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Uncertified Electrical Equipment

Do not purchase Chinese manufactured electrical or lifting equipment from Ebay, the items are not certified for use in Australia or NZThey do not have a CE electrical rating.Lifting equipment does no have an Australian certification.Ebay will be held...

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Resolved! Item location False

Ok, i admit, I should of known better especially in this current covid-19 situation, but I purchased an art & craft item a few weeks back now for my daughter to complete while we were self isolating. The item was "supposedly" in Australia, something ...

Resolved! Warranty on used item

Hi Guys, just curious, i was looking at buying a USED PlayStation 4 Console, its 4 years old and he has in the subtitle " 12 months long warranty " . I have messaged him but no communication, can you have a 12 month warranty with an item 3-4 years ol...

Resolved! I'm after some advice please.

I purchased a hand held high pressure steam cleaner - advertised as 350ml capacity. The instruction booklet said to fill with 175ml (max 250ml). Several messages back and forth to seller who said I could fill to 350ml. I advised that I was not prepar...

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Trust on eBay, and the feedback system

I'm a long time eBay user, and like anybody, trust is probably my main concern. Can I trust the seller I am purchasing from? Can I trust the buyer bidding on my item to follow through? As a buyer, we have the feedback system to help us avoid those ba...

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Purchased locally returns are international

I purchased an item locally and immediately requested a cancellation of my order as it was the wrong item. Now the seller wants me to return to an international address. Does eBay allow this? I purposely purchased locally to minimise this risk, it's ...

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Non paying buyer a bad joke when sellers fault

So I bought an item that says I have to request freight cost, they actually say in the listing what it will be but I can't complete the transaction until they confirm it.. I just get a big red sign on the paying form saying to contact the seller for ...

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Requesting Combined Postage

On three separate occasions, I have tried to purchase from different sellers who list that they combine postage. On each occassion I have placed multiple items in my cart and then requested a Combined Shiiping Invoice. Each time I have already had an...

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One way to avoid paypal..

Had to laugh at a listing I was browsing last night. If you pay by paypal she will only send your goods after 21 days once she gets the money after the paypal hold perod .Not to sure about that, she makes it clear she prefers cash on collection so fa...

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Warning to buyers

Warning to buyers User ID has repeatedly told me that my replacment item was sent out so they could go over the 30 ebay guarantee money back policy so they would not have to refund me. They are ripping off many other people with the faulty products t...

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complain

hi, I am sorry to tell you I feel uncomfortable and angry with this order.I ordered Samsung Galaxy S10 + plus wallet leather flip case cover, in ''message for seller'' I texted both Items for S10 + plus, the one I have received for S10 only ''not plu...

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Item sent twice!

Hi I bought a $400 tv and after I had paid, I asked the seller to post it to a different address, which they did. It arrived safely and then a week later, I get delivered another tv to my original address. Due to the size of the tv, postage back woul...