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Implied returns policy - DOA (defective on arrival) Brand New product

Hi everyone, I purchased a high end set of headphones from an individual seller on eBay. It was listed as "Brand-New" and "unwanted gift". Upon testing it turned out to be faulty. I.e. no sound coming out of one stereo speaker. The seller did not men...

Seller hassling me to change feedback

I recently purchase a coat that was supposed to be Size 18-20(AUST) wool blend. I got the coat no problem but the size was 14 and it has no wool I am sure. I used to work in textiles and I'm 100% sure it's not wool. I gave a neutral feedback but wrot...

Odd bidding Activity

??? Item was displayed at 9.30am for $1.00 with 0 bids & needed a start-off. So I placed a bid for $1.25. I was immediately out-bid to $1.50. The amount is not the issue. It is the fact that I the display was showing I was supposedly the first to bid...

Importing

Question for the importers out there. Import taxes are paid on imports of over $1000, so if you buy lots of cheaper stuff from different people is the cost totaled each time you import OR is it only on over $1000 in a single shipment that means you p...

Mutually fair feedback

It seems that sellers always want, expect or ask for 5 star feedback, and sometimes I find this awkward if I'm giving fair (to myself) and honest (with the seller) feedback. Quite often the item description is very little or even nothing, and sometim...

USPS First Class

Hi, Do you know if there is a way to track a USPS First Class Parcel once it left the USA? I have ordered 3-4 USPS First Class parvels over the last couple of months and the tracking always ends in the USA. It took one week for all of them to arrive,...

Buyer won't except Paypal

I was about to start bidding on an item but after seeing payment options they will not except Paypal and only Direct Deposit. Is this allowed???

What can i do about a seller who....

Hi, am not happy atm. I bought a mobz on ebay, pd str8 away into their bank account, recieved ph only to find undisclosed damage to screen and general condition to be quite poor. I msgd him and said not happy with item and wished to return and wanted...

Item purchased and no communication at all from seller

I recently purchased a low priced item on ebay that had free post. The seller has not sent my item and has not responded to my queries although I paid by bank transfer on the day I won the item. I can see from the sellers feedback that other buyers h...

Posting with Private Feedback

So many people complain, or call people "trolls" if their feedback is set to private. They assume, you have no idea what you're talking about, therefore, shouldn't have to the right to voice an opinion. Why don't eBay just remember everyone's number ...

Need help with unethical seller

Hello- I need some help/advice as I am having a hard time navigating ebay's help information for actually filing a report or finding anyway to speak to a rep. A couple of weeks ago, a seller listed a collectible item with a buy-it-now of a couple hun...

Seller Issues Refund - No Explanation

I purchased an item on 16th May and paid by Paypal on the same day. I had no communication from the seller until yesterday when I received an email stating that they had a death in the family and that my item would not be posted until after June 4th....

Purchasing a boat and seller only accepts paypal

Hi there was wondering if you guys could help me, i purchased a boat off here a couple of days ago the seller is from my town and only accepts paypal and no pick ups. I would like to inspect the boat before i pay for it is there anyway i could possib...

Bad seller bribing for a positive feedback

Hi, I dealt with a seller who failed in communicating with me when the item that i had purchase was meant to be shipped. When i finally got the item sent to me (two weeks later from purchased date), i left a negative feedback. Later that week the sel...

Received something not as described. Seller wants me to pay return postage?

Here's the story: I bought a dvd that is supposed to be region 4 (picture says it, description says it). So what did I receive? Region 1 (USA), so these are useless to me. I told the seller and they didn't even apologise, and then they told me to sen...

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