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Wasting my time

I've come to the conclusion I'm wasting my time on eBay these days .................the Global Shipping Program is a Royal Rip-Off and I don't see WHY I should pay $50us or more for a magazine that the Publisher only charges $5Aus to send to Australi...

Size does matter actually

I'm looking at a clothing item I would like to buy but there is no sizing info anywhere in the listing, other than S, M, L, XL etc. I messaged the seller to ask if they would exchange if the one I purchased was not the right size or if they had a siz...

no response from seller. Sellers information did not match account information. Still no package.

I made a purchase 4.3.16. Stupidly I paid by bank transfer. I have had no response from seller. After about 4 days I got worried and contacted eBay when I saw feedback for another purchase was no response no parcel. Contacted my bank. Funds had clear...

Ebay PaYPal sales not working?

Twice tried to buy a laptop and both times have failed.Different sellers. The last time it didnt even get thru to my purchase history netalone get move to cancelled orders...lol. Somewhere Ebay to Paypal not working. Last purchase had the cleared fun...

Fraudulant Seller.

Just recently, I purchased 2 items from the same seller, and it states on there profile and store that there located in Australia and so are the items. And because of that information and wanting to support our Aussie businesses I decided to go with ...

What to do when eBay tells you seller cannot receive a payment from you and then eBay hounds you to

What to do when eBay tells you the seller cannot receive your payment and then eBay hounds you to pay? Have already received 2 emails per item. That's 6 emails requesting me to pay!!! 99% of the time I pay for my items immediately after the purchase ...

Resolved! Payment

What the hell is going on?I haven't yet paid for an item I won but it is now showing that I paid.I have not yet paid,how is this possible?

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Nasty scam purporting to be from Austpost

Hi all, I am posting this message on both the buyers and sellers boards because I think it is pretty important to both groups. There is a report on the ABC news tabout a horrible new scam out there that could affect anyonereally badly. I won't go int...

Resolved! Return of dead plant sludge.

I purchased some water plants that arrived as putrid sludge in a clipseal bag. The bag had leaked and the smell makes you gag. I have asked for a refund. The seller says that they were aware that the plants were fragile and were likely to arrive dead...

Ambiguity with Pandora Bangle sizing

I purchased a Pandora bangle advertised as 19cm...too small, and if internally measured would be 17cm.I then purchased one advertised as 21cm......too big I already owned a Pandora bangle which seemed to be 21cm....it must be a 19cm, as the too big o...

Good Guys Listings

Why is there suddenly 1,000 listings from Good Guys, of ordinary kitchen utensils, all being listed as 'Collectibles'? Very annoying to have 40% more innapropriate items in a listing. Some people do not have extra hours trolling through sections. It ...

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Ebay won't refund but have delisted the seller

Hi there, I've had a recent problem buying a product for $495.The seller had zero feedback and his paypal 'wasn't working'. It sounded fishy so I rang ebay and the operator advised me to tell him to initiate a manual paypal request and everything wou...

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Price fluctuations?

I live in Australia - within the last hour, I bought a CD from a seller in Germany. The price listed (in Euro) exchanged to $AU13.35, but when I go to checkout it's jumped up to $14.08! But when I go back to the listing, the remaining copies still ha...

Currier delivery

If your seller uses courier delivery make sure they don't use E-Go Couriers.E-GO Couriers (Couriers Australia) are the very woprst experience I have had with a parcel delivery, they offer tracking but all it does is tell you when they picked the parc...

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