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buying bladed items

I am unable to to purchase a polesaw as it is a bladed item and I do not have a credit card only debit so am unable to verify my age. I rang Ebay and was told to contact the seller and get him to amend the ad or borrow someone's credit card. I contac...

Is This Authenticity Guarantee Message Authentic?????

Hi, I just got an email from ebay at reply.ebay.co.uk which at first sight seems to be an ebay promotion. Title: "A timeless investment" Content:"Invest with luxuryShop designer handbags with confidence thanks to Authenticity Guarantee. Experts verif...

Can't make an offer

I can't make an offer. When I enter the offer it takes me to a "we looked everywhere" page inside the offer frame. *bleep* is this about? I've tried with different browsers on different Internet connections and get the same behaviour on everything. h...

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Very slow delivery times since the changes on Feb 4th.

Anyone else noticing this?...before the changes were brought in i'd order something and it would be on my doorstep within 2-5 days max...now seem to be waiting well over a week for pretty much everything. Are sellers thinking "soddit,if i've got to w...

I'm having a problem purchasing an item being sold in England.

The seller "ebellyking" is in Bury St. Edmonds, United Kingdom, and on the ebay page says that he sends to the United States. So I tried to purchase the Pre-Columbian Chavin Culture Necklace, being sold for 227.90 Pounds Sterling. I recieved a notice...

Resolved! Beldray accessory

I purchased a beldray part two days ago for £18 .99 but have had no answer back via email about delivery

Refund Without Return

Hi, I've spoken to eBay on the phone about this and they said I'd be emailed with a response within 48hrs days ago and never was (this happens a lot I find) and since today the new chat system doesn't seem to work (leaves me waiting and when I cancel...

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Life happens.

In reality, I think any ebay seller who hasn't processed and sent my order out, is going through something, because they are simply not getting paid. But it can be difficult for some people to maintain this stance when you are simply not contacted an...

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Nectar Points and Ebay, things are changing

It looks like the relationship between Nectar and eBay is changing, as i've just had this email from Nectar "From the 1st of September, the way you collect and spend Nectar points with eBay is changing.You will no longer be able to collect or spend N...

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Item not delivered

Good afternoon please can somebody help help me go forward my son paid £250 for an item bought. I believe this seller did not have this product to sell in the first place when my son originally paid for the item the seller asked which Pacific size it...

Resolved! Is Evri killing Ebay?

There are plenty threads with people complaining about Evri, many have replys from happy customers saying " I havn't had a problem with Evri" but if you did then you would find out just what a joke they are.The measure of a company is how they deal w...

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"Get £10.00 off when you purchase in our app!" discount

Hey, I keep getting a popup saying 'Get £10.00 off when you purchase in our app!' saying it expired in 5 days. it doesn't give a voucher code so how do i get this discount to apply to my app order?Open the camera app on your phoneScan this code with ...

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Ebay abuse of Buyers, and always remove feeback when asked.

I bought goods from a seller at 9:30 at night and cancelled within 2 minutes due to an error. They responded and refused the cancellation and claimed the goods were already dispatched. Their claim, which clearly was untrue, was shown to be untrue whe...

"Buyer protection fee"? I don't think so. What a scam!

Was just about to purchase an item when I noticed a ~£3 "buyer protection fee". What an absolute scam. As a buyer, I absolutely refuse to pay eBay for the privilege of bare minimum customer service. Foisting hidden fees and extra charges onto buyers ...