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what does payment pending in ebay on item purchased, mean, but successfully paid in paypal

Hello All, Purchased an item yesteday, proceeded as it normally does. Status showed as paid. Just noticed in purchase history here in ebay, it now says 'payment pending' It did not say that yesterday. Paypal shows successful payment, though not retri...

Resolved! Bought item then seller cancelled order

I ordered an item and paid for it then asked seller(nicely)a day later would they be shipping it soon (as half the time you are left in limbo)then blow me down they messaged me with feeble excuse its restricted in Australia. I'm making a complaint to...

All of eBay Australia should say "Seller away until after China New Year"

When searching for items and selecting "Australia Only" as the location option im still getting around 90% of items marked as "Seller is currently away until 12 of Feb 2019"Are there more chinese sellers in Australia than in china mate.China new year...

Need Help with return to suspected dodgy seller

Hi, I purchased an arcade machine recently from a seller who stated they were in Sydney Australia. The machine took a while to come, I suspected it must have been drop shipped from China or something. The parcel was sent via something called UBI parc...

how do I permanently remove recently viewed items & future searches need this stopped all together

Hican anyone please tell me how i stop these recently viewed items from popping up all over the internet.this has ruined several birthdays Christmas And Birthdays.as to family seeing them on my computer!I Know how to remove the last lot of items view...

Does eBay have an archiving system, and if so how far back does it go?

I would ask if eBay has an archiving section; and if so how far back does it go?I am able to identify the item in question. Await your advice with sincerest regards,Carlo D'Angio ID: euc-55

I'v purshased a note 8 for parts, paid it, can't connect with the seller after he received the money

I have bought " an samsung galaxy note 8 - from REMOVED , and paid for it on 26/01/19 and money received, Seller text me that he will send the item and tracking number. He gave me his mobile number , tried to contact him, but , always leave a message...

what is private listing - bidders' identities protected?

Im bidding on an item where all bidders show as Private listing bidders identities protected but only my bid show with my ID (masked) Why is this

Buying and GST

1) Can I create a "business sellers Account" to buy from ebay2) If I can buy using a sellers account and I have given ebay my ABN and I buy from overseas, will giving the ABN stop ebay charging my business the gst on overseas purchases?

When is a new computer actually new on ebay?

I recently purchased a 'new' laptop from an ebay seller only to find this was not true. It was refurbished: did not come in original packaging, warranty had already been enacted and then voided. After some argy bargy with the seller, I did return it ...

Resolved! An item I've purchased has beeb removed from my purchased list

I bought some authentic pandora charms from seller based in Israel, REMOVED, and was told that they are being shipped, on their way. But when I logged in to check the progress today I found the 3 items gone replaced with "UNAVAILABLE (items removed)"...

Excessive Postage Costs?

Interested in the general consensus; seller is selling a motorcycle part (headlight) for $220.Postage is $60 (I believe this to be excessive considering the size and weight of the item.I asked if pick up was okay; seller responded in the affirmative ...

Seller Playing Me For A Fool?

I bought a low value item, and for the second time was sent the wrong product. I've been in contact with the seller every day for a week, some days several times. I'm being played for a sucker - "You can have refund'...next day..."where we send"...ne...

Sick of searches, buying and Ebay scams

I'm really sick of the increasing scams that are going on. Ebay needs to do somehting about it.Searching for something even when you set the price always comes up with scam like $1 to $20 etc just to get you to click on it. When you get there, the it...

Resolved! how can i find out the true owner of a site

if a seller has multiple user names, how can i know its actually the same seller, so i can avoid buying from them?

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what does payment pending in ebay on item purchased, mean, but successfully paid in paypal

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All of eBay Australia should say "Seller away until after China New Year"

Need Help with return to suspected dodgy seller

how do I permanently remove recently viewed items & future searches need this stopped all together

Does eBay have an archiving system, and if so how far back does it go?

I'v purshased a note 8 for parts, paid it, can't connect with the seller after he received the money

what is private listing - bidders' identities protected?

Buying and GST

When is a new computer actually new on ebay?

Resolved! An item I've purchased has beeb removed from my purchased list

Excessive Postage Costs?

Seller Playing Me For A Fool?

Sick of searches, buying and Ebay scams

Resolved! how can i find out the true owner of a site

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