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Sending a tactical knife from UK to USA, is this illegal?
Hello. I bought a sci-fi model from ebay from a seller in the US which I received. A few days later I received another parcel from the same seller. This contained an expensive gerber tactical knife which he sent to my address by mistake. I am very worried. I want to return this to him, but I am not sure I can. The post…
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Two New Accounts - Same Buyer
Hi all,I had a buyer recently purchase 2 of my items and the items were paid for using two separate accounts created today, but the delivery detail are for same person.Is this some sort of scam I am not aware of? It seems a bit fishy to have two accounts created on same day and order separately from both, unless they…
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RM parcel drop off 30p?
Do the Post Office still charge an extra 30p when dropping off a "48 Hr" parcel instead of RM picking it up? (Buying postage online)
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Important changes to our policy on selling e-bikes and baby toys
We're getting in touch to let you know that we're updating our policy for selling e-bikes and their batteries, chargers, conversion kits, and baby toys on ebay.co.uk. To ensure that these products adhere to UK safety standards when sold on our marketplace, from 31 October 2024 only eligible business sellers will be able to…
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eBay withholding funds for 6 months
Hey everyone, I've been selling on eBay for a long time, on the odd occasion funds don't get released straight away which is fine. Three weeks ago I sold an item and my eBay account has a large amount sitting. My account has been suspended and my funds (4K) are being kept for what I have been told six months. The buyer…
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Is it time to refund the buyer : item posted 7th oct
I sold an item which was posted off, using Royal Mail on 7th October A few days ago the buyer opened a case, stating item was not delivered. I checked the reference on the Royal Mail receipt and the website stated.."An update will only be provided when we attempt to deliver your site" I uploaded this number to the item…
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Vinted multiple unauthourised Card Checks
I have had an issue with vinted doing card checks, up to four times a day on my card, on days when I didnt buy anything. I use the same card to buy things on vinted but have never given permission for them to store the card, so technically they shouldnt even have it on file. Four amounts of £0 were 'withddrawn' yesterday.…
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Amazon!
We ordered a simplisafe alarm package via Amazon and then added some extras, will also order a foam gun at the same time. I was notified by them that the 2 small less expensive items would be delivered separate to the more expensive item (£200). Anyway the driver came and brought the 2 packages and on checking my account…
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Ebay to hold onto funds and earn interest on our money!
I expect everyone has received this notice that to obtain funds after a sale you need to request the withdrawal otherwise Ebay will bank your cash for up to 3 months. :'(
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Book sellers
There's various hardback books on sale for just over £2 with free postage . The sellers are businesses. How do they make any profit ? Packing and postage costs more than that surely .
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Make offer! Seller discount code! Do they work together?
i have my eye on an item, lets say £100. there is a 25% discount code added at checkout that is a code specifically from this seller, checkout is £75.00 if i make an offer of £75.00 that is accepted would 25% then be deducted on top? i expect the answer is no as its not an ebay code but the sellers code but i'll ask here…
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Purchased part from EU via Ebay, Fedex are asking to pay extra
Purchased car part via ebay from seller in Spain. Order total was £192. Part delivered week later and 2 weeks later received a Fedex invoice for £72 (import duties etc). I reached out to Fedex clarify what costs are listed etc as i dont speak Spanish. Nothing for 2 weeks and today received that my "debt" has been passed to…
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Paying Tax to HMRC for selling my own personal collection?
Good morning I hope everyone is doing great. I've a question if anybody could help with please? I've been selling on eBay regularly for about a year now selling off the bulk of my personal items the amount has passed £2k now about 90% of these items are my own personal items with the odd few bits brought from charity shops…
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Estimated Postal Cost?
I have just listed a couple of items on ebay both with RM postage of £3.75 second class. I don't use ebay postage but buy my own. On getting emails confirming the listings there is a star next to the postage amount and at the bottom it says - This price is an estimation of postage costs and once buyer has paid the…
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FB Marketplace buyer wants to pay by bank transfer
Hello, I am trying to sell a few pieces of furniture on FB marketplace, as we are reorganising one of the rooms. Got a few messages where a prospective buyer wants to pay by PayPal and send a courier to collect. This made me wary of a potential scam and I've refused these offers. However, someone else has now offered to…
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Why do you need proof of post when you have proof of delivery?
Hi, i have had several occasions where i have sold something on eBay posted with RM and misplaced the proof of post, that was for items that were either lost or had no tracking updates. As i made a claim for those items i understood fully that RM could only offer me stamps to the full value of postage (even though they…
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New RM online postage prices from 7th October
1st class letter £1.65 https://www.royalmail.com/sites/royalmail.com/files/2024-09/online-price-guide-october-2024-v1-ta.pdf
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Postage options
Hi, so after clearing out the loft I've decided to sell a number if items such aa glassware or china. Basically breakables, big, heavy. I'll probably use Ebay and sold some stuff like this many years ago and posted over the counter with Royal Mail. Seems things have changed since. So, for example, if I was sending a…
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EBay policy violation
When I worked in Switzerland a Russian chap in office used to fetch back from visits home a Putin calendar in December for following year. It was a giggle at the time seeing the man pose in various situations. on return to UK I had a collection of 5 calendars ranging from 2013 to 2018. So I sold 3 on eBay with one listed…
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Problem adding photos on PC
Anyone else having problems with photos on desktop site? I just get blue circle eventually failing. Same even if I try and edit a photo I’ve uploaded to a draft previously. I can upload in the app but unfortunately the photos I want to use are not on my phone! I’ve tried clearing the cache as I read online but no…
