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Dangerous Goods Australia Post

X-(I've recently purchased a GPS from China Faulty on arrival, charger wont charge contacted seller they said send it back ..ok BUT AUSTRALIA POST SAID IF IT HAS A LITHIUM BATTERY IN IT, IT IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS GOODS SORRY CANT SEND IT BACK Hmmmmm...

search format

is anyone liking the new search format? it is awful and I dont look for items like I used to. It doesnt tell you what country, whether it is on your watch list and you have to go in and add to watch list now. It was great before. Who's ridiculous cre...

postage fee changed

Hello to ebay forum. I recently purchased a T-shirt and I made a mistake on clicking the wrong postage fee, so the seller replied to me"the postage fee is not enough", and gave me another option for fee charging. So how do I send him that extra amoun...

Seller cancelled due to personal reasons ???

Hi, I recently bid on an item and won it and was in discussion with seller to pick up or post, decided post on Wednesday and asked for their details to pay. Today I get a message that they have to cancel for personal reasons, sorry, and they will mar...

eBay seller still continuing to operate despite failing to send item

I bought a $411 bronze statue from Spain back in June 27th. The seller told me they mailed it out on July 2nd and provided a tracking number. I trusted the seller as I had previously purchased the same item from them in March - but it arrived in May....

I THINK I GOT SOMEONE ELSES ITEM!!!

I recieved an item in the post yesterday but it had NO contact info, NO sender info & NO indication where the item came from. It contained what appears to be some kind of weird looking light globes. I didn't order these. I'm guessing whoever did orde...

Bidding

Okay I am pretty new to Ebay. I wonder if it is possible to program auto bids by the seller, to keep outbidding a buyer in order to raise the selling price.... ...because I have been bidding on two things and no matter what time of the day or night i...

Shipment Times US=Slow UK+Fast why differnce?

Just very curious I have bought few parcels lately (Not just ebay but elsewhere) from the US and seems take forever get to OZ But get parcels from UK or else where in the EU & seems blink & I got it. Both in effect normal air mail why on earth such a...

Cancelled order!!???

I purchased two items yesterday listed as an promotion for the upcoming solar eclipse (310495127035 and 221147458642) and paid for them as well wit PP. Today the seller contacted me and said they had to cancel the order because there was a error with...

I was sent the wrong shoe size - please help

I purchased 2 pairs of size 8 shoes from different sellers. The first pair has sole size 39/245 conversion: 39=size 6 Aust. 245=size 7 Aust The second has sole size 240 which is size 5 Aust. The first seller has requested I post shoes back and receiv...

Not happy about singles adds ebay have started to display.

Hi all, I know this is not exactly a buyers question but i didn't know where to place this. I came onto eBay this morning and while i was searching for furniture i kept getting this scrolling add down the right side of my screen about singles. You ha...

Can i make a Paypal Chargeback after leaving positive feedback as ive noti

Can i make a Paypal Chargeback after leaving positive feedback as ive noticed i havent been sent the same bag in the picture and have only noticed this after leaving them positive feedback on arrival,but on further inspection,i have noticed i have go...

How long does it take to respond to complaints and negative feedbacks?

I bought an xbox game and 4 weeks later it has not arrived. The seller originally said it would arrive within a week or so. Then I received a strange email saying that they had a problem with their shipping agent and that it would take few more days....

Dodgy Chinese eBay seller

I recently purchased a bike light from a company located in China (a rechargeable LED) and after using 2 times, I went to recharge it, only to have the item blow my circuit board. Thankfully, I was home as the unit started to smoke with some sparks. ...

Do buyers prefer free post, or post cost listed separately?

For those buyers who don't know, ebay soon will require sellers to offer "free post" or in real terms, post cost included in the price of the item being sold/listed. Sellers who choose not to offer "free post" on all their listings will loose their "...

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