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fraudulent listing practices

There are many scams perpetrated by ebay sellers (usually they come from ONE particular country!!! You know the one I mean!Apart from most things being fake and poor quality they are now listing items with photos, and in some cases titles and descrip...

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Received item not as described

Today I received a package that I purchased on Ebay and paid via Paypal from China. The package was 30 tubes of a cream called YINGANERJING that is used to treat a skin condition called Psoriasis. The sellers photos of the tubes showed the genuine cr...

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This time a German Seller

Good morning all Well thankfully our selling on eBay has been and continues to go well since we returned, but I’m not having much luck as a buyer. Just a few weeks ago it was trouble with a Chinese seller, but please, don’t tell me not to buy off Chi...

Import Charges??

How come after i won an item and went to pay for it,there was an extra $4.88 for "Import Charges" on top of the shipping charge of $15.41,for an item that was $110.00 We dont pay duty for items under $1000. Is this another money grab? And if so why w...

Resolved! e-bay Item number

I have noticed that a lot of people posting on here refer to the," Item number". I am not intending to contact e-bay or Paypal with any complaints but, for future reference, I would like to know where to locate this number. I have searched listings t...

Asked To Pay Additional Postage Fees After Already Paying

Hi all, I just bought an item from a US seller a couple of days ago for $49.43 AUS and postage of $20.93 AUS, to arrive between Fri. 27 Jul. and Thu. 9 Aug. The Seller contacted me yesterday and said that I had to pay for tracking for an additional $...

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Congratulations [my name]. You've been selected.

I received a survey invitation. "eBay is seeking feedback from customers. We are always looking for ways to make your experience with eBay even better. We are conducting some research to understand how we can best do this, and would really value your...

Yet still they buy

A couple of weeks back I posted about an unsavoury experience I had with one Chinese seller wherein I stepped out of my comfort zone with Chinese sellers because I couldn’t get what I wanted elsewhere. A big mistake. I left very explicit feedback (my...

Paypal very slow to refund

Hi all, waiting for a refund from paypal due to me having to cancel a purchase when I became aware that the item does not support win 7. I requested the cancellation from the seller, who obliged in an instant and made the refund to my paypal account....

Is This Why Chinese stuff is Junk ?

Had an interesting one in the last few weeks. I purchased a bulk lot of vintage electrical components from a deceased estate. The guy ran an electrical repair business in the 1960,s & 70,s and when he retired all of his tools and supplies ended up in...