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Bought pajamas condition on auction: New with Tags

I purchased pajamas on Ebay, condition stated was: New with Tags. I received the pajamas there are no tags, no crease from being in a package - they almost appeared to have been washed (very wrinkled). These pajamas were sold at Costco a few years ag...

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Purchasing only some of an offer

A seller has two item offered and I only want one. I have contacted the seller and seller has agreed to a price for just one item. There is no option on the original posting to enter anything but to accept the original price for two pieces. Seller te...

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Seller won't let me buy items from them

Hi all - I am having the weirdest experience. There is a seller with beautiful jewelry. When I try to buy an item I get the message "This seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you". I have messaged the seller several times to no avail. I have no...

new search category needed

Due to some sellers obfuscating details of their selling description, A new search category is needed to eliminate sellers with a less than optimum feedback ratings. Let's just say the buyer could eliminate all sellers with less than 98% rating. Or a...

false delivery claims for sales......

I ordered and paid for an item that was to be delivered 4/16 (at time of sale) today is 4/17 now delivery is 4/22... I NEEDED IT 4/16...TrieD to contact E-bay costumer service.... non-existent as they are on same delay.... !0 year user of E-bay... ti...

Phony vintage signs

Been around , collecting , buying and selling antiques for at least 40 years! Have been on Ebay since somewhere before 2000! And yet in all those years, all those auctions, all those garage sales all those Craigslist adds I have never seen even one o...

Ebay check-out payment changes

I have been buying on ebay for well over 20 years and I will no longer buy on ebay until the check-out payment policies get straightened out.I cannot understand why ebay has chosen to force the buyer to make payment instantly and also to not allow th...

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Search for a specific brand

I have been an ebay buyer and seller for over 20 years yet I suddenly can't find useful search tools. How do I search for a specific brand, I don't want the search limited to a category, I want the results for everything that is listed for a specific...

Anyone else furious about ebay's new "pre-checkout" before bidding?

I had put a bid on an item a few days ago, just like always.Today it was down to the last few minutes, and I was excited to put my maximum bid in. . .But unbeknownst to me ebay now requires you to "pre-checkout" (enter all your payment info) before b...

Item return to seller by postal service.

I purchased a rim on ebay. The Items was returned by the postal service. The seller received the item and refuses to refund purchased payment. Ebay sided with the seller. So now the seller has the item and my money. Ebay decided to do nothing. How ca...

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fraudster

I have bought an item on eBay from the USA the seller has stated that he has sent the item now the seller contacts me again and says he cannot send the item because he has a problem with the label printout he has already said this before but then it ...

recieved notifaction abusive buyer policy message

so i buy a small portion of crt monitors on ebay because i have hard time find them where i am,and unfortunately mostly been damaged or just junk goods delivered,now i recieved a warning as a bad buyer though sellers done all to hide the damaged part...

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Seller's description and reality were not aligned

I bought a Kate Spade watch NWT in February. When I got the watch, the battery was dead. There was nothing in the listing that indicated that watch battery needed replacement so listing was not totally transparent. Seller agreed to reimburse me for t...

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refund

Hello guys i bought a item on ebay but the seller gave me a refund because i had no reviews, I went on my friends account to buy it since he has reviews and the seller would prob let me buy the item, i bought it but it said i didnt have enough money ...

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