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Reviewed July 15, 2026
I just started selling on Ebay 3 weeks ago. Verified my account, made 35 sales and deliveries and my funds are still on hold. Everyone I speak to is literally **, they lie, they transfer me, hang up on me, and tell me about different restrictions and different dates my funds will be available every day. So basically I have to call back every 2 days just to check and see if my funds are available. 3 weeks later and still no. My funds for deliveries are showing available in their system, but yet I still cannot withdraw them. This is the worst platform I have ever dealt with.

Reviewed July 15, 2026
"Your listing contains a policy violation." Okay, so if I am selling Xboxes, and I mention the word "model" because their AI system reads the letters "M,O,D" in model, it sees that as a "modded" console and instant takedown. Oh and competing sellers can petition to have your products removed and get you banned. My experience as a seller has never been worse, and I am wholeheartedly looking for a new platform. eBay's customer service is beyond trash. You can be blatantly scammed by a buyer and they will still refund them and force you to take the L. I hate it, I wish there was other options.

Reviewed July 13, 2026
Customer service agents blatantly lie and have no clue what they are doing so if you don't understand the rules that change everyday, I get at least 4 emails a day lately revising everything. Was once a decent place. Now it fake everything and they don't care.
Reviewed July 12, 2026
Refund for fake purchases. I lost a lot of money for misdelivered packages. I have a doubt these packages was really shipped.

Reviewed July 11, 2026
I sell on eBay for 16 years. I sold Chanel sandals, brand new in the box, sold through eBay Authentication center, eBay said that sandals are Authentic but damaged. I sold absolutely brand new, packaged with care. eBay ruined the item… I lost $1600. I opened a case against eBay, I asked them to check cameras - they don’t care!!!! On the first photo what I sold, on the second photo what I got back from Authentication center, but sandals are Authentic… It is unbelievable!!!! I am very disappointed! eBay thinks that eBay is a big company and sellers will keep their mouth shut????
Reviewed July 11, 2026
Horrible service. I lost 14,000 dollars on an item. I shipped it to a customer following eBay policy guidelines, then they allowed the customer to choose 4 different reason to return the item which were all lies. The customer never returned my item nor provided a tracking number and then eBay refunded them 10,000 from my bank account leaving me with nothing. Every time I call them I end up in the Philippines and then get transferred around 4-5 times then hung up on. It's been like this every day for a months SMH. This is pure evil. I have no money, no products no return, no tracking and they refunded the customer. SMH THIS IS EVIL!!! And I can find help anywhere. :-( I just want to die!!!!
Experience: Customer in my eBay messages stated they didn't want to pay the VAT and ask me to pay. I said no, then they asked me for an IOSS number from post office so they can save money and I gave it to them in our ebay messages. After this did not work, they said Items were not cleared by customs even though it says cleared by customs on the EBAY tracking info page. Then they said item not as described, then they said items arrived damaged. Even though it says cleared through customs ready for pick up. Then clients kept the products, opens a case and receives a refund and does not return my items. When I call ebay for help they tell me the case is closed and they can't help. HOW?!? I have no return tracking number, I have no products, I have no money and all because I used EBAY service. SMH. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!!

Reviewed July 10, 2026
I have been selling on eBay for about 10 years with 100% feedback from my customers. The problem that pushed me over the edge is that when I would renew one certain item for some reason it would charge me reserve fee even if my item has not sold. I tried to explain this to the agent on the chat feature 'cause you can’t call them but anyway I have never did business like this because they get their high-ass fees once the item sells but the agent declined to remove the charge so I decided they don’t deserve to be a partner with me. The communication is piss poor and all they care about is taking money out of people's account with no explanation. You do not have the right to do that without explaining why I had to push to find out why this happened to me. Get it together eBay. Shame on you!

Reviewed July 9, 2026
Ebay is a sham. The set up is terrible. They encourage you to use their shipping estimate and then underestimate so you end up paying for shipping! I also had a customer cancel before I shipped and was charged for that as well! The process is so ** up and complicated that it's not worth it at all. And it is hard to tell if you are being ripped off. I had some very expensive Lilly Pulitzer vintage. I pulled the rest and will never do business with them ever again! All the fees and BS is meant to confuse you! Absolute BS. So disappointed.

Reviewed July 8, 2026
Auction cut offs allow for a lower end price than buyers are ready to pay... By waiting until the last seconds and dropping a big bid your price goes up slightly but nobody else can beat it in time. Then there are the fees taking a bite out of the price. The return guarantee only applies to domestic purchases... I accidentally ordered a tee shirt from England without realizing it... Though I hit XL then sent a child's size, then to fix that they sent a medium size... Then they gave a return address in Washington with a foreign postal code that The Post Office could not accept... Then later they changed it adding "England" accusing me of mailing too late so no full refund... On top of that they mocked me for not knowing European sizes while they later admitted knowing nothing about U.S. Postal charges.
The reason for the single star though is how eBay sided with the buyer without even consulting me at all, then making it so difficult and confusing to comment I just threw up my hands closing out my old account and giving up. eBay is NOT what is used to be. So folks, beware making a mistake like I did. There are virtually no returns on foreign sales as the postage can cost more than the item. And "customer service"? They should at least have AI do it rather than nobody. Bye Bye ebay.

Reviewed July 8, 2026
Shipping changed its rates, now left owing for selling in Ebay due to their high selling fees…. If selling anything under $20 across borders it's 99 percent not worth selling and shipping
Reviewed July 7, 2026
Absolutely the worst customer service I have ever experienced in my life. Stay away from this company.
Reviewed July 7, 2026
I bought Rimmel London mascara for $14.06 from seller Skater5269 and was completely scammed and did not receive it. eBay refused to help me. Do not trust either one. Skater5269 is a crook!

Reviewed July 7, 2026
Horrible selling fees and incompetent customer service. Their system is screwed for individual sellers and targeted to reward large companies.
Reviewed July 3, 2026
I had an item first time with Ebay. It was a doll- that sat for a long time with frequent price drops. Someone form CA inquired about it- Ultimately I did not understand the shipping process nor was comfortable with the platform of selling, like I said I was new at it. I stated getting emails that the "potential buyer" made a complaint that she purchased this doll and never received it. It is a lie, I never sold it or shipped it and I am being penalized because ebay chose to believe her- and took money out of my bank. I am disputing this again explaining over and over the same explanation. Very disheartening!!!
Reviewed July 2, 2026
Do they have minus stars? I have been a buyer and sold one time on this website that should totally be shut down. When I purchased an item and tried to cancel (literally right away) the seller refused to cancel. So I refused delivery and the seller got the product back and kept my money, thanks to eBay. I listed one item and sold it and stated buyer pays shipping ebay charged me shipping and I had marked this new item down 1/4 of price. Reached out to non existent ebay customer service never heard a word and still haven't been paid. I am going to report ebay to BBB

Reviewed June 30, 2026
They don’t have 1/2 stars. I would really give eBad, I mean eBay a 1/2 star for sellers. I tried to sell items I purchased through thrift stores and 2nd hand shops and eBay held over 100$ of my money from items I had sold and won’t release the money to me…if wanting to sell DON'T USE EBAY!!

Reviewed June 29, 2026
Absolutely the worst customer service I have ever experienced. Horrible company and extremely unprofessional. Will be looking at the legality of their policies. This is what happens when companies get too large. Awful company to not listen to their customers.
Reviewed June 26, 2026
As a seller I found listing very easy but finding out the payouts and when you're going to get paid out, how you get paid out, I always get messed up. Shipping prices thanks to eBay and so I never get reimbursed or I lose about 10 bucks usually because of the price of USPS. Then eBay doesn't really reimburse you correctly I believe for your shipping. They take percentage out of your shipping. And then they charge taxes. It's none of their business. Thanks to USPS they basically make an item that's let's say worth a hundred bucks no longer worth a hundred bucks. It's worth 50 bucks because it costs 25 bucks to ship a comic book let's say which that's what it costs to ship a comic book without any damage to it.
So in sense eBay has destroyed the entire collectibles market in America and they need to be destroyed like GameStop. They started with the PayPal. Same owner as eBay and then they act as if they aren't each other and then they just gaslight you and they steal everything from the community and now America is lost 4.5 million jobs on eBay since covid because of high shipping prices. And if you think these people aren't a part of it you're wrong. They are. It's all intentionally to screw America.
Reviewed June 26, 2026
EBay is the worst company for buyers. I bought a statue worth $515.29. When the seller refused to pay me back eBay did nothing about it. You cannot get a hold of a person, a live person and when you go to eBay, they just have automatic comebacks. I will not buy anything else from eBay. It is just horrible place to buy anything.
Reviewed June 25, 2026
I have been a seller and buyer on eBay for about 30 years and YES it has gotten worse and worse, you can see the decline on a monthly .... ebay is a shell of the company it used to be .... I am reading a lot of complaints here about sellers on here and about how ebay always sides with the seller .... NOT, NOT even close to being true.... I have sold a few thousand items on ebay mostly patches but every time a customer complains ....ebay takes their side before they even look into the matter. I do still have a 100% rating, but from what I see eBay needs to really revamp and rework its operation .... They are falling faster and faster every year ....
Most of the time I use ebay mail and it is really bad, ebay mail is not the same as USPS mail... Tracking is crazy bad, delivery on time is even worse, they ebay and USPS needs to stop the lying when they give you a delivery date, it is almost always late ... Maybe 25-50% of my mail is late and at least 10% is lost every month....
eBay needs to get their business back on track and they need to start with stopping the post office from treating ebay mail like crap and then the greed in the way they charge way too much to sell on their site is insane.... You cannot even find good deals on ebay any longer ... ebay takes at least 30 to 40 percent of the total sale....and charge they charge the seller for Taxes and shipping like we made money off the shipping and Taxes....I hardly ever buy off ebay any longer, just too hard to find any deals....I have to raise my prices so high on my patches just so I can make a few dollars off a patch....ebay needs to work on all these problems and issues FAST before we all go under.

Reviewed June 24, 2026
Can't get any help. Didn't get my package, site doesn't work. Can't log on. Tried repeatedly spent hours. Th. I don't think I'll ever use eBay again.

Reviewed June 24, 2026
I sold a graded Pokémon card (SGC 7 holographic Dark Charizard) through eBay auction. The buyer paid and the item was shipped securely using standard protective packaging for graded collectibles. After delivery, the buyer opened a return request claiming the item was damaged. I accepted the return request in good faith and followed eBay’s return process.
When the return was received, the original item was not included. Instead, I received a sealed stack of low-value Energy cards. The graded card I originally shipped was not returned. Despite this mismatch, the buyer received a full refund. I submitted evidence through the dispute process and again during appeal, including documentation showing the discrepancy between the shipped item and returned contents. The appeal was denied and the case was closed.
The financial loss was significant, but the larger issue is that the seller protection system did not appear to account for item substitution during the return process. From my experience, even when a seller follows every required step—shipping properly, accepting returns in good faith, and submitting evidence—the outcome may still favor the buyer even when the returned item is not the original item sent. I am sharing this so other sellers, especially those dealing in collectibles, understand the risk involved with high-value items under the current return process.

Reviewed June 24, 2026
Such a disappointment, Sold a high value item, followed all the procedures and processes. The buyer confirmed delivery and satisfaction with the transaction after a week. But eBay retains the funds for 31 days. Contacted the joke of eBay support, no clue what they are doing or even any clear understanding of how to help, they simply read off a script for each keyword they hear. And on top of all that, the exorbitant fees they charge, you get nothing from them except a popular platform. That’s the key to get change from them, use other platforms.

Reviewed June 23, 2026
eBay is horrible. They have no customer service. You can't ever talk to a real person. Their voice activated system is worthless. I bought something, it was fake. I've disputed it. eBay says to give the seller 2 more days to respond. Its been 5 days. Nothing. I try calling eBay and can't get through the gauntlet. And, or course, they'd never keep a commitment and call me back. I hate eBay so bad. I absolutely hate this company.
Reviewed June 23, 2026
Ebay customer service is horrible. Automated phone service is retarded and eventually hangs up on you. If they go bankrupt I would not be surprised. If Consumer affairs actually makes a difference I would be surprised.

Reviewed June 22, 2026
Ebay is a scam. Someone buys product from you, claim they don't want it, don't return it and ebay gives them their money back. Seller left with nothing.
Reviewed June 22, 2026
I had an account on eBay for 2.5 years, the last year has been an absolute nightmare. Customer service has been absolutely useless, and I have actually witnessed as a seller, buyers attempting to scam me, after receiving product making a claim that it was damaged and demanding a refund and if I refused, they threatened to send it back damaged. As a buyer, I have witnessed sellers that have sold products and not shipped, I later found out that they were scammers. I received my money back, however, I was told by customer service that it happens from time to time, as a seller, I know for a fact, you cannot create an account on eBay and accept money for goods unless you prove who you are and verify your bank account. It is impossible to set up an eBay account without verifying you are real.
I have also witnessed eBay manipulating seller reviews by not only removing negative feedback left from buyers to warn future buyers of possible scams but eBay giving sellers 100% positive feedback score when they have in fact received negative feedback, after reporting this to eBay and telling them I was going to report it to other online platforms. They blocked my account and are preventing me from selling or purchasing anything on the platform, furthermore, I have more than $300 in sales that they are refusing to give me, I believe somebody at eBay has pocketed my profits.
Update: I just found out that eBay is selling the platform and to get the most money possible from the acquisition, they are manipulating seller feedback to make the platform look safer than it actually is. This is fraud and it is in direct violation of the Federal Trade Commission. eBay is absolutely not a safe platform to do business on.

Reviewed June 20, 2026
I would be ashamed of these reviews, nope, not eBay, ohh, the power to rob people is so humbling to them, thieves covering thieves. Covering their greed, gf eBay. Good riddance.

Reviewed June 19, 2026
There is no one to help you! As a seller, I have been ripped off! I do not, did not and never will receive the money from a sale, and yet I refunded the order and that money was taken out of my account my bank account, my money, mine! I never received any payment in the first place. The payments are withheld by eBay, but when there is a refund, eBay takes it from the seller without ever giving the seller the money in the first place!
This is the scam in the top order. eBay should be dismantled. eBay should be removed. eBay should never be used by anyone, it is a scam scam scam. If you are a buyer and you are not getting a refund, this is why! It is not the seller's fault, it is eBay, only eBay, eBay is a criminal organization! Using our Goods to make money off of people, it is disgusting! I cannot upload an image because this platform access my camera but will not access the photos that I just took!

Reviewed June 18, 2026
I purchased a item and didn't receive it. Then I contacted Ebay for a money back guaranty. What a laugh! I waited a month with no response on getting my money back. So I went to our bank and filed a claim on Ebay and got our money back in 2 days. Why did I have to go through that? So Ebays money back guaranty is crap.

Reviewed June 17, 2026
ebay is horrible for anyone trying to do business find someone else to sell your stuff stay away from ebay…
Reviewed June 17, 2026
Customer service at eBay is non-existent. Relying on AI to answer issues which lack effectiveness. Direct customers to use eBay help site, which is worthless and does not answer any questions. Called 866-540-3229 and it directs you to the help site and then hangs up. A multi-billion-dollar company having a rating of 1.3 out of 5 is true characteristic of "LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE" protocol for eBay.
I ordered 4 sets of 4 packs of coffee which means 16 packs of coffee and received only 4 packs. I have been trying to get help from eBay customer service for the last 8 days, and it is impossible to find any human being to talk to and get a resolution. It is obvious that eBay policy is to make it extremely hard and impossible for customers to reach out for help, even though they are very quick to charge your account for the purchases made. In contrast to eBay, Amazon has excellent customer service and if Amazon can implement such an excellent customer service protocol, then eBay could do it if the company desires to do so.
Rating of 1.3 means it is not eBay management desire to do so. The rating of 1 in this review is more than generous and in reality, it should be rated at ZERO or less. I contacted seller during the last 8 days and do not get any response to when my short shipped products will be shipped. 4 packs were delivered on June 9, 2026 and seller considered that as shipment. I received it in my mail box and there is no room for 16 packs of coffee in my mail box. Seller refuses to check the weight of the shipment which clearly shows the short shipment. Of course Ebay does not have a customer service process or the desire to resolve this problem.
Reviewed June 17, 2026
I bought a ps5. The seller had a 30 day return policy. I sent it back after only two weeks using the return label provided by the seller. A day after shipping it, eBay messaged stating that the buyer had received the product and that I would get refunded by the 17th. I was shocked because I had just shipped it. The seller stated that they didn't receive it and eBay suspended my account. Upon looking at the tracking #, I noticed that the ps5 is on the way, scheduled to be delivered on Friday. Still, eBay refused to reinstate my account, which means I can't get the money back, even if I can prove that the ps5 will be delivered on Friday. I am done with eBay.
Reviewed June 16, 2026
Very difficult to contact eBay, all automated, which doesn't really address all issues, sellers don't honor their warranty, and eBay does nothing. I stopped buying on eBay, every time a warranty is denied I lose money. No more eBay for me.
Reviewed June 16, 2026
I bought a brake master cylinder on 4/6/2026. It failed after one month. I tried to return it with no luck from eBay or Parts Geek, who sold it on their website. I have no other option but to file with my credit card company.

Reviewed June 16, 2026
I will no longer sell on eBay because of their ridiculous shipping and payment policies. I have been a “member” for 24 years and used my own shipping methods/pricing and PayPal, which was mostly flawless. I recently listed and sold three items in which eBay was allowed to “figure” shipping prices and add to the sale price. I would have lost over $100.00 because the ** eBay estimator. Fortunately I contacted the 2 buyers who sent checks to cover the actual costs. However my last sale eBay add their shipping charge and invoiced the buyer, who paid? And I just was paid for the item before I sent it. This buyer has not responded to three messages so I not send it until it is resolved. Good luck with finding a number to speak to a real person. I will no longer sell on eBay. Greed…

Reviewed June 16, 2026
I'm not sure when it went down, but eBay as we knew it is gone. You cannot get a hold of a human being without going through an AI chatbot for 10 minutes, and then someone calls you from another country. That's fine but it's the fact that they changed it to that model to save money. I sent a 3-pound lamp through eBay. The buyer didn't like it, so I refunded her and had to eat the $13 in fees. A week later, they email me saying the 3-pound lamp that their AI software chose, by the way, was really 25 pounds, and they took $90 OUT OF MY BANK ACCOUNT! I spoke to 5 different agents, and they made ME DO A DISPUTE WITH USPS! I didn't mess up. This should have been through eBay and USPS. I was done with my part! I've also contacted a lawyer.

Reviewed June 12, 2026
I purchased a $1300.00 item on June 2, 2026 and was notified June 3, 2026 by the seller that the item was broken and he would not be shipping the order. I asked for a refund and was told he could not find a way to issue it and to contact eBay. They would not allow a claim until June 11, 2026 as that was the last estimated date of delivery. When I filed a claim I am then told that eBay will not “step in” until June 17, 2026. It is now more than 2 weeks that I have been trying to get a refund! Their customer service department recognizes that the item wasn’t shipped but yet will not authorize a refund!!
Reviewed June 12, 2026
They do not honor the money back warranty. IT GOES BY TRACKING ON SHIPPING. Seller sends fake tracking and eBay will not do anything.

Reviewed June 11, 2026
Found a good price on a New Dell G3 15 3590 Series Laptop Palmrest Upper Cover With Keyboard Kit for $55 CAD located in China. To the U.S., it's free shipping through eBay Speedpak, but to Canada, the free shipping option isn't available; it's over $57 bucks Canadian to ship here. I spend around 8-10 thousand a year on eBay, and this is how they treat good customers in Canada. eBay has really gone nuts the last year with shipping prices to Canada, average $100 to ship a $50 laptop, they've basically shut out buyers from Canada with their greed.

Reviewed June 10, 2026
The listing offered the eBay money back guarantee. The item received didn’t even come close to the description, specifications, and pictures. I sent the seller a refund request which was denied. I then opened a case with eBay and even though they stated their guarantee it was quickly denied by their automated response. I do not trust eBay anymore.
Reviewed June 8, 2026
Bought item 3-18-26 for $3,315.88. Returned 3-24-26 unused to seller. Ebay removed funds from seller's account. Tried 22 times/phone calls/emails to get Ebay to return funds to my credit card. As of 6-8-26 they have not done so! Even seller tried to get them to refund my money with no success. I am preparing to take this before a Judge with a mountain of overwhelming evidence as my last resort! As of 6-8-26 I would say they are crooks/thieves. BEWARE BUYERS!
Reviewed June 6, 2026
Would give 0 star if I can, eBay customer service people will lie to you about policy unless you read word by word to them, and they could also just mute themselves so you just had silence until you decided to give up. Do NOT recommend this company, whether you buy or sell, there are other marketplaces, even better if you buy local.

Reviewed June 3, 2026
Beware - Ebay's Buyer Protection Money Back Guarantee is not absolute; and if you make a very simple mistake, you will never get your money back. In one of their disclosures, you are suppose to know (and gee, doesn't everyone?) that if you at any point open a dispute case with your credit card company while ebay is investigating a claim, ebay will close your claim and refuse to ever re-open it; and yes, it is right there in the (very lengthy) disclosure - you all know the one - the one that is pages and pages long and no one ever takes the time to read.
I was scammed by a seller - not a small purchase - about $126. Before I purchased, I did my due diligence as I always do; I checked their feedback, 100%. I check their sales; over a hundred of them. Nothing smelled funny. The price was a good price, lower than I had ever seen, but not SO much lower that it set off alarm bells. I had ordered two sets of flatware at $60 a piece; about the lowest I had ever seen them was $80. So yes, a deal for sure, but nothing to indicate a sure fire scam. Also, it had 3 day shipping. Sounded good so I went for it.
I had been a customer for 23 years - little did I know it would be the last purchase on ebay I would ever make. The next day I checked to see if the tracking number had been provided - which it has not but that's not uncommon. However, I happened to notice that now it said the seller was away until Dec 18th. For reference, this was Nov 18 (2025). Also the 'expected by' date had been changed to Dec 18th as well. I then noticed that while the item location was allegedly in the US, the seller's location on their profile was Israel. Now I smelled something funny. I contacted ebay immediately to tell them I suspected fraud and explained everything to them. Naturally, their representative gave the generic canned response which was 'well wait and see if it arrives by the original due date and if not let us know'. So I waited.
In the meantime, I revisited the seller's profile - which now was no longer 100%, and when I read the reviews there were several negatives complaints about people not getting their item. I was very confused - how could this have changed so much in only a few days? So the day finally came when I could actually contact ebay again and open a case; but when I logged in I see something telling me my package was delivered, and not only that, delivered the VERY SAME DAY that I contacted ebay for the first time! I pulled up the proof of delivery which said 'Delivered - Inside Dental, Riverview'. I do live in Riverview - I don't live or get packages at a dental office, and it surely had not come to my door.
A case was opened with ebay, but I could sense by talking to the rep that this was going to be an uphill battle because, well, it says it was delivered. You see, so long as ebay has a proof of delivery, its system is going to keep kicking it back to you. Every time their little automated system contacted the seller, the seller would just respond with the 'proof of delivery' and this satisfies their system.
When I saw this was going to be an endless game of tag, I contacted Discover (my credit card) and explained to them the whole mess. I wanted them to know what was happening. And I never asked Discover to open a case - the Discover rep asked ME if I wanted to open a case to which I agreed. This was the kiss of death, because (unbeknownst to me) ebay would close my case with ebay and refuse to reopen it (per their policy which is, ummmm, 'widely known', sure) and ebay would simply provide Discover with the bogus 'proof of delivery' so that Discover would side with them.
Here is the most delicious part of all this - I finally did find out from ebay that they did in fact find upon their investigation that I was scammed, they are fully aware of it - but because I opened a case with my financial institution, it doesn't matter because now they are no longer LEGALLY bound to protect my purchase. No matter that they should WANT to do so as it is the moral and ethical thing to do; nope - even though they know it was fraud, I am penalized because I opened a case with Discover.
Believe me people, Ebay does not care a thing about you. Now, for those still wanting to know how this actually happened in the first place - and yes I did find out how because it is actually a known scam, and it has to do with recycled tracking numbers; and how ebay perpetuates it! When a seller sells an item, they can choose to enter a tracking number manually. Somehow or another (all I know is there are ways) the scammer looks for a (currently) valid tracking number for an item that is in route to your zip code. Once they have it, they simply enter that tracking number into ebay's system. All of a sudden, ebay is tracking someone else's package to your zip, but it has no idea it isn't actually yours! In fact, I finally got a live person on the phone from UPS who verified that my package never came to my place (duh).
But here's the runaround - they will NOT give you this in writing - which Discover required in order to refuse Ebay. It's the perfect catch 22 - none of the companies want to be liable and so they protect their own arses, however it is Ebay that bears the lion's share of culpability here. And they will protect you.... um except, unless you don't read their 12 pages of disclosure and try to be proactive and alert your financial institution. That's a no no - and all of a sudden it becomes, we don't care, we don't have to anymore, because you violated our terms of service (whether intentionally or unintentionally).
So there you have it folks. 23 years and 650-ish transactions on ebay; but it will only take 1 to be your last if you wind up in a situation where ebay says - gotcha! And they do not care if you leave - you are considered an acceptable loss. So if you think loyalty or number of transactions, or your 100% feedback counts - think again. Oh, and by the way, last time I checked, the scammers feedback was back at 100% and ALL THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS WERE GONE! Now, who do you think did that? I'll give you a guess, and it's 4 letters.
Reviewed June 2, 2026
I haven't sold on ebay in years, but recently listed a couple of items. Ebay fees are just plain ridiculous now, and I won't be selling there again. I've had better experiences using Facebook Marketplace. At least there, I wouldn't expect to be able to reach a human for assistance. The only thing worse than ebay's fees is their customer service (or lack thereof).
Reviewed May 30, 2026
On 05/20/26, I bought a Water Boss water softener on eBay. The seller was Terry ** with 100% approval. I paid $535 plus the sales tax. As I opened the lid, I noticed that the support penal was cracked. The box in which the item was shipped was banged and warren out. I never took the item out of the box. I contacted Terry, sent him photos. He asked me whether there was any Styrofoam inside the package, and the answer was negative. I noticed that Terry had mixed messages: Money back guarantee to this item is not returnable. Another major issue was the mention of open box. This fact dawned on me later on. He wanted to refund me partially. I rejected it. I was to buy a new product, not faulty or used.
eBay contacted me with all the conduct regarding disputes. I was informed that I will never be a customer of eBay again. If eBay don't stand behind the products, perhaps it's for the better. I bought the softener in good faith. I expect full refund: I am 78 years old and live on social security.

Reviewed May 26, 2026
So, I was hacked for two weeks started 5/15/26. Someone changed my phone number and security questions on my eBay account. I’ve been with eBay for over 20 years, and during those two weeks, eBay kept telling me I would be able to recover my account. Today, 5/26/26, I called eBay again to get my account back, and they told me that because the phone number and security questions were changed, they couldn’t do anything. Even though I still had access to my email, and could verify my full name and mailing address, they still refused to help.
I asked to speak with a supervisor, and the supervisor ended up going off on me, cursing me out, and saying, “We will not change the password back. Make a new account with a new email and have a good day,” before hanging up on my face. Let me say, highly unprofessional. Another thing is this: I told the supervisor to delete the account so I could make a new one, but he refused, saying, “I’m just a simple buyer, and we at eBay won’t delete it,” even though it’s my account, my credit card information, and everything. Then he started yelling and cursing at me. OMG, why do they hire terrible people who can’t do a simple task?

Reviewed May 26, 2026
I have been buying and selling on eBay for more than 20 years, with a 100% positive rating and many satisfactory transactions. For a long time, I trusted eBay as a platform for serious buyers and sellers. Sadly, somewhere over the past years, eBay seems to have lost sight of what made the platform reliable in the first place: trust between buyers, sellers, and the marketplace itself. It has become increasingly difficult to navigate listings with confidence, especially for high-value or specialist items, because questionable listings and unreliable sellers appear to remain active while buyers are left to carry the risk. In my case, eBay’s response made this problem even worse: instead of protecting a loyal customer from a defective high-value item, eBay hid behind a procedural deadline and ignored the seller’s conduct.
I purchased a vintage photographic camera for more than USD 3,000. The item was listed as “Mint” and functional. After receiving it, however, a repair shop confirmed that the film advance mechanism was worn out from long use. The repair may cost more than USD 300, if the necessary replacement part can even be found. I reported the issue to the seller within the return period and clearly expressed my intention to return the item. Instead of addressing the return, the seller kept me engaged in troubleshooting until the deadline had passed. After that, the seller refused responsibility, told me to find a repair shop myself, and eventually stopped responding.
eBay customer service repeatedly sent standard replies about the 30-day deadline and did not properly address the specific facts of the case or the seller’s conduct. Even my review warning other buyers about this experience was removed without explanation. This is not acceptable treatment of a long-standing customer. In this case, eBay’s process failed to protect a buyer from a defective high-value item and ignored conduct that effectively prevented a timely return. After more than 20 years, I am now seriously considering closing my account and moving my future business to another online auction provider. A platform that does not protect loyal customers in high-value transactions is no longer a platform I can trust.
Reviewed May 25, 2026
They feel like just because it says delivered that means you got it so they sign on the fraudulent seller side without even listening to you. eBay knows all these scams with sellers supposedly shipping an item to you and then you never receive it but it’ll say delivered just because it says delivered does not mean it was delivered. You have all this proof that it was not delivered. You have the tracking number that no other carrier has or even heard of except that one carrier JCEX they are the only one or 17 tracking so they say oh it was delivered. No, it was not and then you got a fight to try to get your money back. You gotta jump through hoops but the fraudulent seller don’t have to do anything but take your money not mine. They won’t and once this dispute is over I’m done with eBay. It’s a wrap.
Reviewed May 24, 2026
Headline: The "eBay Guarantee" is False Advertisement – Automated Negligence at Its Finest. Do not put a single ounce of faith in the "eBay Money Back Guarantee." It is a completely hollow marketing gimmick. I recently purchased a $50 item as a gift, and the carrier delivered it to the completely wrong address a block away. Because the automated tracking merely read "Delivered," eBay flat-out refused to investigate the mistake, look at the facts, or offer an ounce of real human support.
Instead of vetting the process, eBay immediately operates on the lazy, insulting assumption that the customer is lying to run a scam. I have a flawless account history with zero prior claims. The idea that a loyal customer with a perfect record is going to tank their reputation to run a scam over a fifty-dollar item is absurd. It is insulting, short-sighted, and atrocious customer service. Fortunately, a week later, the neighbor who accidentally received the package finally saw the recipient in the yard and did the right thing by handing it over, confirming it had been misdelivered by the carrier all along. No thanks to eBay.
If the neighborhood hadn't been honest, I would be out of my money and the gift, because eBay will completely abandon you the second a carrier makes a mistake. They do not care about the truth, they do not care about your account history, and their "Guarantee" is a total joke. Shop elsewhere if you want actual buyer protection.
Reviewed May 24, 2026
Very disappointed with Ebay Customer Service. I purchased from a seller that sent me the wrong item, seller being specifically Sun Pure Botanicals. They sent me the wrong item. I reached out to them multiple times with a picture of the wrong item I was sent. No response. I contacted Ebay Customer Service who gave the seller 3 days to respond. On the last day, Seller responded with a proof of delivery. Still I haven't heard anything from seller and I still have the wrong product. Ebay Customer Service then closed my case as satisfied. Can't reach them by phone. So, in essence, they sided with the seller and will not honor their Ebay Money Back Guarantee. After 24 years with Ebay and lots of business through them, I will be closing out my account. Very sad that Ebay has not stood by their buyers. We are the ones that bring the business to them.

Reviewed May 24, 2026
I was at excited to finally like selling online and eBay made me think and believe all was well and good. Then after I had shipped out several items it said in my account that my money was on hold and that I should set up my account where I would get paid monthly so I could accrue more earnings. That's not why I started selling this stuff. I did it because I needed money to move. Well that couldn't happen because ebay allowed a customer to keep my supposedly damaged camera in shipping and made me refund the entire amount of money to the buyer. So now when I need money im out several hundred dollars and I got to accept it for what it is.
Ebay's policy to handle situations like mine only infuriates me even further. Endless loopbacks and never getting results. So now after a month of getting no results I'm still waiting for payment on not only the camera but other valuable items as well. I think they hold on to the money so they get paid double for the interest or something of that nature. It says in my account I've made 149 dollars but I've only received 28 and it says I got $21.76 still on hold. Doesn't add up. Thieves and liars.
Reviewed May 22, 2026
eBay customer service is basically no customer service whatsoever! They are totally, 100% ALWAYS on the side of the seller, and trying to get a "case" resolved with them for an item I purchased but never received, was worse than having wisdom teeth removed.....ALL AT ONCE!" :-( Customer service is a joke. Unless you do business with a seller who has integrity and good customer service, you're literally screwed. You may as well flush your hard-earned money down the toilet. Seriously, they DO NOT CARE about the buyer. Just the seller. Period.
Reviewed May 22, 2026
eBay cancelled negative feedback at the request of the sellers more than once. I've shopped and sold on eBay for 20 plus years and their policies have cost me thousands of dollars as a seller and cancelled negative feedback I have left for crooked sellers.
Reviewed May 21, 2026
I was a seller on eBay in the early 2000s, and it was a great experience. Now it has changed greatly and it's a very negative experience. First, when you print a so-called discounted rate shipping label, a few days after you ship, you get an email from eBay saying "Your item cost more to ship that we thought so we are deducting another $18 from your account", and they seem to do this with regularity. Second, they prompt you continually to "promote" your listing, when you look and look and can never see what the cost for this is, but afterwards when you DO see what that "service" cost, it's astronomical! When you sell an item specifically saying, No Returns Accepted, a buyer can easily scam saying there was a screw missing, etc., and demand a refund and eBay will FORCE you to refund. As a seller I am FED UP and will immediately seek other places to sell items. eBay is the only one making money, I quit.

Reviewed May 20, 2026
I was a seller on eBay for about 6 years. They have no protection for sellers from my experience and their fees they base off of the total amount with shipping, cost of item, and taxes. They are ripping people off and they should be ashamed of themselves. Because they have the traffic they charge sellers whatever they want. I’m currently taking my stuff off of there. Today was the last straw. I got an order for an item that was $1.99. Buyer paid shipping and taxes and my earnings were $-0.26. Yep that’s right, about 125% they took and I now owe them 26 cents. I don’t recommend selling on here if you want to make even a dollar!

Reviewed May 20, 2026
As a seller on eBay with 100 percent positive feedback I can honestly say their customer service sucks. If you talk to an agent they will all tell you something different and no matter what you say the last customer service rep said they don’t care. I feel like they all just lie because they do not have the power to do anything which defeats the purpose of even have phone support. I wish there was another big company like eBay to sell my items on. I would leave eBay so fast.
Reviewed May 19, 2026
eBay has non-existent customer service. I recently placed an order for a printer power supply and provided the correct address, but when the order was issued to Tekswamp-llc, somehow the address had the wrong city and zip code. The item was reported delivered but that is impossible because the address is non-existent. I tried resolving the problem with Tekswamp-llc and eBay but got nowhere. When I went on eBay to look at my order, that too was not available.

Reviewed May 18, 2026
Worst ever experience. Worst customer experience, can’t get live agent and automated system is lying that agents aren’t available.
Reviewed May 15, 2026
Ebay has become all about big business. I'm an occasional seller & recently sold a phone. They're insisting on holding my funds for 12+ days. Claiming "since I haven't sold in awhile". It doesn't take a big company like Ebay more than 2 business days after delivery to clear me. Plus their fees are outrageous. I have other things to sell but it won't be on Ebay

Reviewed May 15, 2026
I just wanted people to know that you can scam eBay. A buyer bought a pair of shoes -$80. They tried to return them because they didn’t fit. I declined the return. They opened another one because they aren’t very intelligent: eBay refunded them immediately and they got to keep the shoes. About a year ago, I sold a candle set. The buyer kept it for weeks, and then opened a not as described return saying they were dirty. And sent them back damaged. I opened a claim, and they refunded me the shipping and item cost, but they charged me $18 in shipping the damaged item back. They said that sellers are responsible for paying for return shipping, and typically do not get refunded initial shipping, even if the buyer has lied. eBay scams their sellers, and apparently buyers can scam them too!
Reviewed May 14, 2026
I’ve been waiting on my hat for over a week. The seller or eBay won’t refund d my money back. I’ve been scammed. I will never use them again. It’s ridiculous. It’s like they are protecting the seller against me. I paid my money and can’t get my item.

Reviewed May 13, 2026
eBay is an absolutely *criminal* company that has a corporate policy to rob honest, hardworking sellers on the platform of their funds--all so they can unjustly collect interest off those funds for weeks or longer. I sold a collectible and created a USPS label through the platform; shipped the item *same day*; and it was delivered the following morning. My Seller dashboard immediately showed the item as delivered, and the USPS website also confirmed delivery at 11:23am to the buyer's zip code. The buyer left me immediate positive feedback. Easy, right? Wrong. eBay chose to place my funds on a 30-day hold, citing a non-existent issue with the tracking--even though their own tracking number clearly showed it as delivered. So, I called Customer Service, assuming it would be a quick and easy call to get my funds released.
After an HOUR on the phone, arguing with and escalating the issue to 3 different levels of "Customer Service," each person kept trying to explain there was nothing they could do, because eBay had "a policy" to hold funds for an exorbitant amount of time. I asked why the funds for my specific transaction were on hold. What possibly could have gotten flagged? I was a model seller: I created a shipping label *through eBay* within minutes of the buyer submitting payment; I shipped the item *same day*; it was delivered *the very next day,* with clear delivery confirmation via the USPS tracking number. Plus, the buyer left positive feedback, so there was no question as to whether they received the item.
I asked Customer Service what aspect of my transaction triggered any potential policy to create a 30-day hold on my proceeds. They could not give me an answer. Just that eBay would not be removing the hold, despite all the proof in the world of delivery and buyer satisfaction. eBay Inc. is a bunch or CROOKS and HUSTLERS who intentionally withhold sellers' money for bogus reasons, just so they can profit from additional interest. They belong in jail.
Reviewed May 13, 2026
I have been a seller on eBay for 4 years and eBay is holding my money with no good explanation. I did have my account restricted in February but I reconciled it and received a message from eBay on March 22: Success! All Seller Privileges Restored. Hi Shannon, Thank you for resolving the open issues. Your selling privileges and listings have been fully restored. To maintain marketplace safety, funds earned from your sales will be available for payout within 3 days after delivery confirmation of the item. After we’ve seen ongoing confirmation of successful deliveries, you’ll start receiving your funds again 2 days after the buyer pays. We appreciate your cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, just get in touch. Thanks for being part of the eBay community.
Since then, they have been holding my funds (the money I made as a profit from sales) for more than a month. Briefly, eBay released some of the funds but then it stopped. I have called them 6 times and EACH TIME they give me a different answer - none of which are true. Next to each sale, it says I only have to wait 3 days after the item is delivered to receive the funds. Ebay said it does not have a date when the funds will be released - they just tell me to keep shipping items. They are asking me to continue to work and buy inventory for free. This is my money and I feel like this is theft.
Reviewed May 12, 2026
eBay has the worst customer service of any company I have ever dealt with. You have a choice between their pre-written issues or talking to an AI chatbot which can't answer any issues. And they always circle you back to help articles. I sold $25K with them last year and I have NEVER been able to get them on the phone. I'm starting to move my product to other sites because of this lack of concern for their selling clientele. The only ones they make happy are their stockholders.

Reviewed May 8, 2026
eBay is a thief. Refusing to release my money which has been in their possession for 16 days now. No end to the funds hold in sight and no explanation for why. Not a darn thing I can do to facilitate the release.

Reviewed May 8, 2026
Seller was a Chinese Hoax! eBay did not Honor their money back guarantee. So I went to Amazon.
Reviewed May 5, 2026
I sold an engine on eBay on april 15th 2026. Website stated I would be paid within 3 days of delivery which was bad enough, but they are now holding my 2K because buyer had me ship to different zip code. His was residential and his daughters was a business. Now they say it will be May 17th before they release my funds and yet have proof of delivery! They say they can't over ride system to release my funds. I'm not stupid, yes they can! So they get interest off my 2K for a month and I'm without my money and they made an additional $350 fee off my sale!! Don't use ebay!!! We are a small family business and they are hurting us!! And don't care. Deborah **-Evolved Auto

Reviewed May 5, 2026
I purchased a Hurricane juicer from eBay. It says delivered, but I never received it. It did not state where it was delivered. I was home that day, and I also have a porch and mailbox. Where was it delivered? Please help. eBay has closed my case, but I’m so livid and disheartened by the way they handled this.
Reviewed May 4, 2026
ebay keeps blocking my account for no reason, they collect the funds from the buyer and hold it for as long as they want with no explanation or reason. After calling their customer service more than 10 occasions they tell me that I have to wait for all the items I have sold in my account to be delivered even if the funds for items that have been delivered and 30 days have passed so they can pay me. This is a new seller account and I have followed all of their rules and regulations. Not fair and illegal their practices. As of today 5/4/26 my account has been blocked twice for no reasons with more than 20 days and the funds on their possessions.

Reviewed May 3, 2026
Ebay nickel and dimes sellers and buyers with taxes and seller fees. I issued a refund because buyer used item two weeks and returned to me, so I did a partial refund, told that shipping label will be returned to me and transaction fees adjusted. eBay charged buyer 43.95 and gave me 11.74 from my own sale. I don't think that is right or fair calling eBay they were nice when asking for return then after they collect their fees and money calling to get my share that didn't help or understand, eBay is a scam.

Reviewed May 2, 2026
eBay encourages fraud and does not care about long-time buyers or sellers. Scammers are allowed to flourish. I had a buyer return a $300 item for a false arrived damaged claim. They sent a mail piece to an address in my town to have their return show as delivered. (USPS tracking does not show recipient or street address, only town.) I had the supervisor at my post office confirm that this is what happened. The supervisor told eBay that the package was addressed and sent to someone other than me. They also offered to show visual evidence. eBay did not care and told me they were not going to reverse their decision to side with the scammer. They know exactly what is happening and could stop it with a few simple policy changes. They choose not to!

Reviewed April 30, 2026
I'm a new seller on eBay. At first I was so happy with the way that they do their thing. I was happy with how easy it is to post stuff, how they're able to give you an idea of what the item costs. You know what it sold for so I was happy with them until I seen their fees. Their fees are ridiculous. Okay I'm talking about I've sold just an example out of 10 items that I've sold for each item over $10 I've only got $3 payout from them. I am so mad. I'm so dissatisfied. If you are on eBay trying to make money just saw your stuff do not promote your listings because they will rob you!
Reviewed April 30, 2026
DO NOT SELL ON EBAY. The seller fees are a trap. I listed an item. I ended the listing. eBay still has the nerve to keep charging me the listing fees. I am jumping through hoops to get someone to assist. NEVER AGAIN!!!!

Reviewed April 30, 2026
This is the absolute worst company on the Earth. Do not buy anything from these people. Every single person, every single seller, every single experience, every single piece of crap is all just a bunch of crap that has nothing to do with what you ordered. I will never ever trust this company again. This is the absolute worst company on this Earth. Let this thing die.
Reviewed April 29, 2026
EBay became a nightmare!!! Dishonesty, Hurd to talk to customer service. Worst service ever. I was 7 years with eBay, no more!

Reviewed April 27, 2026
Purchased a cell phone new in box so I felt good about the purchase. As it turns out T-Mobile says it's a stolen phone so good luck! Now I'am out 400.00 and ebay is 0 help.
Reviewed April 26, 2026
eBay is a bunch of crooks. They keep your money and then you have to buy a print label for $11 more? I just bought some shoes that supposedly had a guarantee, but the miserable seller doesn't even answer my emails. eBay says I have to talk to the seller to reach an agreement? So this money-back guarantee includes begging the seller for your money back when something doesn't fit? Bunch of idiots. Dishonest.

Reviewed April 25, 2026
I sold an item for 19 dollars and after the fees I received 13 dollars then 2 weeks later I was charged 41 dollars which means I was -27 dollars for an item I sold for 19 and I will never use eBay ever again!

Reviewed April 24, 2026
eBay keeps glitching my ability to send offers to customers. I lose $1000s because of this. For over 5 months, ebay refuses to fix the problems.
Reviewed April 20, 2026
I used to buy and sell on eBay all of the time. It used to be great. Not anymore. The last time I bought something on ebay, I received a faulty auto part and they gave me an offer to keep the part for 1/2 price if I kept it. I was able to use parts off the new one to fix the old one so I took the offer. Then I get a notice that I am permanently no longer allowed to use ebay. WTF!!! No loss, Ebay is a joke now. They have no buyer protections. I even requested the reason why I was blocked from using my account and they could not give me a reason. Just an automated message. I would never use them again.
Reviewed April 18, 2026
Beware on buying China or Japan new phones with a warranty, not honored in the US. I lost my money on a 2-year warranty, phone went out in 3 months.
Reviewed April 18, 2026
The tracking number associated with my eBay purchase was delivered to a different name and address. The post office confirmed that my package was sent to a different name and address within my zip code. The shipping address on my order was my home shipping address. I received other packages that day by mail @ 12:51. This package was delivered to a different name and address with the same zip code. I informed ebay that I believed this to be a case of mail fraud by the seller. The seller had a 100% review rating with no bad reviews listed for the other 8 graphics cards claimed to have been sold. Checking the sellers reviews a few days later, I found that another buyer had posted a review similar to my experience. I requested ebay to investigate.
The next day the review that I had read had been removed by ebay. So I decided to leave feedback of my negative experience. I asked ebay to confirm my claims with my Post Office that the package with the tracking number on my order was not delivered to my address. I asked them to honor their money back guarantee. They indicated that the package was delivered and they were closing my request. After several Emails and a signed appeal they finally agreed to honor the moneyback guarantee. I asked that they modify their system to require confirmation from the USPS or other carrier that a package was delivered to the shipping address on the order. Their current system is obviously flawed and ebay is facilitating continued mail fraud by anyone listing expensive items then sending an inexpensive gift to someone in the same zipcode using the ebay mailing label with a modified address.
Reviewed April 15, 2026
Very disappointing experience with eBay customer service. I made an honest mistake by sending a buyer the wrong (but very similar) item and immediately worked to fix it—shipping the correct item right away and providing a prepaid return label for the incorrect one. The buyer initially agreed but never returned the item, which was expensive, and eventually stopped responding. As a result, the buyer now has two very expensive items but only paid for one. Although eBay did release the funds to me, it was extremely difficult to reach customer service. When I finally did, the representatives were rude, combative, and not helpful at all. Sellers deserve better support and a more professional experience when issues arise.

Reviewed April 12, 2026
Fyi, those ** apparently suspend people without giving a single warning. I got suspended out of the blue, and their description is lacking detail and reasoning. Absolute disgrace and disappointment from a platform that I've been using for years.

Reviewed April 12, 2026
Ebay is shadow of its former self. Scammers, criminals and fraudsters run amok on eBay. It seems that hijacked a profiles – then used by criminals -- is far more common than one would imagine. Few months ago, I bought an item for a fairly attractive price. Item should arrive in about 5 to 6 days. Upon checking the tracking number in the morning (less than 12 hours after having placed the order), to my astonishment the item was marked as been delivered. The tracking no. was for some item that was delivered to the city where I live and obviously I have not received anything. After having contacted UPS, I found out that some item related to that tracking no. was delivered to the same city where I live, but not to my address – rather, a completely different address.
In the end, at least, I got my money back; I guess it was too obvious for Ebay that it was a scam given that it would be close to impossible for the item to have been delivered in a matter of hours – but if the item had been delivered at a later date, the resolution of this case would be more complicated. Conclusion: It was all a concocted scam and a fraud scheme to steal. From now on, for me, Ebay is a place of last resort.
Reviewed April 10, 2026
Ebay allowed a seller to scam me out of $4500. When I asked eBay to step in and help me with a refund, they refused. I’ve been waiting on a refund for several months. Do not buy anything on eBay unless you plan on losing all of your money and the money back guarantee is a sham.

Reviewed April 10, 2026
Ebay absolutely scams sellers out money! They charged 187.50 for something that was never sold. They said the money would be returned to me after initially being denied, waited for my money to be returned to my checking account which they basically stole it from and then stated that the three other customer service agents lied and the money was not going to be returned to me. They liars, scammers and thieves
Reviewed April 8, 2026
I ordered, they took my money plus, never heard from them again. They claim now I am suspended? Absolutely no customer service.
Reviewed April 6, 2026
Every time I order an item it’s either delayed by as much as two weeks and almost always need to return an item. For failure, NO GOOD!!!

Reviewed April 5, 2026
Received item by mistake from hemenlifeebay. However he refuses to accept the unopened item. STAY AWAY!!!!

Reviewed April 5, 2026
The fees are over the top when other sites don’t charge any. Several times I have to pay eBay and made 0 profit! I ended up paying eBay. Haven’t listed in a while and probably won’t again!

Reviewed April 4, 2026
They are horrible when it comes to giving you a refund. They do not stand by their refund policy.
Reviewed April 1, 2026
eBay’s policy of “money back” is a scam. Item I bought was never delivered, it was lost. Seller offered to refund, but eBay customer service made it nearly impossible to do this. One month after I first made my order, I’m still out $2600. eBay truly sucks. I will close my account, and I’ve been with them for 26 years. In addition, they’ve made it impossible to get through to any line person in customer secure, having built an AI firewall, which just keeps you in circles.

Reviewed March 29, 2026
I purchased an above ground pool for $739.92 from a seller on eBay and it said I would receive my item within 2-4 days and that my purchase was covered by Ebay's "Money Back Guarantee Policy". After I clicked on the purchase button the money was immediately taken from my account for the pool. The next day I received an email with a tracking number for my item which was being shipped via UPS. I signed up for automatic updates on the shipping of my item from UPS and on the 4th day I received an email that said my item had been delivered, but it had not been delivered to me as I was awaiting the arrival of my package the entire day. I immediately contacted UPS to inform them I did not receive my package and was informed that my package had in fact been delivered but it was delivered to someone else at their address.
I found the contact info for that person so I could contact them and explain the situation because at that time I had believed it was just somehow a mix up or mistake. I contacted that person but did not get an answer but I did receive a text message with a photo of a box that had the same tracking number I was provided on it but the name on the shipping label was not mine, it was someone I had never heard of. I immediately contacted eBay to explain the situation to them and I told them I had proof that the seller did not ship my item and they provided me with a tracking number for someone else's package which I would gladly provide to them to support my claim and prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. I told them I wanted a refund for the item since it was covered under their "Money Back Guarantee Policy" and I never received the item I paid for.
They gave me the run around, transferring me to several different people, none of which agreed to refund my money or provide any useful help. They sent an email with a link to upload the proof I had to support my claim which was a copy of the original order at the time of purchase that showed my information as the shipping information as well as the amount I paid, the email with the tracking number for my item that still showed that my item was to be sent to my name and address and the shipping label and delivery confirmation from UPS that shows the tracking number I was provided on a shipping label addressed to someone else as well as the photo of the box with the tracking number and the other person's name and address on it with the text message from that person saying that the box contained 5 alpaca fleece, not my above ground pool.
I received an email from eBay saying that they had contacted the seller and the seller told them that my package had been successfully delivered to me at my address so they were going to close my claim. They told me to check with my neighbors or roommates (I did not have any) to see if they got the package. In the end I am now talking with a lawyer about taking further legal action against eBay for them not honoring their "Money Back Guarantee" as well as Breach of contract and for allowing people to scam people using their platform. They never refunded me for the item that was never sent to me and they allowed that seller who stole $739.92 from me to continue to use eBay to scam people out of their money. Beware of seller yoge40 if you shop using eBay. I honestly would not recommend doing business with eBay as they are dishonest and do not honor their own policies.

Reviewed March 27, 2026
Updated on 04/04/2026: This is a follow up from my eBay review of March 27, finally ebay refunded the buyer his purchase amount in full. Took 3 weeks. THEN GET THIS. They charge me for the sale fee that never happened and that was because the buyer made the mistake making his offer. This is a total scam! UNBELIEVABLE!
Original Review: No customer service at all, post an item for sale on eBay, for local pick up only, no shipping. Purchase made a bid and I accepted it. Shortly after they discovered that it was local pick up and they lived in another state and wanted to cancel the sale (so they said, you never know for sure). I and them both have tried to cancel the sale with no luck. Can't get any help, only AI agent that just run you around in circles and accomplish nothing. At this point I gave up, it's been about two weeks. I will never ever use ebay to sell or buy anything again.

Reviewed March 27, 2026
Have been on Bbay for 20 years with only good reviews. I just got a message saying my account had been suspended for violating their terms and conditions. I rang them to see what had happened and just got a very unhelpful Customer service rep who said their by account had been flagged but wouldn't give me any details of what happened. Crazy after 20 years they are literally trying to lose customers. No wonder their share price is in free fall. Fine I'll buy and sell my stuff on Amazon.

Reviewed March 26, 2026
I am a patent holder on an ear pillow that I invented. I opened an eBay account 5+ years ago intending to sell the pillow on their platform as well as Etsy. I never did but I did buy some stereo equipment. Now I’m also a published author and I tried to set up an account in my pen name to sell my books myself since there are people on eBay that sell my books that they purchase off of Amazon. eBay refused to let me open that account saying I was a danger to the community. Yet customer service would not tell me what I did. Then they blocked and suspended my attempted account. Today they came for me again, saying that my Homestitchedheaven account was suspended permanently because I’m a danger to the community yet I have not made a purchase in 5 years and never sold anything on eBay. And once again no explanation no change of rebuttal - just you are out! Forever! What a disgrace when I did nothing!! 0 stars!

Reviewed March 25, 2026
Customer Service: eBay's resolution center is completely stupid and awful, it has been slowly collapsing into a giant pile of dogshit for years now. Several purchased eBay items not received. Longer than 60 to 75 days since order date and I opened CASE for each!

Reviewed March 24, 2026
I would give Ebay 0 for offering poor quality counterfeit and expired products including weight loss supplements. ebay is entertaining many seller to sell expired and counterfeit product openly advertising as expired so if you don't read the description you will end up in hospital by reaction caused with expired medication. There has been several scenarios and many complaints have been made. They took no action. Instead they tell sellers to block us the customer who suffered from their wrong doing and they block buyers for confronting them.
They kept the money and returned product which was sent back to them then they suspended my account so I can no longer write them and when wrote to the ceo of the company JAMIE IANNONE Who is a biggest fraud. He took no action. Instead he filed complaint against me in Paypal to block me from using their service. These people are fraud. Do not buy from ebay and do not use paypal as they both work together and are only looking out in their best interest to make money off you. They do not care if you die taking these expired meds as long as they make money.
Reviewed March 24, 2026
eBay became so lame and untrusted nowadays. I was an EBay customer since 2001 and a loyal eBay customer but that changed since a few years ago. Now I hate EBay for what they have done to the platform and the so many fake products that people sell. Since, they changed the law add taxes to now that scam of EBay live crap that goes on on the platform has made me not even look at stuff that I used to buy or even sell now.
Reviewed March 22, 2026
Lack of Transparency/misleading as a new seller. I sold an item For the first time in a long while. It finalized with the proceeds and I started the sale. After all was finalized my payout was an incredible minimal about. Took more time, energy and resources to mail. Never again. I made a mere $2 dollars when I thought at least $11. It’s very misleading. I’d rather donate my goods. It’s a waste of time. Very disappointed. Felt robbed.
Reviewed March 22, 2026
I have been an eBay buyer and seller for many years. Recently eBay has become very difficult to post things and there is absolutely no support. Things I post get taken down because they are offensive get eBay gives me no explanation as to why. My grandmother collected salt and pepper shakers that are considered black americana. Every time I post one they got taken down. Yet there are hundreds of others listing black americana and they are still up there. When you call eBay you get a recorded message saying call back during normal business hours. I have called at various Times of the day and get the same message. eBay has taken all the fun out of buying and selling for no reason. I am not the only one having difficulty with this and will be taking my post down.
Reviewed March 22, 2026
I agree with another reviewer; if I could rate eBay a 0 I would. They keep removing my items saying some are offensive. I certainly would not post anything along those lines! I get no explanation except their standard email stating my items are offensive. I am not able to speak to anyone because the message says “Please call during normal business hours.” What hours are they? eBay seems to have different rules all the time with no support. They have certainly gone downhill.
Reviewed March 22, 2026
I’ve been a customer of this company for sometime. Yesterday, I deleted their app due to their ability to detect a scam. I bought a 13 gallon trash can on 3/8/2026 (order # **) and within a few days got an email from the seller loimip041, that was alarming for me (see photo). I tried contacting the seller but it kept reverting to the order. I knew at this point it was a scam. I asked for a refund and notified eBay to get involved. March 20, 2026 eBay closed the case stating that the seller showed proof that it was delivered (revert to seller’s email photo). eBay case ID **. The cost was $10 approximately. I give more than that to the needy. My concern is that eBay could not identify a scam. I deleted their app due to their inability to realize what happened here.

Reviewed March 21, 2026
If I could leave 0 stars I would. First off , I’ve been a seller on eBay since 2021. This past week they made me decide to be done selling on eBay. eBay has the worst customer service Alive. I would never ever sell on eBay unless you want nothing but problems. The authenticity team is a bunch of crooks who they authenticated Elsa enchanted cards I bought from eBay back in 2023. And now out of the 8 I bought. Only 2 have passed authentication. The rest did not and tha makes no sense. eBay says they can’t prove it is authentic because I didn’t leave a plastic seal on it??? I mean how dumb does it sound…cuz yeah that’s exactly how dumb eBay is. They don’t care how much money you spend or make. It’s all about eBay . And f the customer. Ebay looks out for eBay, not for the consumers. Stop buying from and eBay and definitely don’t sell on eBay. It’ll save you a major headache.

Reviewed March 18, 2026
I have been trying to get customer service rep for 3 days now. I keep getting the automated response. They hang up after telling me that it is out of normal business hours. I've been trying from 9 a.m. to 3:30 P.M. and still same issue. Poorest experience that I have ever had with a company.
Reviewed March 18, 2026
Lets start with how I joined the platform to buy a product in the morning. Upon checking emails later that evening it came to my attention with two emails stating : my account was temporary suspended and permanently suspended. I demanded answers to these notice via both the https://www.ebay.com/help/account/account-restrictions-suspensions/account-restrictions-suspensions virtual assistance link provided by them and requesting a call back.
The virtual chat was unproductive as the live agent uttered unclear and perplexing feedback. One of their response was, "We will have to refrain from sharing the exact reason why we have to suspend this account because it will mean that we will have to disclose our internal procedure to detect risks with the account". Confused, I replied, "I am eligible for a explanation to understand the reason for the action, and to understand what will become of the purchase that was made earlier?". Next the unsettling feedback was, "I trust, I have provided you the necessary information regarding your query. If you have no other query from your end, I may have to close the chat soon". This inconvenient customer service and unhelpfulness will pursue me to file a investigation for a more suffice feedback.
Reviewed March 17, 2026
Ebay was unwilling to help me with one of their sellers with a history of bad things including bogus shipping info among other things but they let them sell on their platform deceiving customers. I ask for a refund they told me I had to wait almost 3 weeks just to file for a refund. I will never order from eBay again.

Reviewed March 14, 2026
In addition to exorbitant fees that apply on top of shipping and tax which means it's very easy to fees to exceed item price (so you're literally paying to give away things), eBay regularly robs sellers blind by accepting fraudulent returns on the seller's behalf and charging shipping and final value fees for the "service" of abusing sellers. Since the protections are far more negative than positive, you are far better off just paying 2-3% credit card processing fees and dealing with customers directly as eBay will only find ways to rob you.
Reviewed March 13, 2026
High fees. Their authentication process is a joke, seems to be run by blind people. Customer service offers little to no help. As a seller, always seems to be someone selling the same item at a ridiculously low price.
Reviewed March 13, 2026
I been reaching out EBay C.S. Via phone. Each time the recording on the phone states that I have called outside regular business hours. But they don’t mention their office hours. I have been calling them around 2:00 pm EST. Do they not work or just refuse to take any calls?

Reviewed March 13, 2026
Ebay sucks. They just screwed me financially for the second time in a year, and that will be the last time. First I bought a water pump from one of their sellers (who was selling defective Chinese pumps that fail immediately). After the defective pump caused my engine to overheat severely, they promised me $2000 as partial compensation. Then when I called them a few weeks later to get an ETA on my compensation, the phone rep just laughed and said they will never pay me a dime. I should have cancelled my 26 year old account that day but instead kept buying from them (LIKE A FOOL). Then I ordered a tire machine and wheel balancer from them which is shipped from China, and the tracking shows that they airlifted it to California, and then New York, (STATEN ISLAND WAS THE FINAL DESTINATION, AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY OF THE ITEMS I PAID FOR (Tracking CY032695114CN).
Rather than file a claim with the useless ebay money back guarantee for buyers, I went straight to Chase bank and filed a dispute against ebay, as the seller already cancelled his account. The bank ended up giving most of the money back to me, except for a $70.14 gift card I had used for partial payment of the order. Looks like I will never see that $70.14 as ebay just refused to refund me...!!
Their customer service department is NOT based in the USA by the way, and everyone I have spoken with on the phone are incompetent jackasses that love to make false promises and lie to their customers...! THE EBAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE FOR BUYERS IS AN OUTRIGHT LIE...!!! The ebay of old was honest and trustworthy, and did right by their customers 90% of the time. THOSE DAYS ARE LONG GONE....!!! I am done with the evil empire of ebay and will be cancelling my account with them TODAY...! If you are smart, you will do the same, before they screw you over as well...!!!!

Reviewed March 13, 2026
Ebay robbery to me twice. They don't send me my products and never gave me my money back. Be careful with Ebay. Never buy anything. They robbery our money. I buy dog food for $60 and cat litter $20 and I lost my money. Ebay never get responsibility.
Reviewed March 11, 2026
On a recent sale where all shipping was paid by the buyer, eBay can't after me for double the cost of the item sold months after it was sold for additional shipping. The label was purchased through eBay and delivered. eBay essentially just took my stuff and then charged me for it, and that's collections to force me to pay. The sale was done accurately and legitimately. eBay won't return calls, answer any emails. They won't respond to the BBB complaint. My rating is 100% and they won't give me the time of day to prove to them they made a mistake.

Reviewed March 11, 2026
Ebay does not care about the seller the least bit. They charge outrageous fees....if you sell an item at $400. You'll get $160. That's terrible. Even if the buyer pays for shipping costs. If the item is damaged in transit. They hold the seller responsible. Not the transportation service. When they refund you...they refund to any account other than the one you want them to. Like accounts that are no longer active. Then tell you oh well. Ebay is a terrible platform and should be shut down from operations.

Reviewed March 9, 2026
God awful. Terrible customer service. Sellers may or not send purchased items and you have no way of working with eBay for resolution. In fact, they will close out the case because sellers can contact ebay but you can't. Bloody awful, never again ebay. I purchased one item, never received and ebay closed out the issue to sellers gain. Another item was returned, I even have UPS receipt, but seller refuses to acknowledge return and ebay is of no help. Again closed out to sellers advantage. If you don't care about your customers ebay you shouldn't have any. Stay far away from Ebay.

Reviewed March 7, 2026
Ebay's heyday is long since gone. Constantly moving the goalposts and too many flaws in software like missing postage rates. As for customers it's people who want something for nothing and don't want to pay postage. Businesses who sell at a loss have set this trend. Customer Service useless at problem solving. Only salvation is that you can find things you don't see anywhere else.
Reviewed March 6, 2026
I just rejoined eBay after years of avoiding them. Now I wish I had never re-joined and will be closing it again when the last 3 items come in. I had a seller taunt me and threaten me with saying she will report me to eBay and get me banned. She kept saying for 2 weeks she gave USPS my item to ship and USPS kept saying she had not even provided it to them. I provided feedback on her and she replied with lies about our conversation in eBay messaging. eBay would be able to read all of that and would know she is lying but you cannot reach eBay as a buyer.
She now keeps sending me messages with insults, so I found a VP's email address at eBay and shared all of the messages. Of course I will never hear back as eBay would have to care and they don't. Out of the 3 packages left to ship out, 2 have issues as well. One provided an invalid tracking number and won't respond. The other is the same issue I had where USPS says they do not have the package and the seller says they received it at USPS many days ago.
You cannot reach anyone at eBay and the customer service is so random with great sellers to absolutely horrible sellers. I filed a BBB complaint and I know that does nothing at all. I filed a FTC complaint and usually that doesn't do anything at all either. I am so sorry I trusted them again. eBay is the worst customer service and compares to PayPal as the most untrustworthy, in my opinion, of any corporation in the world. Anyone using them is doing so at their own risk as eBay will not help and will not allow you to reach an agent ever. I would have never known about the employees that were put in prison for crimes against a seller until I read it online. It is shocking to me that they are able to stay in business.

Reviewed March 3, 2026
This company will steal money right out of your personal checking account without your knowledge. Horrible company refused to delete banking information and account. I have never in my life been treated so poorly the live agent would not allow me to speak to any sort of manager. She then asked if I needed any further assistance and hung up on me refusing to resolve my issue. Use selling platforms like Poshmark instead. It’s safer and way less of a hassle. I now will have to close my checking account and set up a new debit card and pin. Save yourselves.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2026
Used eBay for 20 +years.... I Have watched ebay degrade over the last 20+ years... Twenty years ago I could actually speak to an ebay representative; but like many businesses, one no longer can. First they started controlling the ability to place an honest review about some creep who was not honest... (because it affects there fragile "feedback rating"!) and everyone needs a 100% 5 Star feedback whether they deserve it or not!!!! Right? Secondly, Ebay has made it very difficult to "End" one of my listings... (maybe I do not have that right...); afterall, it was my listing right?? Thirdly Ebay now has taken the "liberty" of lowering my "lowest offer" prices without even notifying me! And as we all know there is nothing better than "selling" an item at a price you have ZERO control over!!

Reviewed Feb. 28, 2026
⚠️⚠️⚠️ Buyer beware. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ eBay is allowing seller to literally steal your money. There’s no protection for buyers. If they send you damage product you would have to wait up to 30 days to receive your money back. It’s a rip off. There’s no protection for buyers at all. Do not do large purchases with eBay. It’s a buy at your own risk.!!! Received these tires on my front door. $1300 still waiting to get a refund!!!! Seller says he doesn’t see the damage. eBay does not want to help. Do not do business with Ebay on large purchases. Be weird guys. Ebay is not what it used to be.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2026
eBay was great. But now they are losing sales, sellers and buyers. How hard is it to require a photo ID of the front door with package? Most of eBay‘s problems are with buyers and sellers not connecting with product. If eBay require photos, it would solve most of their problems. Sellers would be bound to deliver and buyers would be bound to understand that’s their door with product. eBay policy now is they say it was delivered you must pay. eBay is slowly going out of business.

Reviewed Feb. 27, 2026
ebay supports scammer so beware if you plan on selling on ebay. Ebay allowed a scammer to steal my item and over $500 of my money. Beware..... Facebook Marketplace would probably be better.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2026
eBay does not honor its money back guarantee, this is a bad company taking advantage of buyers and sellers, hopefully this antiquated platform will disappear soon, bad bad company, stay away, cancel your subscription.
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2026
They have thousands of items that are scams. They are often identical at low prices either sellers that only just signed up. They should be vetting these!!! We purchase them have to wait forever to get our money back after being scammed!
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2026
30 year Ebay buyer & seller here. Someone wanted to buy something from me from overseas. I have never shipped or sold overseas before but the buyer begged me. So I got a hold of ebay on the phone & the agent walked me through the whole procedure. The measuring & weighing of the package, then Ebay would sell me the label, sold, shipped & hand delivered to USPS as the label says. I hear 1 1/2 months later the buyer never received it. I went through shipping info & yes I dropped it off & it went on its way but sometime at: Departed Asendia facility, BELL, CA, United States, BELL, United States
It's just vanished. No fault of my own but Ebay is blaming me & charging me back $165! They said there was insurance I can claim for $100 but I have to do all of that myself (copy this, screenshot that). Hey I am a disabled senior now & it makes it very hard on me, plus all the rest I just have to eat. Why would they underinsure this package? I had no control over that. Also the ebay fees, taxes & cost of postage. Why do I have to pay? I did it by the book here.

Reviewed Feb. 25, 2026
Ebay has charge my account without authorization. Claimed a seller cost, I didn't sell anything or buy. Getting through to anyone is a useless attempt.

Reviewed Feb. 23, 2026
I sold an item for $20 on eBay. After waiting 2 weeks for payment after the item was delivered and the purchaser left positive feedback, I am scheduled to receive $12. eBay is a vampire.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2026
Horrible customer service, never received my product, FedEx delivery is clearly not my house. I am still fighting with them. They will not honor their refund guarantee as the "seller" has stated it was "delivered". What a scam of a company. Loyal to seller who steal people's money and expect the buyer to be ok with that. I am filing a complaint today with the FTC for this company.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2026
eBay is a scam. Sellers are allowed to take your money immediately, and wait up to 30 days HOLDING TIME. Buyers aren't aware of this when they buy an item. Sellers can lie about shipping time, because eBay allows it. Buyers should never buy from a seller that doesn't accept returns! They WILL screw you.

Reviewed Feb. 12, 2026
Never buy anything from eBay. 2 times I didn’t receive the items around 1500 $ loose, When I contacted them for Ebay Money guarantee, they just waste my time and ditch me… The worse website and customer service I ever seen.

Reviewed Feb. 10, 2026
EBay is a total scam! 100% geared to protect their fraudulent sellers! DO NOT believe their guarantee! It is also fake! They are nonexistent when it comes to reaching out to a real person and absolutely do not believe you will get any kind of resolution! Not going to happen! This is what I had to do to my washer just to get the incorrect (non returnable) item that was sent to me to work. Keep in mind I ordered the right part they sent me the wrong part.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2026
Two issues in last 2 weeks. Sold an item. Buyer said they did not receive it. PO said delivered. eBay ruled in my favor. Then the guy asked to send it back. My ad said no returns. eBay ruled for the dirtbag. I'm out 2-way shipping. Bought a $190 vacuum. Ad said new unopened. Item came as new open box. No warranty card. No instruction manual. Box obviously opened previously and taped on outside. eBay ruled for large seller. I'll now set it up and see if it works. I have a perfect 100% ebay rating - over 700 transactions in 26 years. eBay has become a one-sided monopoly. The Feds need to cut them down a peg.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2026
The fees and the monthly subscriptions have jumped so high and have so many hidden fees that it is not worth trying to sell anything. Use Facebook Marketplace or some reputable company like Poshmark. I cancel my store after 20 years because I can't afford to sell anything anymore.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2026
Money back from eBay, not happening. Purchased a item from ebay that keeps telling me to contact seller when damage was done by shipping and won't even talk to me about what I need to do other than contact seller and photos show that the seller put fragile stickers all over package, ebay says money back guarantee on damaged items but hasn't been able to get to anyone that's willing to help. I did contact seller as I was told and all he said was he was sorry and that it looks like it was kick from one place to me.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2026
Sellers on eBay list items incorrectly, and eBay allows this practice to happen. Trying to get a refund is a joke and very time consuming. Beware of any items listed by size, as they are frequently incorrect.

Reviewed Jan. 29, 2026
I was a customer for 20 years and only bought with the money-back guarantee. Now we have sellers who sell sneakers and shoes from China and don't disclose when they sell products from that country, and size 7 is actually a size 5, and size 8 is a size 6, because everything that comes from China or Asian countries is small. This seller sent me a shoe two sizes too small. I complained to him, and he was very rude, and eBay didn't care at all! So I decided never to buy from eBay again, and don't believe in the money-back guarantee, because it's a lie!
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2026
Buy it now and paid the money and shipping cost to seller Mark Kiger from North Carolina. amount involve $168. USPS tracking shows delivered to my address. I can't find it. Then a mail come in with the label apparently attached to the item shipping box originally, with an apology note from local post master that they found this label attached to other paecel boxes but they cannot locate the item. My take is that the seller sloppy package leads to the shipping label detached from the package. Ebay side with seller and did not refund. I lost money to ebay scam. Proper packaging/labeling prevents/protect mail. Seller did not send the item but a box with a shipping label designed to get lost in transit and he knows ebay is on his side and get paid for his scam with cover from ebay.
There is no way that the shipping label will detached from the original package if done properly. The seller did purposely to get the label detached from package in transit knowing ebay will back him and USPS cannot do any thing. This is a scam. Ebay is a scam. This is not the first time for me get scammed from ebay but it is getting more frequent. I used ebay decades ago, but it is getting very bad and more frequent.

Reviewed Jan. 23, 2026
I have purchased silver coins from eBay and all of my purchases have been counterfeit. eBay makes it impossible to get the refund by not fixing their refund site where you have to mark as shipped with the tracking number. The site will not accept tracking numbers, it errors out and will ask you to try later. This has been going on for me for almost a month. eBay will not fix it as it would help them to keep the commission they earn by enabling the sale of counterfeit coins which they claim is against their policy. Crooks.
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2026
eBay is a criminal enterprise. They harbor online predators and actually rule in their favor during disputes, despite the fact that they provide fraudulent tracking numbers, sell products that don't exist, and don't actually ship anything. eBay must be getting kickbacks from these predators, because that's the only way this makes any sense at all. From start to finish, these types of scams typically take about two weeks, before you realize you've been taken and your money is gone, never to be seen again. Engage this website at your own risk. This is a scammer's haven.
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2026
eBay sold me 25TB hard drives for $25 each. I was scared they would not work. And they DIDN'T! And the seller quit eBay, closed their account and made it impossible to collect my fees. AND THE IDIOTS AT EBAY DON'T CARE!!! THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY ME BACK BECAUSE THEY DID SUCH A FAILURE! BUT NO CALLS, NO NOTHING! I recommend that all of us close our accounts, and tell the rest of the world what idiots these jerks are!
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2026
Horrible service. I tried to cancel an item soon after buying it but seller refused. I told him I would just return it then and started filling out the return. I never received the item but they are using that return issue like I received it. Any complaints are met with I need to return the item. The seller refuses to respond at all and upon seeing his reviews, this is his usual behavior. Ebay won't do anything about it. Does anyone have any suggestions of what I can do? Thank you.

Reviewed Jan. 21, 2026
Placed an order by mistake. Sent request to cancel 150 seconds after. Buyer refused to cancel saying the item was processed and shipped. Obvious lie. Tracking showed the item was shipped 24 hours later. Called customer service of eBay twice, spending about 2 hours after eBay claimed they called, and cell phone log showing there were no calls. Customer service failed to resolve the case in my favor, rewarding the liar and punishing me who did everything right and told the truth.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2026
I created my account. Placed my order. It was submitted and received as paid in Full and as soon as the confirmation that the amount was paid the website booted me off my account. Was permanently suspended and I submitted a contest letter and absolutely was talked down to and treated like shit by the customer service rep not to mention the 2 hours wasted waiting on the phone. Completely trash ass way of treating a Customer.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2026
In the past 40 yrs I have ordered Items from eBay. over 80% have arrived damaged and unusable. Over the last 13 yrs, it's gotten worse. E-Bay uses Ascendia for its warehouses in Erlanger Kentucky USA and Mississauga Ontario Cda. Who then uses Intelcom (which used to be Dragonfly). Now they use UNI UNI. Reviews on all 3 are horrible. Asendia courier reviews are overwhelmingly negative, with customers frequently reporting lost packages, extreme delivery delays (weeks to months), poor tracking, and terrible customer service, often describing them as unreliable for international shipments, even when partnered with major retailers. Many users complain of unresponsive support and high, unexpected duty fees, making them a highly frustrating carrier choice for receiving online orders.
Intelcom - Intelcom reviews are highly mixed, with many customers reporting significant issues like lost/damaged packages, missed deliveries, poor customer service, and drivers failing to follow instructions, especially with large partners. Intelcomexpress Reviews 1,402 TrustScore 1.5 out of 5 overall average 1.3 Stars. Uniuni Reviews 1,813 TrustScore 1 out of 5 overall average 1.1 Stars.
I made another order Dec 15, 2025 with uniquely.britany for a Ceramic Stitch cookie jar. Pd $84.64 USD including Shipping GST which came to $121.36Cdn. There was a delivery on Jan 6/26 as per E-Bay. Uniuni did not knock or ring the bell. My dogs heard a small noise at the front door. We have cameras all around the property. I checked. The box was 6"x8"x4". I took pictures, opened the box. It was for Star Wars socks, I carefully peeled the label Ascendia put on the box. It was to a fellow named Jason ** in East Troy WI. Only Acendia could make that mistake. I live in Southern Alberta Canada. I contacted sent the pictures of item, misdirected labels, etc., to the Seller, they contacted E-Bay. I initiated a return.
On Jan10/26 our cameras at the front door, gave a notice something/someone made a delivery. It was a UniUni delivery. We started recording on my husband's cellphone along with the exterior camera. As soon as we picked up the box it was immediately apparent it was badly damaged.Opened the box, it was the cookie jar, shattered and now 4 days late on delivery. I contacted E-Bay CSR, and Anna -Utah 801-545-1800 called back. Said she'd look into it, it would be 72 hrs but assured me it would be resolved. I checked every subsequent day. I received a partial refund from uniquely.britany, but it was short $22.15USD. or $62.49 USD instead of the $84.64.USD.
I contacted E-Bay again, Jan, 16/26. Recorded that conversation with Aiden CSR - Utah 801-545-1800. He attempted to be helpful, however, the confusion on both E-Bay CSR's who could see the messaging between myself and the seller, was difficult as they kept forgetting there were 2 pkgs, one I ordered, that arrived 4 days late, and one they mislabeled that arrived on the 6th which was not my order. Then it was portrayed as something I could have changed, or that they could not discern who did what, yet I reiterated the videos, the recordings and the images, that showed mislabelling and loss of my package, either way, this is between E-Bay's Warehouses through Ascendia in Kentucky and Mississauga.
Aiden did eventually say he had a remedy, but again it would take 72 hrs. Because I had put in a return request for the package that was sent incorrectly to me in Southern Alberta Canada, which E-Bay and Ascendia claimed it was the Cookie Jar, when I attempted to put in a return for the actual delivery on Jan 10th of the completely damaged product, the program wouldn't let me. In my opinion. This is fraud, theft, and misuse of customer trust, by lack of responsibility on E-Bay, as they are the ones who contracted with Ascendia, who subsequently contracted with UniUni, who all have incredibly poor ratings and customer service.
E-Bay cannot avoid responsibilty claiming it wasn't their company. It is their company who enabled these inept businesses to handle their sellers' products to the detriment of both E-Bay and Customers/sellers. This is solely the responsibility of E-Bay and they are dancing around their accountability. If they do not refund the balance of my order, I will NEVER deal with E-Bay again, as this has been progressively bad business associations.

Reviewed Jan. 17, 2026
WARNING, EVERYONE. I would caution you to stop ordering from eBay as they no longer back up buyer protection as per my recent experience. I ordered 2 fans that said that they were delivered and I was given a picture of a porch where my package was delivered that certainly was not mine! The seller (snowflake_864_09) kept giving me the runaround that everything was okay despite the fact that the tracking showed that my order had been delivered stating that it was in its way and not to use the tracking information, and I would receive it by a 1/10. After filing a complaint with eBay, 5-10 minutes later, they found in the merchant's favor, stating that the owner submitted proof of delivery by the picture.
All eBay had to do was look at Google Maps, look at my different colored door, and see clearly that the item was delivered to the wrong address! eBay's customer service has gone WAY down over the years and does not offer any phone support that I could find and no way to reply to their decision as they hide behind their technology, I feel and do not even allow one to defend their position! PLEASE, PLEASE do business with Amazon instead that has good phone support and a process that defends its customers from fraud, as eBay failed miserably!!!! This is my personal experience, and their decision not to protect me was inaccurate and inarguable, as I have proof my package was delivered to the wrong door, and they would not even listen to me!!!!
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2026
I got my items late, a few were the wrong size even though I asked to verify beforehand, and one was the wrong style, I couldn't return or give feedback on the sellers. Absolutely 0 customer service! I Gogled their phone numbers because they are not listed anywhere, 2 don't work, one will only deal with fraud. Proper scam. Don't buy!

Reviewed Jan. 14, 2026
It's not a matter of if you will be ripped off by this scam site, it's a matter of when. I don't know what happened, eBay used to be a reliable site to buy and sell, but now it's run like a criminal organization. 18000 1-star reviews don't lie!

Reviewed Jan. 14, 2026
I only order from eBay when I can't get it anywhere else! Well, I am just sick and tired of getting scammed. Over the years I've had stuff not arrive, and the seller told me to go jump in the lake. Stuff has arrived in horrible condition, or was just some garbage. Most recently I ordered a bra and the seller kept repeating that she could sent me the white one more quickly. I made it very clear that I wanted the light flesh color one. I ended up receiving the white one. Seller said would send the correct one. I got a notice say it was delivered on Jan. 9, 26, It is now Jan. 13, 26. I never received it.
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