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Safety?!?!

This is a message I've just received about a product that is potentially dangerous it's for a 2 gang mains electrical socket for outdoor use. What really annoys me is they warn me that it might not be safe but allow hundreds of sellers to keep advert...

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DHL not collecting

For the 2nd time in a week I have used the DHL collect option when I have sold an item on Ebay. On both occasions DHL have failed to collect and I have had to pay DPD to come out. How do i get my money back for this failed courier charge? No links fo...

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Bizzare problem at checkout

EBay will not let me checkout when I try to buy a certain type of perfume from ANY seller, in any part of the country, even if they have sent me an offer!I have bought this particular perfume (Prada paradoxe) in the past few months off eBay sellers w...

Resolved! Second Chinese Seller that posed as UK and did this

Hello, Yesterday Morning my wife told me a small package has arrived and it was so light. I said I have only ordered heavy items, feels like nothing is in this. Behold, a flimsy item worth 2 cents, I have attached a photo of the item, the original it...

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I did not receive the item I ordered

I ordered a pair of Tom Ford sunglasses FT1044 BRONSON 01E on the 24th of July 2025 for £167.08. I didn't hear from the seller for a week, I contacted the seller and she told me she's out of England and she will be back the next week, I heard nothing...

Resolved! Proving my age without a credit card!

I see others have already asked this question (“I do not have a credit card, is there any other way to prove my age to eBay?”), but received little relevant response, with all manner of ‘real world’ suggestions (from joining porn sites, to showing yo...

Resolved! Presale item hasn't been shipped and I am being ignored by the seller. How can I get my money back?

Hi, On the 19th August, I placed an order for presale items, originally to be released on September 26th 2025. The order was therefore placed 38 days before release. The listing clearly indicated this was a presale and that the item would be posted o...

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Reply from buyer

I am unable to find my original post on here; all the dates of posts are all over the place. Anyhow, I sent the buyer a message saying it wasn't me who sold him the item and they replied saying "sorry".

This seller is using the Simple Delivery programme....blah blahy

Hello All So I bought something 3 days ago and normally I get emails from ebay as the item progresses through the system ("dispatched") etc. But with this £90+ item I've heard nothing. So I went to ask the seller a question and got the message above....

Royal Mail asking custom charges to deliver.

Bought a silver bar frkm ebay, US seller. Item has eventually arrived in UK after arpund 2 weeks. Received an email from Royal Mail asking for custom charges before they can deliver the item. It is unfair that i paid 29 USD for postage and now pay 89...

Issue with opening a returns case

HiDoes anyone know why the eBay site won't let me upload a photo in a returns request for damaged or not as described items? This has been going on for a while but it's not often that I need to use the service. It is just recently that it's happened ...