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Bidding ended when I placed a bid

I placed a bid on an item from China. There were stilll days to go. When I checked, it said I had to pay. The bidding closed after I placed my bid. Am I committed to buy, because I did not commit?

Seller won't post

Hi everyone.I won an item with free postage and paid with Paypal.The size fits Australia post requirements and would cost the seller under $10 to post. Seller now refuses to post saying he sold it as a pick up item. He didn't and It's still showing i...

New User Interface is frustrating!

We have been using the new user interface without "Add to Watch List" on a search page for some weeks now. I am finding it so frustrating! I can accept clicking on an item before being able to add it to my watch list, even though that adds time to wh...

Disputes

I have had a few purchased a few items lately, and I have noticed a trend of a few sellers sending items few weeks late, and more frustrating not at all. I wonder what weight ebay really has in it's ebay disputes when the seller refuses to communicat...

If I were a newbie, I would stay right away from eBay Aus.

Using my buying name, mainly for family items, I have been buying a good amount of tea sets and coffee sets. I have to say that I am amazed and aghast at the low standard of packing and descriptions. I opened three boxes today and every single one wa...

seeing sellers name in purchases made for single items

When I look at my purchases with miultiple items bought I can see the seler name, but with single items I can't unless I actually go back a get the item back up- why can't I see each selller for every item, weathersingle or multiple?? garth4350

Item not received, how do I get a refund?

I purchased an item two months ago and have not yet received it. It was an international shipment so at first I thought it was just taking longer to get to me. The Seller has agreed to refund me, but has asked for my paypal account in order to do so....

Shipping times.

I recently purchased a figurine, which the seller and I have named "The slowest tango in history". Posted from the U.K on October 2, it finally arrived on Dec 21st! Be warned that modern international SURFACE mail is slower than in the days of sailin...

free postage with conditions

A seller has free postage listed on their item but then, at the bottom of the item description they have written : BANK DEPOSIT PREFERRED FREE POSTAGE IF PAYMENT MADE BY BANK DEPOSIT Is that allowed?

ripped off by seller

My daughter bought Radiohead tix some time ago (I've only just found this out) for Sydney - paid $798. She didn't check the tix straight away and just before the concert realised that they were actually not tickets for the Sydney concert. She contact...

shipping address

Can someone tell me why my shipping address would change all of a sudden. I have been buying and selling for quite a few years and having everything shipped to my home address with no problems. The last item I purchased I happened to notice that the ...

Re: Multiple PayPal Payments (when only one was sent)

I know this isn't going to apply to domestic transactions (eg where an Australian member sends payment in AUD to an Australian seller), but I've just discovered the reason why several of my single PayPal payments for multiple items has resulted in a ...

Christmas is getting closer so

that is less Aust Post working days. So to all the buyers out there, if you are looking at purchasing items for Christmas gifts via ebay PLEASE take into consideration the longer postage times over the silly season due to the extra work for AP and DO...

? Dodgy sellers!!!!

I was the highest bidder on a Marilyn Monroe Forever Marilyn collection set DVD set, less than an hour before the end I rec'd a "bid cancellation" email - reason given was item no longer available!!! Item reappears with the same seller as a "buy now"...

Swing set arrived Broken and holes not matched up.

My mother purchased a swing set ( outdoor for kids) brand new from a seller on ebay. We checked his feedback and he seemed to have very good feedback 99.5 and trust worthy. The swing set arrived 2 days after purchase , so we decided to set it up for ...

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