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pickup must be made within 5 days otherwise there is a storage fee of $50 per day

On most of seller listings they claim they can charge storage fees. An example here. Surely against policy?

Advice of return of counterfeit bag for refund.

Hi forum community, Your advice is sought on the best way for me to come out as unscathed as possible from a recent ebay purchse!. I purchased an "authentic" vintage Chanel bag from the USA. While I know it was a risk, I had the comfort of purchasing...

Resolved! What is the low down on the 10% off your purchase, up to AU $50.00 off

Hi, I can't access my emails ATM but What is the low down on the 10% off your purchase, up to AU $50.00 off voucher ? I entered the number on a small purchase I made but in PayPal, it looks like the full amount still came out of my funds.Am I reading...

vintage listings not really vintage - misleading consumers to drive up prices?

I purchased vintage earrings but they arrived looking brand new and machined - not old and vintage. There was no 'style' or other reference to indicate these were anything but vintage. The earrings are pretty but I like genuine vintage items and woul...

Gentrax

Gentrax generators are great when working but have no parts back up and the circuit boards ars sealed so you can not repair them. i peurchashed a 3.5 Kv turned out to be a 2.2 kv Max with a constant 2 Kv. When i tried my 9 inch angle grinder it over ...

I bought 2 lots of socks in October and have not received them as yet what can I do

I bought 2 lots of socks in October and have not received these as yet.On cintacting the supplier they have said its a delay at post side.It is now over 3 months and I have not got these what can you do

Ebay won't let me pay for item without an invoice, but seller isn't responding?

When I looked at the listing, it said there was no specified postage price for my area, so I had to contact the seller for info. So I did that, and they responded in a timely fashion to tell me the shipping price. So I decided to purchase the item, b...

Resolved! Seller not answering Emails to facilitate sale/purchase

I have Emailed a seller with an offer for his item.Reply came back asking a price higher than I offered.I replied confirming my first offer hoping that we could start a conversation re price.No answer received.Sent another Email requesting confirmati...

Resolved! Gift Card Nightmares!

I have an unbelievable story to tell here. I like buying Gift Cards on eBay because you sometimes get them at a nice discount. I rely on the eBay Money Back Guarantee, which appears prominently under the Buy button on gift card listings (I don't rely...

Seller hounding me for positive feedback...

Hi So I bought and item, and it never showed up. Got a refund via paypal. Then the seller contacts me again about why I left neutral feedback, and that I needed to changed it to positive and then they will assist me further. I didn't do this, and exp...

how do I find a sellers contact details?

A little synchronising issue that a quick phone call will fix.

how do I change my preferences?

Can someone please explain how i can set my default searches to reflect Australia ONLY instead of automatically defaulting to worldwide?

canceling a purchase

Hi ,I would like to know how to cancel a purchase ,I have emailed the seller and have had no reply ,I ordered a new matress went to pay then saw that there was no frieght charge and went back and the order had gone threw ,ordered another one ,not rel...

Seller is currently away until (WHEN)?

Yesterday's Listing showed that the Seller will be back today.So I bought.Today the Listing (new Listing same Item) shows Seller will be back in 14 days time. This is confirmed by the auto reply that I got. Is this a new stuff-the-buyers tactic? I le...

Resolved! Ebay Seller Protection

Am I under Ebay's sellers protection on a invoice? I bought an item which was under local pick up but buyer was happy to ship the item so I requested a invoice with postage on my expense so am I under seller protection?

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