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refunds

I recently sold an item, however the buyer found a fault and requested a refund which I agreed to, but in addition to me paying for the return l;abel, Ebay also charged me the entire purchase price , and sent it to the buyer as a refund. Do I also ha...

Can't respond to offer

Someone has made an offer on an item I am selling. E-bay have sent me an e-mail about this with a blue link that says respond now. When I click on this it says there are no offers. Any suggestions as to what I can do?

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stop sellers using substandard delivery service

Ebay should catagorise acceptable delivery companies/ couriers. Sellers are scrutinised for service sometimes too much but there seems to be no removal of consitantly poor service by couriers that fail to deliver, provide delivery dates that are not ...

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Return shoes

Hi I have a pair of merrells that have started coming apart after just 3 months, I have contacted Merrell who have said they'll accept the return, as their shoes have a year warranty, but I need to go through the vendor as my sales agreement is with ...

Complaints address

Does any1 know upto date customer complaints address for ebay uk please.Ive had a letter unopened returned to me from a Dublin address which i found online, says its no longer there? Tia for any help

Resolved! Can anyone tell me how to report the delivery of incorrect goods, in order to get them exchanged

Can anyone tell me how to report the delivery of incorrect goods, in order to get them exchanged for the item I ordered. I have wrestled with the 'automated assistant' for the last hour and it is hopeless. One would think that a company as big as Eba...

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selling limits

My selling limit is 10,000 today I tried to list an item and up pops you have reached your limit. No way have I listed my monthly 1000 (I dont even have that amount in total) plus it's the 1st of the month today ? confused I am.

Ebay and tax rules for private sellers

I used to enjoy selling my personal items on ebay but had to stop a gd few months ago as unsure of the yearly taxes. What i dont understand and would like to understand is, if you can only sell 30 items a year, why is it now free to list 300 items a ...

Postage

I'm trying to upload items to sell but when I click on postage the page is blank and I can't put a price/ free postage or anything . All the other selling specifics are fine. Anyone had similar?

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listings

Hi my free listings have gone down to 300 from 1000 my question isdoes the listings which i list until sold count towards the 300 limit

Selling fees

Just got off the phone with ebay. She says from today no final value fees on everything but only if item is sold within the uk. I sell to the usa and canada a lot so anybody know if i will still get charged 10% fvf for items sold outdide the uk. Seem...

Resolved! Tablet

I received a tablet,but it won,t startup.I put it on charge but the message "Searching for a QR Code. it has been like that for at least 4 days. What is a QR code?. I contacte the seller but he will not take returns. and he told me to contact Samsung...

Resolved! Ebay instant payment

Looked at item. Made offer. Next moment and Ebay message telling me "we automatically charged you "card" ending in ------ for this purchase. WHY. No communication from or with the seller saying yes or no. Do not like this and how can I stop it.

Global shipping programme

We are business sellers who mainly list in the pottery porcelain and glass category. We are enrolled in the GSP program recently most if not all of our listings are being excluded from global shipping. To be clear, items that were listed 3 months ago...

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Send items

Why oh why are so many sellers stating on their selling pages that items will be sent by a certain courierthat can be tracked but then once purchased they send your purchase by a courier they dont name untracked you dont want it dispatched by, i only...

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Don't want to Auction a listing

Hi , I tried to reduce a listing price, and considered auction , which I have used before. I cannot now remove the auction facility on this item, and I cannot auction as I get an error message saying minimum reserve price is £50, much higher than I n...

Shipping problem GSP

I bought a rare classic car part from the US, which was shipped to me via the GSP (or whatever passes for that now). It sat in a post office in the US for a couple of weeks, with Asendia tracking being pretty useless. Now Asendia have given it a UK R...

Sold item

I sold a set of golf clubs at the end of july and shipped them to the buyer. The sale shows as completed on my EBay - I received another sale notification for the same listing today - how can someone pay for a listed item that I have sold and isn't v...

Returns label

I received an email from ebay with a link to print a returns label . I have been trying to open this for 3 days, it keeps telling me that due to technical issues the page cannot be reached. Have tried to contact ebay but no luck. Has anyone any sugge...

Selling a group of items

I have a buyer wanting to purchase several of the items I sell ( mandala art on plywood rounds). Is it allowed to bundle these together in one parcel, saving packaging for me and postage costs for the purchaser? TIA

Change of date of delivery

Hi, I bought a portable handheld from a seller on 26/9/24. The items listed that the delivery date will be on the 2/10/24. But, as of yesterday, the seller message me that the item will be with me on the 10/10/24. It will be delay for 8 days. I bough...

Resolved! Seller cancelled purchase then relisted

Hi, so i won an item and paid for it. however a couple of days later I get a message saying item cancelled and refunded. I received a message from the seller stating that there was an issue with the postage and they had to cancel the sale and relist ...

Categories

Hi, I always have a complete list of my categories showing on the left-hand side of the page on my account. For some reason they have all disappeared and it now shows just collectables and stamps?? How can I change that back please. Many thanks uktop...

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Returns

I have bought something and requested a return. The seller says they will refund but says she is unhappy that I have requested a return under the inaccuracy of the description and has told me I have to close the return and then register a new one ret...

regarding lost ITEM from EVRI

Good Morning, I bought BLOOD PRESSURE monitor from Ebay on 22nd of September.The product did not reach me.I am requesting a refund. Could you please help me with this issue? Time placed: 30th of September 2024 at 16:05 PM Order number: H02V3A41053777...

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Item has not arrived

Good Morning, I bought tripod from Ebay on September 8th. The product did not reach me. I am requesting a refund. Could you please help me with this issue? Time placed: 8 Sep 2024 at 9:12 PM Order number: 12-12043-36183 Total£10.40 (1 item) 25 Sep Th...

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Posting to GSP packing

I have several items to go the GSP. After packing each item, labelling them etc, Is it acceptable to then put the items into another box, saving on postage. I would of course label the exterior box to indicate there are multiple packaged inside.

ebay balance

Hi, When checking through the sell everything for free (private sellers only) I think I understand that hidden in the terms is the fact that private sellers will no longer get proceeds paid into their bank accounts directly. Instead they will be put ...

Share Feedback page

On my Share Feedback page, I have a reminder to leave feedback for a buyer, the buyer didn't pay, the sale was eventually cancelled by ebay. On the reminder, the only option is to leave positive feedback which I obviously don't want to do. is there a...

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Return a dvd player.

I have had a dvd player delivered and has no power, I've been asked to return the dvd, I've gone through eBay return process, now I have to print a label to return it, I am house bound and I don't have a printer.

ebay won't accept payment

I can't make a purchase (I haven't had any problems before) but I keep getting the following message come up 9how do I resolve it or get past it?) Access DeniedYou don't have permission to access "http://pay.ebay.co.uk/rxo?" on this server.Reference ...

Currentcy

I've been selling for a while on eBay and all my listing's where listed in sterling but for some reason my listing's are now advertised in dollars and I have American buyers now which I don't want as the postage for postage in the UK

Non Responders

Up until recently, I have found eBay to be 99.99 % positive... up until the last week when I've been looking for mountain bikes for my 2 sons. I have never known such 'non response ' and unfriendly/ curt messages. The majority are absolute time waste...

Private Selling Fees Scrapped

Hi Does anybody know if the article on the Daily Mail is correct or not about fees being scrapped for private sellers. When you go to the selling fees it still is saying the old amount . If anybody sells something to can they let us all know if it is...

Locked settings

I cannot make certain changes on my listings such as delivery service, dispatch time. There is a lock on that so it doesn't allow me to change it.

Chinese items

Why does eBay allow Chinese sellers on British ebay, I don't see Norwegians selling or Portuguese etc etc. It's almost impossible to send items back as the post is far too much.

Refund is refused

Hi iam asking the seller to refund the amount for the order number:01-12133-17750,cause I didn't recognise that it's for collection only not postage.the seller refused to refund the amount I

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Fees

I am being charged £150 fees for an item I didn't even sell on ebay . They have sent it to a debt collection agency. I did advertise my tractor and paid the fee. But my item sold on another site where I had advertised it as well. There's nowhere u ca...

Resolved! view counter not working!

Has anyone else had a problem with their view counters. Mine are saying 0 then 1 then 2 and just going up one every few items. From 1 to 30 in order! It is obviously a technical glitch but i can not find anything on this matter in the forums.

48hr tracked issue

So over the last 4 months have been using 48hr tracked , I had a issue when a item tracking only showed up as in transit and stayed like that,unsure if I should give a refund I contacted e-bay,they checked and were happy I had dispatched it and said ...

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Nectar card

On the drop down menu ...my eBay ....apparently there should be a nectar option . I do not have that option on my list, so I can't update my nectar card. Can anybody advise as to where else I can find it please

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Create new account - bank details rejected

So I've trying to help my wife create a new account (private) to sell a few items.Having successfully created the Ebay account and an initial listing, it then came to adding her bank details for payments. We did this, and the received a message sayin...

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Limit all items displayed to the UK

How do I limit all items eBay shows me to the UK. I know I can filter search results, but how do I prevent the suggestions on results items from being outside the UK? It's a pain if I click an item, see other items suggested only to find out they are...

New selling limits from 1.10.24

Can anyone help me by explaining simply and clearly what my selling limits will be from 1.10.24 please. I'm a private seller (not a business), but I have over 500 items listed on a rolling "good 'till cancelled" basis. These are mostly papercraft ite...

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Customer put wrong address on her account

Hi, I sold a black radley purse for £25.99. Posted it, and then the next day received a message of the buyer basically saying she doesn't live at the address that I sent it to. The address she put down! And asking what am I going to do about it !!! A...

closing account

I have been trying for weeks to close my eBay account,I have no payments or cases open or pending as a seller or a buyer but the keep sending me the same email that you can't reply to, please log in and check you have no cases open etc, I have nothin...

Resolved! Knock off perfume

I have just purchased what I believed was some Calvin Clein perfume but it is clearly fake, there is no box, no cap, and no serial number on the bottom of the bottle. I buy this perfume all the time so I know it comes with a serial number. I can't fi...

Technical

Hi for the last few days I haven't been able to add anything to my basket or contact sellers every time I try it comes up error something went wrong . I've logged out then back in again but still won't work does anyone have any ideas please

Resolved! I purchased a stunning leather jacket but their size chart is completely wrong.

I want to return my jacket and exchange it for a much smaller size. I chose size UK 12 which indicates that The sleeve length isL as 24" and the chest 40". However, when it arrived the chest measures 50" and the sleeve length is 27". So I asked eBay ...

Unable to deliver

i ordered something on the 22nd of september and i got notified that it was unable to deliver because of the delivery address being wrong. i decided to open a request but then stupidly on my part i closed it and messaged the seller instead (i thought...

Sending by Courier

Hi all, I was wondering if someone could help I listed my item and through bidding sold this item. I had stated Collection Only Now Buyer wants me to arrange a Courier through eBay to send sold item I'm having a hard time as I cannot locate and add i...

counterfeit product

URGENT PLEASE REPLY IF YOU CAN I bought a counterfeit product and didn't realise it until it was already posted. There were hundreds sold, so i genuinely believed it but only around 3 reviews noticed it was actually counterfeit, and they included ima...

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Failed delivery

I purchased lable from Evri through eBay and the tracking number saying item damaged. Contact the seller. As I'm seller what should I do here . Any advice I will be grateful

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Buyer has paid but not collected

I sold a boiler (collection only) in June. The buyer paid £500 and asked me to move the boiler outside for him to collect. I've explained that this is at his risk, especially from weather damage. In August he stopped replying to messages on ebay and ...

Resolved! OVERNIGHT CHANGES?

I GUESS SOMETHING MUST HAVE CHANGED OVERNIGHT. I'M TRYING TO LIST BUT KEEP COMING ACROSS THIS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND CAN'T MAKE WORK;eBay Managed Payments (238588953026) [4 listings]IS IT A GLITCH OR SOMETHING I'M GOING T...

Dazed and confused still !

Firstly I would like to thank all those who have responded to an earlier post about what I'm about to ask.Its about this 30 items and £1000 sales before being reported to HMRC.Now many have said as I'm a private seller I can sell any amount of items ...

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Return theft

Hi all, I'm in desperate need of some help! I have 2 items that I'm quite certain have been stolen from me - both of decent value Who do I contact in order to get my items back? They have both received there funds back and now are not answering any o...

I can't add a video to my listings.

I have tried to add a video to my listings and can't seem to find the upload button for a video anywhere. On Etsy you get both optionsand its so easy! I have tried contacting Ebay and I get the automated assistant who can't help. I have read the 2 mi...

Listing items

Hi, I'm trying to list items but whenever I do they automatically become a draft and close, then when I try to open the draft it says "error 402"does anyone else have this problem at the moment or know how to fix it?

Got scammed

I have sold some things and the buyer told that he didn't get it and refund the money now I got a 100euro fee from ebay. So I will lose the thing I sold plus I don't get payed plus ebay want me too pay 100 euro fee what a dam scam . What do I do here...

Account Creation Page Unresponsive

After I have created a business account (UK Based),I am presented with a screen to "Tell us about your business" I have entered the business address, contact phone number, VATand the details of the person to contact (me)Both the numbers provided are ...

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Faulty pneumatic nail gun

Hi everyone,an eBayer has sold me an air gun nailer with the description stating it was in good working order. Upon receiving the nailer and connecting to my air compressor it was clear that it could not work as the air seals inside the nail gun were...

Scammed

I bought an item that was supposed to be delivered today but the seller is not contacting me and there's no feedback I want to cancel

Items

Hello I put some items up hrs ago and I can see it still on 0 views is there something wrong my acc or with the listing I can't see any views or nothing

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Lost item

I delivered my sold item and courier has now lost it, order is now refunded how do I get my money back from EBAY as Yodel say EBAY as the retailer have to deal with it they can't help me directly.

Money refund

Ordered reading glasses from seller which were supposed to arrive 7th September but as yet on the 30th September still no glasses. Tried to contact seller but message read NO LONGER REGISTERED USER .E bay says no refund given as order will be with me...

Resolved! Threatening behaviour by Ebay buyer

I recently sold an item on Ebay. After the buyer paid, I received a threatening and abusive email from the buyer complaining about the delivery service that I intended to use and how he was going to hospitalise the next delivery service driver etc. I...

Selling a car for a friend.

Hi,A friend who isn't tech savvy asked me if I could sell his car for him on ebay motors. My question is, are there any tax implications or any other issues of me doing this?I would not be earning any money from this.Thank you.

Incomplete Lego set sold as complete

I bought a Lego set which was sold as complete as a gift over a year ago. I've now given the gift and it transpires there are several pieces missing. The seller has now deleted their account. Any advice on what I can do?

Resolved! How do I invoice a buyer for 2nd postage cost?

Hi everyone,I sold an item and used an ebay postage label to send it to the buyer.Unfortunately he hadn't updated his address on his account and the package went astry.2 months later it has been returned to me and I contacted the buyer.He is willing ...

Hiya, I've purchased brand new QS Nike on the 24th, a seller waited 5 days to do anything about it.

Messaged me yesterday that he'll post them today, £115, I told him not to send them for authentication because there is a chance I won't get before the 9th, holidays . Is there anything I can do or say or call and get my trainers before I fly out ?

Charged three times for the postage

Hi, I sold an item but when I tried to buy postage labels from eBay, I charged three times. Postage costs £12.09. But it was charged £5.21 three times from my bank account. I also didn't get the label, eBay gives me an error every time (not enough fu...

Resolved! Seller cancelled and said that I requested cancellation.

Hi, I would like to see the seller face the consequences for lying about the reason for cancelling the sale. After the purchase and a few days of waiting, the seller sent me a message that he had to cancel the order giving me some completely made-up ...

Seller waiting for return label

Buyer wants to return item so processed return (eBay forced me to refund even though I haven't received item) and now stating that they don't have return label so won't post it at their own expense (understandably). How do I get EBay to stand in and ...

Resolved! GSP and selling with Free Postgae in the UK

Hi,Would be interested to learn if I'm selling/listing with Free Postage, how this affects items sold abroad and shipped through the GSP.i.e. Am I expected to cover Postage costs throughout, or does my resposibility for Postage stop once my sold item...

Resolved! Seller not responding

Hi , I placed an order with a seller after winning the bid. The seller has not answered any of my messages in over 2 weeks so I have cancelled the order however the seller also needs to answer this. Just wondering whether Ebay cancel the order after ...

Resolved! Watch stopped working

The Fitbit I bought stopped working just over 3 months after purchase. The seller won't respond and eBay are not contactable by any of the means I can find, I presume as it'sover 3 months? I can't even leave feedback! Do I have any way I can escalate...

Selling

I'm getting this message when I try to list my article.It looks like you've reached the number of items and amount you can list. You can list up to 0 items and £0.00 in total sales this month. Request to list moreI've not sold before.

Log store

I've sold a log store , in my description it states I'll deliver in a35 mile radius but the customer is over 90 miles away I've gone to refund but eBay wants to charge me £40.48 I'm not willing to pay £40.48 to refund how can this be sorted with out ...

Underpayment?

I am new to this. I have just sold my second item, a dress for £6.90 excluding postage, which the buyer paid for. Only 71p has been paid to my bank account. I cannot see any way to contact Ebay re this. Please advise! Many thanks.

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Account restricted

I cant buy anything as it says theres a restriction on my account. I have no messages or reasons for this.how can i find out whats going on?

postage label discrepancy

The buyer has paid just under £3.00 for postage but i am only being offered labels for £5 and more. It is a lightweight dress. I don't understand why the postage label is more money than it usually is. Do i need to ask the buyer for more money? what ...

refund

hey guys i bought an item but it wasn't like what he describe it return it after opening a case the seller receive the item back and i'm still waiting the design to get my money back since 12 days nothing happen what should i do ??

Time scale for refund

You buy an item on ebay it stops working two months later You contact the manufacturer for a warranty repair.They tell you they have found the item was registered two and a half years ago therfore no warranty sorry. You contact the seller repeatedly ...

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Post

How do I arrange for an evri collection? package weighs about 12kgs - thinking of cost to buyer and keeping it as low as possible

Can’t sign on

It won't let me sign in !! I get to the stage where I need to code but nothing is coming through on text or email frustrating and already order things else where because I can't get on here

wrong negative feed back removed but still

Can some one guide me on point that buyer gave negative feed back with in appropriate wordings. Took matter with ebay and explained with my messages to him that I offered 2/3 times to return item with full refund. Buyer demand for a 99p stuff was not...

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No refund

Bought item from which didnt do whst it days it would.srnt review in and contacted seller who days if i took review down id get refund.wasnt going to do thst as its blackmail and false.no refund and seller not replying to messages.been in touch with ...

faulty item

Hi i bought an item in May from a ebay buisness seller and its faulty and they told me to contact the supplier which i did,and the supplier said its not down to them as i bought it from the ebay seller, how do i report them to ebay, also under consum...

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DO NOT PURCHASE FROM

They are total fraudsters. I bought a watch from them, had to return it because it was faulty and stopped working, and they haven't refunded me (after months). Also, they have blocked me so I can't contact them, and they have put my watch back on the...

Listening description issues.

Hi, is anyone else having issues with the formatting of their listings? I'm currently trying to write descriptions for my items. All is good until I actually post the listing, when it actually appears as a live listing all the writing is clumped toge...

part delivery

i bought a carpet cleaner off ebay with abottle of shampoo ,the seller stuck the bottle of shampoo to the top of the box and the delivery label onto the bottle of shampoo he then sent it by yodel he has proof of despatchi week later i received a bott...

Partial refund request

Hello,I bought products from same seller separately and paid two separates postage, but the seller put them together in a same box and send to me. Can I request for refund for one of postage? I asked the seller about it, but they hasn't reply to me y...

Help

I am not good at the "scroll to the bottom click this or that " I have been trying unsuccessfully for 30 minutes . Dose anybody have a simple direct email address .i am just trying to find out why I am not receiving my Nectar points

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No delivery

eBay just resolved a problem with no delivery from a seller, I am receiving a refund now after contacting eBay, do I leave a negative review on the feedback? Thanks

Item location policy - Hidden listings

Has nayone else been getting there listings hidden by ebay for Item location policy (apparent) breach. Jsut got a message stating one of my listings has violated a listing Item location policy breach and so thay have hidden it, all the details are co...

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Withdrawing a listing.

An item I had for sale disappeared, so I relisted it. I subsequently found that it had in fact sold, but wasn't showing on my sold listing. now I need to delete the listed version. help would be gratefully received!

NATO and International Watchman

I can't believe this guy is being allowed to intimidate sellers in the watch trade. How has he been allowed to trademark an international organisation, as well as a generic term for nylon watch straps that has been in existence for decades, and threa...

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Buyer wants express delivery

I'm very new to eBay. This is the second time I've sold an item and the buyer has paid for the item and postage and then wants express delivery incurring almost £10 further costs - I paid for the label the first time but don't intend to get stung aga...

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What's going on with Royal Mail

I have 8 items I am waiting fo - 10 days and counting. Royal Mail seem to be delivering everything every 2 weeks. It's highly improbable all these sellers are slow to send. Yodel (pah) and Evri have all delivered well before these RM parcels should h...

Resolved! Postage fee charged to me.

I sold an item for £40 and it cost £5.64 to post which the buyer paid. I was charged about £6.00 seller fees so I expected to get about £39.00 in my bank account. I paid for the postage label expecting to get the money back. The buyer paid £45.64 and...

Late reply

eBay just sorted a refund for me cos the seller wasn't responding....since the refund I've just been notified that the item is ready for pick up at local shop.....what happens now, thanks

Resolved! Anyone has experience with Thailand's customs?

Hi there, I shipped a couple of weeks ago an item to a customer in Thailand via renowned shipping carrier. After many shipments with them, not many issues. All the documentation (certificates, safety datasheets, exportating forms, invoice) were attac...

Car Injectors

Hi Ive recently purchased a car injector of a ebay seller. I took my car to the garage and the mechanic said the injector that I purchased is no good. I have messaged the seller and I have not got a response. Hope you can resolve the issue. Thank you...