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Buying stamps on eBay

Hey there. I know there's a few active members in here selling and/or buying discounted stamps and if my memory is good i did read more than once that it's possible to buy in bulk, save on postage and taxes. I'm actually looking for it i'm wondering ...

I think I'm being scammed by a seller.

I was trying to buy an SP 404SX from a seller. I thought they would be trust worthy because of their rating but what happened is that after my ability to cancel the order was no longer optional, they message me telling me that the item sold on anothe...

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Negative feedback removed without reason

Hi,I bought a Victorian chain. The seller mentioned that the chain was in good condition and that he had inspected every link to make sure of that.When I received the chain, it was damaged and I had it repaired. I mentioned this to the seller and he ...

Taxes and duties buying international

Hi. I'm not used to this and been scared to buy from US and international sellers since i'm using ebay. What's the import fees when we buy international? Is it the same for everywhere or US and oversea are different? The same for any price? I did rea...

eBay is ignoring me after promising that return shipping fees would be covered due to a scam

Hey guys,I bought a graphics card almost 6 months ago in December from a Chinese seller, only to find out not only that it didn't boot, but that it was a completely different graphics card years out of date, ie. a complete and deliberate scam. After ...

fedex invoice surprise after the fact

I ordered an item for about $33 and about a month after the item arrives (it was just left on my step) I get an invoice from Fedex for $17.50. First, I never decided to use Fedex and I have no contract with them what so ever. I buy a lot of items onl...

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Lost Over $400

I ordered two jackets. Over $400 Canadian dollars. Pressed confirm and pay, and then was hit with an insufficient funds message. The money was quickly withdrawn from my account, but there is no history of purchase nor email confirmation. Thanks ebay.

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Inflated Shipping costs

Is anyone else getting fed up with the ridiculous shipping costs attached to many items for sale? I have attached a photo of the most ridiculous one I have found to date. There are so many of them it is hard to keep track, but I have started saving s...

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Buy Now Pay Later

This is just a suggestion but I really wish that ebay would use another BNPL service provider instead of just PayBright. I used Sezzle in the past and made purchases of around $400CAD and was even approved for a purchase of $800CAD. I'll admit I went...

Resolved! Seller used FEDEX then shoes cost me 100$ of shipping?

I bought a used pair of shoes from Virginia (Not very far from where I am, Quebec) I paid 15$ in the end of the listing and there was no mention of Fedex in the invoice. I received a bill from Fedex asking to pay 87$ to receive my parcell. What shpou...

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Seller is getting paid for damaged phone during shipping.

I bought a phone that was damaged during shipping and wanted to send it back to seller and get a refund, the seller said to contact canada post and ask for a refund, but canada post does not allow refunds to receivers only to senders. So seller does ...

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Drop-ship,bad move

Ebay should seriously make sellers specify clearly beside an item they're selling if it's shipped by them,or drop ship from faraway places. In my case, seller stated that my item will be shipped from Canada,but when I actually paid for it, I got an e...

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Item not as described received and return

Hi there I won an auction of a trading cards lot that i received today. It's a lot big enough that the seller did not have close photos of everything. I trusted what he stated in his description, saying that cards were played but most were mint or ne...

eBay's inconsistent naming of shipping plans in listings.

I was curious what several listings meant by "Standard International Shipping" and apparently according to eBay this is the same as "eBay international standard". Why is it that eBay does not seem fit to use consistent naming for their shipping plans...

eBay app is not compatible with this iPad

iPad ebay app no longer works and can’t be downloaded from Apple store. I can’t access the site through the browser either. Why? Does eBay forget that this is not an operating system app? When is eBay going to send me my 2020 iPad Pro so I can be up ...

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Resolved! Claimed INR and seller ghost me

I bought something on july 31 with estimated delivery before august 11. Being in a hurry for that item and with the seller apparent lack of careness i decided to not wait and claim INR directly on august 12. He did marked as shipped like 4 days after...

How do I know if eBay has opened a case for me?

I am having a dispute with a seller on a returned item. Every time I click the "Open Case" button on the item page, I get a box to give the reason for my dispute. I fill out the details and click the "Ask us to step in and help" button and it just......

Fake tracking number from a seller

I bought an item that the seller provided what seems to be a fake tracking number... It's shipped with canada post lettermail and the tracking number the seller provided looks like this: #Lettermailxxxxxxx ( X = random numbers ). Number is invalid on...

Resolved! Seller domestic shipment delay

Estimated delivery date:Pending"The delivery date may be updated when FedEx receives the package" My question: how long do I wait before move forward on action? Today is day 7.

Newegg Canada store apparently royally screwed up

I purchased a small item from Newegg Canada on eBay. Over the years I have purchased several hundreds of dollars of merchandise without issue. However, the latest purchase was cancelled with a cryptic reason of : "Buyer requested shipment to an uncon...

Didn't send my Return with the Tracking option to the U.S.

Bought some shoes from the U.S.Seller and I agreed to do a return. Sent via Canada Post - "Small Packet USA" aka not tracking. I realized the seller could just claim they didn't receive my return and I would have no proof that it did. So I searched f...

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Issues with tracking

I recently purchased a blue ps2 stand from Japan on the 20th of July and it is now august 6th and the seller says that they shipped the item but the tracking number they provided doesn’t work and all it says is electronic information sent what should...

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Blocked For Seemingly No Reason

Hi folks, I purchased some cigarette holders from a seller. I placed two orders within the past year, roughly. The first order hadn't arrived and I contacted the seller about two months after I had expected to receive it, requesting an update on the ...

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