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Seller Can't Provide The Goods

I bid for a used wedding dress and won the auction. $79 starting bid, nobody else made any offers.After paying, the seller then contacts me and says she made an error and had actually wanted to sell it for $2000 claiming ignorance with how to list an...

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FAKE Queen Elizabeth II Barbie

Has anyone seen the FAKE Queen Elizabeth II Mattel Barbies for sale, (atrocious) being sold from China. The ebay market is flooded with these fake dolls and there are many of sellers using the Mattel box with Mattel branding to sell the item.The Quee...

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Item not sent

I bought a water-feature bird bath for $139.57 on 13/10/2023The order number is: 22-10646-72884I used another computer than my primary one and logged in as a guest.The order shows up on my phone thoughI used zippay to buy the itemThe seller is consta...

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Why is postage so high and can we do anything about it?

 This is just one example, but postage in general is just unreasonable and much, much higher than sending anything outside of ebay via regular mail, other international sellers or even on Amazon. For example, a Tonie figure is so small and light it c...

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Unable to complete purchase

since last night whenever I go to checkout I get message below: The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you. I suspect it is because I tried to purchase it using my iPad which had saved old password and I couldn't sign in. Then whenever I try ...

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Ebay full of fake location scammers

Does anyone else feel that eBay is now full of scammers? So many people list Items in Australia and then come from overseas. It really annoys me I don't want to buy from dropshipping/Chinese companies. I've reported so many sellers but eBay seems to ...

Time Limit for Collecting 'pick up only' purchase

Some large items are pick-up only. i.e. pick up from the buyer, there is no delivery option or click and collect option. If you win an auction on such a pick-up only item then how long do you have to collect the item? I cannot see any terms and condi...

Beware - Do NOT buy from a seller that uses Global Shipping Program from UK to Australia

I just recently bought something from a seller in the UK because I saw it was PRIORITY shipping but never knew the notoriety of the GSP until I read these forums so I didn’t even think twice when I saw it, I just thought it meant it was eBay’s priori...

Suspect "deceased estate" lots staged and most bidders are really gullible.

Have been checking out some of the listings for deceased estate lots and reckon a large majority of them are 'staged' and are designed to prey on naive punters. I started collecting coins last year and often browse the E-bay listings including the so...

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