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Item not received as couriers damaged

Lady client opened item nit received case when evri sent her message saying that item damaged beyond repair. Contact seller. The item was well packaged soft flat parcel containing brand new top.cant get any information from evri other than item damag...

False RRP prices.

Why do Ebay let sellers lie about the Recommended Retail Prices?So many sellers are claiming items where twice the price they really were.Its that false advertising?Is that legal?

Simple postage costs

Hello PeopleAfter having a 7" vinyl single returned (because it was the wrong size? - yep, really)Anyway - whilst relisting same item, it seems I am now going to be charged £2.70 for "Simple delivery" when it will only normally cost me £1.55.I offer ...

change Age Verification System, pls

ebay - I just bought £40 worth of multitool blades and a pair of cable snips. Wanted to buy from you but you only verify age with Credit Cards. I only use debit cards, which, although only issued to adults are for some reason not good enough. You los...

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Changing my email address.

I am trying to change my email address in my profile. After pressing edit and writing the new address I get a message in red saying enter a valid email address. The old email account is closed, so at the moment I am in limo. Any eBay emails going to ...

Returned used item

Hi, so i have recently received a return on a shaver, the item was brand new sealed in box, buyer has stated they were unhappy with performance and sent it back, the problem is the item has now been unsealed and has obviously been used so i can no lo...

Non payer paid after 2nd chance offered to another buyer (after the 4day period)

I have lost trust with the original buyer as they stalled on paying, I thought I had sent an email to ebay raising concern about this and requested copy but do not appear to have received this. Item originally sold 20 April on 25th April I offered 2n...

holiday / time away

i am going to be away for 34 days but time away only suspends sales for 28 days - any item how i can suspend the account for 34 days - if i end all items how long do they stay on the system? thanks for any help

Starting a Listing

Hi, I’ve got a listing ready, but, I’m having trouble with the “Delivery” section. I keep entering “Custom Delivery” details needed, ie Royal Mail - 87p, but when I press “done” and it returns to the listing, the delivery section changes and comes up...

still no letter post option,

still no letter post option when trying to relist some cards which will go in a letter ? but only get large letter option still ,Ebay have been weeks sorting this and got nowhere so unable to list ,

eBay easy shipping system?

Had another problem last night with the eBay easy shipping system. It again messed up the shipping, this time the price so the buyer had paid but I could not afford to post the item so I had to cancel the sale and appologise to the buyer. Another sal...

Postage Cost Query

HI.I received a postage label from the buyer. Buyer has received item and had to pay an additional charge. Buyer wants me to refund this additional charge. I can't work out if I'm responsible or not??

Global shipping

I am enrolled in global shipping programme but it is not showing on the listing. A buyer is USA cant buy my item as it comes back no international shipping

Postage

The parcel I have sent weighed over 20kg so I was unable to use the prepaid label and had to send separately using Parcel force. How to I confirm when buyer receives and how do I claim back the unused original postagelabel?

double postages for UK

i do need ebay charging my customers EXTRA CHARGES as I sell under £20 this is covered already in my shipping and handling as cover from royal mail goes to £20 with a cretificate of posting . MY CUSTOMERS DO NOT NEED THIS SURCHARGE in fact it is beco...

Notify item dispatch.

I used Royal mail rather than evri to post a book. How do you notify eBay that the item is dispatched? Ebay keeps reminding me to dispatch it. The buyer has already received it.

Resolved! Make offer error

Trying to make an offer, but all I get when I push the make offer button is "We looked everywhere, if you still need help yadda yadda" page does not exist spiel. Obviously an error but Ebay help only offers these community pages, any ideas ?

seller being unprefessional

I have a problem with a seller, I have been buying comic books from this comic book shop. For years, since the pandemic. But I noticed that every now and then sometimes they would forget to send an item, and sometimes I would expect them to maybe sen...

Parcel Carrier need to change

I tried to arrange a parcel delivery. It automatically picked up Royal mail post letter size.I can’t post it because it’s too big. The buyer has the tracking for this parcel which I can’t send and I can’t find how to change the carrier to another car...

Missing order

I have just placed an order, or so I thought. I paid with PayPal in 3 & the 1st payment left my bank immediately. however… I have no sign of the order in my purchases, no email confirmation & the items are still showing in my basket. im banging my he...

Seller not responding

I bought a big item that said it was in same town as me and it was collection only, I bought it on buy it now and arranged payment on PayPal,I have messaged seller to get collection details and they have not responded,it's been a week and half and eB...

Withholding refund

I have returned an item to the seller as instructed and paid international fee etc which I have proof of… I get a message to say that he had to pay €30 and so I’ve to take it up with DHL when I never originally sent it with them, I track the parcel a...

Order Cancellation

Hello,I am new to ebay.I recently sold an item. The buyer sent a cancellation request and payment was made immediately. Me the seller declined the cancellation request initiallyas i had already created the poatage labels.The individual messaged me de...

My first sale

Sold my first item which was collected today. Am waiting for buyer to give me the code. Have emailed a reminder but no response as yet. Cannot believe this has happened think I will close my account if I don’t receive payment. Very gutted

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Postage labels

I dont understand why Ebay have taken over sellers requirments for postage.I have always chosen Evri for collection, (due to being disabled)after printing off the Buyers address.But now it seems, only Royal Mail has collection.After selling on Ebay f...

Sending an order

Whenever i go to an Evri store they say The sage green bin is too big for them to take and send off. i’ve been to over 5 evri branches and they’ve all said the same thing. what should i do?

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Refund withouth return

The xd reader i bought is broken and cannot be used. If I return the item, i need pay for the delivery fee by myself. So i request a refund without returning the item.

How to combine two orders

Hello,A buyer purchased two separate items from my store, and I’d like to combine the postage. However, eBay isn’t giving me the option to do so. I’ve already purchased a shipping label for one of the items, but now I can’t mark the second item as di...

eBay Simple Delivery problems!!!!!

An item I sold got returned back to me by the courier (EVRI) so I contacted eBay to find out if there is a way to get a new delivery label and they said no but I could pay the postage myself and then claim the cost of thepostage label through eBay. I...

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Item not as described. Ebay closed return period on the day it arrived (2 days after purchase)

I purchased a gold bracelet on 21 April 2025. It arrived on 23 April and I found that it was too small for my wrist - it was clearly made to fit a child's wrist. I tried to return it but eBay told me the return period was closed (on the day I receive...

I recently oredered and paid for a bitless bridle for my horse. The Royal Mail tracking service sa….

I ordered and paid for a bitless bridle for my horse, Royal Mail tracking says it was delivered two days ago…but it is nowhere to be found. I don’t seem to be getting much assistance rom eBay regarding this!just saying seller has sent it it and it’s ...

Wrong item

sent an item to customer he said he got the wrong item , I sent him a chuck for a drill he got a cooler a bag for medical stuff , I don’t sell bags I no I took it to the post office it’s tracked and been delivered Qr code from eBay ., like I said I n...

Policy Violation

I Have Received A Policy Violation Today On An Item I Sold About A Month Ago, eBay Wants To Remove It!!!! How Can You Remove It When It's Already Been Sold. Has Anyone Else Encountered This?

Received negative feedback

Hi everyone sold a gentleman some items posted them within dispatch time item haven’t arrived I have tracking number proof of date items were sent with receipt got in touch with eBay to remove negative feedback they did not remove it this doesn’t see...

Postage

Can anyone tell me if any listings I have where I chose my own postage and not simple delivery be altered by eBay to simple delivery?I have tried customer service and am unable to get an answer thanks to anyone who can help me

complaint

Hello. I bought a tablet. The description says Galaxy Tab A7, after I set this tablet up, by the way, it works very slowly, I saw that it is a Galaxy Tab A6 model, YouTube does not work on it, apparently because this device is outdated. Imagine how u...

Business Seller advertising delivery and refund but refusing me these options if I buy

My earlier post was deleted as I had named the seller and the item. I did not realise this is not permitted. I have revised accordingly: I saw an electric fire in an old catalogue but discovered it is no longer available. I then found it on eBay. It ...

Sale of Fertilised Eggs

This morning I've had a ad removed for Fertilised eggs, looks like they have changed the policy as of the 18th March.Anyone else disappointed in this? Still loads of eggs for sale but my guess is they will sift them all out over the next few weeks......

Custom delivery for stamp selling

Morning,Like many others, I sell stamps on Ebay, mostly under £10, which should be exempt from the simple delivery that's been bought in.When I chose custom postage/picking 2nd class, small letter rate, the usual postage box appeared, but before I co...

Malicious Feedback Removal

I am trying to have some malicious feedback removed from around a year ago - I thought it had been removed but it seems that never happened. It’s completely inaccurate and unreasonable as I gifted her two further items and had to wait an inordinate a...

Postage Costs Label re SD

If I purchase a label for an item 1kg for Royal Mail the SD price is £3.44. However RM don’t do a 1kg weight price but is £3.90 untracked or £4.05 tracked 2kg.Is the SD price of £3.44 and the weight 1kg printed on the SD label because obviously the p...

Postage fiasco

Hi, Don't put much to sale on Ebay but decided to have a little declutter and sell a few bits. However I just cannot understand or input what I want for postage. I don't have a printer, also I am housebound. My preferred postage is Royal Mail pick up...

Discounts

A bit of a problem here: Some listings show discount codes when viewed as a guest, but the codes disappear as soon as I log in and they cannot be used at checkout. Why is this? Many thanks.

Invoice

Hello dear ebay community i really like buying products from this website u can check my purchase list i have some issues plz resolve my issue saller not giving me reply

New trusted device message

hi, after logging on to eBay, I received the following message. Worried that the location is many miles away from me and maybe my security was compromised. I changed my password but also worried if compromised was my new login mirrored by hackers. sh...

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 ...

Royal Mail / Ebay postage invoice

Purchasing Royal Mail 2nd class large letter postage labels on eBay. How do I get and invoice for my accounts? I know it’s not VAT rated, but still would be easier to have an invoice. With eBay now been cheaper then buying then on a Royal Mail accoun...

Resolved! Item sent to wrong address

I have purchased an item and the seller decided to have it sent to a pick up point (UPS) without consulting me rather than the my home address that was clearly stated on the order. I am unable to get to the pick up point and advised the seller of thi...

Payout

Hello, I wanted to know this whole Ebay payouts system thing works as I'm legit confused on how it works because I thought that when an item is sold and its delivered etc. And I get that "funds are available" thing (even though it doesn't show on the...

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Seller Protection

The buyer s bank started a dispute that the goods were not delivered.I was declared the loser of the dispute.But the delivery service provided a photo showing that the goods were delivered.What should I do? eBay did not return my money.

Misleading Seller Item Photo

Hi - can you please help me with the following? I recently purchased a lamp in the UK for £9 expecting it to come with a shade as shown on the main image photo but it only came with the main bottom piece. After contacting the supplier, I was told tha...

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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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Returning items

Hi if I return items to seller would there be any risk of them not refunding or replacing the wrong Part ? I have received the return address from eBay message

Damaged product in transit

Hi , I ve started selling things on EBay recently and I am not sure how to handle this situation! One of my products was damaged in transit by Evri even the product was wrapped twice with bubbles and have had 2 stickers with fragil on! The buyer want...

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...

Payment Held

I'm a new Ebay Seller and I have already sold 10 items, as of writing this and when the items were sent to the buyers, I was told that the money would be sent in "2 calender days" after it has been delivered and therefore, I waited for the payments t...

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Refund

      Hi details of case saying that I received refund on Apple Pay (which I paid polish card) at 11 April, but I did check y bank statement and there is no refund, the case is close, where I should look for a help in that case ???      

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Sick of getting hit with vat by ebay then they tell me seller has a business registered outside the

Getting sick of ebay charging me vat on items I buy which are all listed in the UK ebay say this is because the seller has a business registered outside the UK surely if the seller is operating from a business in the UK and has stock I would assume t...

Resolved! Saw without blade

Does anyone have a workaround for selling a saw without blade? Circular saws, reciprocating saws, jigsaws with no blades. At the moment I'm forced to do age verified and swallow the difference but it's not viable going forward. Customer service didn'...

Return

Hi, I purchased a dress, but the seller provided misleading sizing information. I want to return the item, so I opened a case for a refund. However, the seller closed the case, and eBay has not been helpful.”

return refund

Hi I have had a request for a refund but the item is as described. I'm happy for them to return but am I right that I will only need to refund the item cost and not the amount they originally paid for me to post the item out? Thanks in advance

damaged item

I have received and item I bought today and its arrived damaged. I want to start a return and a refund request but it says I have to wait until May 7th .? why is that

Resolved! Evri commercial invoice

I have a package to send via Evri to Northern Ireland, it has provide me with a commercial invoice, does anyone know if this goes inside the package or has to be on the outside for the Evri people? Also, do I need to make more then one copy of the co...

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Payment

Can someone help me, I’ve been using collection code for about a year and a half now! And yesterday I’ve got 5 sales that day and it’s telling me to enter a tracking number? But I’ve already put the collection code in that the customer provided me?

Ebay Royal Mail

Has anyone else noticed that if you send An Album/Vinyl Less then 2 KG Royal Mail Tracked 24 Delivery in the U.K. Buyer Protection fee £2.12 Postage label £4.29 The Delivery time is taking 10 Days!! And then you are asked to pay £3.30 from Royal Mail...

Resolved! Sold a item and seller wants refund - I have paid for postage but haven’t sent it

Hi I have just sold a childs toy and clearly stated it was the cart only- no items. When it was sold I messaged the buyer to check they were happy and I mentioned I would pack and post the next day. I didn’t hear anything back and paid for postage, b...

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REturn label provided but noy used

I sold a motherboard and cpu, the purchaser stated it was not working so I provided a return label at my expense. The buyer has not returned the item and has now closed the dispute ,stating the item is working as described.The postage label issued by...

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Postage

I’ve sold a large item(awning) but when I try to get a postage label I get the message “No services available”. How do I proceed ?

Extra Carriage Charge

Hello, I've sold an item which was listed in good faith with acceptable P&P costs, buyer paid promptly at auction close. Carriers require a "remote Delivery Charge extra" for an address in the highlands, how do i invoice that supplementary cost to th...

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

Cappachino no sugar Please?

Hi, I keep coming on here hoping someone tells us they have just seen eBay has sent out a written apology to all their small private sellers about the latest changes they have made, and admitting it was all a big mistake, and that the bloke who came ...

Ongoing Verification Issues, Conflicting Info from Support, and Sudden Listing Removal

Hi all, I’m hoping someone here might have experienced something similar or can shed some light, because I’m genuinely at a loss. A red banner recently appeared on my eBay selling page, prompting me to update my details. I followed the instructions a...

Not Posting from UK to Europe Etc

Hi - I've put an item up for sale recently and didn't want to sell it outside of UK to avoid issues with postage etc. There used to be a flag you could turn on to say you wouldn't sell outside of UK but this doesn't seem to exist any more. I didn't s...

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antique silver knife

i listed a 200 year old knife i used ebays ia to list the item now they have removed it i want to know how to relist it correctly all the items listed on here that people lie about i have been honest what do i need to do to relist

Simple postage !

How can I avoid this new listing with simple postage. It overcharges and does not allow free delivery with free printed labels which we get with Royal Mail.thank you mike mbl1306

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Refund

Hi, we brought an item and it doesn't work. We've contacted the seller multiple times and they are not getting back to us what do we do?

£4 delivery fee added to my buyers

Hi I have recently noticed that somehow my buyers are now being charged £4 for delivery on everything i have listed . But i have not changed anything and my setting still say Free Postage .Can anyone help with this as i have not changed anything and ...

Received empty parcel

I got an empty parcel for my order. I engaged the seller, they felt sorry and informed me that another order is on its way to me but I still have doubts. Meanwhile, I had already contacted Ebay who had helped initiating a return request. The seller i...

Posting in the Listing

I am having trouble listing the kind of posting I am supplying. It wont let be add anything without defaulting to the dearest payment available. Is this a technical issue or has something changed overnight?Anyone else having trouble?

Restricted Bidding Amounts in an Auction

I came across an Item this morning that I wanted to bid on with a starting price of £25 plus BPF. There was only 6 minutes left and no bids, so I went to the bid box and instead of being able to enter my bid value, I was given three incremental bid o...

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Delivery instead of posting

Hi we originally were posting a large , heavy item and the buyer paid courier postage. We then decided to hand deliver instead, the buyer signed for the items upon delivery by myself however as it wasn't in the eBay system for delivery/collection, th...

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Resolved! Wrongly cancelled order

I have sold an item which all went as should. Same item was kept as listed, eBay mistake, then sold again.The buyer requested a cancellation which I mistakenly declined.We're both in limbo as to what happens next.

Resolved! Refund issue

Good morning I sold an item for £52 yesterday but had to cancel 10 minutes later as the buyer wanted to collect in person. A refund was issued and my account funds are now saying -£52. My question is "will I still recieve the funds from the sale to c...

Local pickup

Hi, does anyone know why I am unable to activate Local Pickup on my listings? It only shows a locked icon when I create the listing. Thank you

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Resolved! Shipping for return

So i sent a item back and payed for the shipping yet ebay is trying to say that i didnt, i cant contact them either and its almost 28 days which is when they stop taking refunds, what do i do?

question from bidder

Bidder has asked me a question but I cant see where the "reply" button is in messages and ebay says to search advanced using his ident under "by bidder" but that option is not there.

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Messers

WHY CANT SELLERS GIVE THE MESSER BUYERS NEGATIVE FEEDBACK BUT THE BUYERS CAN !!!!??? HOW THE DOES THAT WORK WHEN SELLERS GET MESSED ABOUT SO MUCH !!!!!

Postage changes to relisted items

hi there. I don’t understand why eBay keeps changing the rules. All of my items usually automatically relist, now they have stopped re-listing so I go onto the ad and press relist and it keeps changing my postage preference. My preference on the old ...

Delivery issues

  Hello I want to order an item, supplier is located in UK, also i need delivery within UK but when i want to place the order, it doeant allow me, it says the seller doesnt ship to this address meanwhile i have conted him he has no issue, i have many...

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Return Request

Hi, I’m a new seller on eBay. Today I received a return request that a part is missing from the item but I already mentioned this in my description. Please guide me, What should I do now and how should I handle this return request?

I have been contacted by a potential buyer they have been trying to send an offer through .Its rejec

I have been contacted by a potential buyer who has been trying to send an offer through on an item. I was happy to accept it but when she trying to send offer keeps telling her that I have turned it down. It never came through to ne in the first plac...

Klarna

Can anyone tell me why I have a klarna option on my listing.And if somone chooses this do they pay me in easy payments.I didnt put it on as an option but I cant move it eitherThank you Julie

Postage

Hi, is anyone else having trouble listing customer postage or collection only ? Won’t let me use either option. Had to list one item with free postage.

Edit a

I am trying to edit a current listing but get an error message to say scheduled start time is in the past. How do I amend or remove the scheduled start time?

Hi what is this?

Hello, the buyer wants to return the purchased item because parts are missing but the product is the same as in the picture. He asked earlier if the set includes a charger and a holder. I replied that yes, I included these elements with the item show...

SIMPLE DELIVERY CON

SOLD ITEM AND DELIVERED TO MEMBER OK. HE DECIDES NOT EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS AND REQUESTS REFUND. EBAY REFUND OK BUT AS SELLER SAYS NO RETURNS , HE GETS TO KEEP ITEM AS WELL. NICE ONE !! SELLER NOT HAPPY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BUYER OVER MOON !!!

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Email scam

I have received two emails for A supposed purchase of an item Im selling. when I click through to reply, I get an error message in the app. email address of the sender is gorho1_iss5126pbom@members.ebay.co.uk is this a genuine email or a scam?!

Paying tax after purchasing before it’s released from Royal Mail after paying for the item

Tax on purchase before Royal Mail release item from sorting office is a joke,after paying for the item then delivery I’m now told I have to pay another 75£ on a 300£ ring for inland revenue? It’s not worth the money firstly but if you don’t you loose...

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No Ebay collection code

Royal mail tracking shows that item was delivered to click and collect shop but I have not been sent an Ebay collection code. Shop refusing to give me the parcel because I have no Ebay collection code.

help with possible lost parcel

I posted a parcel with Evri last week the tracking says it tried to deliver on Friday and Saturday the lady has now messaged to say she still has not received the item and that she had re-directed her parcel to a pick up point not to the address I po...

using my own postage stamps

Hi guys can someone give me some info regardsto choose one's own post stamps, *************************************************** Tried to contact ebay for about one hour , but it gives a load of messages that takes you around the world tells you eve...

Post Code

Does anyone know why my post code is visible on my listing. When looking @ other seller's there's is not.

Urgent: Possible Scam – Item Not Received

I’m reaching out because I believe I may have been scammed. I paid for an item that was marked as delivered,but I never received it. I have checked everywhere, including with neighbors and the delivery service, but there is no sign of the package. Th...

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I need help

I bought a rug didn’t like it when it came, seller stated free returns. They sent a label for an address just around the corner from me, I sent the rug as requested but the recipient rang me today as they got my details from the paperwork inside the ...

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Return

I started a return and hit doesn’t fit instead of faulty by accident. The item was sent was supposed to be right for what I want. The kit itself is wrong. It is not as advertised. Is there a way that I can switch my reasons as defective is also the a...

Resolved! Bogus Buyers

Hi all,I’m so fed up with people putting bids on my items then not paying for them, it’s like they set up bogus accounts then disappear! Just had a bid on an item 10 minutes ago so checked them out … surprise surprise they are no longer registered ! ...

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Return not received

My buyer requested a return after having the item for a week, I went through the correct channels and supplied a return label but the seller still hasn’t returned the item but e bay is trying to get me to refund the buyer saying it has been delivered...

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