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1st time buying and so disappointed
So i agreed a price for a piece of kitchen equipment from the seller, she agreed to post it and i sent the money through. Then after a few days nothing, I sent contact emails which after a few days she complained i should be more patient as she'd had a family crisis. I said sorry about that and she'd send it out. Nothing…
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Selling new still in pack bed sheets and curtains
Hi! I have a number of unused home ware still in their packaging and wondered what advice Ebay veterans would advise when selling such items. Thank you
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Royal Mail Parcel Lost : refund in 5 days .. well done Royal Mail
A parcel never arrived, which I forgot all about, although I previously refunded the buyer. On Monday this week I completed the online claim form and have today received a cheque, for the selling price and the postage paid, which I think is pretty good .. well done Royal Mail. A few years ago I had to make another claim,…
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Vinted - is this odd?
I browse a number of categories on Vinted and have noticed that a few posters whoo have zero reviews have listed a range of items all at the same price. E.g. one seller has 20 items all priced at £6.10, another with all priced at £7.89, another at £9.28. Why would somebody price a BN Barbour jacket the same as a used Next…
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Buying from Canada
I'd like to buy something - a piece of jewellery - costing around £950 from Canada off eBay. Items from the US have all charges paid at point of sale inc duty etc. This does not appear to be the case with Canada - it just shows the postage charge. How can I find out what other charges I'll have to pay? TIA
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Are people using AI to write eBay feedback now?
Not that many people bother to leave feedback these days, so I was surprised to receive a full paragraph of flowery, meaningless nonsense in respect of a recent transaction. It's the very same standard of gibberish generated by the eBay AI listing tool, so it wasn't much of a leap to arrive at this conclusion... anyone…
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eBay and how to complain to their management team
My child opened an account with eBay, I helped her open it as she wanted to sell off some of her old clothes etc. Both my childs mum and i have eBay accounts, mine since the year eBay started trading in the UK my parter in the early noughties, we have approx 1800 sales between us (which over the years we’ve had the…
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Is Royal Mail trustworthy anymore, for eBay deliveries?
I regularly buy/sell on eBay and have done so since 2005. I have noticed a substantial change in delivery service, when trading in breakable items, in the last month. Each time I purchase crockery or breakable home-ware, the seller has carefully packaged the item in a sturdy box and made substantial efforts to protect the…
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Is it worth promoting an ebay item?
I'm selling a decent watch, ends tomorrow. It's not had a lot of traction, is it worth promoting it (never used this option before)? If so any tips?
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eBay Requiring National Insurance Number
eBay are requesting my National Insurance number for forwarding tax information to HRMC. I'm worried about sharing this information as I don't know how secure their site it. Does anyone know if it's safe to give them this or if it's necessary? Surely HRMC will be able to know who people are with the information eBay…
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Australian company combining 2 separate orders which takes me over customs threshold, options?
I recently placed two orders with an Australian company, i was mindful to keep both orders below £135 so as not to have to pay £56+ to receive the items after a customs charge. The orders were placed a couple of days apart. Even though they have not shipped i have been told i cannot edit the order as they have gone to the…
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Watch out for the eBay COURIER scam
Watch out for the eBay COURIER scam COURIER is a method of delivery that is calculated AFTER the sale and wide open to scamming. I won an auction item for a fair price. The scammer was not happy that I'd won it for such a low price so he added the courier charge, after the sale, of a whooping £500. Scammer claimed it was a…
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Selling valuable rings on ebay
I am wondering whether to sell some valuable rings on eBay and would like peoples opinion on how to protect myself. I was thinking about making them collection only to prevent anyone saying eg “one of the stones is missing” I have insurance valuations on them which I will be including and will send the items registered…
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Amazon Counterfeit items - YouMOVE for Dogs
Has anyone purhcased YouMOVE on amazon recently and received a refund? I first I thought yay, money back ! but then wonderd why....The refund note on my account didnt explain what the reason was which was strange... I looked into it and on the YouMOVE website theres a article on mazon counterfeit products being sold…
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Listing on Ebay, lower price or free post
I'm currently listing a load of stuff on ebay but have been trying to decide if it better to list an item with free postage for say £25 or list the item for £20 with £5 postage. Which would seem like the better deal to the buyer. To me free postage seems like a better deal?
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eBay Refunded Buyer; Buyer Didn't Return Item.
Hi MSErs, I recently sold a MacBook on eBay. The buyer paid right away, but I shipped the item a bit later than the listing indicated. The buyer never mentioned it was urgent, but apparently, he’d bought it for his wife, who needed it for her trip to Spain. Then, I got hit with an "Item Not As Described" dispute from…
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How would you respond to an unsolicited lowball offer?
I've recently listed a widget on Ebay. Someone has messsaged me with an unsolicited offer that is incredulously low - in the realms of fantasy :D . How would you respond?
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Vinted Question
Not sure if this is the correct board, but seems good enough. I know Vinted is aimed at selling 2nd hand stuff, but I've been selling a lot of new stuff on there recently. I can't find an answer to this on their website, but has anyone had any comebacks from Vinted on just selling new stuff? Any warnings they need to sell…
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Buyer claims they received the parcel, but content is missing
It was over 8 years ago when I received an empty box after buying something on eBay. Today my buyer says that they have a received the parcel, but it was filled with pasta, rather than the item I sent. The postage was Royal Mail 48, purchased via eBay. Tracking shows as delivered. The photo on RM website gives little…
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Royal Mail Online Business Account not available.
Is anyone else having a problem signing up for this? I have tried several times in the past week to sign up for this and keep receiving the message they are experiencing technical issues, it really doesn't inspire me with confidence that a technical problem takes at least a week to fix, I am assuming they aren't too…
