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Tax fee

Why did I get charged an international tax fee when I bought an item that was listed as being in Au?

Interesting bidding pattern!

Vintage Nivada Grenchen Depthmaster Divers Watch Top bidder (6) also seems to have a liking for most of the sellers various items ending tonight...

How do I lodge a complaint against a seller when the product (two carports) have been installed?

I purchased two carports. I had tradespeople install them. The quality was prety bad. I enbded up having to pay the trdies for an extra day to fix all of the issues. Photo's where taken and provided (with detailed info) to the seller. The seller has ...

How to stop sellers from overseas faking Australian stock

So I am new to Ebay (Yeah I know right LOL) already 3 times I have had sellers claiming australian stock. only to be given chinese shipping company tracking numbers. or sellers using dropship tracking.So I am wondering how they got around this. I spo...

Feedback Deadline approaching, transaction not yet fulfilled (missing parts 'on the way'..)

On April 3rd I ordered a small serving trolley. It arrived without bolts or wheels. After a bit of to & fro ("please re-check", "send photo to show problem" etc...), they agreeed to send the missing items. When the package arrived, there were bolts, ...

Time remaining not showing on listings

I don't know whether it is my computer playing silly buggers or is Ebay up to their normal practice of making the site more frustrating to use.For the last week or so whenever I browse any category using the " Time; newly listed" filter, the time rem...

Is eBay having financial problems? I’m waiting to be refunded 5 weeks later.

eBay awarded a refund to me after I returned an item to the seller. After 4 calls to Customer Service due to the refund not forthcoming, I was given the reassurance each time that the refund would take a couple of days but nothing materialised. I'm p...

not fit for purpose

I bought a post driver from seller REMOVED. Broke within a few weeks, they won't refund even though i sent machine back, they want to fix it but its such poor quality it wont last. How do i get ebay to help me? this machinbe is not fit for purpose sh...

Not in stock sale

Iam trying to find an answer to this question. Can a seller list something that is not in stock without clearly saying so?Iam not happy that I purchased an item for $850 to find out it is not in stock and now I have waited 7 days for MY substantial r...

HELP - how to reverse a payment?

Hi, I have recently purchased several items from a seller who has agreed to combine postage. There is still one item I am waiting for to end that I intend to bid on. I just won an auction from another seller and paid for it but as I hit the pay now b...

Resolved! Australian Customs Duty

This query refers only to goods with a purchase cost of less than A$1,000. I have noticed that since GST became payable on goods imported into Australia with a value of less than A$1,000, items out of the USA also include a 5% customs duty charge.I h...

Same item, different prices on ebay.com & ebay.com.au

Wondering if anyone else has ever come across this. I was looking at a watch from a seller in Tokyo. On ebay.com the price is 529.80USD. On ebay.com.au, exact same listing, but 582.78USD.I had a look at some other international items and it seems the...

a lot items are taking over 60 days, can I change to 90 day for see orders/ how

I cant contact E bay,, a lot of my items are taking over 60 days now, so they slide of the see orders board, I buy many items so it takes a while for me to relize they have vanished, can I change the 60 days to 90? and after you order an item is it l...

I hate Global Shipping

I purchased 2 bushings from the USA and got a meessage on 26th April that I wouldnt receive my items until the 4th June. The cost of shipping these bushings was $28 USD via this service which is expensive and ridicusouly slow. They could have gone in...

Does Ebay have any Australian based sellers left?, or are all international sellers now by proxy

Does Ebay have any Australian based sellers left?, or are all international sellers now selling by proxy.

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Tax fee

Interesting bidding pattern!

How do I lodge a complaint against a seller when the product (two carports) have been installed?

How to stop sellers from overseas faking Australian stock

Feedback Deadline approaching, transaction not yet fulfilled (missing parts 'on the way'..)

Time remaining not showing on listings

Is eBay having financial problems? I’m waiting to be refunded 5 weeks later.

not fit for purpose

Not in stock sale

HELP - how to reverse a payment?

Resolved! Australian Customs Duty

Same item, different prices on ebay.com & ebay.com.au

a lot items are taking over 60 days, can I change to 90 day for see orders/ how

I hate Global Shipping

Does Ebay have any Australian based sellers left?, or are all international sellers now by proxy

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