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Fake Parcels

Hi. I have received a parcel but all it contained was ripped up cardboard. The label is marked ebay seller but I have not ordered anything from Ebay. It has the correct name and address but no senders name. Is this a scam?

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Counterfeit item purchased

Hello, I am a watch repairer. About 2 months ago (i have 8-10 week turnaround) i bought what i believed to be a genuine factory sealed NOS Rolex crown https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/146318179274I contacted the seller and told him and he just declined my ...

Simply Delivery Questions

So eBay's Simply Delivery is here, so I have questionsfirstly when you get the email with the label can you custom location the label to a spot on the A4 paper, as I used 4x6 labels on a 4 per page sheet. If you will eBay reimburse the cost of the wa...

Payment on hold

Just received this email from eBay: ‘Your buyer filed a payment dispute for an order placed on 25 Dec, 2024. This means that they disputed a charge directly with their payment institution. They're requesting £11.35 back, and the reason for this dispu...

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Postage/collection only error.

Hi there, I just sold a motorcycle on eBay and when creating the listing I selected ‘collection only’. Now eBay is asking me to post the item which is obviously impossible. I should have a collection code shouldn’t I? I’m just wondering how eBay will...

Ebay buyer

Hi i would just like to ask what can in this situation. The buyer who has purchased my ebay listing has not read the description and is threating me with complaints and more. He is clearly in the wrong but isn't giving up. I keep having these type of...

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Seller feedback

Just noticed someone gave me negative feedback in January. How do I remove it? He won an item and didn't pay for it then left me negative feedback stating he didn't have the funds to pay? Thanks

private to business account

Ive been selling as a private seller for some time now. Low cost items but due to the protection fee being added, it has now made my items far more expensive than my competeters. So, Ive opened a shop but its still saying Im a private seller so I ass...

postage not paid

Sold an item and paid for postage with eBay. The buyer has sent me the following message "Item not delivered due to sender not paying postage." I have checked Royal Mail tracking, but it is showing nothing.Any good advice on how to continue from here...

Overseas payment

I have a similar problem to the messages below. I am in the UK, buyer is in South Africa, but when he attempts to pay, gets a message saying I do not post there. I am enrolled in the Global Shipping programme and have not blocked any countries. Ebay’...

Payment for a sold item

The item was sent and physically delivered by Royal Mail 48 Tracked. I received feedback and a reply from the buyer (to my query) that the item was DELIVERED. Unfortunately the postman did not scan the package during delivery and it is marked as "rea...

Cash on collection

Hi just sold a lot by auction, the buyer is local and wants to collect in person and pay cash on collection.Is this okay? Buyer says that to pay through eBay he must pay the delivery charge.

UK HMRC Customs Charge on Pre-Voucher Price

Hi there - I wonder if anyone here can help or has had a similar issue? I bought a pricey item from Japan during a discount promotion. Whilst I expected to pay import fees (20%) it appears I've ended up paying against the pre-discounted price -NOT FA...

Missing item in my purchases tab

Hello I recently bought an item but need to return it. When I go to my purchased item tab the item is not there! I have received the item and can see payment in my PayPal account but nothing on eBay. HELP

Opt Out Small Items on Simple Delivery

I've spent the last hour trying to find where I can 'opt out of Simple Delivery for small items.' no luck at all. Does anyone know where the opt out button or whatever it is, is located? I send small letters under 100g and so to use Simple delivery i...

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Viewing a cycle...

I have a cycle for sale an somebody would like to view it, I cannot message them my address so they can view. How can I solve this problem?

Click and collect

I sold items that were meant to be delivered to an Esso station Sent tracked delivery but the Esso refused delivery This has happened before with other shops. eBay refuse to help as my tracking ref doesn't show that the item was delivered. eBay are i...

£15 credit for selling

Recieved an email stating that I qualified for the £15 credit after selling a item. No sign of it yet, did anyone else take this offer who has an idea when I should expect it please?

Another 'simple' delivery question.

I'm aware you can arrange a collection as a tiresome and lengthy separate step after the customer has paid for a label, but the arcane instructions on the help page say you can also drop off royal mail parcels at a post office. My question is will eb...

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 ...

Wrong Label

Good afternoon, I printed a letter label to sell an item but was told I should have made it for a parcel when I got to the post office. I called Ebay this morning and was told someone would call me in two hours to help, but unfortunately no one has c...

Cancelling an item

I accidentally bought an item which was available for collection only. I didn’t realise unit I had paid for the item. It turns out the item is about 300 miles away so really not an option to pick it up. I tried to cancel the item straight away but it...

False advertising

Bought an item shown as a brand in picture, was not the brand but generic on arrival. Seller keeps sending automated refund offers now up to 40% but I have been clear they have falsely advertised and a full refund is required? I am not paying postage...

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Issues with seller

Anyone else having delivery issues and lack of communications from this company, that are now in administration. Ordered 2 tub chairs 12 days ago still not despatched and now not answering emails

Unable to update Payment Method

Hi, I want to buy a Shop Subscription, but when I click to proceed I am handed the following red tap text: You do not have a valid stored payment method. Please add a valid payment method before choosing your subscription. Add payment methodWhen I cl...

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Promote listings

Hi,So I'm quite new to selling and I use the promote listing option when it comes up how do I access it? I want to change it for items that aren't reaching at all or ad new items. All I'm getting is go to the sellers hub but that isn't there for me. ...

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Buying pot-luck

Hi, If a seller has a picture of a computer (particular make and model) and you choose your memory, cpu and storage size, is it fair to expect what you think you have bought to arrive? The seller says that you might get a Dell, HP or Lenovo. Is this ...

Ebay Simple ( Dumb ) Shipping

Hello All My recent experience of accidental use of "Simple" shipping .I list item for sale BIN and thought I had added a SIGNED for service.The item is £600 . The item sells. I go to set up postage appropriate to an Item of such value. For me this c...

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Simple Delivery Don't Understand

Maybe I am simple but I don't understand. Even after reading tomes of unfathomable instructions. If you can no longer pack and send your own items then who packs them? If you can no longer print your own label then who prints it? Can you only have it...

Resolved! mis described item, now i have to post it to china?

I have bought a reflector for the back of my car. Turns out it came from China It is a piece of plastic that looks quite like a normal reflector for a car but it’s not reflective at all. As this was only a £17 purchase I’ve now been asked to arrange ...

Selling Limits

I'm a private seller with more than 400 items for sale on Ebay but with the recent introduction of Ebay's maximum 300 listings per month, this means only 300 get listed in any month. If I want to list more, I have to pay a £0.35 per listing extra cha...

Items not received

Ordered items from India they arrived early so no one there over Christmas Royal Mail tried again but messed up as there was someone there at the time of attempted delivery so sent the parcel back to India in January .The seller is being very difficu...

Overseas payment

I have a customer from the Netherlands who has won two of my auction items. I have the global delivery on my auction. When the customer tries to pay he gets a message from eBay stating that I do not deliver to that part of the world. I told the custo...

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...

Buying dispute

This is my order number 18-12872-92400.My item was should have been with me! Between 1-7th April.Still not here!! Text the seller and ebay! Now getting message, I have to pay import tax!! Never said that on description.Would like my money back!! Not ...

Prepaid label to Jersey?

I’ve sold an item to someone in Jersey, when I try to access the prepaid label it says something is wrong and try again later. I’ve been trying to access it since Sunday. Is the issue because the person is in Jersey? I found the below in eBay’s T&Cs ...

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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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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...

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 ...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...