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Charge twice for one item

Hello, I’ve just buy an item and eBay charge me twice for the same purchase. I send a message to the seller and he cancel the order but don’t get how eBay will return my money because they don’t see second transaction. Can someone help me or tell me ...

Non collection of item sold

The item purchased from a buyer hasn’t been collected from the collection point address. It has been over a week. I have messaged the buyer but they have not responded. What will happen if they remain uncollected

private seller selling fees

i have an auction listing on my private account that has ended. when i try to relist or sell similar it wants to charge me £0.35. is it not free for private sellers any longer? its a 7 day auction that was free to list last week thanks in advance

postage label

recieved ebay message by email saying item is sold and paid for including postage and you can now print off postage label now. go to do it and it cant find the item, the item has been on e bay for a while now but previous items put up for sale at the...

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did not bid

I got an email saying I was bidding for something that I did not bid for. I didn't 'win' the item, but I could have.

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Resolved! Account close with no explanation

Just had my account closed without any reason after complying with sending documents and proof of purchase. Have £1000s on hold and a pending order to dispatch. What the actual *bleep* eBay... Reporting to FCA and ombudsman and moving to vinted.

Custom postage option still not working

Trying to list as well as revise listings to include custom postage 2nd class large letter as primary service. Whilst selection is possible, as soon as amount is started to be entered screen scrolls and option disappears. seems like eBay “resolution”...

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Courier with Age Verification

I have listed Pizza Cutters but now I am getting this message. The listing has a policy violation. It's hidden until you can fix it. I have tried fixing it by selecting 'Standard 2-3 Day Courier with Age Verification' but still it does not work. Any ...

outbid with lower bid than my maximum bid

Hi,Hoping someone can help me understand this. I was just outbid on an item. I had placed a highest bid of £30.20, which I placed about 15 mins before the bidding ended. The person who won the auction won on a price lower than my highest bid. Do you ...

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Posting

hi I was wondering if anyone could help me as I am unable to send a sold item through eBay. I have two chainsaws I need to send and when I go to get a label and arrange delivery service it won’t allow me to. it says no service available I think it ha...

Only enclosed half the order

A buyer bought 2 items I was selling. I didn’t realise it was one buyer until after I had sent one item. Now I have no way of sending the second item which should have been in the parcel. How do I send second item to them as I cannot reuse the label ...

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Resolved! Advice on Buying Pls

Hi. Looking for advice. I made 2 orders from a seller at the same time, just different colours. When received the items were a different brand and different sizes. Photos were taken and sent. Long story, Ebay finally sent returns labels and I returne...

Trying to sell something in UK to buyer in Ireland (EU) - buyer unable to select correct postage opt

Ebay say it is an IT glitch - keep reporting it - no one from ebay comes back and I think I will lose my buyer.When I review listing it shows as global shipping on by buyer is not able to use option and get's message saying 'unfotunately buyer does n...

Remove such bad sellers

Remove such bad sellers. Protect eBay's customers from so bad sellers who are selling defective products. Unfortunately I lost my money, and now I cannot take it back. Be careful eBay.

Cancel order

Hi I order by mistake at night and ask to cancel order immediately after I purchase. But later morning seller mark posting item and decline my cancel request. I not happy with what should I do thank you

Postage

Hi can anyone help me- I have sold a couple of item to the same buyer & will agree to discount the postage charge. Payment had not yet been made I had opted for Simple Delivery in the original listing Can I send a revised invoice which takes the revi...

Unable to cancel order

Placed an order by accident and went to cancel straightaway, was notified I was too early to cancel so waited and managed to after 9minutes. The seller cancelled my request as they had apparently already posted the item which I struggled to believe w...

Resolved! stolen

The bell is stolen I got a letter from the police The seller does not respond I want a refund. I have a letter from the police as proof HELP I DO NOT NEED PROBLEMS WITH THE POLICE

subscription

I've opened a shop. My choice of shop name was free. I select subscription and it tells me that my shop name is taken. It is taken 'by me'. I cant get a response from help and cant go any further. I'm ready to throw the laptop through the window. Has...

Faulty goods within 6 months!

Can I get a refund when this happens? Sent two emails to seller requesting a replacement but no response! Have tried to get hold of Customer Services and can't get anywhere with that! Ebay has changed so much that I am completely lost of how to deal ...

Thieft

So the extra buyer protection they charge means nothing as a drop shipper has not sent an item and I'm now expected to eat a thieft !! It's a 14% thieft

Funds pending

I cannot get Ebay to release my funds even though the item has been delivered with no problem they should have been available on 28th but as of now are still stuck in pending I'm sure other sellers have this problem - surely this is fraud as it is no...

new one

here's a new one , on top of charging me AND the buyer for postage that the buyer paid and arguing the facts that the invoice SHOWS the buyer paid and still arguing i have to pau postage from MY balance , there is yet another "glitch" in the matrix ,...

Can't select 2nd class 87p postage

Hi, I seem to be having the same issue as a few others I've seen. I am selling some of my sons pokemon cards, individually. Last week I had no issue setting postage as a 2nd class letter, for 87p. Now I can not select that option, it selects it, and ...

Resolved! Sold item, buyer returned but it has not arrived

Buyer contacted saying the item did not work, so I've accepted the return but it has not arrived with me. Parcel force tracking shows as delivered, with a blurry picture of a parcel, but no evidence of where it is - I am waiting for details from them...

Funds pend

I’ve used eBay from the beginning and it was always the best and super efficient but now it seems to have aged and gone downhill and everything has become difficult. Why has the amount of time before actually receiving the funds from a sale changed t...

Posting using the ebay label system

Anybody else had issues with this?Yet again, it's wrong. What a waste of time as printed the label off and the EVRI drop off doesn't recognise the bar code.For a £10.00 item, complete farce, costing me more in time and inconvenienceI want to complain...

Return label

Seller agreed to a return. The return label was useless, Post Office wouldn’t accept it. Seller emailed me another return label and theItem was returned successfully but on eBay it looks like I haven’t sent it. Still no refund. I can’t ask eBay for h...

I shipped, it arrived, im still not paid.

I've shipped out a VHS player, the persons address was usable but ebay couldn't let me use the simple shipping or any other shipping so I sent it via evri myself and as eBay usually is they've been useless when there's a glitch. Can't seem to find a ...

Ebay account suspend

Hi i created first ebay account and it gona suspended and then I created account under my Uk limited company it still suspended and it says its permanent suspended. When i ask what i did they didn’t tell me the reason. Tell me what to do how to make ...

contact

Is any real customer service on ebay, not chat bot - it is not working. An email or phone number?

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Delayed payment and relist

Hello, I am not a regular seller on ebay so not sure about all the rules. I had an item on auction that someone bought. I thought I had set a minimum sale price but the item was sold below that price. I noticed there was an option to relist the item ...

Simple delivery

I have sold an item where buyer pays the postage and I get a QR code to take to get Evri postage label with a specified date of 30th April by which I have to do this. My buyer has requested the purchase not be posted until 12th May . Is this ok to do...

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VAT charged on UK purchase

I am an infrequent seller and have just sold an item to a buyer in London. They have been charged £7 VAT on a £28 item by eBay. If I understand the eBay help pages correctly this should not have happened. The automated assistant just sends me round i...

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Chinese

Ive been buying off eBay for years but today I have been mislead again by Chinese sellers and I’ve had enough - EBay is doing nothing about it and you can’t speak to them about it so I’m going to take my money elsewhere. Really can’t understand why e...

Partial refund - Individual seller

Hi, I'm trying to make a partial refund to a buyer for an item they returned. The buyer has opened a return request and returned the item, but the eBay return page is only allows me an option to make a full return. I've read the eBay guidance and fro...

Shop sale

Can anybody help me since Christmas? My eBay shop to now revenue has dropped by 90% has anybody else on here? I have the same problem

simple postage

Has minimum eEay rate for postage gone up from 87p to £2.70. I've tried three times to list a stamp item but when I attempt to list it it tells me that there's an error with postal information

Selling restrictions

Where do I go from here. - I've spoken to 5 eBay staff over text chat and they were all useless. - I've highlighted the issue ( my sellers account is restricted due to a negative balance of £10 that I can't pay because eBay won't invoice me)They say ...

I have stopped ALL new listings of any small items on eBay because of the buyer protection fee.

I am not a trader but a private seller trying to clear items that were left to me in an inheritance. The items are all brand new and I have listed them at a price which is slightly lower than similar items available from UK sellers on eBay with the m...

False return from buyer

I have posted a monitor which was flawless never used and well packed. The buyer has taken few pictures and says the monitor screen is broken. in the picture I could see the monitor was plugged, set up, connected, and beautifully on the dest. Why wou...

Posting

I had the evri option for posting unchecked as we don’t have an evri drop off on the Isle of Wight, however my seller has brought an item with postage for evri, what to do please?

Return

Hello, guys , I need help with understanding how I can return huge , heavy orthopaedic mattress, weight about 30-40 kg , size 135x190 cm, I have chosen the parcelforse in UK , but the ebay system is asking to collect the mattress to the post office, ...

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Subscription problem

I have opened an Ebay shop today. Filled in all the info requested/required. When I went to choose subscription 'message was there's an error on this page try later'. So I continued to fill everything in then went back later to selection subscription...

Verification

We are considering changing the name/contact details of the person on our account but concerned at the risk of suspension while the new details are verified. 1. What is the risk of our account being suspended while the new details are verified? 2. Ho...

Order delivered but tracking says no

I sold an item and sent it via Royal Mail tracked. The tracking says the item hasn’t progressed since being scanned at the post office but the buyer has confirmed it’s been delivered and they have left positive feedback. I’ve repeatedly asked the buy...

Listing issues

Hi for the last week I have had issues when listing items and relisting. The postage cost keeps saying technical issues and won’t let me post the item for sale . I’ve logged in and out and that hasn’t proved successful in making it work . Any suggest...

Refund

Hello, after some advice if possible please. I made a sale about a month ago, added tracking details etc. It has been showed as delivered with proof of delivery as 2 photos. buyer has opened a claim, saying they have not received their order. Claim w...

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Resolved! Mouse poo

Hi , So I bought an item and when it arrived it was covered in mouse poo and urine. The seller said they'd send a replacement so I discarded to item since it was contaminated. The seller never sent the replacement so I've opened a case , thing is the...

Postage

Can I get out of Simple Delivery? My only carrier option is Royal Mail, if I purchase a label through Simple the cheapest option is around £5 which is ridiculous for a small parcel. I have just sold an item that was listed before Simple where I charg...

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Listing Format

Hi I have already posted this query before but sadly received no replies. My listing format suddenly changed. I list on my iPhone and it began to spread the description across several pages horizontally that meant anyone viewing would have to swipe o...

Refund

How do I get refund for an item i will not receive cause seller won’t post though I opened and closed the return case

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Selling abroad

I have recently sold an item for £400 to a buyer in Spain. I posted immediately and have proof of postage. Buyer complained that he had to pay customs duties. He then complained he hadn't received the item. I contacted Ebay UK twice who assured me th...

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Large Stamp Collection to sell

I have collected stamps for over 50 years ,so have a huge amount that I now need to sell. I am wondering if I need to complete a HMRC self-assessment and inform UK tax office, or as I am not a trader just a collector over the years wishing now to sel...

Sellers limits

I’ve been a member since 2008 although I have not sold anything on eBay for quite some time.I was hoping to be able to list an item the price of which far exceeds my limit. Is there some way in which I can increase my limit? Any advice would be grate...

Postage receipts

How long to store postage receipts? I used to keep them 3 months but am now wondering if it’s too long as eBay give you feedback after 2 weeks or so and you get the money 2 days after delivery. is the sale complete with no repercussions after this ti...

postage for sellers

I have just sold some diecast models and the winning bidder has selected Evri for delivery. I normally always use Royal Mail. Being a dinosaur I have not got a modern phone or printer. I have plodded for ages to find how to post using Evri. I have th...

Buyer's username keeps changing

I've received ongoing messages over a period of days from a buyer and every time this person messages me they have a different username. I've been checking my order history too and their username changes on the order as well and the chat history is c...

refund not being paid

Hi Folks , first time using this forum ans near impossible to contact ebay in a nut shell i purchased a lawnmower last December from a seller who advised it was as new and in all working order I was having my garden landscaped and obviously i did not...

dimensions of postage label eBay selected

I have made a sale but I don't know the weight or dimensions of the postage EBAY selected. If it's the wrong weight I will have to pay for another postage which I'm unhappy to do. Does anyone know how to find out the logistics behind this. many thank...

QR code not correct for parcel

Hello I sold an item and received a QR code for delivery. The post office scanned the QR code and said it was incorrect for the parcel length and so wouldn't take it. The eBay system thinks the parcel is on route. I can't find a way of generating a c...

commentaires

Tout le temps on me demande d'ecrire des commentaires pour les memes achats,Je ne comprends pas pour quoi on fait ca ?.C'une perte de temps inutile.Si on continue de cette maniere je ne vais plus laisser mes commentaires.On pourrait resoudre ca si on...

postage

I clicked on the QR code to send my parcel and realised that I had set it as a small letter which Royal mail would not accept so now need to change to parcel. I am paying the fees. says out for dispatch when shouldn’t really has never sent just click...

Charge fees

Ive been charged 12.48 for a listing and it was taken down by *bleep*bay saying was a fake item when i brought out of a shop and had proof was real now they charging me for listing aint paying it on principle think ebay is getting worse and worse

Account Restricted

I have received this email from ebay ,Can anyone tell me is my account restricted or permanently banned > Thank you for contacting eBay Customer Service to help you further with the restriction placed on your account. I realize from your message that...

Opting out of 'Simple Delivery'

Hi. I am an experienced (private) seller of low-value memorabilia items which, individually, are virtually weightless and size-wise easily fit into a normal C6 envelope - all net proceeds to charity. Historically, I have mailed to UK buyers at the pr...

Faulty product

Brought a battery chainsaw last November, minimal use battery will not charge now, seller not interested, you would expect more than 6 months out of it? Appears there is no recall and trying to get contact with eBay is even harder? Any thoughts?thank...

What a joke

Well the time has come to say something.Ive been using this site for 3 decades. This is the worst its ever been. An utter mess and now alternative selling sites are overtaking with considerable ease. For example, funds being held even though item has...

Resolved! Problems setting up seller's bank account

While attempting to set a seller's bank account manually, the web page allows me to enter the bank sort code and bank account number, but the account name field is protected and I am unable to enter anything. Does anyone know why this so? (I don't do...

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Resolved! Refunds/ Payments

A buyer said she’d not received an item, so I refunded her. Next day the item turned up and was delivered to her. She has now said she’d like to pay again! Very honest. How can I now get payment again from the buyer?

QR code

I have a parcel to send and I already have a tracking number and it has been updated as dispatched but I have not even send it yet. I can longer see the QR code so any idea how I get it back so I can take and get it scanned at my local pickup point.

Pre paid label

I want to cancel a pre paid label that I have not used,but the system is telling me I can’t, why is this if the label has not been used and was only purchased by mistake 1 day ago

Postage

Hi I’m a new bayer and have sold a dinner service I have charged £20 for postage but am going to have to put in two boxes do I have to purchase postage label off eBay or can I pay and then mark as dispatched

Feedback page not working

Hi, I've recently begun to have issues with accessing anything beyond the first page of Feedback received. I can’t access feedback left to check it or anything regarding received feedback from page 2 onwards. I’ve logged out and back on and have refr...

Postage

I am a new ebayer I have sold a dinner service packed it in two boxes am going to send it by courier do I have to purchase label from eBay or can I pay

Global Shipping

I am based in the UK. I’ve listed an item with GSP turned on. A buyer, based in Ireland, wants to buy the item but says that it won’t alllow him to submit an offer as it says they I don’t post internationally. What am I doing wrong?

Resolved! Postage

Hi everyone, do you know that you don’t have to use simple delivery ,you can use your own method to post packages.

Scheduled Listing

I am trying to edit a live listing but keep getting an error message which says scheduled time is in the past. I’m not given an option to amend the scheduled start time - which is indeed in the past - nor does this listing show under “scheduled”. How...

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VAT on eBay fees

Can someone please advise? I've recently started doing my own VAT as the accountant was too pricey. I am trying to work out the combined VAT that eBay has charged on my eBay fees over the last quarter. I can't see any obvious way to get this data in ...

I have sold items ,that the buyer paid postage for ,but have had over £5 taken from me for postage i

Please sort this out for me this is not good ,I have sent numerous messages,I have not received the payment for the Ted Baker tote bag and scarfe buyer on 24th April this year ,you appear to have contacted another would be buyer ,and refunded them ,e...

Various Emails warning me some persons from different areas in U K are using my account. If this isn

EBay keep sending me emails informing me that they believe some persons ,not from my area, are using my account. The messages from eBay say if I didn’t send these messages to contact them straightaway.Well, here I am, and no, I didn’t send messages f...

Mark a sold item as paid for

Hello help pleaseim trying to mark an item as paid for by the buyer - collected and paid for by the buyer the system says item marked as paid for but with a red exclamation mark but then still shows as payment outstanding - I’ve tried to speak with a...

I DO NOT USE EVRI !!!!

I refused to use Evri. I asked the buyer for a full address and sent the goods 1st class via RM How do I mark that I sent an item?The eBay system gave me until the 28th to send the item, which I have already done.What happens to my money if I do not ...

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Item doesn't quite fit standard size

I purchased a adaptor to take a 12mm accessory the item sold says it's 12mm tried several 12mm items none fit the adaptor is slightly out . The seller failed to respond to two messages I could try a force fit the item but it may completely ruin it or...

Fake Pokémon Cards

I recently bought a booster box that was obviously not labelled as inauthentic and they showed photos of the authentic versions of the booster packs etc… and when it arrived the outside packaging was done very well and appeared to be real so I opened...

Resolved! Paying double postage

I am new to eBay and sold my first item last week.The buyer paid postage of £2:70 along with buyer protection.On completion of the sale, and receiving positive feedback, the funds went into my Ebay account. But the funds are short by £2:70. So why ha...

Postage mess

What on earth have eBay done with this forced postage thing for selling? I am a wheelchair user and live in a remote area. I need to do a 14 mile round trip to get to a collection point. This cannot be right. EBay have removed choice and control. Not...

Postage

Hi guys Is anyone having trouble generating the QR code to send items to customers? I've messaged the customer but the address is correct.

Selling to a brand new account

Hello, I'd like some help with an item I sold that will he shipped via the UK distribution center. My concern is it's been sold to an account that's been made today with 0 feedback so I'd like to know what protection I have vs a potential return scam...

Resolved! Simple Delivery Dimensions

I am trying to create some listings of items over 70cm long but Simple Delivery does not offer a choice of postage for longer than 61cm. Any thoughts whether there is an option to choose ParcelForce or similar courier?

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relisting items before the auction has ended

I am currently the high bidder on an item, it has 17 hours to go before ending, the seller has duplicated the exact listing as a much higher "buy it now" is this allowed, there was no buy it now on the original listing, and my bid would have prevente...

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Simple Delivery Price labels for parcel weight

I am wanting to sell off small craft items but the size of 4cm depth is bigger than the large letter size allows, so I will have to use parcel size. ( RM allows 2.5cm and Evri 3cm)I see from Simple Delivery that the price of £3.44 is Royal Mail 1kg. ...

Qr code when scanned didn't print .

Qr code when scanned didn't print. Yet it's showing despatched on my order.Also a tracking number has appeared on the order too. Which is not being recognised by eBay.I've sent the order now by royal mail so as to keep the buyer happy.How do I now ge...

Postage issues when creating a listing

Hey everyone! I'm having a bit of an issue when trying to create listings using the single listing tool. When I try and add a postage option, it initially gets added to the draft but then it removes itself after a couple of seconds! Additionally, if ...

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Counter offer issue.

I have an item listed for £4.50 +85p postage Had an offer of 3.25+85p postage Tried to counter at 3.75 +85p postage eBay stating I cannot as above BIN price. How does that work?

How to inform ebay that I'm collecting item in 3 weeks time as agreed with seller?

I've won an auction for a kitchen. Agreed a date with seller for 3 weeks time, and will be paying cash on collection. Also agreed with seller.I'm concerned because eBay keep sending me messages to pay.I've messaged the seller to arrange the date and ...

Speaking to an agent

Does anyone know how you actually speak to an agent now. The chat feature is a load of *bleep* now it keeps saying no when I ask for agent and when I click on contact us I get nowhere. This new eBay buyer protection is a load of *bleep* when you can’...

Return Postage

I recently purchased a wheel via ebay the wheel was not as described and i initiated a return. the seller accepted and provided a return postage label. The return postage only covered weights up to 1 kg. The wheel weighed 6 kg and i used a courier at...

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Very high- order not received

Hello. I’ve been selling sports cards on eBay and have recently got a message from eBay saying my order not received level is very high. With every order I get proof of postage at the post office to prove it’s gone off from my end. I cannot control w...

Hidden listings

I have a problem. I have received a message from ebay saying I have listings that are not compliant with the knives and bladed items policy and these items are hidden. The thing is I don’t sell any bladed items and have never done so. I wonder what o...

refund

my refund process was sent back to original payment method. but as its been so long since i ordered and ive been getting scammed ive had a new card but same account number you have sent the refund back to the old card number which is invalid.

Refunds

I need to refund money and the buyer return the item but I haven't received the money yet as its still in my funds but not in my account,do I wait until it's in my account until I refund?

EBay full of Scammers

Too many idiots now on EBay ruining this platform.Amount of times winning bidder does not pay up becoming so frequent that you can’t sell stuff here anymore. Also buyers not being honoured with their winning bids due to dodgy Ebayers is also becoming...

Never received my item

Hi. Can anyone relate to this issue. In December I purchased a motorcycle fuel tank on eBay . And paid instantly for the item at a click and collect delivery. But for some reason the store would not accept the item. I didn’t know about this until abo...

Listing put on hold because of review links put on listing missinterpreted as selling outside eBay

I added web addresses for 2 reviews of an audiocable I am selling to help buyerseBay's AI system missinterpreted as an attempt to sell outside of eBay.As there is no eBay contact info that I can find to appeal this decision I have been forced to remo...

Imitation watches

Hi, I have inadvertently got a imitation watch, found amongst other items bought as a job lot at a car boot sale.The watch is too good to throw away, as it looks good and keeps excellent time.however I know that it is against the law to sell such ite...

Ebay Return Label

The Ebay Return label is inadequate for the size of the return package. The post office will not accept the item as they say it is too large. can ebay provide 1 of 2 labels for the single return or can i send it vai my courier of choise and upload th...