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Unsolicited offers that eBay send me

eBay regularly send me unsolicited offers, sometimes for items that are in my watchlist, sometimes for items that I have only momentarily glanced at. The algorithm really annoys me in a number of ways. 1) You can’t delete offers that you are not inte...

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£5 off offer

Ebay are advertising £5 off when you use their app. So tried it out. No mention of the £5 off. Another lie?

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eBay app - Live Event feed

Since the recent eBay mobile app update, the eBay Live event feed is now showing on the home page, and I do not want to see all that rubbish. Is there a way to get rid of those useless feeds?

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...

Add to Wish List

I can no longer add a listing to my wish list - at one point there was a drop-down menu to select that list, as opposed to the watch list, but it no longer appears. Ebay's idiot AI chat simply explains how to add to the watch list, ignoring the word ...

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Is this a scam? (Steam deck)

I'm worried the Steam deck in this listing is a scam, does anyone know how to tell? If so, would you mind looking at this and confirming if it's a scam or not? Thank you very much

Return of an unused part

I bought a part from what looked like an established eBay seller, but when I asked to return the unused part, they disappeared from ebay almost over night. No record of their existence, no part no and no purchase order record. HOW do I contact eBay C...

Garbage format listings

I have been looking at a few things in my watch list just today and the design of the listing is in a completely different format to what it was when I spotted the item a few days ago. The new format is complete and utter garbage. The listing starts ...

Item lost by carrier, evrii

If an item is lost by a carrier, Evri, how long does eBay make you wait before refunding? They made me wait til today (30th) and now it's another 5 days. They said it's still on its way.

they sold me a fake JBL product

after discussing that i needed it to link with other jbl products this person sent me a fake which can't link to anything and the controls dropped out when i opened to 'new' product a complete fake of a person and i need a refund of £74.00

Purchase of used watches

I feel I must remark on buyer protection. Over the past few years I have bought a number of watches through eBay so feel I have some inside knowledge of what goes on.Firstly: If the seller states recently serviced ask for the service receipt. If answ...

How to buy with VAT number with non-business account?

HiI don't want to sell nothing but i would like to by items with my VAT number.Do i must upgrade my account to business or if not how can i buy with my VAT number?I don't found any part of my account where i can type my VAT number. Ebay AI said i can...

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combined postage

As far as I was aware, Asking a seller for the cost of combined postage was just that. The buyer asked, the seller replied no or yes, and gives the buyer the price. Not anymore. If you ask the combined postage, ebay invoices you for the total postage...

Buy

I bought the Tiffany ring yesterday, supposedly validated authentication before sending my way but shockingly received notification from Royal Mail saying the delivery is due 5pm today. (Exactly same wording from my last undelivered item). Am I the u...

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Rob

Please help. I was the successful bidder on an item and eBay took the money off me immediately. The seller never responded to my requests for a collection address so I was unable to collect the item. EBay has my money and says I can’t cancel the purc...

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