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Resolved! Taxes on used items

Does anyone have any experience on how to deal with taxes on used items? i know in Canada if we buy a used item there should be no tax because tax was already paid on it when it was purchased as new. Is there such a similar exemption on international...

The runaround. Don't deal with this dishonest seller!

here is the classic runaround from a dishonest seller in China. I purchase some items with a low dollar amount. I am pretty certain that the seller never sent the items. I have asked for a refund 15 times. Every time the seller responds to my questio...

Seller Won't Pay Return Shipping

I bought an item that was misleading in the description but used the didn't like it for the return reason at the time as I didn't think this far ahead and didn't know that I would have to choose "description was misleading" as the return reason to be...

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Order total went up after I accepted offer?

I just accepted an offer from a seller for a widget. The order total quoted to me by eBay including shipping was approximately $64 US (about $87 CDN) with $0.00 in taxes/duties. I was good with that, so I clicked accept. When I was taken to the payme...

Resolved! Your item is being inspected on shipping hub

Over a week item still stuck on inspect at shipping hub it’s a video game console I called eBay and told me to wait but says one month to deliver from Illinois to Canada.

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EBay Shipping

Done with eBay. Their global shipping is just plain ridiculous. Why would they use a domestic mail carrier in the US that takes three weeks to get packages out of the country? Why not use an international courier? Not to mention the amount charged… o...

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Global shipping.

Just wonderful. What’s the point of having a conversation. We were having a discussion about the shipping program and as it’s pointing out flaws, the moderator closes it because it’s an old thread. Why wasn’t it closed before. What wait till there’s ...

Global Shipping Program

Why do so many American sellers use the global Shipping program. Its a rip off for the buyer . Just go to your post office and send it. It arrives way faster and is way more cheaper. Will not buy from American sellers who use this anymore . Can they ...

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Order awaiting shipment

I have an order where the seller told me he shipped and there's a tracking number. In my order status it's 'label printed, awaiting shipment' since 4 days The tracking number says 'zoneskip' and starts with GRZ Any way to verify if it's really shippe...

Resolved! Global Shipping Program - The Black Hole

Why is it that the Global Shipping Program and Pitney Bowes ship is such a disaster. As soon as the parcel hits the Global Shipping Centres there is zero tracking information provided. I have a package that shows zero updates for the last 7 calendar ...

Best Offers

More of a rant than anything else -Some time ago I made an offer of $8 for an item listed at $10, and the seller declined outright - which, fine, you do you. I thought it was a bit rude not to counter-offer at least, but again - not my business. Bein...

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Ebay ignored its own policies regarding gift card

Hi everyone,Recently, I had an intention to purchase some ebooks on Google Playstore. However, the prices were steep, leading me to consider buying a Google Play gift GC from eBay, as a means to save some money. One such card was available, with a 'b...

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item delivered to wrong address, and i can't refund

i ordered this item on a guest account and it says delivered, i checked where and it was delivered in a different country.the seller won't respond and ebay for some reason just keeps giving me links that don't work or ask me to sign up with an email ...

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Snotty sellers

What do you do when you give honest feedback about a product and the seller blocks you ? I said her sizing was way off and since no returns I lost over 50.00 ! Is that fair ?

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Too many awful sellers on ebay

I face awful sellers non-stop. No wonder why ebay has a bad reputation to the eyes of a lot of buyers. Today as exemple there's an auction with 0 bid starting at $20 and i contact seller to offer $60 to just buy now. The seller reply he would do $80....

GSP US to Canada Shipping Time

I purchased three items off eBay, two from China and one from USA via GSP delivering to Vancouver, Canada. I received the items from China within 2 weeks, but the item from USA's last update was 1.5 weeks ago showing "US, Kentucky, Erlanger, 41025-25...

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Come back, Global Shipping... all is forgiven.

They say to be careful what you wish for. Well, time to eat humble pie. I was a voluble critic of Global Shipping's mysterious "import charges" and of course the apparent nonsense of shipping an item twice, first to Erlanger, Kentucky, and then to wh...

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Ebay international shipping

In regards to Ebay's International Shipping to Canada, I can say I'm not impressed. I have a seller in Florida whom I have dealt with on numerous occasions. They are fantastic. I recently made a repeat purchase of an item from the seller. The first t...

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Is it possible to sue eBay in small claim court?

Long story short, I have a recent order that involves Global Shipping Program. The seller refunded the order because it was out of stock, but the Global Shipping Program fees, including shipping, and customs charges were not refunded. I filled an "it...

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eBay Canada started illegally charging taxes on precious metals of purity 999.

Starting July 1, 2022. eBay Canada started illegally charging taxes on precious metals of purity 999 (Platinum, Gold, Silver) on the buyers side.This is illegal, per the Canadian law there should be no taxes on precious metals of 999 purity.I think l...

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FAKE tracking provided. How?

I recently had a scam order where the "overseas" shipping put in a tracking number, it show progress IN Ebay tracking, but it turned out to be fake. How is it possible that scammers are able to show tracking progress in Ebay itself? Ebay I assume con...

Complaint about global shipping program

I am very very unhappy with eBay and the global shipping program. I bought a small item from the United States on November 4th. I am in Canada. The item moved normally within tracking until it cleared customs. Then it sat for over 20 days. Nothing. N...

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Canadian buying from USA, charged state tax??

So I bought a bunch of items from a US seller to note my invoice now has sales tax added to it. My shipping address is in Canada. I've bought from this seller many times before and this is the first time there is a sales tax on the invoice. Is this a...

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