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buyer wants to cancel but i cant refund.

i sold an item 02-13929-99530 and the buyer wanted to cancel.no problem but when i went to cancel it just says a cancelation is in place and i cant send the refundhave tried ebay help-useless and cant seem to speak to a real person to get this sorted...

DHL Hungary, refuse to redeliver

I recently sent a parcel to Hungary using Ebay Global Shipping, There was a failed delivery buyer wasn't home. Buyer offered alternative delivery option but DHL couldn't deliver and have told them it is being returned to Uk.Can anyone offer advice on...

EBay Is Breaching My Personal Security

I am horrified to see that eBay is in serious breach of its security. I noticed recently that someone’s telephone number was shown with their details which I thought was strange. Yesterday I received an item that I had purchased. The invoice/packing ...

No collection code

I have been sent no collection code for an item to be collected from a local store. This is the third time this has happened. The store are unwilling to release the item without the collection code. This is very very annoying. Come on eBay, sort this...

Signing in

Went to put feedback in today for and item I bought and was greeted with a different logging in screen asking for photo ID etc much the same as NHS of late. I had to link my Google account in to get round this. I will not upload a photo of myself and...

The tax invoices are incorrect !!

Done my accounts for year ending and now found a number of EBay tax invoices are incorrect (Instead of £78 they shoe £3.37) They are all over the place, how do I get someone to correct them

Problems shipping abroad . . . DHL

Had three items for sale, but, due to the size (large but not excessively heavy), I was directed to use DHL. I've not used DHL before but as GPS seems to work fine I happily went along with the recommendation. Two people won the auctions, one based i...

this year ebay have restricted my account saying my card details need updating.i only have one card

i have resent my details several times this year, and it lets me enter these details,even sends me a message confirming this...next day the card details somehow revert to the incorrect details....i have a different postal adress to my billing address...

seller from Italy does not respond at all

I want to buy an item and I should contact the seller from Italy about shipping it to The Netherlands (because the listed item is shipped with Italy, but it is possible to have it shipped elsewhere after contacting the seller).But the seller is not r...

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Restriction on my account

Hello - about three weeks ago, restrictions were placed on my Jonto account due to non-compliance with eBay's standards and policies. My feedback rate is 97.8%. I previously sold 30-40 Gillette blades per week, and now it's 2-3 per week (my items are...

Featured shop

I have just upgraded my ebay UK store to a featured shop. I have done this because I am interested in the features offering free exposure on the European ebay sites. Does my shop and my listings now just show up on the other sites or is there somethi...

Sending offers to potential buyers

 Hi. I’m a new seller. After a week ‘live’, with some interested buyers (‘watchers’), my ‘selling’ platform urges me to send offers to them. However, it doesn’t matter what amount I put in…it says ‘invalid amount’ underneath in red (please see exampl...

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Resolved! Someone bought an item by bid but said he didn't want the item anymore

the item bidding has ended and it says he won, do I just wait for him to cancel or something? he did message before it ended but I didn't have enough time to figure how to cancel on my end idk why he didn't cancel on his end. also how tf do I talk to...

Money from sale isn’t coming through

My money hasn’t come on to my ebay balance after the sale has been completed and i’m not sure why. There is a message at the top of my sellers section saying that i need to update my tax information so that might by why but if not i have no clue any ...

Scammed

Hi bought a bundle of 4 pets for the game adopt me and the seller has scammed me says they've delivered when clearly haven't as adopt me record all trades I can prove I have not received the items but when I go to report it it says you've

Date of arrival on orders

Has anyone else suffered from this glitch with eBay, I did a chat with them and they said it was a glitch posting the arrival day of 27th December even though I have 2-3 days expected delivery. It has stopped all my sales as people think they won’t r...

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Scammed

Hi ive been scammed but eBay haven’t honoured the buyer protection guarantee so I’m looking for advice. ive been an eBay user for many years and I was looking for a new phone - I bought one from someone with no feedback feeling confident the buyer gu...

Changing a listing to allow international postage

I am UK based and have an item listed. Offers have been sent and someone in the USA would like to accept the offer. When I created the listing, I didn't select to allow international postage. I tried to edit my listing to now allow postage abroad, bu...

Verification Message Scam?

Hello ebayers, i recently received a message from a verifybot16 account (i didnt put out the whole account name just incase) but it said in the message that i had to click on the link which was id298.ebay-complete.com (another red flag) which was all...

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Selling

My buyers address is coming up as incorrect i have messaged seller to amend. Was advised by automated service within Ebay to cancel

Listing Violation - Gas Mask

I recently listed an Avon FM12 Gas Mask as a Buy It Now. After 4 or 5 days it was taken down by ebay because they said it violated their Military Sales Policies. The initial email from ebay said they had been made aware of my apparent violation by a ...

Resolved! recent sale is possibly a scam

Hi allI recently listed a radio for sale and was quickly sent an offer. I checked the buyer and it was a buyer in Egypt with single digit feedback. I felt it may of been a scammer (possibly undeservedly) so declined the offer and blocked the buyer.Th...

Payment Refused by Ebay

Hi, I hope someone can help.I recently opened an eBay UK account but when I go to pay for an item (my first item) I constantly get the error message"Please check your payment details or use a different payment method."I have inputted my card details ...

The delivery man doesn't come.

Hello,I received an email saying that the item is on the way, but the courier hasn't come to collect it from my address yet, and the parcel is still here. I'm honestly not sure what's happening.Please contact eBay support and let them know that the p...

Loss of half of refund

I recently bought 2 itemsI picked them up personally. Wtapped them xarefully a delivered to the person i had bought the big on as a gift. It didnt connect and was unuseable. I immediately informed i wanted a refund. 2 days later in agreement with the...

Account Restricted + Funds on Hold + Incorrect INR Refund Despite Delivery — Need Urgent Help

Hello everyone,I am posting here in hope that an eBay Moderator or someone experienced can guide me. My business is currently facing a very serious situation involving an account restriction, funds on hold, and now a case where a buyer received their...

Postage label not scanned but item sent

Hi there, a buyer bought two items off me and I didn't know how to combine the postage (I was paying for the postage) so I just bought two postage labels. So I've taken the items (packaged separately) to the post office and they've used one postage l...

Live selling

I am sick of getting messages and alerts about Live selling things about to start. I am NOT interested. How do I opt out of these irritating things, please????

contact the seller

Kupiłem program, który wymaga przeniesienia licencji. Transakcja obejmowała wysłanie numeru seryjnego, płyty i pudełka. Okazuje się, że to nie zadziała, ponieważ proces przeniesienia jest nieco inny. Sprzedawca musi zalogować się na stronie producent...

Additional charge for refund ?

I purchased a product, value £33.92. Included Buyer Protection. It did not arrive. Seller advised me that their supplier could not supply the item and offered me a refund. I accepted. Seller sent me refund BUT deducted £4.17 from it. I received £29.7...

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Product Not As Advertised

Hello, I recently bought an advent calendar for my Son and after opening a few days it was clearly not the product I was promised, contacted them and they’ve done very little but there’s no method within that chat to escalate to eBay. Can anyone advi...

Bladed

Trying to buy tools on here , which I have done for years. And now it says I need to verify my age with a credit card ( I don’t have a credit card) any help please

Resolved! Country of Origin defaulting to China

Hi,This week I have listed about 15 items and on 5 of them, where country of origin was not an item specific requirement, I left blank as I have many times before. On re-visiting the listings I noticed that the field had been populated with China. I ...

Delivery change

I have recently sold an item and elected a prepaid label from ebay, i got the label printed off but i decided to send it via special delivery, to cover for the item if it was lost or damaged during transit, the item has already been delivered, how do...

Funds

I havent received any money in my ebay balance or in my bank account when on ebay it has said that the order and payments have been completed?

Wiper blades

Good afternoon I purchase a pair of wiper blades 2 weeks ago for my car and they have sent me the wrong ones I have been in touch with the seller he ask me to take photos of my wiper blades which I have done at first I did not know how to send the ph...

posting as a seller

I am selling a full-length umbrella within the UK (approx. 95 × 10 × 7 cm).When listing the item, eBay automatically forces me to use Simple Delivery and restricts me to the suggested couriers (Royal Mail, DHL, Evri). The problem is that the system d...

Saved card on ebay

As a buyer and seller on ebay if you remove your saved card will this cause any issues. My concern is that if my account got hacked they can use my debit card stored. I always pay by PayPal. I do not like the fact that it defaults to the debit card. ...

Simple Delivery recommendations

I thought I had a handle on Simple Delivery but I was told off by eBay this week for sending something that was overweight. As usual, despite noting the dimensions and weight, Simple Delivery ignored my listing details and recommended packaging that ...

shipping

does anyone know how to opt out of the 'new' postage system ebay are trying to change to after christmas - l've used DPD for years and am very happy with them but they don't seem to be an option under the new system

Account restricted but not message/email

Hello I got this account since 2019 where I only buy regularly I plan to start to sell, and bam my account has been restricted. I did delete a few old credit cards who were expired and when I try to confirm my usual bank card payment with the securit...

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EVRI

seem to lose more packages than they deliver from my experience. Anyone know who Vinted use?

Negative Feedback Revision

Hi, I have never used the forum/discussion pages before i'm just after some advice. I have been a member on ebay since 2003 both buying and selling. 2 days ago I received a negative feedback comment but the comment read that the item was all good no ...

Returning an item

I received an item that is not as described as it isn’t the correct size or shape to fit the vehicle is was advertised to fit. I started a return and selected “doesn’t fit” option but it wants me to pay the return postage. I now can’t go back to chan...

Resolved! Return label was not suitable as it for USA so i added my own label using royal mail

I cannot add tracking so i have dm'd the seller, is there any way to add tracking if i am creating my own label i have added all the order number etc is this ok? Destination: **** Postage service: International Tracked & Signed Heavier Tracking numbe...

Simple Delivery (seller responsibilities)

HiI've recently started selling on eBay again after a long time and quite a bit has changed. On my listings I've just allowed eBay to set the postage costs and options. I recently sold a pair of trainers - the buyer selected Evri as the postage servi...

Resolved! Returns

I purchased some 24 volt LIFEPO4 batteries that were sold as 24 volt 2.6Kw when they were tested they were only 21.9 volt and no good for my system. I requested a return as "not as described" but the seller has refused my request with no reason and t...

Reporting a scam

It's so difficult to report a scam auction! I tried to report this one:https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177670871103 The price is ridiculously low for a 1kg silver bar and the pictures have been stolen from facebook:

Scam seller

I purchased an item on eBay with a 1 year eBay warranty but after 3 months the item broke and the seller is refusing to take responsibility! I pointed out and screenshot that there is a one year warranty on the item but I don't seem to be able to ope...

Multiple Offer Used at Once

So this is an interesting one.at 00:03, I wanted to update my shop newsletter and create a coupon one..I created a coupon and added to the newsletter.all was good, until I used my partners account to see how it looked from a buyers point of view.I’m ...

12 month warranty not being upheld

I purchased a brand new ebike with a 12 month warranty. The bike was faulty and a new one was sent out. This one has now stopped working. Tried to message the seller as its under warranty and i think he has blocked me. Cant message him. Ive been emai...

Open parcel

Buyer received parcel but said it was open when it arrived,a part was missing .This was sent through eBay simple delivery with dhl

Resolved! Refund policy misuse from buyer

2 of my customers ordered same product and ask for return with the same reason. That product doesn't fit to their staircase. I gave dimensions in listing.i gave proper description of products why they didn't read it carefully. Now they want return.I ...

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Refund needed.

Hello all, my scope which i would like someone to share their view is, I applied for a refund for a defective item which has qualified for a refund. But I am yet to hear from them . What do you think?

Resolved! Advise on a claimed faulty computer item

Any advise would be welcome as I have never experienced this before. I sold a computer motherboard. The buyer then sends me pictures of his computer screen stating that the board was faulty and the computer would not start. I explained to him that th...

No action on fraud?

Please forgive the naivety but, I need to clarify the situation as it seems to be.I recently bought an item for a great price, about half market value (Normally £3,000+ but I paid £1,500)The seller then provides tracking information to say its been m...

imposed Simple delivery by eBay

A simple delivery option made by eBay meant they used DHL to collect parcel to send on to buyer.On two occasions where collection date and time was sent via phone message, they failed to collect parcel. Never turned up. The parcel is still sitting he...

Advice

Hi everyone, I need some advice.A seller agreed to give me a partial refund on an item, but it has been several days and the refund still hasn’t been issued. I replied politely and accepted the offer, but there has been no action from the seller sinc...

Resolved! Security

buyer of Item number: 236508000052 in an auction has requested payment details, I have sent them a jpeg copy of the invoice, noted it does not include their postage costs and advised they need to simply pay ebay the cost of the item plus postage howe...

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Buyer misusing return postage

I accepted a return as the buyer claimed it was faulty. On receipt of the return, the item is not faulty and working as it should be. Under the ebay money back gurantee I have had to pay for return shipping, as the buyer claimed it was faulty.I have ...

Postage cost

My customer has purchased a large letter label at 87p which is sufficient for the item as it's a ring but when l come to print the label it's trying to charge me £2.69 and sent it via a different carrier could anyone help with this thanks

Arrived but still refunded

Has anyone else had an item not arrived and buyer put in a claim. Item arrived two days later and eBay still gave them a refund under simple delivery. I did not lose out but surprised eBay refunded when only two days late. At this time of year that’s...

impossible to speak to a human!

About a week ago i ordered a tablet. It was marked as shipped and then 2 days later the seller messaged me on here to say it is out of stock! They told me to cancel it or i.coukd wait 6-8 weeks for it to be back in stock. I needed it asap so i said i...

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Advice please.

Hi, I'm really in need of some advice please, I sold a high value electrictronic item on eBay (Laptop) and I'm wondering when is it safe to spend the money on something else and know the buyer is happy and doesn't want to return it? I've sent numerou...

Cancellation

I was asked for a cancellation and I accepted the cancellation. The buyer has now been in touch and have changed their mind. Item has been relisted. Is there anything I can do?

Postage item needs revising for a larger item

Hi, we need to change to delivery method for a sold item, the label has already been generated, however the post office said the item needed a different courier provider as the item is too large for the current delivery provider. How can I change the...

Scam??

Hello.I sold something on ebay but now the buyer wants me to add a £250 gift card to the order to be posted. Is this a scam or not?? Thank you in advance.

Multiple fees on the same listing

I tried to list an item today but the description text did not load when the item went live. So I tried to amend the listing this did not work. Them o removed the listing again same issue. I then saves the draft and finished it on my phone. EBay has ...

Postage charge for seller

If I’ve set up my listing as buyer pays 87p for postage, why does eBay charge me for a label anyways, and when quantity changes it’s multiplying the 87p per item yet all are going in the same package? I’ve been charged £5 for a label even though the ...

Deceitful fees from eBay

I promoted a listing and understood that if it sold during a certain period I would be charged a promotion fee.I subsequently received an offer and eBay showed me how much I would receive.’You’ll receive £1070’ (I took a screenshot) and this was lowe...

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Buyers Fees

I sold an Item yesterday for £330 but I have had £13.91 deducted from that amount leaving £316.19 as the amount I will receive. Why has a deduction been made I thought the buyer should have been paying this fee?

Resolved! HELP PLEASE

So I'm trying to sell something on eBay. Someone has purchased the item (eBay have money) but now they want to cancel. EBay want to take £30 off me for HIM cancelling?!? I can obviously send the item but I know the seller will refuse it saying it's d...

Resolved! POSTAGE FEES

Hello,I’m having trouble setting the correct postage cost on my draft listing.When editing the draft, the only available postage option is “Use postage rate tables”, and I cannot select “Flat: same cost to all buyers” or “Calculated postage”. I have ...