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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.

False and misleading advertising?

Why do advertisers say they are an " AU" seller or an Australian seller, when they're clearly not?? They're from overseas. Also " item locations " they state , are also false. I ordered " X' items from a supposedly "Australian seller".....in Dampier ...

Received different item than I purchased, how to approach?

Hello all! So I purchased a OnePlus 7T last friday and I just got it in the mail today. I opened it up and it is not a OnePlus at all, but some type of Samsung. On the screen side, however, it looks EXACTLY the same as the Oneplus I was supposed to g...

Is there any way to adjust a return request

Hey guys,I puchased some beautiful pots and unfortunatley the surface in the bottom on one of them is chipped or had a reaction after first use so put in a request for a partial refund. Thinking it was just that pot reassuring that the fry pan was ok...

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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

False and misleading advertising?

Received different item than I purchased, how to approach?

Is there any way to adjust a return request

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