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Location

I went to buy some craft items and found this item 182357699136 I cannot understand why seller insists on saying he is in Darwin when he is in Malaysia and most of his negs are slow or no delivery. I have reported it to e-bay but will not hold my bre...

GST on items from overseas, Ebay and others.

Since Ebay items from overseas now got a lot more expensive with not only 10% tax on items but also on shipping, how does it work with other overseas sellers? I buy a lot of stuff from various sellers, but mostly not from Ebay. None of my sellers eve...

Product location incorrectly advertised

How do you allow sellers to advertise their products as being in Sydney when in reality they are being shipped from Asia? I look at where the product is so i know I will receive it as soon as possible. Product number REMOVED from REMOVED is point in ...

Resolved! Curious outcome of a INAD

I recently bought a movie and the seller sent me a different version of the movie than what they described and what was pictured. I messaged them about it along with some photos. They accepted that the wrong item had been sent and they would send the...

Can someone tell me what the new GST rate is for items purchased overseas, and is it on the item pri

Can someone tell me what the new GST rate is for items purchased overseas, and is it for the item only or the postage and item combined, thanks

July 1st No more overseas purchases allowed ????

Did I hear this right ?...... As reported on 3AW radio this aftternoon , an Ebay representitive said they will block Australian buyers from purchasing overseas so that eBay will not have to collect the 10% GST for the Australian government as of July...

I HATE That Damned App!!!

What is up with the stinking app that EVERY SINGLE TIME I try to do something on it, it wants me to sign in. If I open it, it's OK and I can check watch list, or listings, but as soon as I try to do anything, it logs me out and takes me to the sign i...

Resolved! Policy on rip off sales why does eBay allow this

Ebay started a spring promotion today with 20% savings. One hobby store increased all its prices by 10% and more yesterday and is now offering 20% off! What a joke what a rip off, they should be banned.

Misrepresentation of item location

The issue of Chinese sellers misrepresenting items to be located at false Australian locations has been a long standing issue with Ebayer's. Ebay Australia must be well aware of this issue, but notwithstanding never-ending complaints have chosen to t...

Item not received eBay dispute process

Just wondering if anyone else have had any experience with the eBay dispute resolution process regarding item not received claims where the seller provides a false tracking number or a tracking number for an item sent to another address? I recently b...

20% off with Peter's of Kensington

If any buyers are interested in making a purchase from Peter's of Kensington, eBay are offering a 20% discount - valid until the 10th of this month. It's a little annoying that I recently made a purchase from P's of K, just before the discount was of...

Ebay Scum

We purchased from USA & the freight we were charged was more than double that was quoted on ebay. Ebay blamed the seller , the seller blamed paypal , paypal didnt want to know about it. Ebay are human **bleep**. Scum of earth.This is just a fraud sca...

Advised click and collect is broken

So my second experience with click and collect. Yep it is days slower than Aussie Post direct to me but being able to pickup after hours was what I needed so all good. Waited and waited. Following tracking number. Says delivered with signature? I rin...

order moved?

i have an item ordered thats over due, was supposed to be delivered by last friday.so i contacted the seller via the 'contact seller' went throught the 'my item hasnt arrived' bit to the 'contact seller' where i sent a message asking about my item.a ...

why am I begin charge import duties on 8.00 items

why am I begin charge import duties on 8.00 itemswhat is going on i have boght 2 times this month fromm usa both times i have being charge import duties

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