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Can't tracking an item sending by royal mail

Hello, I bought an item from a UK seller to send to Portugal. The problem is that despite being tracked by Royal Mail International, he sent me a photo of the shipment with a PB plus 6 numbers. He has no idea how I can track my order? What should I d...

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Uk buyers now not allowed to buy from America!

Has any other UK buyer had this problem? I'm absolutely disgusted with eBay for ever implementing it. It's so discriminating and weird. Basically if you're in the UK, you are now no longer allowed to buy from any seller in America, no matter how hard...

Buyer Protection Fees who pays them?

I know there are lots of discussions about the new Buyer Protection Fees and no selling fees for private sellers. I am a private seller, so am happy to sell with no fees. But, BIG BUT! I am having the buyer protection Fee removed from my sale!. So I ...

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Different prices in Chrome vs Firefox

I normally use Firefox, but I’ve discovered that on Chrome, the price of an ebay item changes once you put it into the basket. For example, there is a listing for Readers Digest Gardeners Encylopedia at £23.17. I tested putting that in the basket usi...

VAT added to my invoice

I have just spoken to an Ebay agent having noticed VAT was added to my last 2 purchases. The amounts were small but increased the price of relatively small items. She explained it was to do with SIMPLY POSTAGE which is added to a seller's listing and...

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A weird thing happened on the way to the checkout...

I haven't got a great memory but I suspect this has happened 2-3 times in the last few months? I bookmark / favourite an item which I may consider buying at some point in future.Some weeks later I notice that item is out of stock.I search on the same...

Bundling and the Buyer Protection Fee

eBay, please clarify about private sellers bundling. I think there are now at least 2 types: one ad hoc to reduce BPF, one long-established since before BPF e.g. "buy any 8 for [fixed price]". I want to shop on eBay, but with control over prices and ...

Delivery Update

Sent a watch it is delivered. Confirmed by the buyer but does not appear on the Ebay site. Royal Mail Special Delivery.

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Resolved! Offer from seller not showing at checkout

I've received an offer with a discount on a watched item. However, having clicked through, the item shows in basket at the original price. I've tried on different devices with the same result. Am I missing something?

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Postage refused

I have just sold an item on eBay and The purchaser has contacted me to say that it cannot be shipped to him (in the Channel Islands). What are our options?