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Cancel Purchase Notice

Recently won an auction and minutes after receiving payment invoice, I received a Cancel Transaction notice which states it was initiated by the seller, although the message was sent by eBay. This never happened before to me. When I asked the seller,...

auction didnt go high enough - buyer pissy

just venting here - have now recieved refund, but still annoyed this can happen i was the winning bidder of 'the encyclopedia of AFL footballs' (sic), which has been relisted at a higher price. I won it for 99c , paid immediately. sent seller a quest...

PayPal refund time?

I bought a DVD last month from a seller month from america and it hasn't arrived yet. I asked the seller for a refund, and they said they did it on friday and as of today the refund is still not showing in either my PayPal or in my eBay buying page. ...

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Can seller change postage after final bid?

Hi, I have a question about postage, I bid on an item and won it and the postage was $13.00. But later when I get the invoice, the postage is $17.40; so I thought I must have made a mistake, so I checked the item again, it had calculated postage and ...

Just a Note to buyers

Before leaving feedback think about this. Sellers do have the right to have customers charged if eBay does not remove defamatory comments such as neutral or negative feedback. Due to Australian Laws the consumer has the right to take the matter up wi...

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Another great Idea Ebay and GST

"Federal Treasury wants Australia's online shoppers to pay 10% on goods under $1000.GLOBAL "e-tailers" such as Amazon and eBay would have to slug Australian customers with GST under advice being considered by the Federal Government." The Federal gove...

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When is Enough Enough

Fake products sold Products sold not as described. Sellers accounts in Australia when they are over seas. Cant even get the Legal details of the Seller that I am entitled to by law, ( Australian Business Name and Number as well as direct contact numb...

IS A PHOTO DESCRIPTION ENOUGH ?

Hi good people. I just bought and paid for a dvd based on the photograph as there was almost no description ( apart from a few actors names ). The photo says '4 disc set'. The description says nothing at all about the number of discs. I have messaged...

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Cheap postage

I was looking at Beethoven's Sonatas as a Christmas present to myself (I didn't want to buy them now, I was just looking), and I found them in shop in the UK. They are 3 volumes, and pretty heavy, and the postage details state: GBP 2.99 Free Australi...

Seller refunded and now requests cancellation

I have a very bad seller located in China. I was sent fake turquoise and moonstone beads that turned out to be plastic. I requested a refund through paypal stating fake items and seller refunded. Then I obviously left negative feedback on 2 of the 3 ...

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paying by paypal

I won a camera by bidding recently. I immediately proceeded with the payment through paypal. It was from Thursday and Paypal is still dealing with it (the money does not seem to go through, I double-checked my bank account and there was still money a...

Favourite sellers email

Has anyone notice anything strange with the favourite sellers email? For the last 5 or so weeks mine has been exactly the same. I am subscribed to my own (so I can be reminded to change them each week) and I know that I change the items regularly, bu...

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Bidding mystery, please help.

Hello everyone, Would some kind soul take a look at item 350602327175 ? I have bought numerous times from this seller, and all of a sudden her items are not available to Australia. I've sent her a message and from her end she sees the listing as post...

Is this a fraudulent seller

Hi everyone, I have been using ebay for a long time and have got some amazing deals. I have come across the below listing and I am concerned it maybe fraudulent and was wondering if you could help. THis seller is new to ebay as of the 17/09/2012 (no ...