPS, I received an email from UPS saying import fees of around £60 were needed before they could deliver which I paid to UPS. The item was delivered bu...

Obtaining receipt

Hi All,If I buy postage online for Royal Mail tracked, can I take the item to the Post Office to get a receipt? If I just put it in the post box, I don't have any proof.Thanks in advance.

Two accounts same email

I have an eBay account and sold an item which was purchased. The buyer contacted me about it. When I went to log in I received a Network and technical error. It now seems that I had two accounts with the same email. The buyer is contacting me but I c...

regarding order

i i ordered water filter from ebay seller but i didn’t get any tracking number. Delivery due date was 2 nd august but i didi receive and seller is not responding now

Buying

HiI PUT 2 BIDS IN TO BUY A FOLD UP ELECTRIC BIKEBOTH REFUSED THEN I FIND OUT THAT THE SELLER HAS CANCELLED THE ADVERT AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND SAYS A PRICE HE WOULD ACCEPT BUT THAT PRICE IS WHAT I OFFERED SO I AM A BIT CONFUSED AS HE SAID HE HAD A ...

Resolved! Simple Delivery

Is anyone else having problems with 'Simple Delivery'? I took eight parcels to the P.O this morning expecting them to through like clockwork. This was anything but! They could not be processed in the normal fashion and each parcel had to be entered m...

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Damage .to item

Hi i need help ..I bought an item off Ebay it arrived totally smashed .I sent message to seller plus 5 photographs of the damage .he's not bothered and I should get in touch with ebay to sort this out..What can I do?

Sold an item

I have sold an item and the customer has paid for it, however I have put the wrong postage on it. I have messaged the customer and said I will deliver the item personally ( 2 hours away) as it is large and may get damaged in transit and I have had no...

ebay Simple Delivery opt out

Hi everyone! It seems that there is only ebay Simple Delivery now and there is no obvious option out from it for domestic postage, meaning I am not able to select p&p charges by myself. Since most of my items are 99p auction and some items sell close...

Collection

I have collected a number of items in person and have no way to Mark the items as collected. This is very annoying and disrespectful of my time by ebay Can someone please help? How do I contact eBay directly to get this fixed

Post problems

I took a dozen items to the post office this morning and the girl said there were problems with the Ebay printed labels today and the barcodes and QR codes dont workAnyway she gave me the postal receipts for all the packages i sent but nothing is now...

Blocking a seller in my searches.

Hello, I’ve recently had a problem with a couple of sellers and without going into too many details, how can I block sellers whom I have experienced a “problem “ with from appearing in my searches. I understand that as a buyer I can be blocked by a s...

Account suspended permanently BBE. HELP

Hello, so after 16 years and over 2500 item sold ebay just suspended my account permanently for BBE. I had a couple of cases opened lately but nothing out of the usual. Late delivery, item not picked up ..etc ( common in worldwide shipping) I reached...

Winning bidder trying to pay, but getting an error message due to international shipping?

UK auction has ended & the winning bidder is located in Sweden. They are trying to pay, but are getting a message of 'unfortunately, the seller wont send to your location. Please update your delivery address or contact the seller to get a delivery op...

My listing clearly shows "Product out of Stock"

Hi, please advise, I have variable listings they clearly state whether or not a product listed is "In Stock or Out of Stock". The last two sales have been clearly marked as "Out of Stock" products, I have double checked and cannot see what is wrong. ...

Posting/cant mark as dispatched

I have sold some items and used my own on line Royal Mail account to send as Tracked 48.I can't mark the items as dispatched as get stuck in the ebay postage loop. I've messaged the buyers to explain and that's all ok. Will this cause a problem with ...

Tracked 48 “YA” glitch

Does anyone know if the post office tracked 48 “YA” glitch has been fixed yet? I had all my parcels refused at the post office as the QR codes wouldn’t scan on Saturday so hoping I can get them all sent today. Thank you!

Buyer returning item but is no longer active/registered user

Hi All Am I being scammed here? I sold a perfectly working laptop for £1600... within 1 hour of it being delivered the buyer reporting faults that it never had. Anyway conversing back and forth over the weekend after trying to remote troubleshoot it ...

Buyer changed collection to posted

I sold an item and the buyer said he wanted to collect in person. He then changed his mind, sent me stamp and address and i posted - how do i change status on e-bay from pending to either dispatched or (collected even though he didnt) so money can be...

Return Case Closed - Need to Reopen

I was sent a defective item. Seller sent another unit which was also defective. I requested a return & refund in a message to seller which they ignored. I raised a return request and heard nothing. Then the request got closed by eBay and I cannot reo...

SIMPLE DELIVERY ... A SHAMBLES !!

What have ebay done with this bonkers postage system ... I cant list anymore items on ebay because you only offer the one way to post now ... i don't use a mobile, i don't do Aps ... I don't have a printer .. i just sell and then post at a Post Offic...

help with international listing

Hi there, for years I have sold my crafts successfully from the UK to USA. I stopped last year because of personal reasons but I'm now wanting to sell again. I'm getting so frustrated as it's not as easy as it once was to place an item for sale and g...

Restrict my selling

Hello Mates, My eBay business selleing account is restricted from selling . I was doing Dropshipping by using personal bank account for purchasing of my brother who is investor in my business which is non compliance as per ebay . I have all the purch...

Item with high value

Hii I have a couple of items to sell that have high value . They need to go special delivery which doesn’t cover anything above £150. Any ideas on how I can get the correct postage that gives me the correct cover?I tried putting £1000 value which giv...

Payment

Hi - I am purchasing a set of carbon wheelset from 12Bikes and i set paypal payment x3 up - i called paypal they said the issue is with seller 12Bikes but the seller said order is release ? can you assess order asap??? Ken Knight

Fraudulent product

I recently purchased an Elemis skincare product for over £80. It arrived, not properly packaged and was clearly not the genuine article. Wrong colour, consistency and smell. Also it was described as 50 ml when in fact there was only 30ml . I’ve tried...

Can't bid

Hi Ive notice when I try bid it says I can't purchase from this item it says to me a d you please look in to this for me as I've never had problem with my account before thank you

Postage Charge

Hi All , hope someone can help ! I’ve just sold a pair of doc martens which have been listed for months . I’m sure when I listed I selected yodel as it was best option for size . Postage to buyer has been charged at £2.82 for tracked Royal Mail which...

GSP and VAT

I have recently re-joined the GSP program and understand eBay provide us with the sales proceeds with VAT removed. I know this but my question is: How do I identify these sales when I report my VAT due so I don't report these sales as VAT collected. ...

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Larger item postage

So lots of members have commented about simple delivery not allowing an option for custom postage on larger items (over 61cm) someone said the solution was to change the price to £800 then the option would show then change it back phew! What a palava...

Warranty not honoured

Hey, bought a mobile from a company in November with a years warranty. Now it has an error that means the phone needs replaced. Been trying to no avail contact the company. Email(bounces back) phone(straight to answer machine), eBay can’t do anything...

Postage label return address

Hello, I need help, I have sold an item for the first time on eBay and I have paid for the eBay lable once the buyer paid, although, I didn’t realise it had my old address on the return to section. I have now gone back to my account and updated this ...

Simple delivery

Hi I'm trying to sell some of my golf club collection, as I've done many times in the past, however now because of Ebays new Simple delivery system I can no longer offer postage because of the size of the items,Can anyone help please

Issued a refund

Hello, Ive recently listed an item. A buyer made an offer which I accepted and then eBay said they’d made payment. I made contact to arrange collection, however the buyer had made a mistake and thought i was in Wales and requested a refund. I approve...

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GSP tab keeps turning off

Hi,Looking for help with this please.I know GSP is turned off for the US and Canada atm but should still work for other countries.I've turned it on, but when I go back to look or revise an item the tab is in the off position.Postage says - posts to t...

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need help

hi im new using ebay, someone this morning ordered an item from me but then decided straight away he didnt want it so i cancaled the order for him but money of the amount for the object has gone out of my ebay account but no money was paid in from th...

Listings fees

The last few days I'm being charged to revise quantities on some of my listings or revise postage options regardless of whether I have free listings left , this hasn't happened at any point in the last 3 + years .. any ideas ?

Ebay seller, sells me a food processor without blades and gets away with £54.98 .

I purchased a food processor six months ago paying £54.98, which is alot. Because I found out I had cancer, I had not opened the box for a long time after the food processor was delivered. Its only today I opened the box very unfortunately to find th...

Incorrect paypal deduction.

Bought a car item and paid by my credit card but i have now found the same amount deducted from my PayPal account. Have spoken to seller who tells me he has only been paid once. Any ideas.

Sold item gets refunded in 13 minutes without my involvement and I lose the money - what happened?

When the auction ended, the buyer contacts me saying they are delaying payment. When they do pay 4 days later, I post it the same day. The tracking says it was successfully delivered four days after that.Then another 6 days after that I get a message...

Subscription signing up

I have recently purchased some goods from ebay and in the process I have been signed up to WLY/Completesave.co.uk, without my permission. This subscription is £18 a month. I did not sign up for this so why has it happened and has it happened to anyon...

National Insurance Number

Dear all, I have tried to upload my NI number (UK account) in every possible way and the system tells me it's not recognised (I have had the same number for 25yrs). Can anyone help with this ? I have tried to try their online assistant (in every poss...

Larger item to post

I'm trying to sell some riding boots but there is no option to adjust the postage to choose larger packaging, just small and medium. Think I need to choose the simple delivery option, but that isn't even available. I have checked on my PC and on my m...

Promoted Listing Issue

Hello,I recently bought ebay starter store subscription and I am an Above Standard Seller. I can't find option of promoted listing where I can find it. As I am an Above Standard Seller and Ebay has policy that a seller must be Above Standard or Top R...

Private number plate sale

What's stopping the buyer from saying he hasn't received private documentation plate and e Bay not paying the money .With a dispute which could take an eternity to sort out as outside sources would have to be tried to be brought into dispute to ident...

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Slling

Hey thereWanted to find out why is my account restricted from selling. Why can I not upload my items

Royal Mail Labels

I sold 2 items and the default carrier is Royal Mail 48, I've printed the labels and taken the packages to the Post Office but the system won't accept the labels, anyone had this or know what to do?

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Need help advice

I have quite frustrating situation.Sold a bike Next day after receiving buyer open a case that bike was damaged by the postBut its not true(i make pictures when i was packing it), so to send a bike you need to take wheels off, and then adjust them ba...

Postage costs

Why does ebay charge the buyer and myself for postage. If an item sells for £20 and £4 postage, why then does ebay then take £4 off my £20 therefore charging us both costing £8 in total. Surely I should get the full £20, but if everyone checks their ...

Missed the deadline for cancellation

Hi all, I probably missed the deadline for cancelling an order. At the same time, the buyer also could not cancell the order any more. I, as the seller, did not receive any payment yet. I think Ebay is probably holding the payment in their account fo...

Seller gone quiet?

What can I do about a seller who won't provide collection details for an item costing £200, refund has been refused by Ebay and a delivery date has been sent. It was never to be delivered it was always to be collected. I've sent 3 requests for collec...

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Resolved! posting guitar neck

I need to post a guitar neck which is 67cm long. The only option with Simple delivery is a medium parcel which has limit of 61cm. Anyone else come across this problem of sending "longer" items. The Royal Mail website offers the facility to post the i...

Help please, how can I use the QR code system for in-shop label printing on an old pre SD listing

Hi all. I've sold an old listing that's been up & unrevised since pre BPF & SD were instigated. With the newer stuff I've recently been using the QR code in-shop printing for labels. However, this sale was/is marked to print at home but I've just fou...

REFUNDED BUYER

A Buyers address was wrong on his delivery note that I posted to. Because of this the Royal Mail could not deliver. I refunded the buyer but Royal Mail now say it has been Delivered or Collected by Recipient. And I cannot contact Ebay.

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I've lost my account

I was trying to change postage settings on my account but now my account has just disappeared and i can only log into my old account ugh I had bids and was was waiting on payments for items please help x

Item location

I can't sell my items because my postcode doesn't match my address (my profile address). In the Item Location section, my postcode is preceded by an Italian address, Italy e postcode I can't remove them. Please help.

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Mutiple tabs openning in my browser

Hi, can anyone help with the issue with multiple tabs opening in all browsers when using ebay?I've searched for a solution but keep finding videos where the ebay version doesn't have the option as shown in any video. Surely this is a simple buried ch...

Reserve fee charged on cancelled item

I listed an item today, with a reserve price and a link to the manufacturer's website, so my potential buyers could get as much info on the product. Ebay immediately cancelled the listing, as apparently adding a website page contravenes the rules. Ok...

ad general fee calculation

HiI am concerned about the ads fee charged on each sale for example a product is sold on eBay for £219.90, obvious this is the price customer paid and includes VAT. Ad fee rate is set at 17% and for this order I am charged Ad fee general £44.86 while...

eBay useless

3 times eBay not helping me, that's so embarrassing. Can't believe that I have to get myself here because eBay is so useless. Every time I ask for help they say it's not in their policy, but the money guarantee they take easy from you and never help....