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Trying to find an item I bought some time ago

I went to previous purchases but the item doesn't come up. I'm selling it as spares etc., but want to see what the previous seller wrote. It was a Jazzy Air 2 powerchair. I wrote down the name and address of the seller but not the date. Must be a yea...

Uk customer service number

I have been trying for 2 days to contact customers services. Post keep saying 1 minute. But due to living in united kingdom I'm not getting a response. It would be really grateful if someone could provide a customer service number

Vat query

European customer has asked me (based in uk) to send item to uk address rather than his home address - he keeps getting strange eBay message saying I don’t ship to uk when he tries to pay which is not correct - does he also have to pay vat ?

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New update loses helpful feature

Hi, When listing an item through the app, the option to add a custom SKU is no longer available. This was a very useful feature for me. Is there a wayof getting it back e.g something in my settings or how to I reach ebay to suggest if it could be ret...

Return policy

I bought a drive shaft for my car according to the 2 vehicle checks on their advert ( the first at the top of ad where the buyer puts in car details and the 2nd in their compatibility list). Both of the checks stated that this drive shaft fits my car...

Questionable fraud

I have made a purchase from someone on ebay which clearly states what the item is supposed to be but a different item has been supplied via amazon and is not what I have been billed for or ordered. On digging deeper I have discovered the seller has 6...

Age Verification Stupidity

I tried to 'Buy Now' a workshop tabletop electric planer. I really needed that exact model and the price was perfect. When I attempted to buy it, eBay popped up an Age Verification window because it's a bladed item (like what teenager is going out wi...

Bye -Bye private sellers?

Over the last few months ebay has had a lot of changes. Free to list , not free to list, as it has buyers protection, waiting 24 hours for payment if its tracked two weeks if its not,list goes on.Now we have simple postage, looking at the site today ...

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Making offer

When I make an offer and submit my amount, the website forwards me to a "page not found". I have changed browsers and devices but I keep getting the same error. This started last night.

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Can’t get QR code? HELP

I am unable to access a QR code to enable me to send an item that’s been paid for- it say there is A problem try later but been trying for days I don’t know what to do other than pay postage myself? Why is this happening?? Is it because the buyer liv...

Product safety concerns

I've just received an email and message about product safety concerns regarding the button cells which I bought recently. All very well, but the links to the safety concerns are Australian - I'm in the UK so I'm going to ignore it. I don't care what ...

Evri

Looking for help with an Evri collection.I've sold something on ebay and printed out an Evri label, but they don't have a drop off point on the Isle of Wight where I live.Driving me insane on their app and website trying to book a collection as I alr...

When I view my images in the 'Gallery' they are no bigger than the images on the sidebar.

I don't appear to be able to see my images anymore at a large detailed size , having been previously able to. I have not changed my phone, nor settings, however my pictures are all now appearing as below. Also if you use the magnifying lens it is poo...

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Payouts on hold

Can anyone please explain to me why my payouts are on hold and I’ve been asked to provide proof of delivery for all my orders. I always use an eBay generated postage label; so the tracking information is automatically updated by the system, which mea...

Resolved! Refund

Hi All. I need some advice please, as its 1.05 am and a buyer has just messaged me to tell me the item isn't the size stated on my description or the label. I always show the labels in photos as proof of the size and surely that's all that I can go b...

RIP OFF - DELIVERY TRACKING

I have recently started buying from e bay and wish I hadn't. The reason I didn't until now was doubt whether items would be delivered. We are avid buyers from Amazon, Etsy, Wayfair etc and have never experienced this fiasco. I contacted the seller , ...

Buyer threatening,saying I did not pay postage

Good morning,I sold an item.I sent wit Ebay Evri delivery.Now the buyer asking from me £5 for posage,because she doesn't get the parce,because I did not paid the postage.She said she paid the £5 and she will receive the parcel on Wednesday.I sent via...

Resolved! Over charged for purchase

I offered £50 for a sellers item last night and this morning got an email from eBay saying it was excepted Pay Now, so I did and when my PayPal confirmation came through I’d been charged £88, I have since emailed the seller and cancelled the order wi...

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Listing format

Hi, in the middle of completing a draft last night my listing format changed. And now I can’t get it to revert or change. It’s spreading my description across the page and is set up completely different than normal. I’m listing on an iPhone as always...

Selling account suspended

Hi all, my selling account was permanently suspended about 5-6 years ago due to undelivered items. My now ex wife was doing the post office drop offs as she worked a few doors from my local office she always said items had been dropped in but after a...

LG USC9S SUBWOOFER

Hi there, I bought this woofer for my sound bar but fortunately it was not paired. When I contacted LG I was told the frequency are different, it cant pair each other and the seller said is not taking it back. The same day I received that was the day...

Return not updating

I returned an item to seller today using the QR code that they supplied, however the return information hasn't updated and is still prompting me to post the item. I have the proof of postage receipt from the Post Office. Is this just a delay between ...

Royal mail

I've posted out items in the past month and 6 have not been delivered they have been lost or stolen and they won't refund me after giving them proof of postage on items that I have sent off. And eBay won't help me either because it wasn't though pack...

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Make offer is broken for me

Hello, Just recently in the last week or so I have been unable to send offers to people. Items with 0 bids and offers enabled. I press "Make offer" and put an amount in, the mini window then loads the ebay home page inside the mini window and says "W...

Postage for bladed items

Hi, I sell tools such as jigsaws, saws, chainsaws. With the new blade law ebay won't let me list these items without ID verification postage, and the collection in person choice removed. Please could someone help me with a dummies guide to doing this...

"Who Knows"

One last moan before my Hibernation from eBay.Am thinking about eBays changes and new rules for people buying and selling are finally in place from tomorrow 15th April.Maybe the big Dudes in America will look at them and say "Right" now that we charg...

Item arrived at GSP Lichfield missing

Bit of a strange one that’s left me out of pocket and no one willing to help. I posted the item I sold to the Lichfield GSP via Royal Fail. Tracking shows it arrived there and has never moved since the 5th of March. I can’t contact the GSP, seller ri...

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Out of date collection code

I sold a caravan battery, but omitted to get the collection code when the buyer and I met to hand it over. A week and a half has elapsed and I messaged the seller to send me the code which he did. EBay say the code is not valid. What can I do? Thanks

Reserve fee

Completed some listings in haste, assuming it’s free, but now have a bill for £61 as I added a reserve value. I’ve now removed the reserve from the listings. Can this fee now be cleared?

Problem Buyer

I sold a designer bag as new (as it was)it was returned!!i readvertised it and the same buyer bought it. She is now asking me to cancel the purchase however it has cost me both times to list the baghow can I refund her less the listing pricethanks

Changing postage to collection

I am a seller . the guy who successfully won and paid via PayPal and collected the same evening now they won't release the funds as it shows as not being delivered. How do I resolve this?

Pioner db160

I received the product but it works very poorly I informed the seller but he does not want to accept it back what should I do

Refunded by seller but tax is kept by eBay?!

So I recently purchased a graded card from a seller. They then messaged to say they sold to someone else and refunded me, however when I've gone in to check eBay have kept the tax? Only question is how is this fair? I guess there's something in the t...

Return issues

Sold an item for spares or repairs. Buyer arranged own courier and now wants a return, even though the condition was clearly stated with photographs. now ebay have sided with the buyer obviously but I'm not paying £40 out of my own pocket to get the ...

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Scammed on Software Item

Hi allI was sold a itme (software licence key for Adobe products ) and after some time the Key was revoked by Adobe that the key is not official ..I tried to contact the Ebay , however they have only the option to chat with the bot .Any advise will b...

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Ebay Postage

I sold a CD, didn't realise the buyer had paid for Ebay delivery. I posted & paid for it myself & then went to mark it as dispatched but the option wasn't there. Can the buyer get a refund & will I get paid given I can't mark it as dispatched?

postage to USA

i had never used the new system so i just went with ebay postage when i took parcel to post office the lady told me postage is for 6kg not less than 1Kg.how do i contact ebay to send buyer a postage refund

simple delivery - need home parcel collection from Royal Mail, does not seem to be an option

Simple delivery is proving to be a headache - up to now I have had all parcels collected from my home by Royal Mail - have sold my first item since updating my items to simple delivery, and there seems to be no option to arrange home collection, thou...

Unable to return

Hello team i ordered Xbox from here but now i want to return the item but seller doesn’t accept it and he declined the return request. Now what i have to do ?

Air rifle stock listing cancelled by ebay

Hi, first time posting here. Just had my listing for an air rifle stock pulled under the firearms policy. There are hundreds of other stocks for sale, with the vast majority actually being for firearms and shotguns. I've tried to contact eBay to chal...

Making offers

Has anyone had the same issue? I tried to make several offers on different items from different sellers, but when I send the offer it says "The page is missing" Can ebay block people from making offers? I have msg the sellers to ask if they are accep...

Scam buyer

Hi, I sold a phone new in packaging and received the payment as normal. For bereavement reasons I was off my eBay account. The buyer opened a case through his bank refunded his money and never returned the phone. I'm asking for advice now I have debt...

Multitool blades

Hi All, I am trying to buy some multitool blades, which I have done on numerous occasions in the past, I am now being asked to prove my age, which I have no problem, with a credit card, with all my details inc pin number, I have never been asked this...

Resolved! Collection only item needs posting

How do I send postage costs to a seller. I bought an item not realising it was collection only and paid for it straightaway. Seller has agreed to post out to me but how do I send them the postage costs. Only a small amount but want us both to be safe...

Evri postage for weight incorrect

Dispatched an item today that was between 1-2kg through evri label.I'd incorrectly sold as £2.94 postage which is for upto 1kg. I think evri will contact me to pay extra/keep parcel, but I want to refund buyer now in case of the delay to delivery. eB...

Missing parts seller doesn't accept returns

Good afternoon,Received item that has half parts missing. Still waiting response from seller. I have an open a request option. If I press it will it automatically issue a refund label? The seller has 100% feedback so surprised the item wasn't even ch...

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Dealing with return 1 year warranty

Hi all, I sent an item Air Pods back under warranty. They said they hadn’t received them. I proved they had and they haven’t either sent me out a new pair or issued me with a refund. Because it’s past a year they no longer come up on my issues items ...

how to verify age?

Hi, Im 55 and trying to buy scissors for crafting. Its asking for age verification but not accepting a debit card . Ive used ebay for about 15 years, only using my debit card. I dont have a credit card, or time to scroll through hours of information ...

Clipper blades

Hi Is anybody on here selling or sharpening dog, horse or barber clipper blades and trying to find out if they now come under the new bladed items system ? It seems ridiculous that these may now well be classed as age resticted items .

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...

Cannot change my country.

After I keep changing my country from USA to UK it keeps reverting to USA when I log on again, very frustrating as customer help is no use as it seems to be a robot every time and will not let me speak to a real person, I am 70 and very frustrated wi...

Refund a buyer

I posted an item on 9/4 by Royal mail tracked 24. But it doesn’t move until 14/4 so it seems to be lost. The buyer ask for a full refund on 14/4 and I process it. But I paid the seller protection fee and it’s not my problem. How can eBay refund a buy...

Classfied Add

Hi we have listed an item under a classified ad, and when we use the search engine for the words in the header, the listing does not show at all. Does anyone know why please.Look forward to your comments.Thank you

BMW C400x handguards

I sold a pair of handguards and the buyer said they were the wrong ones because he didn't know how to fit them even though we exchanged messages of how they are to be fitted and I had to go through a returns process, I paid for the initial postage an...

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I suspect seller not paid enough postage

I received a Royal Mail card saying not enough postage paid on something coming to me. I have gone through everything I have ordered, everywhere, and it seems to be an ebay purchase. The amount RM require, £7, is a bit more than I paid for for item a...

Turn off autopay

Pls help. Need to turn off auto pay so when an offer i submit is accepted I have to manually pay, just like with all other purchases. So far all search results have said one thing but eBay doesn’t give me the options to follow.

GSP

Just sold a buitar to someone in the US and the GSP has not appeared, even though I have been enrolled for years?Happened to anyone else?

eBay selling invalid postage labels

On 2-Apr-2025 I sold a piano and downloaded a postage label for Yodel. Two Yodel drop off points refused the package because it was larger than 1m. I contacted Yodel and they told me that the label number was invalid. I had to pay the Post Office £17...

Buyer cancelled order before paying

Hello please advise how approved cancellation of an order which wasn’t paid for. When am selecting approve, eBay is indicating I need to pay the buyer. I checked PayPal, the buyer definitely didn’t pay, just cancelled the order with apologies

Resolved! Getting scammed? I have not accepted an empty box.

Hi guys, I have just purchased PS5 from a seller with over 2000 reviews. Evri courier just attempted to deliver the parcel. I have took it in my hand and it was clearly an empty box with my address and like label "weight less than 1kg"I have not acce...

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Refund

I made a purchase of a product. The seller cancelled the purchase. He indicated that there was no product. I received an invoice for a refund. It says that the money will be returned within 3-5 business days. The deadline has passed. The money has no...

My account is restricted

Hi ,My account is restricted and I think I received offer to buy a watch and it was too late to confirm the order and it expired idk how . I was making sure that product is real or duplicate. Now I have sold my phone over here and payment is on hold ...

Simple Delivery

Hi All I occasionally sell heavy items. With Simple Delivery how do I make sure the bot knows the dimensions and weight of the package before it automatically selects the postage type and cost. I can't see a place to input this info in the delivery s...

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Vat Invoices

Hi, I recently purchased a few things on ebay for my business that is VAT registered. I was expecting to get invoices with a break down of cost including VAT charges so I can reclaim tax through the business. It says on the ebay help page that: "In c...

Resolved! buyer bought Evri postage and collection without telling me, do I need a collection code?

I got a notification that a buyer had purchased and paid for my item . I paid for and arranged for a Royal Mail collection direct from Royal Mail website. When I went to add the tracking number I couldn't but got the message "Tracked and fully protec...

Sold item was ment to be collection only

I just sold an item and was ment to be posted collection only but was set on delivery. It's a big grinder and buyer is local and is happy to collect but can't change delivery and just have the option to print label. What do I do?

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2nd account

Hi I have just set up a new Ebay account. I used my same number as the old account, I listed something and it asked me about payouts so I clicked it to set it up and then it said try again so I clicked the button and then it said I was offline which ...

DELIVERY CITY IS TOO LONG

What does "delivery city to long" mean? I sold an item, clicked to get label and had that text come up in red. Never had this before and don't know how to get the postage label. Any help please?

Postage Label not generating error - It was not possible to generate the label. Something is wrong.

I have sold an item using the new simple delivery service and the buyer has paid for the item. However when I go in to the offers tab to generate the WR code to take to the post office I get an error message saying ‘something went wrong try again lat...

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Selling

I posted an item sighned and tracked .on the tracking details its eBay pre paid postage. I've messaged the buyer new tracking details how will eBay know thay have received the item will I get paid

scammed

Hey, i need a bit of help, i bought an item, the item arrived, half the item was missing.I contacted the seller, through a back and forth they assured me the package must have been tampered with, but as a gesture of good will, they partially refunded...

15% off with code RALLY15

I purchased an item from a company which was on the list of thosetaking part in the "15% off with code RALLY15" offer. However when I was provided with all the details at checkoutthere was no invitation to enter the code - RALLY15.I therefore did not...

Buyer has given wrong address

A buyer has provided the wrong address. He has sent me the correct address but I am unable to change it on the simple postage bit for the prepaid postage. Can I send it off my own back at the post office without using the prepaid label?

Refund from a seller

I've returned an item to the e-Bay seller (outside 90 day period). It arrived - was Tracked and they have agreed to provide a refund but say they can't do it though eBay but can via Paypal. Except they reckon they can't do this for another 13 days du...

Bidding on a item

Hi, this evening I bid on two separate items by placing a bid in the closing seconds. According to the clock I had won the item at one price but when I checked the bidding history it still shows the clock running for 10-15 seconds during which I was ...

Postage

Hello I sell regularly on behalf of a local greyhound rehoming charity When I. List my items on eBay I select impost delivery and tracking How ever I past week or so when people purchase items it comes up with Evi parcel delivery I am not happy using...

Ebay has decided to alter my postage costs on a sale today. Leaving me to cover the extra cost!

Customer purchased 3 items weighting over 2.5Kg eBay have altered my postage from £2.70 per item to £2.70 for 1 item leaving me to foot the bill! has anyone else come across this issue before? They are becoming ridiculous with all these new rules. Do...

With held payment

I’ve recently sold goods and had a message from the buyer to state he has received goods, however Royal Mail and the tracking number states still awaiting delivery , basically they haven’t a clue as the buyer has received .how or can I receive the pa...

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Parcel weight issue

How do I pay the small extra charge for postage onparcel label at 1kg already printed and paid via simply distpact actual weight 2kg which is the Royal Mail weight and size for the parcel I am sending although no weight is mentioned on the label. MDH

higher postage label

Hello- When listed an item for sale, I specified Royal Mail Tracked 48 with Age Verification as the delivery method, with the postage cost set at about £10xx. However when the item sold today (Sunday), the Ebay system has unexpectedly created a UPS p...

Resolved! eBay shops and private sellers

Could one of our knowledgeable mentors kindly clarify eBay's rules/position/expectations regarding private sellers, business sellers, and eBay shops? Today I came across a private seller who has an eBay shop. I thought that if you have an eBay shop t...

Unable to contact member

Hi, I have sold an item but the buyer didn't get back to me for a few days, they now have, and want to arrange collection of the item. However when i try to respond with my details the message will not go through because it says i within violation if...

simple delivery is not an improvement

I have just received an email from ebay re selling - it tells me to "Sit back and relax Have items collected from the comfort of your own home." I have been doing this for the last 5 years at least. Now that Simple Delivery has been introduced for pr...

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Unsolicited additional item received

I ordered something from a seller in March and it arrived as expected with no issues, all good. A month later I recieved a second package from the same seller with a completely unrelated item in brand new condition of considerable value (2k). The sel...

The red banner asking me to update my account.

Hi.I’m a private seller and last night after my 28th sale occurred a banner popped up asking me to update my account details. so I did a bit of research and many people are saying that you get this banner when you have done 30 sales or more or if you...

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Best offer problems

I am having problems making a best offer as a buyer an error message keeps coming upI have contacted customer service and could not help said needs to go to back room team The message is Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

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postage

Ebay has messed with postage why can't i use the courier i am used to, you have just two options now,haven't got a clue what im doing frustrated member!

Hot tape for pollytunnel

I ordered a roll of hot tape on the 6th of April then later I ordered another roll of hot tape hoping I would receive one before we put the pollytunnel up the first roll arrived late so I returned it to the seller and the second roll arrived on the 1...

Postage

I recently started selling on my wife’s account as I am now retired and the other day one chap bought 3 pairs of sunglasses off me then when I went to post them I had three separate payment options and unfortunately i used all three . The first two s...

Can't send message

Hi. I tried to contact Ebay today but I lost the chat when they asked me to find the item number, I'm not allowed to send a message but I haven't used personal payment info.Please can you help? She wants this item for Friday and will think I'm being ...

Simple Delivery from Channel Islands

Does anyone know if simple delivery will cover postage of items from the Channel Islands as we have an independent postal administration and postage costs certainly from Guernsey are much higher than Royal Mail.

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Wrongly stated delivery

I'm trying to buy an office chair - plenty for sale but I need it delivered. I keep finding auctions and/or "buy-it-now" that state the delivery costs by accident. They mean "collection only". Why are so many making the same mistake?It wastes an awfu...

Receiving payout for items sold

I have been asked a week ago toadd bank details said take 48hours. This has not been the case cant see amount owed now still being promoted for bank details says on hold cant find phone number for eBay need some help please

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Best offer not applied at checkout

I've experienced two cases of potential buyers sending me a best offer for a listed item, I've accepted the offer then when they go to checkout the full original listing price is displayed as the total (plus postage where applicable). Any ideas on th...

Cancel an item I'm selling

Hey all I have an item that has been relisted that is finishing in 4 hours, I have just realised that the item was sold on eBay around 6 months ago so obviously not available anymore, I have tried to end the auction but can't, what can I do?

Sent photographs to eBay Customer Services

I want to sent pictures to the eBay Customer Services. I always taking pictures of my packaging, so my parcels.It is not in my interest to deal with damaged item in delivery process. I couldn't find option to do so. Can anyone help me, please.Thanks

Simple Delivery parcel weight ranges

Does anyone know why Simple Delivery parcel weight ranges jump straight from 2kg to 15kg, when Royal Mail's own price chart includes a 10kg increment? Posting a parcel that weighs less than 10kg using RM tracked services would be £7.69 (24 hour) and ...

Prices being seen by buyer and seller are different on an item bought and paid for ! Ebays fault !!?

So , I have completed checkout for an item purchased tonight . Myself and the seller are seeing different amounts paid/received . This is causing friction between me and seller ! ( I paid £12.48 but seller is seeing £11.40 ! ) . ... We agreed a set p...

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100£ "Promote your shop" Coupon

HiFew Days ago I activated Promotional offer "100£ to Promote your shop" (I believe it was 07/04/2025 because I launched a campaign after activation) it was ok for a while, I was keeping an eye on coupon credits and it was draining slowly like it sho...

Who has ruined the search engine in Ebay?

Have others noticed that the search for items has become appalling? If you put in an accurate description a lot of completely stupid items appear.If you then either use -a word or in the advanced option list words that not to be shown, the screen the...

Royal Mail Label

I have sold an item but when I try to print the pre paid label [royal mail] it comes up withit was not possible to generate the label, something is wrong please try again later.I have been trying for 22 hours and it does not changeany help would be a...

Wrong amount charged!

Our offer amount was accepted by the seller but when we went to pay for it eBay charged us the listed price. Which was £20 more. We have requested a cancellation for the pick-up only item but the seller has declined it and is no longer responding to ...

Selle does not send to you location

I live in the UK and wrote to an Australian seller to ask if I could bid on two badges he posted for postage only within Australia as I also have an Australian address. The seller agreed and I won both items. 205360246129205349615275 ended 23 MarchWh...

Changing delivery options after purchase

I've just sold an item and the buyer has paid. On getting the address label it turns out the buyer is only a few minutes down the road from where I live. I have been in contact with the buyer and we've both agreed it's a lot easier and quicker just t...

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How do I report a suspected scam listing?0

The reporting function seems to have changed. There is a message saying click the 3 dot icon on the listing but there is no 3 dot icon on the listing. Ebay need to make reporting suspected scams MUCH EASIER. I have seen the same campervan listed ever...

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