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Why buy local when Auspost negates any delivery time gain?

Hi people, Sitting waiting, sitting waiting ... for days - postie just keeps riding past .. Why should I buy local when Auspost negates any delivery time gain? Overseas prices are a lot less than local prices - but the delivery times made the local s...

Aust. Post

No longer deliver small parcels or envelopes to my adress. They leave a little red card saying i have to go to the post office to pick it up. It is not a sorry i mssed you card as the posty does not even have the mail on board with him/her. This has ...

Global Shipping Program insurance claims

Well, nobody knew this to tell me what to do when an insured item arrives broken. First thing I did was lodge a complaint with the post office. After a week I received a letter saying that they could not cover the item because FED EX delivered the pa...

Dodgy dealings

Hi, first time posting here but wanted to give everyone a quick heads-up about a seller I and several others are dealing with, Allegedly based in Victoria, he has been selling diecast models cars. I bought an expensive one from him last week, made t...

Resolved! Can you change your maximum bid?

If you are bidding and you have the highest bid, is there anyway you are able to change your maximum bid for the item?

Resolved! eBay insists an item I've purchased and received still has the status of "Your payment is pending"?

As above, eBay insists an item I've purchased and received still has the status of "Your payment is pending" and I have no idea how eBay can fix the problem. Me (the buyer) have paid for the item through Paypal.Paypal recognises the payment, the sell...

Case Closed, but no refund being refunded from seller.

I have purchased a ,mobile case for my Samsung J1 2016, but the case does not fit. - seller is in Hong Kong, never trust HK ebay seller again. The amount is small, so ebay closed my case. I am at lost about this. Why closed when no refund being recei...

how to find warranty information

I bought an item less than 12 months ago. It is from overseas but is apparently a 'genuine' brand product (i.e. a grey import).I am trying to figure out if it is covered by a 12 month warranty, as per Australian legislation. The seller won't reply to...

Why can't you report obvious bid retraction violations and bid manipulation by a bidder?

Ebay states that it will investigate invalid bid retractions, and it is an invalid bid retraction if "you wanted to find out how high another buyer bid on an item." However, I cannot find any reporting mechanism. Four auctions, same seller, each clos...

Item delivery issues.

Hi all, after paying a seller their requested postage fee for an item, being $53.95, I now learn that their courier doesn't deliver to our area and I must travel a 180kl round trip to their depot to collect it. I advised of my address and postcode wh...

Selling stolen goods on Ebay

My son, Peter Baker purchased a custom made Go Fast Predator Surf from Michael Collins 12.1.17. The item was paid for on my Pay pal account. Peter contacted the manufacturer for decals and was told today by him that the ski had been stolen.What shoul...

Resolved! Buyer payment safety

Say If I was to buy an item costing $9900, & it did not arrive & paypal could not recover funds from seller(Scammer) would I get my refund thru ebay/paypal.I would feel mnore comfortable using an escrow service like checkvault as they hold the funds ...

how do you get a refund after 12 months

Several months ago I bought a keyboard for a laptop and a 7 inch tablet. I receieved the keyboard but not the computer. have been trying to corresond with seller with no luck. It was a very strange ad, a bit cryptic. Basically, I'm still owed $46. I ...

Purchased a counterfeit item

Good day all, I have just got some quick questions hoping all you gurus could answer for me in relation to the fake suit case I received this week.So I have bought it 2 weeks ago, and delivery took a while (although it stated item was in Melbourne, w...

Purchased a book 3 times........Grrrrrrr

So I purchased a book from one of the big book guys.After a few weeks they email me saying there may be a delay.I ask how long.........................no responses.2 months later they refund stating their supplier let them down. Found another seller ...

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