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eBay operates an online marketplace for buying and selling goods, facilitating both auction-style and fixed-price sales. Launched in 1995 the platform supports a wide range of categories, including electronics, fashion, collectibles and automotive parts.

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    Customer ServiceBilling

    Reviewed June 11, 2025

    Worst customer service ever, all AI. Can't get a real person. Never received item, never got credit back to my credit card. AI is the only way to contact and it is a real mess. Now I am out of my money and my item. Poor terrible, will never use again.... Buyer beware. No service at all.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2025

    Contacted seller and ebay that I did not receive the product ordered and paid for. Ebay told me to contact seller and work with them to try to settle issue. Seller sent me photo in front of my door showing delivery of package. Contacted Ebay and they told me to contact USPS regarding missing item. Contacted USPS and was informed they do not photograph items delivered to front door. Got information from employee at USPS and relayed that to Ebay. Ebay wasn't interested in this information and not interested in verifying this with employee of this delivery service.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2025

    My experience with Ebay, if you don't pay for overpriced advertising, they throttle you until you do. They then sell your product, take a giant portion of your money and make you do all of the work. If you are truly lucky, they may change your shipping to a flat rate priority, where you can pay another third of your product funds with no explanation.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2025

    Closed my account without giving me a reason. My funds are on hold for 190 days. Refuse to pay me interest on my funds. Ebay is a joke. So many better sites to sell on. 5 mile. Offer up. Ùuuuuuuummmmmm. So lame. Ùuuuuuuummmmmm ebay bucks. Ùuuuuuuummmmmm use another website. Their customer service is in the Philippines lmao!!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed June 1, 2025

    I am a 19 year seller on eBay with a perfect satisfaction score and will never use eBay again. The selling fees are outrageous and the selling processes (specifically shipping) are either seriously flawed or corrupt. I sold a golf club. I packed it, made and measured the box, weighed it and all was as listed. I took it with prepaid label to UPS where they measured it, weighed it and gave me a receipt after verifying it matched what the prepaid label represented. I have a receipt. The club weighed 3 lbs. Several days later eBay sends me an email stating that the shipper (UPS) states that the 3 lb package I shipped actually weighed over 40 pounds. One golf club weighing 40 pounds. It's impossible.

    Trying to get support from eBay is a useless endeavor. It is almost impossible to get a human to answer the phone. Those who answer are from ** or ** or God knows where.... and most cannot speak clear English. None of them have any authority to rectify a problem. Bottom line I dropped a 3 pound box at a UPS store and had it verified as 3 lbs by UPS and then days later eBay charges me an addition 30 plus dollars and states it actually weighed 40 plus pounds. They have already debited my bank account and it has been a week since I challenged eBay customer service.

    Ebay users beware. The selling processes suck. The customer service group is a feckless bunch of powerless kids who cannot take any real action. After 19 years as a seller there I have finally had enough of their shipping scams. I recommend all sellers find an honest company to deal with. Ebay is worthless and or corrupt.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 29, 2025

    Had enough of "add specifics", rewording titles, trying to change algorithms and jumping through hoops telling us it's our fault. We were Top Sellers and eBay did everything they could to disqualify us. Went form 60k a year to 3K over 10 years . AI descriptions and poor customer service and 0 views for items equals "Goodbye eBay."

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 28, 2025

    I tried to cancel my order many times all the right ways because I was never prompted with a &250.00 + shipping fee on a $105.00 product which is outrageous and it kept telling me that it was too soon as it was only a few seconds later., Until it said it was too late that my order was already shipped. SMH.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed May 28, 2025

    eBay has gotten extremely worse in the last 2 years. The quality of their products has taken a nose dive off a cliff and then of course you must return the LOW QUALITY items and there is no way to contact customer service by phone and their website does not allow you to chat or talk with a LIVE person. No customer service & low quality products is a recipe for failure!!!!

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    Sales & MarketingStaffRates

    Reviewed May 27, 2025

    I’ve been selling high end name brand such as Chanel, Hermes, Gucci and high end jewelry on eBay for 20 years. I have never once had any issues with my buyers. Carry a 100% feedback. After I sold a pair of Chanel boots for $1250- $1400 to buyer, eBay has decided to hold my money for 30 days claiming it’s high a high end sale. I’ve sold a $3300 i Gurhan bracelet. So, they are refusing to release my money "per policy" when in fact what they’re doing is collecting interest off my fair money. I’m done with eBay. They do not care.

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    StaffBillingTransparencyResolution

    Reviewed May 27, 2025

    I have a serious and unresolved issue with eBay Inc., concerning approximately $30,000 USD in withheld funds on my seller account. Despite fulfilling all of my obligations as a seller, including confirmed delivery of all purchased items and compliance with eBay’s seller policies, eBay has continued to withhold these funds without providing a clear reason or timeline for release. I have attempted to resolve this matter through eBay’s internal channels, including contacting their support representatives and requesting escalation to the Payments and Risk departments. To date since October 2024, I have not received a satisfactory explanation, nor have the funds been released. This extended hold has caused significant financial hardship and disruption to my business operations.

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    Sales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed May 27, 2025

    If you are a small business like I am, selling sports cards, eBay’s fees will ensure that you never bring much profit back. They are a greedy money eater and I plan to look into a class action lawsuit against them for the gouging they do. Even when you make sales, you end up with less money.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 26, 2025

    0 stars. A few years ago, eBay restricted my account for unknown reasons. Back-then when I asked why, I was refused with any additional information. Fast-forward to today, my account is still restricted, with no clear reason. Account: Delete. I've never had a company block me (their customer) from being a patron, for apparently no reason at all. It was perplexing and one of those rare curiosities. Unsolved mystery for the ages I guess. Goodbye eBay, good riddance.

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed May 23, 2025

    20 years! NO MORE! China has not only taken over the website in many ways. I.e. everything is coming from their with $20 shipping charges. I purchased 2 items of the same thing and they doubled up on the $20 and I did not notice at the time. Until it was too late. Then somehow something was bought from my account on my eBay site- I looked at it but did not purchase it! But I was told someone in my family got online and purchased it! He acted like it came from some reliable sources. I was not able to receive a refund. This came on top of the fact that last month I did not receive 2 items last month- for a total of $120 and they did nothing about it. I am just done~ And cannot wait to see them just fall like the junk they are... They owe me a good $200 for last month over loss.

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    Maintenance

    Reviewed May 22, 2025

    I just bought a "new" CO2 changeover. It arrived nonfunctional, due to corrosion and deposits in the valve. I tried to connect with the seller (commercialkitchendirect) or eBay, but all the links are apparently corrupted, so I am not able to give any feedback or talk with anyone to fix the problem.

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    Sales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedRates

    Reviewed May 20, 2025

    I sold an item on eBay. They are "holding" the sale funds for over a month. I contacted buyer and buyer had no complaints. Item was delivered; I have proof of delivery and confirmation from buyer item arrived in good condition. It's over $1000, so it is grand theft. It's extortion as eBay wants an extra fee to speed up fund transfer. Ebay should be paying me interest on the amount held. If this was not a company it would be a lawsuit and criminal charge.

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    Customer ServiceRates

    Reviewed May 20, 2025

    I haven't used my account since 2015. I only bought and sold refurbished computers and computer parts as an LLC and had a good rating upon last using my account. When I tried to sign in, it told me I didn't have an account. I created a new account to sell a water cooler and 2 minutes after creating a new account, before even listing anything, I received an email saying I have been permanently banned from using eBay because I have been deemed a threat to the community.

    Upon asking for clarification, I was told it was because of "proprietary reasons" that they refuse to tell me, and said "yes removing it something you want." (Whatever that means because it's in english but the words do not make sense). They also told me it was in my best interest to not ask any more questions regarding my account. (Is that a threat or what?) Then, 15 minutes after that email, they sent me a welcome to eBay email with a link. When I click the link, it goes to a page that says I'm not a registered user.

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed May 18, 2025

    I purchased an item on eBay on May 4, 2025, and never received it. The seller uploaded a USPS tracking number that appeared to show delivery to my ZIP code, but when I contacted USPS, they confirmed the tracking number was not related to me or my address. It had been used months earlier for a completely different package. Despite providing this information to eBay, including USPS confirmation that the tracking was spoofed or recycled, eBay denied my refund and my appeal. They chose to side with a fraudulent tracking entry instead of protecting a legitimate buyer. There is clearly a loophole in eBay’s system where sellers can upload fake tracking to avoid refunds, and eBay will do nothing about it. I lost my money and got no support from eBay. Extremely disappointing for a company of this size.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaffTransparency

    Reviewed May 17, 2025

    I have been an eBay customer for 15 years and have bought numerous items throughout the years. They really disappointed me this week with their eBay guarantee phrase. I ordered a Gshock watch from a seller and the tracking number never updated until it arrived at my door step this Friday. I have conversation chat with the seller on my account that shows he agreed to let me return it if it showed up since I bought another from a different seller. eBay customer service said yes they see that conversation and would help me. Today I get a notice saying they are sticking with their decision on not helping me get my money back. So now I have two of the same watches. I have emailed the seller also and he's not even answering. I will not be using eBay any longer. Also they are no longer open on weekends to help out customers.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed May 13, 2025

    I purchased a new aluminum radiator that advertised a 5 year warranty from an online seller on Ebay. When I received the package I noticed there was no physical address for the seller. My gut feeling said, keep the box it came in. I installed the radiator on my car and it leaked. After numerous call to Ebay, I was finally able to speak with an Ebay representative, who in essence said, Ebay doesn't have a phone number or address for me to use to contact the seller, for a replacement radiator. I continued to use the email system provided on the Ebay website to reach out to the seller, to no avail. Now, I'm out $250.00!!

    I've called every Ebay phone number I can find on the internet and each time I get the same recorded message. It seems to me Ebay doesn't care about the buyer and what happens after the sale. I feel, a seller who sells a defective item on the Ebay platform and does not honor their warranty should require Ebay to be responsible, for allowing a fraudulent a seller to advertise warranty claims on their (Ebay) website. I have received NO HELP from EBAY!! They deserve -5 Stars!!

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    Reviewed May 12, 2025

    As a seller on eBay since 2007 I experienced either difficulty or impossibility to reach an agent who is able to assist with a problem. eBay created a labyrinth of next to impossible selections that are not geared to easily accomplish the consumers required request. For example: At the Buyers request, I attempted to cancel the $1500 sale and refund his money. $1274 was my portion eBay deposited in my bank account. eBay created a convoluted series of confusing steps I followed. I learned weeks later eBay prevented the refund and all my efforts were unsuccessful. Why, I wondered. What became evident to me was eBay designed a system that allows eBay to 1. hold onto money as long as possible, 2. eBay delayed my efforts to imposes penalties against me (Seller). 3. The Buyer is given only choices to select that eBay uses against the Seller to impose various fees.

    eBay the gave me 3 days to respond to the Buyers complaint that did not reflect reality. eBay offered “Item Not Received”. While this is the result of a canceled sale it is not accurate or applicable to say “item not received”. However no options are available for the Buyers to be accurate or add his own words. Also the Seller is not able correct the path eBay has chosen. eBay forces the seleection that allows them to benefit. eBay designed a system that ends up generating money to eBay. eBay did not allow a quick and easy way to unwind the sale within 72 hours or cancel the sale by mutual agreement and quickly refund the Buyer. There was no dispute. eBay created and required their dispute process that enabled eBay to keep money longer, and charge fees because they insisted on a long drawn out process instead of a quick and easy refund.

    But it gets worse. The next sale eBay put a hold on all the proceeds approximately $185. OK. No big deal. I was out of town for medical reasons. I asked the Buyer to cancel the order and I would not sell to anyone else. I received an e-mail asking to Agree to a Refund. I selected the blue box Agree to Refund. Ah but eBay has other ideas. They provided a limited choice for the buyer to select and pretty much forced “Item Not Delivered” that created a dispute where no dispute existed and here we go again. A long drawn out process while eBay holds the Buyers money and charges me “dispute”fees and other charges I don’t understand.

    eBay at all times help the Buyers money - I got nothing. Again I received an email giving me three days to agree to a refund. Again I agreed. eBay prevented the refund. I contacted eBay got to an escalation agent explained my goal. He agreed eBay is holding the money from this sale. In short on Aril 28th the agent assured me the refund would be complete within 24 hours. That never happened.

    May 10th eBay sends me an e-mail advising me they are going to take $216 from my bank account, and there is nothing I can do. I requested a call from an eBay agent which has often been a difficult process. Agent John, in escalations seemed to be in agreement but eBay apparently follows the customer is never right so John required my call to be transferred.

    After numerous tries I was transferred to an agent in the Selling dept. Asking Anna questions produced a disconnect / dial tone. This is a tactic, I experienced on prior calls with eBay. As expected Anna didn’t show the courtesy to call me back, apologize or address my questions. This solidifies my belief that dropping the call was not an accident. I believe nothing eBay does is an accident including reaching website pages that don’t exist in an effort to frustrate the consumer into giving up. After hitting a dead end instead of the help I am looking for. This repeated on each try so I get the feeling it is all by design.

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    Contract & TermsSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed May 6, 2025

    So I bought a rebuilt salvage title Cadillac on eBay, it wasn’t cheap. I thought I was doing OK cause the seller offered a 2000 mile warranty satisfaction guarantee, in the car only have 31,000. The title showed up a month after the car. The seller Discount Luxury, because the transmission shutters at one point agreed to take the car back and then backed out.

    I tried to transfer the car into my name, the title had been jumped like three or four times in the back from one dealership to another. It has the wrong mileage on it. Names have been crossed out and wrote over. It’s not usable. Ebay will do nothing because of the rebuilt title. They don’t warrant anything. After battling back-and-forth with him, trying to get the seller to produce a good title they still will do nothing and to make matters worse. They remove the ad that I bought the car from giving me some kind of excuse that they need the space and they will not make the seller complete the sale so I can leave a bad review. He’s got 100% positive feedback and I’d like to let other people know that he’s a crook.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 2, 2025

    They now charge an up front fee of 13.5 percent of the reserve amount regardless if your item sells or not. Highway Robbery. Customer service rep would not escalate me to a supervisor. Shady business. Closed my account after 24 years.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2025

    Extremely unsatisfied. I never received my items, but got mail to review them. For some of them time of delivery did not come yet, but it asks if it was delivered in time.... I wrote I never received. The seller is offended. I contact e-Bay customer service with screenshots of threatening mail like address can not be found and extra charges are going to apply. I explain that every delivery man finds my PO mail box easy and this is checked and clear and there is no mistakes. I am getting the answer with advices to check my home address, like house or apartment number, etc. and they close the conversation! Extremely rude and disrespectful!

    They did not read what I wrote them or they do not know what PO box is? No even reaction for my screenshot about site which delivery service redirects me is considered dangerous and security system no way lets me to open it "to correct the address" More than that! They say delivery is not their responsibility as a selling platform!!! I demand my money back now and I will go all legal ways to get them. Of course, never going to use e-bay anymore. Date of experience: May 02, 2025.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2025

    eBay looks great but is a horrible experience for sellers. They charge you fees for even the shipping label as well as the taxes. Further, I ship all things well but things break I guess. So, trying to process a refund is problematic. First it does not allow me to refund everything as, guess what, eBay charges a fee for the return, and second, tells me I have to wait 7 days before I request an insurance claim with USPS. (When I will be on vacation.) Never ever again with eBay as seller.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2025

    I was contacted by eBay Sales to list my 5th Wheel. We discussed the asking price in which they said was good. They’d list it on several sites. 2 months later and no leads. They contacted me to drop the price. I did. No leads. I wrote them a month ago to inform them I had dropped again. I wrote them 3 times and no response. We paid them $450 and as of today, not a single call or return response from my emails. Looks like they hook people for the money and do nothing. Never trust or buy from them again.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2025

    Been a seller for many years. I’m done selling on the platform. High fees, tax, shipping, poor customer service, a buyers bias, and horrible customer culture are too much. I hope the platform is served with a class action lawsuit for unfair business practices. Now there is a made up evaluation system to gouge even more fees from their sellers. After 5k items sold, I’m done. I hope every other seller follows suit.

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    Reviewed April 25, 2025

    Not a great company to work with staff and representatives are no help at all I purchased a part and had to send it back and during that time I had to cut my card off because it was compromised. Now they say they can’t do anything to help me get my money back me nor my company will be shipping here anymore

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    Reviewed April 23, 2025

    I bought a pair of shoes and need to return and that is when the problem started. I have spent hours over a week's period trying to get a return label that works with no luck. You will be out of luck if you purchase from eBay and had the bad luck of having to return. I have not found a way to talk to a live person. None of the numbers bring you to anything but AI. I give up now but will not purchase anything from this company.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2025

    Ebay is such a scam. I just sold an item for $8500. I promoted my listing for extra money and in addition to that, charged me a $1000 fee for the sale. I walked away with only $6500. This is ridiculous. I would never sell anything through ebay again.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2025

    eBay is a reap off. I wouldn't use ebay. I sold a dress for $40.00 and the buyer paid for shipping. The buyer had no problem with the item. My payout was only $14.00. Also good luck talking to a human.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2025

    Worst selling experiences ever. Buyer initiated claim to return item under false pretense stating item was damaged and I had no way to dispute claim and they fail to honor our return agreement I made with buyer. Despite the buyer offering to accept a refund of less than the purchase price as well as pay return shipping, eBay still refunds buyer 130% more than what I received from selling item. Multiple hours wasted with customer service and many more ensuring I followed all policies only for eBay not honoring their own policy’s in the end.

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    Reviewed April 15, 2025

    The absolute worst place to buy and sell ever. They pull ridiculous and inexcusable reasons for screwing you over. From not backing you to not renewing listings. They change the rules and policies at a whim without notice. Nothing ever gets solved. Every person you talk to there has a different answer. They tell you what you want to hear not what they are going to do. I would not recommend anyone doing any kind of business with them. The FTC needs to get involved and investigate them. If enough people complain then maybe something would get done. They treat people horribly. All they care about is taking your money. I wish there was a rating below zero. But then again they are not worthy of any kind of rating.

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    Reviewed April 13, 2025

    eBay has really gone down. The fees are ridiculous even on the cheapest sales and they make the decision when to give you your money. And if you don't give your SSN they will not pay you. No more free market for this company. I'd rather stay with Craigslist even though you get scammers.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2025

    I am a customer of eBay for 22 years with a 100% feedback that is closing my account because due to the 14 people in the customer service department that could never help me with an issue and I was lied to me many, many times. I was told different stuff. I was told all different kind of things and I believed that the moneyback guarantee through eBay was one full month means if I receive something on 12 March I should’ve been able to return it until the 12th or eight April without any problem whatsoever. Within that timeframe mine was sent back and returned. I don’t ever return so it was a new process for me.

    I spoke with numerous Ebay customer service people that lied to me and were not helpful and I wish Ebay would pull all those tapes and listen to the lies. There is one lady named Megan as of today helped me more than anything and came up with the solution to for me. Megan is on the leadership team and acted very professional and was a true leader and could keep me calm so Ebay needs to learn from this. I give them a one across the board on the fact that I bought something never return anything but return this and was really not helped and lied to several times.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2025

    eBay is out of control. Not leadership. They don't care about your business. They legally steal your money. You can appeal nothing even if you are right, proved my case many times in my favor still dictated otherwise. They allow illegal practices.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2025

    I’m actually sad that I’m writing this review. I was buying off eBay for quite a few years. Recently in the last year my products either haven’t been coming or the tracking won’t update. It’s become a huge issue, time consuming following up constantly on my orders that don’t show up. I’m done. I’m buying anymore on this platform. I’ve spent into the $1,000’s. Writing this review I’m trying to warn other buys to be aware that something’s changed and not to the buyer's advantage.

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    Reviewed April 5, 2025

    I’ve sold several things on eBay over the years, but now they have increased seller fees and tag on shipping label fees even if it’s supposed to be buyer paid shipping. Below are the details of my transaction. I was very disappointed in this. I’m now going to find another platform to sell my items.

    What your buyer paid: Sub total $320.00, Shipping $9.63, Sales tax $22.25, Order total $351.88.

    What I earned: Order total $351.88, Sales tax collected from buyer -$22.25, Transactions fee -$48.26, Shipping label -$9.63, Total earnings $271.74K.

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    Reviewed April 4, 2025

    T5 Grow Light - 2 FT 4 Lamps - DL824 HO Fluorescent Hydroponic Fixture. Order number: **. Seller ID: yohe_32. The T5 grow light was NOT delivered to my address. I have looked around my home and have not found it. I have motion detection cameras on my property and there is no recording of a delivery on March 26. And the seller says the delivery was a 12:03 pm. If it was a UPS delivery, UPS always delivers here at 3pm to 5pm. I have asked the UPS driver that delivers to my home and he said he does not remember delivering anything on March 26. EBay says it has a money back guarantee. How do I get my money back? $107.35.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2025

    Beware!!! I bought 2 items on eBay they were never shipped so I file a report and instead of refunding me eBay blocked me for seller abuse... 2 sellers got 200$ each and will never ship me the items either refund me. And eBay is protecting them, this is a scam website, obviously.

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    Reviewed March 26, 2025

    I recently placed an order on eBay. After clicking the order button, I noticed a visual discrepancy between the item pictured and what I needed. I IMMEDIATELY cancelled the order, but the following day I received notice from the seller that the item had shipped and they do not accept returns. Either eBay did NOT cancel my order or the seller NAPA PARTS ZONE completely ignored my cancellation request. They could not possibly have shipped the item within the few minutes between my order and cancellation!! AND, GETTING HELP FROM EBAY IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!

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    Reviewed March 24, 2025

    Sold an expensive antique clock part and appears to have paid a fee of $20%. No detail if transaction was available. Was not aware of major pricing changes. Very unhappy with them. I have over 1000 transactions and been a member since 2000. This service really sucks and will try to find a better business option.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2025

    Terrible business. They stole my product by issuing a wrong shipping label. Refused to get buyer to ship back to me. Then refunded in full to buyer and then charged me extra return shipping. DO NOT SELL ON EBAY. THEY WILL ALWAYS SIDE WITH BUYER. Just be a buyer and dispute it against seller. You will come up on top 99% of the time

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    Reviewed March 20, 2025

    Review Title: eBay Withholds Payment for Successful Sales — Unacceptable! Review: I sold four iPhone 13s through eBay, all successfully delivered with satisfied customers. Despite this, eBay has refused to release my payment of $800. I provided all tracking information and proof of delivery, yet they continue to withhold my money without a valid explanation. Customer service has been unhelpful, offering no resolution. This experience has damaged my trust in eBay as a platform for selling. Sellers beware — even if you follow all the rules, you might not get paid!

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    Reviewed March 20, 2025

    I have been a customer both seller and buyer of EBay for 24 years. I ordered Ralph Lauren towels from JonCo Enterprises worth $125. Upon returning home from vacation, the post office delivered my held mail. Once I realized that the towels were missing, I immediately notified the seller. He did respond basically saying to check with my neighbors and post office, which I did. They never turned up, even though it said delivered. I have been dealing with EBay (they said they would not help since tracking said delivered, and case closed… no appeal ). I have been trying to have the seller help me for one solid month, with only one response. I have called EBay countless times. No luck with a live agent. I basically have lost out on this I’m assuming. Not help from the seller, post office or Ebay.

    Ebay is absolutely horrible! I will never order another thing through this company again. And I will warn people as much as I can. The postal service in Asheville has been terrible since Helene, so I will give them a break trying to reconfigure, but I will say that everyone I speak to is up in arms about their mail never arriving. Please… stay away from EBay. I can’t tell you just how upset this has made me with all the business I have given them over the past 24 years… DONE!

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    Reviewed March 19, 2025

    I have been an eBay customer for 23 years and am very disappointed at the customer service and the fraud that you allow in your platform. After I purchased an item from a seller, he sent me a message that he did not have the item, and asked me to cancel. After that, he rejected the cancellation and never sent my item. I have not received a refund because you still have to research it, when it’s clear as day that he didn’t have the item I bought. Your outsourced customer service is rude and awful. Stay away from eBay…. They are awful and so is their customer service.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2025

    Ebay, Amazon and basically most places online sell inferior products even to the point of downright counterfeits. Dewalt Batteries are just one example... fully packaged and logoed as Dewalt, but eBay and Amazon let them sell this. It's to the point unless you buy from a real store or a dealer on any parts and tools you're going to get a counterfeit. Also eBay relies solely on major shippers and they are failing at a higher rate. The internet just has no quality control and hopefully, major online retailers will stop using AI and treating customers like robots.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2025

    I placed the order **, with the seller Gtecobloom, the order was sent to Brazil and was returned by the Correios Post Office, I have the proof of return. I opened a dispute on the website, it was closed on the same day as resolved. I contacted the seller via eBay, he did not respond and eBay did not refund the amount of my order.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed March 17, 2025

    Ebay protects only the buyers and will state that directly to you. I was told, without buyers you don't have sellers. Odd to me since last year my sales were in excess of 6000 dollars. Chump change maybe but still good money. I was scammed on a $19 sale and the claim was a damaged item in an undamaged box. I packed the product as if I was receiving it. I will not give eBay my money anymore and have closed my account. SELLERS BEWARE.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2025

    Ebay customer service is the worst. I spend thousands on there every month but I used a 15 dollar coupon on a bid that expired the next day. They would do nothing to help me. I mean come on you can't help me with a 15 dollar coupon when I spend thousands every month.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2025

    My $40.00 item was not delivered to my address, and my address was not on the label per Federal Express. Per Fed Ex: "Wasn't able to match that street number with the one from the tracking label". The seller did not respond to my inquiry text, in telling them the item wasn't received and must have gone to the wrong address. The seller shipped the item to the wrong address and I did not receive the item.

    Ebay is not correct in their decision to not refund me, as I provided the image (from fed ex) that is NOT my front door and the tracking info that says: "The address is not the one in their system." I paid for the item and never received it. Fed Ex States That My ADDRESS is not in their system for this package. And Ebay said the case was closed because the seller told them that they provided tracking info that had my address. They are clearly lying, as fed ex, the shipper, said otherwise.

    Upon opening a case, with Ebay: Ebay said "After reviewing all the details of this case, we determined you won't receive a refund. We're sorry you had a problem with your purchase. However, the seller provided tracking information that shows the item was delivered to your address." How can they say that it was delivered to my address if the address wasn't my address, on the tracking info and label, and the image of the front door was not my door?

    What's going on with ebay lately? Why are they letting sellers get away with fraud and take your money? You can't contact a live agent anymore, by phone or chat, because they just keep putting you in a loop of "this item was already delivered, or this case/item issue was already closed." They've really gone down the tubes. No support for customers. Poor business practice.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2025

    Well, perhaps I should have come here first. I see that the average rating for eBay as of now is 1.1. A staggering 96% of customers leaving a review here have left a negative one. I have bought a lot from eBay, including in recent months, but when I needed customer service, I came to find out that it is nonexistent. When I ordered an item, at checkout eBay offered me an Allstate protection plan. However, the vendor canceled the order without any input from me, and Allstate did not refund the plan. I spent weeks going round and round with eBay and Allstate, both of whom have customer service that is among the worst that I have ever experienced.

    The customer service representatives at eBay were window dressing. None of them were empowered to help to resolve my issue. Some of them offered bad advice. Two of them disconnected from me, one of whom told me beforehand that he had gone ahead and "marked my issue as resolved." "Oh, thanks a lot, buddy. So very thoughtful!" eBay tries hard to prevent you from getting to a person. Its chatbot will even ban you from additional input if it doesn't like what you type, and then offer options that are not relevant and do not lead to a human being. And it's just as well since the people I did reach were not able to help.

    In any case, eBay has an expansive partnership with Allstate, with the two of them selling thousands of protection plans. But there is zero followup customer service on the plans themselves. The only way to get to a human at Allstate is to try to file a claim. But you cannot file a claim on a policy for an item that you have never seen.

    When you do get to the humans, as at eBay, they don't help anyway. Allstate says to contact eBay, and eBay says to contact Allstate. In addition to the Allstate representatives, I communicated with about a dozen eBay representatives, some of whom were happy to waste my time with useless links and phone numbers, but none of whom would offer any help.

    For the most part it is not the fault of the agents. eBay specifically does not empower them, and has empowered Allstate to scam people whenever it likes. Allstate has an elevated status, so as soon as you buy a plan from Allstate, Allstate gets the money, even though it provides zero customer service, including ignoring messages and refund requests sent through eBay itself. It's an utterly shameful partnership.

    Vendors who are exemplary at eBay are treated far worse, as the reviews here will attest. Allstate appears to not even bother to monitor its own eBay messages, and gets special treatment! To sell protection plans on items that do not exist, of course, is insurance fraud, and so I reported it as such. eBay promises that if you don't get what you pay for, they will step in to help. Well, that turned out not to be the case. If you want customer service, you'll have to order from B&H or a local vendor or some place that cares. If you want to take a chance, then buy from eBay or Craigslist or a guy in a van. The policies here are aggressively hostile. For a protection plan that is not even active yet -- these don't activate for a month -- eBay ought to provide a simple refund, no questions asked. If an item is never sent, then a refund ought to be automatic, not harder to come by than the secret to nuclear fusion.

    After weeks and hours and hours of going round and round -- a world tour of customer service including India, Pakistan, Colombia, and the Philippines -- I finally got a call from Allstate from a friendly woman based in Jamaica. The reason that she was so anxious to contact me to help me to resolve my issue? I had left a negative review of Allstate on ConsumerAffairs. So that seems to be the only thing that motivated Allstate to wake up and care.

    In other words, the only way that I was able to get any useful customer service at all on the sham protection plan I was sold by eBay and Allstate was to spend weeks trying and failing to get help, and then to write about it here. Very few people will have the patience for this kind of followup, which means that they simply scam them. And how smart was I to waste so many hours on this? Not smart. What's smart is simply not to use either of these companies. eBay and Allstate created this terrible consumer experience together, and so both are equally responsible for this debacle. Allstate made a lame, too-little-way-too-late effort. Whether eBay cares at all about retaining my business is still an open question. But so far I have no reason to believe that they care.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2025

    Horrible place to sell!!! They hold your money for six months. Gaining interest. It's a joke of a place. Don't sell or buy here. I've never hated a place more than eBay. Customer service sucks, they refund buyers even when they are lying.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed March 7, 2025

    Ebay fees for sellers are getting ridiculous. They are nickel and diming sellers because they need to pay their stock holders without realizing their true partners are the sellers!! Shame on Ebay. Why are you doing this.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2025

    Bought a sapphire ring on Ebay and it was expensive. The seller misrepresented the ring and it didn't pass inspection. I left feedback saying the ring didn't pass inspection to warn others. Ebay removed the feedback. Now he has listed it again and going to try and rip someone else off because my feedback was removed. When I asked why they removed it they said someone would get back to me in 42 hours. No one ever did. What's the point of feedback if they're going to remove it it without any explanation.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2025

    In my opinion, eBay has become nothing more than an "online flea market." They used to be more customer friendly, and it seems now that a seller can do whatever the hell they want, and they get away with it. I recently purchased a supposedly "new with tags" Disney Loungefly handbag. Long story short, there is NO WAY on GOD'S Green Earth the handbag was brand new. It even had a prominent brown stain on the back of it! I was literally getting nowhere with the seller; even after I gave a horrible review. When I could FINALLY get eBay to "step in" and help, it was a JOKE! The seller actually blamed ME for putting the stain on the handbag (yeah, right) and he was only willing at that point to give me a refund if I returned the handbag at MY cost! NO...WAY. And eBay SIDED WITH THE SCAMMING SELLER!

    I immediately closed my eBay account, and will NEVER do business with them again! Not to mention so many sellers it seems just don't give a damn about customer service, and integrity and honesty seem to have gone out the window. They take your money and then take their sweet time mailing out your items. Double that with the slow postal service these days, and in my opinion it's just not worth it. Truthfully, even Etsy isn't that great anymore either. I'll stick with Amazon, or just doing my shopping the "old-fashioned" way and personally go the store. Disgusted with eBay.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2025

    I have used eBay as a buy and a seller… I have used eBay as a buy and a seller for decades and I will no longer use their "services." I reported a seller that said they were US based, stating that they were in "Chapel Hill, Tennessee" only to have them then say in a "thank you for your purchase" email that they are located in Israel. I use eBay's search to supposedly filter out all sellers except US sellers, and when I reported them to eBay they told me that the seller wasn't "violating their search terms." This seller drop-shipped the items to me from Amazon, who I refuse to do business with and is the reason I buy things from eBay.

    To top it off, the seller sent the wrong item and won't reply to emails. eBay has gone from very buyer friendly to very seller friendly which has led to so many scammers selling low quality crap with terrible customer service and why so many sellers have such low ratings now. Of course their filters won't let you search for sellers with positive ratings, so just to find what you want you have to wade through so many sellers with poor ratings. I'm done dealing with eBay to try and save a few bucks. It isn't worth the hassle.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2025

    Ebay has become nothing more than a place where you can literally be scammed by eBay itself. I have products listed with these they charge the insertion fees enlisting fees at six times per listing and literally charge me every three days then when the item is sold they immediately charged shipping tax then charge percentage of 13.25 on top of all that for their fees and after the product was shipped and sent they turned around and charged me another 7% on top of everything so at the end of the day a $300 item would bring back Just over $200 after eBay took all their fees.

    On top of that they held the money and have continued to hold the money stating they have to wait to see if this buyer is happy. Buyer left 5 star review days ago. EBay still sitting on the money looking for ways to charge more fees. I would never recommend this place to anybody. I've had my account with eBay for 8 years this time for a total of 20 years altogether and I've canceled all of my accounts and I will never sell anything through them again. I will never do any business with them again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2025

    Recently, for the first time I offered a bid below the asking price. eBay requires you authorize automatically payment to seller, the seller accepts. It's a guitar foot pedal and stated it worked as it should. They accepted, I received it a couple weeks later to find it was modified with a unique 2-pin power jack HOWEVER it did not include the 9v power supply. Ok, tried to contact seller as per ebay site - no reply. I don't want to return it, I want to power supply. Now the fun begins.

    I go to my account, there is no record of my purchasing this item. Spent a plethora of time on their site attempting to get help. I've called their 800.456.3229 eight times only to get AI. Attempted several variations to get a person. After jerking me around for a few minutes it would always say to get a person I need to follow instructions per the website. I've had it. Although this is most likely the exception rather than the norm,on principle alone I will consider ebay as my last go to for merchandise purchases.

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2025

    eBay has become a hostile environment as a shopper and seller because the Ai software is manipulative and invasive. It spiess on you to the point that when I left a bad review and stated I was going to close my store and account and when I went immediately back to my eBay store page my logo image was already removed. It also made it very difficult to cancel in hopes I would just give up. And if you still don't believe me, when the AI asked me about my selling experience and I told it the AI has ruined the selling experience and is far to invasive it popped up a message and said because of my feedback it improved the speed I can perform particular actions! I have attached a screenshot of this message below. Please ban eBay until they remove AI!

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2025

    I didn’t even know I had an eBay account! And I try to use google to sign in and eBay tells me my account is blocked! I CAN NOT reach any form of customer service, the site sends me to an article or back to the suspension page. This is truly ridiculous!

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2025

    eBay was once a useful platform to buy and sell items. Unfortunately, when problems arise eBay Customer Service makes themselves nearly impossible to contact by phone. I found this link on YouTube which guided me through the complex process of actually reaching a live agent: **. Once you reach the live agent, the challenge has only begun. Their agents are very polite and try to be helpful, but eBay policies make it very difficult for them to satisfy buyer's reasonable expectations. Within limits, they can help resolve simple issues but they make promises that are not fulfilled and the next agent then tells you "sorry, but the previous agent was wrong". After several hours on the phone and 5-6 call-backs, I decided to CLOSE MY EBAY ACCOUNT. It became clear to me after several unfulfilled promises from their agents, that they really do not care about their customers at all.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2025

    Joined eBay since 2012. Back then, it was the best. Now, not so much... I recently give them another chance and bought an item on eBay. The item is "Genuine Zojirushi Power Cord 12A 250V." According to the description as advertised, the power cord was supposed to be compatible with my model as stated in the description. However, upon receiving the item, I found that the power cord does not fit as described. The power cord that was sent is rectangular in shape, while the one I intended to buy has a triangular shape.

    I believe eBay's customer support is being handled by AI, as they have not responded to my concerns properly or investigated the matter. The response I received was to ship the item back to them with my own money (which costs around $20 in shipping - same cost as the cable itself) for something that was misrepresented in the seller’s description. You can look at the picture and you will see it stated compatible with my CD-WCC30 in the description.

    They are so difficult to deal with as their customer support will ignore you or being handled by AI bot. It is frustrating as this can be solve so easily with all the proof I provided; I even have a video showing the power cord DO NOT fit as described. eBay will be out of business soon if they don't even handle customer properly and there are so many competition out there. This actually wasted a lot of my time whereas other merchant solve this so effortlessly. I'll give ebay 0 out of 100.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2025

    If I could give ebay a big fat 0 I most definitely would!! I ordered a dress on the website which I’ve never ever done and now the seller of the dress which is in China is saying they don’t see that I ordered it and eBay is definitely NOT helping! It was deducted from my credit card as well! I think I’m going to contact the Better Business Bureau about ebay!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2025

    Seller claims delivery of an item that I never received. In addition, the person that signed does not work or reside here. I never received the product, and I'm totally out the $87.67. I believe the seller, **, is fraudulent, and the bad reviews is proof he has done this before in providing fake tracking. Ebay did nothing, PayPal did nothing, closed my claims, and sided with a fraudulent seller. I'm done buying anything from Ebay.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2025

    E-bay is a host for fraudulent sellers. I have issued several instances/reports i.e. at least (6) of criminal fraudulent acts by sellers and each and every time e-bay responds by telling me that they find the seller NOT to be at fault. This response is of course a ROBOTIC response but at the same time tells me e-bays policy with respect and in contradiction to the law. E-bay evades any and all responsibility, even after proof has been issued regarding criminal fraudulent acts. Is this the AMERICAN way? I am coming to an end re my e-bay account and it's sad because I trusted e-bay, but no more.

    E-bay has lost its personal connection with its buyers and has developed a way to rid themselves of any issues or complaints/reports from buyers, the people who have been cast aside and whereas e-bay has dictated the buyers have lost their money and their concerns of sellers abuse is of no consequence and it's a dead end. E-bay's website mentions that any decision made by e-bay or its robot can be challenged. This again is false and I have (6) examples to prove this. Even when you contact e-bay and speak to an agent, it must be an office in the Philippines where they pay peanuts to monkeys.

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2025

    I am a long time user of eBay. I used eBay for purchasing hard to find stuff for diy projects. Recently last fall I ordered a product from China. The product had a long delivery date, I was fine with it because it came from China. Within the delivery time the Canadian postal service shut down due to a labour dispute. I cut the seller some slack. In the new year I inquired about the status of my package delivery. It was quickly resolved as closed. It is the second time a seller has run the clock out and not delivered an item.

    I know there is time limit to present a claim, but if the seller wants to run the clock out by promising a new shipment, they can ignore the missing items. Thankfully both items were under $20.00. I deleted my account since I find in reality there is no protection for buyers. Judging by the speed they closed the case, eBay doesn’t seem to care. Buying locally seems to make more sense to me. It is a shame since there are probably a lot of reputable retailers on the site.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2025

    Ordered item over a week ago, lost by carrier, neither eBay or the seller offer any support so I'm left with filing criminal charges against eBay and seller for fraud and online theft (a federal offense)! All this because of no support, I recommend everybody do the same as well as contest the charge with your bank.

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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2025

    I ordered a John Deere part on Ebay from a Seller. The part was advertised as a John Deere W57064. After receiving the part, I installed it on my H240 loader and immediately realized the part was not the correct part, as it didn't activate the loader latch mechanism as the part is supposed to be designed to do. So I did further research at reputable Parts stores on line, to include the John Deere website, and all of them showed pictures of the exact same part as W57064. Pictured are the real part.... and the part I was sold on Ebay (the one with the hand holding the part from the Seller's listing). Clearly, not the same part.

    I reported this to the Seller, who told me I had ordered the wrong part, implying their part was indeed a JD W57064 and that I needed something else. I double checked with John Deere, and they confirmed what I need is the W57064. It's obvious whatever the part from Ebay is, it is not a W57064. It's either a "knockoff" that isn't designed to the correct dimensions, or it's some other mystery part. In any case, it is not the correct part and it does not work. So far, the Seller has not offered to do anything about it. They say no returns. And worse, they are still listing to sell two more of the same item to unsuspecting buyers.

    The listing also said "New-Open Box". It said it was OE (Original Equipment). You can clearly see in the picture there is obvious wear and that the item has been repainted or painted incorrectly (note the "orange peel" effect in the photo). My take, is it's a knockoff.... but they didn't get the dimension quite correct. So it doesn't work. It's either that, or the Seller bought it somewhere "open box" and assumed it was what was labeled (as in, perhaps listed as a W57064), and they don't realize they are selling something other than the listed part. I suppose that's possible, if I want to give them the benefit of doubt.

    I have a report in with Ebay. We'll see if they do anything, though I'm not holding my breath. My main focus is to warn others so as not to be scammed by this Seller on Ebay. If you do a Search on Ebay for John Deere W57064, it will take you right to this part and Seller. Again, REAL W57064, that can be found at any reputable parts store for John Deere parts, to include John Deere website, is the picture of the part by itself. Fake part, is the one being held by a hand in the picture. Obviously, not the same....

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2025

    eBay seems to be avoiding paying a buyer when an item is not as advertised or is damaged. Return form is not working. Do not rely on eBay, they may be crooked too. Tried to contact eBay only to be sent to a recording. Major USAF.

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2025

    eBay is very difficult to work with. Their customer service is non-existent. Took me nearly 2 weeks to contact ebay's customer service. They've constructed a wall between the people who use them to purchase/sell and themselves. Impossible to connect a REAL human and their auto-attendant is useless, only running you in circles to no route to resolution to your problem. VERY frustrated and won't use them again

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2025

    My husband was scammed by eBay. My husband was scammed when he tried to buy a camera body. This scammer was sophisticated and somehow used another package going to someone else to claim that his package was delivered. So it showed delivery but not to our address. And to a T. ** who is not my husband. Plus the package was not camera-sized but large screen TV sized. Fedex had no record of anything sent to our address and USPS said it was still awaiting product. It showed 2 of the camera that he purchased. eBay was no help with this and when we escalated to PayPal they said it was delivered. It was not. Would love other ideas of how to recover his money. Date of experience: December 17, 2024.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2025

    On December 14th 2024 I purchased a new cord and handle for my soldering station as mine was damaged. I paid with PayPal as I normally do, and did not think much about it. Subsequently I received notification the item was returned to the seller. I noticed the shipping address was wrong. I contacted the seller and asked if he sent it to the incorrect address and was told he can only send it where eBay tells him to. I saw the adress corresponding to the town where I had sent someone a paypal payment outside of ebay and thought that paypal indicated the wroing address. Because I thought Paypal was the source of the mistake, I filed a dispute with Paypal. Paypal said the item was shipped to the address provided so the seller gets his money.

    When I tried to complain to ebay that I never received the item, all they would say is because I filed a dispute with paypal they will not allow it it to be disputed with them. I repeatedly tried to resolve the situation with the seller and was told he had not been paid and just complained he had to pay additional return shipping. I told him he has the item and my moiney. he should not be complaining since he would be getting my money. He told me I was insulting and never tried to resolve anything. Apparently he will keep your money but complain that you are insulting him for doing that. He now has my money and what I purchased and I am being told too bad you lose your money. Do not believe ebay's guarantees because there are a lot of exceptions and they will not honor it even if you prove you never received something. I offered the seller to make up the additional shipping but all I heard is i have not been paid.

    Ebay's system takes you in circles. You ask about not receiving something and they say can't do anything you filed a dispute with Paypal. Everyone should understand that the only way anything is guaranteed is if no mistakes are made. If you make a mistake and do not receive what you paid for you will lose your money. They will not even look at the tracking that proves it was returned to the seller and it was never received. They just don't care because they save money with their lame excuses.

    To add insult to injury if you dispute something they also will not allow you to even leave a negative review saying you never received it. I tried and it was not posted. This company is slimy when it comes to problems. They will cover it if the item is not delivered after a long period of time. But other than that they will steal your money. I filed a Better Business Bureau complaint on this and have not gotten a response from Ebay but looking at others that file a dispute with paypal they were refused even though they had a very legitimate claim. Buyer beware.

    I would tell everyone do not let this company give you a false sense of security with guarantees. They are not worth that much. To add insult to injury I was charged sales tax for something that never even was in the state I live in. Charging me sales tax for something I can prove I never received is criminal in my estimation.

    I am closing my ebay account and will never buy anything on ebay ever again. Being someone who has had an account there since the 90's when they first started and bought tens of thousands of dollars of products over the years there, you would think their customer service would be better. Just last year I bought a 4000 dollar air conditioning system on ebay. I sincerely hope that their 6 dollar profit and saving 60 bucks by ripping me off is worth it to them. They are out a customer of almost 30 years and a lot of purchases. A very long time ago (20 years) I was told that I could not buy anything unless I linked my paypal account to my bank acount. I refused and as a result did not purchase anything on ebay for 5-6 years. At some point they decided I could buy things without my bank account. The point is I am very serious about not buying anything there and this can be confirmed.

    Contacting support is a waste of time. The automated agent just says you disputed on paypal so to bad for you. As soon as I disputed it on paypal ebay was notified. But then they claim there is nothing they can do. They sure can find out about the paypal disputes though. Very dishonest. They will tell you that buried in a 200 page terms and conditions document that it states clearly that filing a dispute with paypal will result in them stealing your money. Do not even bother to call them because they just follow the same circular reasoning that the automated bot follows. If you use ebay make sure you know exactly what you are getting into. Remember they expect you to read all the terms and conditions and will use that as an excuse to steal your money. Good luck comprehending all the legal mumbo jumbo. There are no guarantees from these thieves.

    Incidentally I saw on the BBB site that they had to pay a multi million dollar settlement for harassing someone who wrote negative reviews about them. I suspect they will refrain from the intimidation tactics after that but who knows. Go to the BBB website and you will see the lawsuit(s) listed. You can also read about how they have repeatedly refused claims like mine. Stay away.

    The truth is they charge exorbitant fees and the most everything on there can be found elsewhere. I found the same item for a lot less outside of ebay after this episode. Just about everything I shop for new is cheaper other places on the internet than ebay because of their fees. My advice go to Google Shopping search for what you are looking for and sort it by lowest price and shipping. I can almost guarantee that you will find it elsewhere cheaper. In some cases last year's models of things can be had on ebay cheaper but it is rare. They are not the company they used to be. They have been overrun with greed.

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2025

    I have been on eBay for several years and as we all know there are several counterfeit goods being sold through eBay. I have reported these items with substantial proffer and I assume the new Policy of eBay is to ignore these claims and allow counterfeit/illegal goods to be sold on eBay. Another example of a corporation that has no moral or ethical compass and is focused on profits whether or not they or gained legally or illegally. Shame on the thieving sellers and the platform that supports them. First photo is of a real Benchmade with the word Design under the Siebert name.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2025

    I've sold a few items through the app and they hold my money hostage like it's a million dollars. It's 445$ but it's been 3 weeks and I'm yet to receive any of my money. Right now as we speak it's held on the grounds of "I updated my payout information" meaning I did what they asked and gave up my bank info. Well now I have to wait a week so they can verify it!! Since when does any biz take up to a week to verify anything these days? Geezz the one and only time I sell anything on that lousy app..

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2025

    I ordered and paid for an item on eBay. The item was never received. I contacted the seller per eBay's policy. The seller never responded. I filed a complaint with eBay. They closed my inquiry because the seller claimed that they mailed the item and it was received by me. I never received the item and eBay refuse to issue me a refund.

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    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2025

    Beware purchasing eBay gift cards! My 86 year old purchased a $100 gift card a week before Xmas - presented to me as a present. I went to use it to learn it only had a 6 cent balance. I immediately contacted eBay. They informed me it had been used the day after purchase - what was two weeks before I even opened it and scratched off the numbers! Clearly some sort of organized scam. Regardless of the fact that I can prove ownership of the card, disavowing the unauthorized use - which can only be used on eBay - eBay has refused to help, basically rewarding/supporting this time of crime. In addition to eBay claiming no accountability, they refer you to local law enforcement which cannot prosecute digital crime - meaning ebay has zero offer to resolve or fight this type of crime, which I suspect is considerable. Do not buy physical eBay gift cards and avoid both the financial loss and support of such fraudulent behavior.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2025

    EBay stay far away from this company shady as all heck, I opened my account December 21 to sell my images and graphic designs (and not digital downloads,) on January 5th they abruptly closed and locked my account down with no explanation at all?? I had put up 30 images that were time consuming. I informed them that I had better not see a one of my images on their platform for sale, I had everyone of them copyrighted. Now I'm wondering if I got ripped off and had sales! I had a good amount of traffic about 4500 views in a short amount of time. Never again will I join a platform! I am done with that, I will be doing my own website. Extremely unprofessional I turned them in to the FTC and filed a complaint. I think EBay will be shut down in 5 years or so if they keep running it that way. I still have no clue what I did??

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2025

    Seller said "New Unused Open Box" 2 times on a listing. Item showed up clearly used with half the parts missing. I provided pictures. I wanted to return the item. The seller didn't deny the claim, they just said: "You can still use it". Submitted the situation to eBay and they said: "We looked into your report and didn’t find the listing to be in violation of our policy."

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2025

    Ebay is a great place to buy, but one of the worst places to sell. One quick example for you to consider. I sold a fitbit on ebay. The buyer used the fitbit for three weeks, broke the band and lost the actual fit bit. They open an "item not as described" case. Ebay sided with the buyer. So, I lost the sale and the item. After 25 years, I am done selling on ebay.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2025

    I’ve been navigating a tough time of year, feeling a bit down lately. As someone who tends to prioritize others over myself, I've dedicated time to personal growth. My New Year’s Resolution was to treat myself to something meaningful and practical—something I wouldn’t forget about sitting on a shelf. When I stumbled upon these purses on eBay, they seemed just right for me. I quickly made the purchase, received my receipt, and an email confirming my order. I was excited, already envisioning how I’d incorporate these bags into my life. You can imagine my shock when I later got an email saying my purchases were refunded. Puzzled, I reached out for clarification. The response indicated that the bags were sold. Indeed, they are—sold to me, as clearly shown on my attached receipts. I am confusion.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2025

    1 star as 0 is not available I guess. I was a new seller on eBay. Was just lightening up the things I had acquired over time. My second sale ended up being what I now know is textbook fraud that plagues ebay and I am sure all online markets. ebay knows what fraud looks like though, but doesn't want it to impact their bottom line. You can quickly look up how sellers get scammed on ebay and it obviously still works. I would suggest if you are a person who only sells a few items and cannot afford the theft then more local avenues may be the best even if at lower prices. You cannot get ahold of a real person and their emails to you make it obvious that they don't actually read anything from your correspondence.

    They are a publicly traded company and sweeping it under the rug and possibly issuing new shares to fund it is a way better idea for them. Now I know ebay was not the buyer that was stealing from me but they should still exhibit some sort of competency within judgement. I am now awaiting ebay's "charges" for us getting robbed. Laughable but they still want their money while I am out mine. This will end up being around an eleven hundred dollar loss for us. Thanks ebay!

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2025

    Every other order gets messed up no matter how hard you have tried to prevent it. Ebay just let a seller cancel my order saying 5 times they do not have my permission to cancel it. They are a Den of Thieves. Once I ordered a BBQ grill and tracked my package. Bought 5 pounds of meat to get a note saying "your grill is on its way" when it had 3-5 day guaranteed delivery. When I get my refund I will Quit Ebay and their credit card.

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2025

    eBay has gotten worse lately. If you have a problem with a purchase customer service is practically non existent. To use, you enter a maze of useless information and blocks to keep you from talking to a real person. I am a top rated buyer but in the future I will shop on ebay only as a last resort.

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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2024

    Purchased automobile accessories through eBay from a company called RP Accessories, was not happy with the item, thought it to be a cheap knockoff as opposed to the OEM part they claimed they were selling, went to return item and eBay wants some ridiculous amount of postage, about half the items cost. I’ve decided to eat my loss on this one, refuse to give the thieves at eBay another penny of my money.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2024

    eBay was a great marketplace but now it's horrible online app. platform, away from a Unique Business model. eBay have no customer service, nightmare for sellers like me after 23 years. My last sold item got damaged in shipping to buyer by UPS employees. I was promised by eBay reps. that would be handled after refunded the money to buyer but nothing happened after multiple promises, Denied! So all these eBay people lied! Even a supervisor admitted that eBay is just a online platform, nothing else. "Jamie Iannone is the President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay, Inc." Must know how bad eBay got to be a low class online platform and must know all the liars working for him! eBay is no longer a trustable and safe platform due to scammer employees!

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2024

    I'd like to start by saying I've used them eBay. For quite some time, really never had a problem. Until this year, so the gist of it is, I ordered 2 different charms from 2 different companies. And the sellers never sent my items when I tried to contact them and told him it didn't arrive. It was delivered to the wrong address. They basically said nothing they could do about it and ebay wouldn't help either.

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2024

    I purchased a pair of “Authentic CHANEL” Earrings for an over $1400.00 then later found they WERE NOTHING MORE THAN FAKES!! Going back to eBay's app I searched through my purchases and the Seller(s) were GONE! Plus, eBay never has issued an ‘Official Receipt’, only a picture of the item bought (worthless). After contacting Support they told me they couldn’t assist me as seller(s) weren’t available. Why wouldn’t eBay screen their Sellers? They (eBay) never did offer me any resolution! Moreover, eBay has never offered their Buyers a valid receipt or the seller’s information in case of problems even though these incidents happen frequently! NEVER OFFERED SUPPORT FOR BUYERS. eBay HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WEBSITE

    FOR SCAMMERS.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2024

    I would strongly suggest that you stay away from eBay! Had sold and bought maybe 2 or 3 things off of ebay and then they permanently suspended my ebay account. When I finally was able to contact someone (a person) who was extremely rude, very hard to understand with broken english, just repeated a canned line over and over, stating that per ebay policy I cannot tell you why your account has been suspended. I'm not sure why my account was suspended and I did nothing wrong at all!!! And I was in the process of selling an item and all access to ebay has been denied. This is beyond frustrating, and unfortunately I have noticed that this is a common practice now for ebay, to just up and suspend an account without reason or a way to get your account reactivated. Just stay away!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 14, 2024

    eBay suspended my account without explanation. After years of dealing with eBay, without any problems, eBay suspended my account. More than 5 months ago, I ordered a Bemmer off the eBay website. Soon afterwards the seller contacted me, claiming not paid. I immediately contacted eBay and my bank. Yes, the seller had been paid. After receiving a empty box, no Bemmer, I contacted eBay. The seller began messaging me, contacting me outside of the eBay site. Cursing, demanding, threatening on and on. eBay, did nothing to stop it. Now more than 5 months later, eBay suspended my account. This site is for the sellers, to lie, scam the ** buyers. Without any means of actions being taken against the sellers. It is a big scam. The US Government ought to take eBay over. Investigate this company. Which may have connection to China, and or criminal actively abroad.

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2024

    Title: Avoid EBay – Sold Me a “New” Starlink That Was Used and Unusable. I had an extremely disappointing experience purchasing a Starlink device from this platform. The listing clearly advertised the product as brand new, but what arrived was a used device that could not be activated because the previous owner hadn’t deactivated or disassociated it from their account.

    When I tried to contact the eBay store’s customer service to resolve the issue, I was told there was nothing they could do and that I had to contact the seller myself. This is absurd! eBay allows shady sellers to mislead buyers and sell devices that can’t even be activated. It’s a clear lack of accountability on their part for the scammers they enable.

    To make matters worse, I’m now stuck with a useless device and no recourse to get a refund or replacement. This platform does not protect its buyers, and they are effectively helping these fraudulent sellers steal money from people like me. If you’re considering purchasing anything here, especially something as expensive as a Starlink device, don’t do it. You’re better off shopping somewhere else with better customer support and fraud protection. I will never use this site again. Total rip-off!

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2024

    I've just been permanently expelled from using eBay all because my email address isn't the same as my name which I used to pay for rotors, brake pads kit and nicotine gum. I was sent a email saying my account was permanently closed. There was no reason why it was closed. I used my credit card and name on my credit card and address to purchase the items but the name isn't addressed as my name on my credit card. It's the name that is on my email account. As I tried to explain they didn't want to know why I had done all but they permanently closed my account.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2024

    I’ve used eBay in the past and never really had a problem until now. These last couple times I purchased things from eBay. I’ve had three people try to scam me. The first one was for an item. Where I had to keep messaging the person then another time my item I never received. This last thing was an electronic item and I ordered it for 1120 2024. This person was so slick they went to the post office, got a shipping label, made it look like they were going to ship it out, got a tracking number, would never shipped out the item. 🤬 I had to finally message them and a message back and lied and said they sold it, but they sold the items to me which was a lie so this is why I will never ever ever ever do business with eBay ever again a life. It’s too many scamming people on there and they steal your money so this person stole my money and never got my items so I will never use them again and I wouldn’t recommend them to anybody!

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2024

    Zero stars if possible. Needed an aftermarket electric part for my truck and found one on here. I ordered it and it didn't do anything. It was like a hollow plastic shell. I message the seller to try to resolve it and they tell me to have a shop check the wiring. I thought it could possibly be the wiring myself so I said ok. After the wiring was showed to be good they offer me a 30% refund to keep it. It’s broken.. Why would I want it? They then ask me to find a shop to buy it from me so I can get my money back.. That's not my issue. They carry this out for a month. They finally tell me they will refund it if I start a return so I did. Then they denied it and said they wouldn't return it because they can't resell it.

    I think I'm ok due to eBay's money back guarantee. Now after a week dealing with customer service every representative has told me since it was over 30 days they won't do anything. The seller tricked me into waiting that long knowing the rule for the guarantee was 30 days and I didn't. Never again. I also purchased something else from another seller before I realized the part was bad. It never got delivered and shows in the tracking it was never shipped. I'm sure I've lost my money on that too.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2024

    Hi. I’m having money coming out of my account. Trying to get help from eBay but no luck. They have me going in circles for hours. They took $76 Out of my account. I never purchased anything but some headphones for 35 plus 3.95 for warranty. Can’t get their help for nothing. Beware of this. If you need help from an eBay associate, you will not get it. This is all based more or less on the way that they run their stuff on helping people you know if I had some type of understanding of where the money went or any type of help which you do not get on eBay. They keep sending you to places for that. There’s no help I could get.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2024

    I purchased an order from smartdepodeals on eBay and when I received the package parts were missing out of it. Seller did not seem concerned so I did a negative review and I contacted eBay and he contacted me and asked me to revise my review and close out and he would send me a new one. He did not do so so I contacted eBay and that did not appear to help out much. I would highly recommend not purchasing anything from this guy. He is out of Bulgaria.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2024

    Ebay is the best company with the best customer service. Please trust this review and please read. Ebay is the best company I've bought from and I've dealt with them all. Ebay has the best products, free shipping, no membership fees. It's just great. I would recommend anyone anywhere to shop and buy on Ebay. They're the best and their customer service is outstanding. Thanks Ebay.

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2024

    Of the many terrible things about eBay... Here's one that's so egregious: I've basically proven now that when you promote an item via "pay-per-item-sold", eBay skews the results so that you're more often paying - even when someone doesn't click on the promoted ad. Explanation: So if you promote an item at 10%, you pay 10% of the item's cost each time someone clicks on the ad and then buys the item. However, I'm finding that even when someone buys your item when NOT clicking on the promotion, you're still paying for the promotion cost. FRAUD / SCAM ... Yup... That's eBay!

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2024

    Do not use eBay. They are all brain dead. I was ripped off on a sale made to a hacked member site. I spent several hours to correct it. I ended up getting my money due to eBay’s hacked site but now I get an email that they are charging us for a bogus member site. I have been selling since 2003 and will never buy or sell anything with eBay morons. They have no idea what they are doing. All of the customer service people are very stupid and foreign.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2024

    I have been selling on Ebay for about 10 years, only had a few bad buyers until recently. A buyer purchased an item which was detailed about everything including pics to show any flaws. This buyer took over two weeks to contact Ebay wanting a refund, said the item was "not as described" which was a false claim. Not only did Ebay refund the untruthful buyer, they let them keep my item! I will go to another platform, this is unacceptable.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2024

    Ordered an item which never arrived. Waited as long as the 30 day policy allows and then reported the item not received. Immediately told no refund or resending of product and the case is fully closed. Then spend the next 2 days trying to contact ANY human at Ebay and met with only AI hogwash telling me that my order does not exist. Never using again if I can simply not receive an order and then be completely out of luck on a simple purchase.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2024

    What has happened to the new Ebay is that scam sellers now can operate with immunity, They will use your bar code to deliver an empty mail piece to another address in the same city and zip code but a different address and name, so you order a $500 item that weight say 50lbs, they mail an empty envelope to somewhere else and show it as delivered, and as far as Ebay are concern your item was delivered to you. No matter what the post office says your case is closed, you have to go to your bank to get that refund and it will take up to 45 days if the scammer do not respond, bottom line close your account and stay away from Ebay or you will get scam sooner or later.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2024

    EBay has no customer service or a money back guarantee! They are liars. I placed three orders, was given tracking numbers, all three show delivered. But where were they delivered to? I then opened a case and customer service closed the case stating seller provided tracking number that shows package delivered, so I again appealed that yes there is tracking number but it does not show that it’s delivered to my address and the main reason for opening the the case is that although tracking number just shows delivered but main issue is package is delivered somewhere but not to my address, customer service closed the appeal as well stating the same that tracking number shows delivered, very disappointing, DO NOT BUY FROM EBAY, VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2024

    EBay has no customer service or a money back guarantee! They are liars. I placed three orders, was given tracking numbers, all three show delivered. But where were they delivered to? I contacted the postmaster. She confirmed that my tracking numbers were delivered to somewhere else and not my address. I filed three complaints to eBay, got case numbers. They all tell me that they were delivered and washed their hands of it. The Postmaster cannot disclose where my orders were actually delivered to for privacy reasons and they won't give me anything in writing stating that. I quit EBay! So should you because you're dealing with LIARS!

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2024

    No such thing as customer service. Fees are outrageous. I have decided to dispose of items rather than spend all the time necessary to list them and then be charged crazy fees for doing nothing but hosting the sale or purchase.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2024

    I’ve been a loyal eBay seller, but this experience has been nothing short of devastating. I sold a functional Etcmc Miner, which the buyer falsely claimed was defective. Without proof, eBay approved the return. The buyer shipped the item to an incorrect address, and it was sent back to them. I provided a new return label and clear instructions, but they ignored me. eBay ultimately refunded the buyer and left me empty-handed—no item, no payment.

    eBay’s return system and policies make it incredibly easy for dishonest buyers to exploit sellers. I followed every procedure, appealed the decision, and still received no support. Sellers beware: eBay may not protect you when it matters most. This is an unacceptable way to treat its seller community. I’m filing complaints with consumer protection agencies and warning others of these systemic issues.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2024

    Ebuygoodshome on eBay said they were going to refund ALL my money but they tricked me into paying for the return postage and telling me they would reimburse me for the cost, which was a lie. They refunded my money on Aug 7, 2024, but not the postage. I showed them the receipt and tracking number, which did little good, because they had no intention of refunding my postage expense. That was almost 4 months ago. I have sent them numerous messages and they ignore all of them. eBay won't help because, as far as they know, my money was refunded.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2024

    One star is been nice. eBay suspended my account without explanation. To top it off I haven’t used the site for months and never even bought anything on it. You can’t even get a person or a way to fix or find out why.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2024

    I went and bought a stereo that was specifically for my vehicle. When I was finally able to install it, it turns out to be laggy and glitchy to the point of being unusable. The seller continue to give me "methods" to fix the problem get nothing works. They continue to deny a refund because it'll limit their profit. Avoid this seller like the plague, they will sell you junk and fight to keep your money.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2024

    eBay is a great place to find items and that is why they are getting the one star. Otherwise it would be zero. Recently I have had a lot of issues with sellers sending me offers. I have tried numerous times to block the offers. I have read numerous articles how to block offers but to no avail I was still getting offers. This has been extremely frustrating. I look at an item and the next thing I know I have an offer like a minute later. It reeks of desperation on the part of the seller.

    I have sold items recently on eBay also. eBay sets the weight and the cost to ship the item. All my items cost over double what eBay stated it would cost and the buyer has paid what eBay stated even though the weight was right.I have had to eat the extra postage. It would of been more profitable for me to just throw the items away. Then eBay held onto the funds for 2 weeks and doled them out as it saw fit.

    Recently I had a very bad moment when shopping for a good used ski jacket. I saw a ski jacket I liked so I saved it and like 30 seconds later I received an offer. I flew into a rage and closed my account. Then when I calmed down I notified eBay I wanted to keep it open. eBay refused to re-open my account as I could not remember the original address I opened the account with. I told them the city and state but could not remember where exactly I resided on that day and year. Screw eBay if they want to be so petty.

    I have decided to let eBay close my account and if I see something I want I will just Buy It Now as a guest and won't have to worry about those annoying seller offers. Another thing I don't like about eBay is you can't leave negative feedback for a buyer. Over the years eBay has taken all the fun out of bidding on and winning an auction. Now it is more like any other site and you can just Buy It Now.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2024

    EBay has completely abandoned sellers. Nothing but scammers on eBay these days. Buyers make false claims and eBay backs them up. I’ve been a seller for 15 years and now I’m shutting down my store. It’s a shame what it has become.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2024

    I purchased a sterling silver Tiffany heart-Item came Not what I ordered or thought I was ordering. Fire stated no refunds eBay cited with no questions asked. I was stuck with it fast forward next day. I relist it however, I put pictures of the size and I mark, ”review photos all sales final." I put it as auction and buy it now. A seller bought it now. I printed the label and went to mail it out. And all of a sudden she says she went to a Tiffany’s store and it said it was a fake I told her I listed it as a Tiffany marked Sterling silver heart, that item has been sent and it was being sold as is. She got the item, contacted eBay and eBay now is saying I have to refund her money, item not described properly. What bull crap.

    I got stuck with a heart that was an inch and a half wide. I listed properly and they side with a buyer and I get stuck with it and the costs. Oh, they also put a two week hold on the money before they pay out. Over 900 transactions have not sold in a few years. But this is the crap that eBay is become. High fees and apparently randomly Choosing who they help-Another company that’s gone to crap!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2024

    Informed Seller three times before item was shipped that our address had changed from the one that Ebay has on file. The Seller never responded to the three text messages. The item arrived at the wrong address. The Seller stated it was their fault and Ebay is backing the Seller. This is why I left Ebay before. I should have learned.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2024

    All I can say is boycott EBAY. My husband passed away 3 years ago. I placed an ad to sell a lift for a van. I removed the ad because I was able to sell it privately. Fast forward over a year later and someone bought the lift (over $10,000) because the ad had gone back up! How did that happen!? Then I get an email was taking more than $2,000 in fees from my bank account. I notified them of the mistake via chat and email because you can't speak to a human being. I had to go to my bank and close my account and any cards attached to it in order for them to not be able to take funds from my account.

    After relentlessly emailing and calling someone finally called me back. When they heard about my husband dying - only then did they agree to refund my fees. Then I tired to close my account. After multiple emails, chats and calls they suspended my account so I could not close it unless I put a payment method back into their system which I refused to do over $0.40.... Yes 40 cents. DO NOT USE EBAY!

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2024

    I sold 2 (two) vintage brooches, 2 pairs of earrings and bracelet and shipped via USPS on 10/21/24. There wasn't any tracking after the 22nd. I was very diligent in keeping the buyer up to date with what the carrier provided. The information was that it was arriving late but en route. The buyer filed a complaint and opened a case. Each time I spoke with Ebay they could see my messages and could see by the tracking that the package was enroute but arriving late. It finally made it to the state of delivery but delivery on the following day. In the meantime, eBay decided in favor of the buyer to refund her. I immediately appealed. How can you refund when the shipment is enroute? The buyer will have both my money and my pieces. I was an Ebay customer for 16 yrs and sold off an on (their fees will eat any potential profit). But as of this date 11/13/2024 no more!

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2024

    I have had a problem for the past two days trying to pay for items on Ebay with PayPal--something I have done successfully for the past ten years. Ebay blames PayPal and PayPal blames Ebay. Lost out on both purchases. Terrible customer service from both companies.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2024

    I purchased an item on eBay, apparently as a "guest" (since I do not recall ever having an account-- certainly did not use it this time). The seller posts that it allows returns within 14 days, buyer to pay return shipping. I was OK with that. Unfortunately, I used a debit card. The seller did not send a confirming e-mail with an order number. The item arrived timely, but with no packing slip or other identifying information (and no order number) except the UPS shipping label which had a physical address. The item was as described but did not fit and I wanted to return it for a replacement. I could not find an order number or transaction detail on eBay, apparently because I did not use an account.

    When I could not access the automated return function without an order number, I contacted eBay through its Customer Service e-mail system. I provided them with all the identifying info I had: photos of the UPS label, the product with tags, the bank record showing a debit to my account from "eBay", and the seller's e-Bay page. For the first several go-rounds the non-English speaking reps (a different one EVERY time) seemed to dispute that I had even bought the product from e-Bay, (impossible, they said, that I did not have an order number) then refused or were unable to look up the transaction from their end. They refused to contact the seller, which they MUST be able to do since they have a business relationship, or to let me contact the seller, which I guess is part of their business model, to make sure that seller and buyer cannot get together and somehow deprive them of their "cut" on the transaction.

    Once I got a supervisor involved (apparently English speaking, but again a different person EVERY time) it quickly deteriorated to their obsession that "my" account, which I had not used for this transaction, had been "suspended" 2 years ago (news to me that I even had an account) for some unspecified misconduct by someone using the account. When it became apparent that eBay was incapable of dealing with my problem, I told them I would simply dispose of the product, and requested to be directed to a site/page where I could post this complaint and give them a "0-star" review for their lack of customer service. Again, repeated refusal to address THAT request, and pretending/ misunderstanding that I was "appealing" the suspension of the mythical account (and refusing to tell me what the nature of their problem was), despite my telling them numerous times that I was not concerned about the account, was not appealing.

    I finally gave up and told them I would never deal with eBay again and would post my complaint to government consumer protection agencies, BBB, etc. Thankfully the product only cost $40. Lesson: use a credit card on-line, so the transaction can be cancelled through the card issuer for this kind of fraud/failure to deliver. I made the mistake of assuming that was not necessary because eBay was a reputable business. Obviously not the case.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2024

    If I can help just one person avoid going through what I have been through with eBay, then I will consider that a win. I needed to sell a pretty expensive electronic for some much-needed money. To reduce the chance of someone running off with this product were I to show it to them publicly, I decided NAIVELY to post it online on eBay so I could just ship it out to an interested buyer, get my money and be done with it. I wasn't happy with the fact that eBay was going to take over $100 out of my earnings, but I needed the money.

    Within hours of posting the ad for this electronic I got a bite from someone interested in the phone. He tried to haggle me on the price a little bit, but I wouldn't budge and even provided more photos and videos through eBay's private messaging system of this product. The buyer gave in and agreed to buy the product at full price, even though I was gonna get jipped on over $100 of it because of Ebay's policies.

    I gathered everything I needed that very morning, shipped the product out with an extra charging cord simply out of my own niceness (even though it wasn't even included anywhere on the ad in the first place), and immediately messaged the seller with a photo of tracking information. I then proceeded to wait for eBay to do their part and transition the money into the preferred method of payment I had linked.

    According to the tracking information I was given, the item arrived in two days and all was quiet and I thought absolutely everyone was satisfied. I got my money, the buyer got the product. Everything is cool, right? Fast forward an additional 5 days. I receive an email and notification that the buyer is requesting a refund for the product. Dumbfounded, I open up eBay to investigate what's going on, and the buyer is requesting a refund because the electronic I sent out was "not as described" and "had scratches on it." This most definitely was not the case when the item left my possession at all.

    The buyer provided some incredibly low quality photos in his return request of my product, circling what he deemed "defects" when myself and my partner and another friend of ours looked at these photos from top to bottom (from what we could see, of course, because the photos looked like they were taken with a phone or camera from 1999) and saw absolutely nothing of note.

    I immediately reported the buyer on eBay and finally managed to get in touch with a CSR over the phone. I could barely understand a word she was saying and nor could my partner who was sitting right next to me while the CSR was on speakerphone. Her english was almost non-existent after I plead my case on what was going on. She was basically reading off of whatever prompts they have to follow and told me that I had already taken the right first step in reporting the buyer. I asked her what else I could do to escalate this situation and her answer was to do nothing, and for us to wait 5 days and call eBay support again while "they do their part."

    I'm already angry that I am getting conned by a seller who is making false claims about myself and my product, and eBay isn't helping the situation all all, but I reluctantly call them back after 5 days because I truly cannot afford to lose the money for this product that I just received payment for and transferred into my savings for bills. Ironically, when a CSR calls me (after I chat with an automated chat bot), it's the exact same CSR that I had spoken with 5 days earlier.

    I get absolutely nowhere with this CSR, and I ask to speak with a Manager about the entire situation. She finally gets a Manager on the call, and the Manager barely speaks English any clearer than the person before her. For the 500th time, I plead the entire case and goings on to her and her advice to me was to accept the return (because there was going to be no other option) and wait for the product to come back to me before taking other steps. I was fearful that eBay would take back that money from me that I had earned for the product, but I was assured that that was not going to happen.

    Several days pass, and I finally receive the electronic device back. I open up the packaging and there it is, my electronic device, in mint condition, with nary a smudge or a scratch on it (and yes, it was truly the product that I had sent out with clear identifying information on it to prove that). I twist and turn the device, in clear daylight, and look for anything that I can that shows me what in the world the buyer was talking about in his return request with those awful quality photos. I see nothing. Also, to note, the person who bought this product from me did not return the charger that I had sent out with it (which was a pretty penny in itself). So, of course, by this point I am even more angry and I know I am going to have to call eBay and talk with someone who is going to give me the run-around again.

    eBay's website is giving out buggy errors left and right ("Something went wrong"). The automated chat bot is being unhelpful and only giving me the option to "email an Agent" as opposed to getting someone to call me. I try calling the number I had previously received a call from through the call logs on my phone, but to no avail. I finally try again a few moments later and am able to be connected with a CSR. He speaks clear and concise English this time, and that briefly gives me hope because I am hoping he will understand what I am going through and be able to give good advice back, and help get this situation resolved. Was I ever wrong....

    I give the entire spiel again, A to Z, on everything that happened, even though I know they can see absolutely everything from their end too that has happened. The CSR pretty much bites back at me that the buyer will, in fact, be receiving his money back for this return despite the fact that he completely lied about the condition of the product he received. That exact product was sitting right in front of me during all of this without a single defect on it, and I was pleading with the CSR to give me the option to prove that through videos and photos as evidence.

    I got nowhere. I eventually even asked the CSR straight up "So, even though he's conning me and I can prove that, he's still going to get his full refund back?" and the CSR just flat out said "Yep." When I asked him to explain why, he asked me if I received the product back unscathed, and I said yes, and he specified that that was why the ruling was going in the favor of the buyer (which makes absolutely ZERO sense), and then proceeded to tell me that I can just re-try selling the phone again, and that I could try to appeal everything once I got a final email in from eBay about the case.

    Of course I followed the link and appealed the case, and even provided clear photo proof (no option to provide videos, or I would have done that too) and that's where I am at now. Given how this entire situation has gone so far, I absolutely do not expect anything good to come out of this. I have also already received an automated email specifying that $** will be coming out of the linked payment method of mine on eBay to repay the buyer back.

    Without using expletives (even though I would love to), I would just like to specify that this has been one of the worst experiences I've ever been through when it comes to product selling and purchase, and had I known beforehand that eBay is notorious for ruling in favor of scammers, I never would have taken this route. After eBay officially takes out the money for my product, and rejects my appeal (I'm fully expecting it), I will be completely deleting my eBay account and trying to sell this product elsewhere to someone who will appreciate it and won't con me out of my money.

    So, if you're considering using eBay (especially for an electronic device), I would highly recommend against it unless you want to risk getting scammed and then having eBay basically tell you that, yes, they will be siding with the person who scammed you, thus being scammers themselves. I'm out of a lot of money because of this fiasco, and now I have to start all the way at the beginning again selling this product by other means and hoping I can get back some of the money that I desperately need.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2024

    I purchased an item on eBay. Seller had had % 100 feedback. When package arrived, it was just an empty envelope. I contacted ebay through the website because they won't let me speak to an agent. The automated service was no help. I then filed a case and it was immediately closed in favor of the seller. Reason listed was "Tracking shows that item was delivered." I disagreed, and attempted to escalate. Ebay "Item was delivered, and case is closed, you cannot reopen a closed case". Ebay has resolved themselves of protecting or even speaking to buyer or seller that has an issue. Bottom line is that they have set a precedent for sellers to just send empty packages. Beware!!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2024

    Ebay has become complacent on their customer service and no longer accept phone calls. If you have a problem it is impossible to contact ebay. Poor poor customer service to say the least. I will no longer use ebay for my shopping needs.

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2024

    eBay lacks support for their services. It's fine unless you run into any issues then it is impossible to talk to a representative to resolve them or get concerned answered. Their generic help section was a waste of time as a spent a great deal of it searching for the answer. I went through the prompts to speak to a rep and it just referred me back to the website after sitting on hold! The fees keep going up making it not worthwhile to use. I've used ebay for 20 years but may no longer.

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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2024

    I bought an Xbox from a crooked seller, it took over a week to arrive and when it did arrive, I refused shipment. I then fought with the crooked seller to get a refund and he refused. I turned it in to eBay and those pricks took his side. They then removed my negative review of him. Now I am trying to get my money back thru a claim with my credit card. EBAY SUCKS!

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2024

    I recently purchased a pair of shoes from seller from_olha_to_you, and upon receipt, I discovered a nail embedded in the shoe, making it unwearable. I contacted the seller, but they ignored my message. When I attempted to initiate a return, the seller canceled it without any communication. This situation has prevented me from accessing eBay’s customer service or escalating the matter further, leaving me stuck with a defective product and no resolution. After leaving a truthful review, the seller responded dismissively, stating that “people will keep buying from them,” even adding a laughing emoji. This type of conduct undermines the trust that buyers place in eBay’s platform. I strongly urge you to investigate this seller and implement stricter monitoring to prevent them from continuing this behavior. eBay has a duty to protect its customers from dishonest sellers, and I hope my experience will prompt action to uphold the integrity of your marketplace.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2024

    I purchased Bose headphones for $262.35 from a seller who listed them as authentic. The headphones were counterfeit. Per the sellers request I mailed the headphones back for a refund. The seller has not refunded my money and also has the headphones. I emailed seller multiple times for status of refund, however the seller will not respond. Contacted eBay to try to resolve. EBay’s Money back guarantee slogan is just that…a slogan! It is nearly impossible to speak to a customer service representative and they do not take complaints seriously. eBay will not pursue my case and continues to request a return receipt, which I do not have because I mailed the item back from my local post office and lost the receipt for the postage.

    My case was closed without ever contacting the seller according to the representative. eBay closed my case without contacting the seller. I have been an eBay user for well over a decade and this is the first time I have needed their help. I am extremely disappointed that they are allowing and supporting a buyer who is fraudulently selling counterfeit items and stealing the sellers money. I am dissatisfied with their response (lack of response) and I will no longer use eBay.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2024

    I sold an item through this app, a month and a half later the buyer made the return, the buyer charged me a minimum amount and other fees and the item was never returned to me. I am without the money and without the item. I was scammed by this app.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2024

    Ebay is a HORRIBLE company to work with as a seller. They never resolve issues with feedback, They remove your listings for scammers, They take a ridiculous 20% cut before shipping and most of all, The employees have never bought or sold a product on the Ebay site, They have no idea what they are doing. Do yourself a favor and head to Amazon.

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    Sales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2024

    They scammed me! I purchased a specific item for $44 dollars, but the seller (against the TOS) bought something similar (and cheaper) on Amazon and had Amazon deliver it. I opened a case but they’ve sided with the seller who broke their rules and didn’t send me the right item.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2024

    eBay so unprofessional lol. You order an item and it will give you starting ship date. In my case it was 10/18/24. As night approaches on 10/18/24 I check order now it's going to be delivered on 10/23/24 lol. When trying to save a buck going to ebay backfires. Can't do oil change next week. Too busy. If actual ship date was posted or even within the let's say a couple days of the initial intended ship date all would have been fine.

    Called asked how they planned to make it right. Proceed to inform me that 10/18/24 was never expected ship date and items would be arriving 10/21/24-10/24/24. Good thing I took a screenshot! Didn’t help much but hopefully in the end it helps buyer make better informed decisions when purchasing through a service such as eBay. In my opinion they do not care about the consumer at all! Good luck!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2024

    I ordered a 379.00 first edition book. Never received - sent through the postal service. To date, I've received nothing to compensate me from my loss from eBay.. I feel very disappointed and frustrated with the results I've received. I filed a complaint with the postal service but have not received a response from them, John **.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2024

    EBay allows fraud, theft, and false advertisement on their site. Customer service is absolutely worthless. I closed my account due to false advertisement and fraud after eBay would do nothing to stop this criminal activity on their site. If you don’t want to be ripped off don’t use eBay. Lawsuit is currently in the making.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2024

    Unable to report suspicious sellers, who more than likely used a bots program to scalp merchandise only to resale the merchandise way over current market value. Which is supposed to be illegal. I have also noticed other forms of suspicious activities but cannot contact Ebay. I went on the Ebay community forum and posted a question that was not disrespectful or insulting, only to be harassed by members of the online community, so I pushed back against the bullying and inturn, Ebay silenced my freedom of speech, but did not punish the real perpetrators who were the ones being rude, disrespectful and insulting. Ebay not only violated my rights, but also violated their own policies. If I could leave a no star review I would. Ebay doesn't deserve even half a star.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2024

    As an Ebay seller, I can tell you that Ebay sides with buyers, nearly without exception, even when they are telling provable lies. They refuse to protect sellers from fraudulent negative feedback and fraudulent return requests. It is also nearly impossible for a seller to get in contact with a living employee of Ebay. And if you do, they are often rude and ignorant. It's a shame there aren't more popular sites like Ebay, because anyone who treated their sellers better could put Ebay in the ground.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2024

    I sold an item on eBay and planned to ship it to the buyer. However, the buyer asked for pick up, which made perfect sense given our relative locations and how fragile the device was. BUT to be certain I was handling this correctly, I contacted eBay to ask them how to make this change BEFORE the delivery. I was told by Customer Service that the buyer simply needed to send me an email via the eBay system saying they received the item at the time of pick up. eBay admits this was incorrect information, and now says the buyer (not very web savvy) needs to leave positive feedback before I can be paid--or wait 30 days. eBay's excuse is that this is "policy", and even though it was eBay's error nothing can be done. I asked for a refund of the eBay fee because of the incorrect information, delayed payment, and wasted time on the phone--and they basically laughed at me. Don't use these bozos if you can avoid it.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2024

    They take your bank info and you cannot cancel it unless you give them another bank card to keep on their files. Also I had 1 bad review from a disgruntled buyer and my score went from 100% down to 91% after that and they took his word for it even though my item was described as having a problem before he bought it, No questions asked from eBay just knocked score down after 21 years. All they care about is money in their pocket. They do not play fair!!! Also try to contact an actual person, you can't!!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    eBay allows fraud, theft, and false advertisement on their site. I got ripped off by a seller on eBay and customer service pretty much told me to eat it. I would bypass eBay, your chances of getting ripped off are 90%.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2024

    Ebay does not protect sellers from scammers!! Just had a buyer claim something was missing in their order. It was absolutely NOT missing but I had no choice but to provide a refund since they opened a case to request it. What a joke. So as a buyer just buy anything you want, claim something was wrong and you'll get your money back and have a free item. Good to know.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2024

    Ebay really sucks for sellers. You can list something, and 4 months later it sells. They don't contact you to notify you that something sold, then they charge you the commission, even though you didn't know the items sold. They can reach out with collections to collect a commission, but they can't reach out to notify you that you missed a sale. They should be calling you or texting you with a reminder, and even then, they shouldn't charge a commission until the deal is done. When you do discover the issue and attempt to rectify it, your listing is locked, the communications are locked, and you can't even contact the buyer to fix anything. After being a seller for 10 years, we are moving on to Marketplace.

    1. The commission rate is far too high.
    2. The notifications and communications suck.
    3. They lock down listings so that you can't fix problems.
    4. Far too many rules now.

    5. The website/back office sucks. Needs a complete redesign.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2024

    I purchased T shirt almost a month ago but I have never received the item. I contacted the seller about the purchase many times but I haven’t heard anything from the seller. eBay has never contacted me or helped me with this situation and never processed with my request for refund. I am currently contacting with PayPal and requesting for a refund. eBay says “money back GUARANTEE.” It’s all lie. I had an awful experience with using eBay and will never use them again! It’s fraudulent business!

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2024

    I never received the smart phone I ordered. They promised me a refund 2 times with reference numbers only to be told after so many business days I will not be refunded and the seller didn't even receive his product back. Shop on Amazon. eBay are a bunch of robots working out of a gutter in a 3rd world country. Beware!!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2024

    We were an anchor store on eBay for over 10 years and as their fees went up their seller services diminished to 0. We are no longer an anchor store because of the following and will be completely moving away from ebay in the next 30 days. They are now like a insurance company with a DENY button they hit when you ask for help with feedback or false claims or scammers. They have become extremely lazy and there is no longer any support for sellers. I do not need to go into the details of how they continue to let us down as sellers, but suffice to say, other platforms are taking up the slack where ebay has completely fallen apart. Whatnot, Facebook Marketplace and many others have filled the void for us at lower fees and stronger sales.

    Our 7 figure sales per year I am sure will not be missed by ebay but these other platforms have welcomed us with open arms and actually help their sellers with issues and to become more successful. Something ebay no longer does or cares about. We have paid fees into ebay over the last 15 years in excess of $1 million dollars and in the beginning they were accessible and took strides to help their sellers. That is not the case anymore. I would suggest for anyone that is looking to start selling online to look past ebay to other platforms as mentioned above for the lone reason of actually getting some customer help along your journey of building your online business.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2024

    They suck. They take way too much money for a system to do the work and all. Fees go up up up is all. While technology does more of the work. They hold your funds to collect interest and you don't get the money even though it's your funds they're collecting on. You may have money in eBay when you starving but you can't use it to feed yourself.

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2024

    Hello, Worst selling platform ever! Beware of scam on eBay! We had worst experience selling on eBay, sold an item for $14,500 end of August, still haven’t received our money for 20 days. Not only that eBay didn’t tell us about additional extra fees of $990 besides taxes and fees we were aware of, but they added extra fees after the sale. eBay also promised us to transfer the funds within 3 days after confirmation of product is received, it was confirmed within 2 days but until now they are keeping our money, telling us new story every time we call. Saying that they have no access to their back office and they can’t see where our money is.

    Don’t believe these scammers, I don’t know where they use our money, but everything they told us don’t happen. We have no idea what to do, whom to take to, as customers we feel unprotected, the only thing we can think of doing our is to contact consumer rights department. Hope we will be able to get our money from eBay. Vadym S, **, Canada. **

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsBillingHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2024

    I have a issue with eBay and any other company that quote that funds take 1 to 3 days to process. They have told me my payment for selling has been sent to my bank for 4 days! The process to transfer money to a large USA bank takes seconds not over 96 hours! These online companies are telling their customers it takes from 1 to 3 days that is ridiculous and a flat out lie!. Why am I waiting 4 days since they told me my funds have been released? It is now the next business day so it is now 5 days!

    They are playing with our money and flat out lying about how long it takes. Yes on a rare occasion something may go wrong. But I was in the Scrap Metal recycling business for 35 years and bank wires were an everyday occurrence. They were always instant. The sports better sites do NOT take 3 days to give you a payout. At the very most a few hours. SMH!

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2024

    eBay authentication what a joke! I bought this watch through you guys and authentication passed (see certificate from 2022). I never opened the watch to change the battery it was sold as when I received it. I didn’t expect any issues was gonna pop up because I still have the certificate and I trusted your authentication service when I purchased it. and this time eBay authentication saying it has an unbranded movement. Can you tell me why it was not noted when I bought it? When I called they won’t take any responsibility of it. I asked for inspection videos for both times to be review they said that the purchase was too long ago they wont look into it. Now, does that mean they don’t even have videos of the inspections and can be switching parts out of it???? So I am leaving this review for everybody who are gonna be buying or selling watches through eBay authentication. Please do not use these guys.

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    Coverage

    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2024

    You needn't worry about fraudulent sellers. eBay itself will find a way somehow some way to screw you. Buyer or seller unless you work for them. They cover the real crooked ones because it's part of what eBay does. As a seller you will be screwed routinely with double talk as a cover, policies are designed to steal your hard-earned money. Ali baba and the 40 theives. Better to avoid altogether. I am a high-rated number 1 seller who quit selling on eBay.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2024

    I bought an item at over $4,400 from eBay. They charged my credit card for that amount and then put a hold/pre-authorization of the same amount. So the first charge went through and was posted as a transaction, and then a pending charge showed up as a second entry. All together, over $8,800 was tagged to my credit line, and that affected my ability to make other purchases. This went on for 5 days and I contacted eBay, and all I got was a runaround - they ask me to wait (maybe a few days or weeks and rarely a month) or contact my bank (which I did and they told me they can't cancel pre-authorization - the merchant has to do it), but they refuse to take responsibility or do anything about it. I will not purchase from them again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2024

    I recently returned to use eBay as a seller (private not commercial) and wow am I amazed how much eBay squeezes out of the seller at every transaction.

    Not only that, all the risks are with the seller as well. USPS loses a delivery, guess who pays: The seller. Ebay resolves the case in favor of the buyer, the seller loses the revenue AND eBay keeps the fee AND obviously the seller gets a negative rating entry.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2024

    EBay In addition to having ridiculous selling fees.. Nearly 20% when is all said and done, does not pay attention to their sellers needs. I had a 100% feedback until recently. A buyer purchased an item that was listed as “For Parts Not Working”. The buyer upon receiving the item at first claimed that the item was not received, I contacted the buyer and found out that they were upset that the item didn’t work. I explained that the item was listed for parts only, not working and advised them to correct the type of return and I would make a full refund. I contacted EBay by phone about this issue that very same day and advised them what was going on. They told me that they were going to make notes in the case and not to worry about it.

    A month later when the buyer didn’t return the items EBay closed The case. One day later I received a scathing negative review from this buyer. I did place a note on the negative review but no one ever reads these. I then contacted EBay to have the negative review removed. Ebay rejected my request to have it removed. Their response was that the case was closed. Since this occurred my sales have suffered. The crazy thing is that I didn’t do anything wrong in this transaction and even contacted EBay once I became aware of the situation and also offered a refund but they somehow ruled against me. Sellers beware when it comes to EBay.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2024

    This company has been around for a while, but their services appear to be declining. Be wary of their glowing reviews and misleading tactics—they will go to great lengths to entice you into using their services, but offer no support or protection when issues arise. If you choose to do business with them, you'll be on your own.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2024

    eBay is dead, ebay is trash, ebay has the worst policy for sellers, ebay is forcing sellers to return even if it's clearly buyer's fault, ebay is itself a fraud. They just suspend seller's account for NO reasons and then refuse to give details or any kind of even ask for proof or investigation. They are a big fat liars, they will cheat you, they decide your fate without investigation or anything, no reason given.

    I got a return from a customer using fraudulent ways and I have reported it to customer service, they knew it was fraudulent but still forced me to accept return so once inspected the item and if it good then they promise me not to refund the buyer but as soon as I get the return, and I have provided all the pictures and videos clearly showing the item fully functional but they still refund the buyer without any investigation or anything on seller's expense and now I have send them multiple email but all I keep getting automated replies this case is closed. Remember never ever trust ebay and their customer service, they are liars, fraud. Ebay need to be sued seriously, they simply don't care and now they are holding my funds. Trash trash ebay.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2024

    I sold items on eBay totaling almost $10,000. Not only did they make over $1,000 in fees, but my money has been held up for over 4 months. After the sale, they then notified me they want a copy of Driver's License, Passport, Bank Statement, Social Security Number and other information. What a scam. They should have told me before of their requirements! They continue to email me notices that the documents I sent them are not acceptable. What a SCAM. I have a valid Driver's License and Passport. They are hoping I will give up and let them keep my $10,000. I am never shopping or selling anything on eBay again. Total Scam! I have turned this over to the District Attorney.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2024

    Ebay customer service is like talking to an elementary student about adult things. They can't comprehend anything. Next they are like a old pimp you saw on a old movie. Just bad thieves, and any excuse to hold your monies. The buyer is wearing the shoes and you still don't have your monies. Try the other sites for selling.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2024

    I purchased a Watch on eBay that turned out to be Counterfeit and from China! eBay knows this because they allow thousands of Sellers from China sell knockoffs and counterfeit items on eBay without any penalty. eBay refused to refund my purchase.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2024

    I have been a loyal customer to eBay buying and selling over the last 16 years. I have 196 reviews with 100% rating. Never had an issue before until recently when I sold a $500 Gucci shirt. Item was sent to authenticator and then sent by them to a wrong location....After calling ebay and getting someone on the phone from customer service I received zero solution, the money had been refunded to the buyer, my item was lost and then they suspended my account for 14 days for calling the authenticator they used stupid and dumb for losing my item....

    I was still able to call back once I reached the next person they said once you are suspended no refund would be given to me.....So essentially my item was lost from the ebay authenticator in New Jersey, buyer received their money back, my account gets suspended, I have to pay ebay ALL fees for every item I had listed in my store and I got no money refunded for a lost item, no Gucci shirt to relist or sell to someone locally....After 16 years, I will NEVER use this FRAUD company ever AGAIN.... After reading several other reviews, I see they are doing this method to people who are selling items at $500 or above on ebay then suspending accounts for no valid reason so they can keep the money, collect the fees. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2024

    My first time using Ebay and I wish I never did. I listed item on Friday during Memorial Day Weekend & Listing wasn't active until Tuesday after the website gave me a message saying that it was.. Crooks!

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2024

    I have been selling on eBay for over 20 years, and over the past few years it has been getting worse, with each consecutive year being worse than the prior year. Ebay is so bias towards the buyers, favoring the buyer over the seller every time. The buyer wins most of the time, often getting a full refund and keeping the item at the seller's expense. The Seller ALWAYS LOSES to a dishonest buyer. Whenever you sell to a dishonest buyer (there are millions more criminals on Ebay since Biden was elected) you have to spend a lot of time and money to reduce your loses. Ebay will always refuse your requests, siding with the buyer all the time. You have to pay additional postage for a return, and provide evidence that the buyer received the exact item 'As Described', and eBay will still side with the buyer.

    IF you are lucky, you may get your item back and only be out shipping charges both ways. But you may not even get your item back, and the buyer may get a refund, so you have a huge loss of money and time. eBay always favors the buyer, so you have a huge battle to get justice. eBay does not care at all about the sellers, they only care about the buyer's experience and the nice reviews they leave when they get your stuff for free. This is why sellers are prevented by ebay from leaving negative feedback. They changed this policy years ago to encourage criminal activity on eBay, allowing criminals to have 100% positive feedback, while honest sellers receive negative feedback from dishonest buyers who do not get their order for free.

    Ebay makes money on every transaction, encouraging criminal activity on their site. EBay is also unethical in all the fees they charge the seller. They even charge the seller 15% additional on the postage they buy, and they charge the seller 15% additional on the taxes the buyer pays. EBay has criminal tendencies and this is attracting more criminals to their site. SELLER BEWARE!!! After 20 years of selling on eBay, I am closing my store. It's a war zone now, not a pleasant experience at all, not fun, not profitable any longer, just one big headache. STAY AWAY FROM EBAY!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2024

    eBay is a horrible business, they lie cheat and steal, I recently sold an item for $700. It was lost in shipping, I had purchased insurance, they refunded the buyer, but I was trying to work somethings out and find out information with the buyer and the scum at ebay told the buyer to ignore me, what kind of a legitimate business would ever do something like this. They are greedy liars, I was told several different things none of which were accurate honest of true. I will do everything in my power to see this joke of a business go broke, it's ran by crooks.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2024

    Don’t buy from eBay. I purchased a ring listed as 14kt gold that was fake. I never received a refund. It’s impossible to get a human on the phone to help. I’m out $300.00. The seller who frauded me is still selling on eBay. eBay just wants your money.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2024

    I am really disappointed with eBay's customer service. They suspended my account without any reason and it's impossible to reach their customer service. This is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. I will never use eBay again and I advise everyone to stay away from such a poorly managed platform.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2024

    After 15+ years of selling on eBay, I can say it is the WORST customer experience possible. They create more hurdles, red tape, and frustration to make the IRS look preferable in comparison. I would consistently rate eBay a ZERO in customer service, support of sellers, fees, releasing funds, and ease of doing business. Why else would they not allow Google reviews? Go anywhere to sell your merchandise except here. You will thank me later.

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    Reviewed July 31, 2024

    Ebay steals money from small business. I sold $3000 worth of equipment and the buyer picked it up. Suddenly my account is suspended WITH NO EXPLANATION while holding my funds. I finally talk to a representative and they inform me Ebay can take up to 170 days to release the funds IF they decide to. THIS IS THEFT. The product was delivered, the buyer paid for it and Ebay is holding MY money. What other company can get away with this type of financial fraud?

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    Reviewed July 31, 2024

    I did a purchase on eBay through a ROBO-TOYS seller. The default search listed the item from USA, but Germany. I never received the package from the seller, and I am still waiting for my refund $207.92. On the tracking status on eBay, it still shows (Not Delivered). But the seller still doesn't want to refund my money. And eBay closed the case!

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    Reviewed July 29, 2024

    Ebay stole my money. Ebay has a age requirement of 18+ in Canada. Unknowing to me, I sold an item on there while not fitting the seller payout criteria. Now my funds are stuck in my account until I verify my account which is not possible... DON'T LET PEOPLE SELL ON YOUR PLATFORM WITHOUT INFORMING THEM OR REQUIREMENTS.

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    Reviewed July 27, 2024

    I had been a good customer for 4 years and I bought many items over these years. But sometimes I had either delivery people deliver my orders to the wrong address or sellers sending them the wrong address far away from my address all claiming it was delivered to me. Or as recently used a wrong tracking number, when I clicked on to check my tracking it took me to Amazon.com and it said, "Sorry we can't find that package!" I sent several messages to this seller and I first asked them to please let me know if the balls on the end of the curtain rod can be removed and put back on because I noticed the openings of my curtains were small, but they never answered me but shipped it right away instead.

    I also sent messages to them about the tracking number being wrong but they never responded to this either. So I sent an email to the Better Business Bureau and I called The Federal Trade Commission and made complaint reports. I also posted this on eBay's buyer community but unfortunately, the people who responded to my posts weren't the kind helpful people who responded to the many posts over the years about the fake tracking number scam.

    I also contacted eBay about this too, but unlike in the past they usually sent me a message back in other cases when there was a problem like their site saying my item was delivered but it wasn't delivered to my address, and they usually said that if the seller doesn't respond in several business days they will step in and I usually got a deserved refund but they didn't even respond at all this time.

    I eventually not that long afterwards did get my curtain rod delivered to me and I let the seller, eBay and The Better Business Bureau and The Federal Trade Commission know this. I recently got a shocking upsetting email from eBay saying that I was suddenly unfairly suspended indefinitely without any real explanation or warning! I did get about 4 refunds recently but there were some problems with some items, I also tried to cancel a few items before they were even shipped yet buy eBay wouldn't let me so the sellers gave me a refund.

    I really thought the suspension email was a spam email until I went to my account and all it said was "reason" and claimed that I violated their site's rules but never said how. My last communication was in messages with a seller who offered and gave me a refund was friendly and I thanked them very much as I always did.

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    Reviewed July 21, 2024

    Racist thieves. Do not use eBay. They will rip you off, they don't pay you. They steal from you, lie to you and are racist. They should be shut down and held responsible for their actions. They are the worst online company.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2024

    If I could leave ZERO stars I would. I have not sold an item here for several years. I sold a valuable collectible to a woman who complained about not receiving a tracking number. I gave her the tracking number. 2 days later she filed a dispute saying I did not give her the tracking number. 2 days later the shipment was received. Dispute closed. 3 weeks later there was a new dispute created stating that my item was not as described. I challenged the dispute. EBAY did not have the buyer return the item to me at any time. EBAY came back two weeks later and said that I owed them $207 for the return money plus a $20 dispute fee. SO IN CONCLUSION I gave away a $195 item for free, paid the DIRTY buyer $12 for shipping it to them and then paid EBAY a $20 dispute fee. Now I'm out the collectible and was charged $32 on top of it...USE FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE it's so much easier & trustworthy....

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    Reviewed July 8, 2024

    Ebay suspended my account last week out of the blue. Said I had violated a buyer's policy. Except, I've never bought anything off ebay. I called. Was told it was a mistake. They'd reinstate in about 10 minutes. The next day, still suspended. I texted. They said wait another 24 hours. Today, still suspended. I text in their chat, explain the issue, am told the suspension is permanent. This agent stops responding. I call, explain the issue again, agent said it's permanent and they can't tell me why. Hangs up on me. They call me back, different agent. Same thing. Can't tell me why. But my account "was a threat to their policies and customers"....

    I tell you what... I only had an account for like, a month. I had 40 of my own paintings and several hand painted shirts listed. I sold 3 paintings. Positive reviews. But ebay showed that I had sold 30 items.... 27 of which were scams. Buyer never paid, but sent messages to call, text, email, or check their profile. If this is how they treat legitimate customers, with all the scammers floating around "buying" items... I'll never do business with ebay again.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2024

    On May 18, 2024 I listed an item on eBay and it was sold on May 24, 2024 for $169. According to eBay, the net proceeds is $144.64 minus the shipping cost of $6.33. eBay sent me the payout amount of $138.31 on May 29, 2024. On June 18, 2024 the buyer falsely claimed the item was defective and initiated the return. I received the return on June 22, 2024 and I took a video while unboxing the return. The next day, I tested the item and I confirmed it was fully operational. I made sure everything was captured on video, just in case.

    On June 24, I complied with a refund request from eBay for $145.04. That is $6.73 more than the payout amount of $138.31. On the same day, I spoke to an eBay agent, who confirmed that I had to pay the cost of the return shipping. She refused to explain further and I can only assume, the $0.40 was for the listing fee + $6.33 cost of return shipping = $6.73. I’m not willing to read the fine print therefore, no contest!

    However, on July 1, 2024 eBay charged me again for the return shipping cost of $6.33 for the same item. I spoke to an eBay agent and demanded an explanation. She took me on long hoops and loops leaving me so confused. The eBay record shows I overpaid them the amount of $6.73 and the agent's explanations do not agree with my bank statement. I was left in the dark and my continuous attempts to reach eBay Customer Care failed due to some restrictions cutting me off. I don’t blame others for losing their business and count me in. Safe to assume, eBay does not live up to its commitments anymore.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2024

    eBay also allows People to sell services. An individual advertises Bose cd changer repair. I sent him my Bose CD changer. I paid the requested money. He refunded the money and kept my CD changer. eBay refused to contact him, to sanction him, to do anything about it since I willingly sent him the product and since he refunded my money, they washed their hands of The situation. The person I spoke to is located in the Philippines. The seller now has a refurbished Bose CD charger advertised on eBay for $295. What a rip off.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2024

    After searching the entire eBay “customer service” for help with a return I have come to the conclusion that this so-called company does not want any interaction with a customer once an item has been purchased. Unable to determine how to contact either seller or eBay to make a return. Luckily the purchase was $17 and not any more money. I tried to communicate with chat robot but it was really like talking to the wall. Would give zero stars if I could. Company not worth doing any business with.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2024

    What Kind of review am I to write if I can even talk to a person. This company is as worthless as many others out there. Is there anything else to say? Not a word (or words I like to use but not allowed). If you want a headache and a heart attack at the same time then go ahead and do business with ebay.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2024

    As someone who works in banking, Ebay and Paypal are the most hated companies you could think of. They consistently clog customer support and fraud departments. Tradfi and fintech need to come together and refuse to do business with these companies. It would save time, money and long hours with customers reporting fraudulent activity.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2024

    I've read through a couple pages of complaints on this site. My complaint is slightly different from what I've read. My experiences with the company have been almost all positive. I am mostly a buyer and have been for about 30 years. I have purchased items, mostly coins from Ebay during the 30-year period. I notice that the company recently changed its search programs in ways that negatively impact how I do my searches. It used to be that I could research multiple years of certain denominations of coins at the same time. For example, I recently began a collection of mint state Roosevelt dimes from 1965 to current year. A complete collection consists of well over 100 coins spanning a period of 60 years.

    As recently as a couple of months ago, I could use Ebay parameters to search multiple years simultaneously in conjunction with the condition of coin I was looking to purchase. I could choose the condition (say MS 69) then select a box listing all years available at that grade and choose multiple years to look through all at once. This saved a whole lot of time and effort. Under the new Ebay search procedures, I now have to research coins one year at a time. I WILL NOT do that!

    I have not been able to find anything in the updated website which allows searching for multiple disjointed years at the same time. Ebay used to be my starting point for searches. The company is now at the bottom of the barrel. I will only use them as a last resort if I fail to find what I’m looking for through other sites like Stack’s Bowers, Heritage Auctions, Great Collections, David Lawrence etc. or comparatively new sites like What Not. Ebay does have a right to change their website and search parameters even if such changes make searches less convenient, more difficult, more time consuming and more annoying. I have the right to tell them to stuff it.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2024

    Ebay allows scammers to steal your stuff. They literally facilitate and cooperate with the scammers to assist them in ripping you off. They are a disgrace and should be shut down. I had over $800 stolen from me by Ebay and a scammer. There is no accountability. The platform is not safe for sellers. Here's how the scam works; A new user lists an item for sale and the minute you ship the package they use another account to file a complaint. This triggers Ebay's algorithm to suspend your account. Then the scammer receives your item and claims it isn't what they ordered and Ebay gives them a refund.

    Never ship anything to **. You will never get paid and you will never get your property back. Shame on Ebay for being so inept and to side with con-artists and crooks. The worst part is that Ebay will steal money from your bank account to cover their fees, even after you were robbed by the buyer. Seller beware! Ebay is not a reputable company and their platform is designed to assist crooks.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2024

    After the third time purchasing stuff from eBay I realize the company is horrible, And it deserves 1 star. I purchased parts for my car. The first item I never received. I contacted the seller. He told me the package was delivered, I contact eBay Customer Service. They told me they can do nothing for me. The second item didn't fit right. Too big. The third item it was a door car cylinder. I took it to the mechanic yesterday, and the item didn't fit again. This time the item is too small, before I purchased the item, I checked on the app, and it says it will fit perfectly. The mechanic charged me 30 minutes of labor, purchasing stuff from eBay is a waste of time and money.

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    After a positive interaction with eBay, Terri increased their star rating on June 8, 2024.

    Updated review: June 8, 2024

    I was issued a refund on appeal.

    Original Review: May 30, 2024

    Company didn't issue a refund when requested. I made an offer to a vendor and when this happens the sale is usually automatic after acceptance. I used the correct address but when I checked the purchase address it was my old address. I immediately contacted the vendor with the correct address so it could be fixed with the shipper. The vendor refused to correct it after he was told and sent it to the wrong address anyways ON PURPOSE. Then Ebay refused my refund request even though the vendor was wrong. I have filed an appeal. Ebay and HAPPYDEAL-MALL was at fault.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2024

    I made a purchase on eBay expecting to receive it in a reasonable time, I reside in Canada and purchased from a seller in the U.S. The seller shipped the item the very next day following my payment, however, it has now been eighteen days in transit and I am still waiting for delivery. The shipping charge was expensive and I expected good fast service from eBay global shipping but I was sadly mistaken. No problem with the seller, but a big problem with eBay global shipping, the item was shipped to their shipping hub in Glendale Heights where it sat for no less than ten days.

    I contacted eBay to inquire about this and was told this was for inspection which we all know, is nonsense, they hold these items until they have a sufficient amount for bulk shipping which is cheaper for eBay but the savings are not passed on to the buyer, I was charged for single item shipping. These purchases should be shipped directly to the buyer and not to an eBay facility for their profit, I will never make another purchase where the item is to be shipped to an eBay facility.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2024

    I purchased a $100.00 eBay Gift card from CVS and when I went to use it the gift card only has 11 numbers instead of 13. After multiple attempts to contact eBay I was finally able to speak with someone. She has me submit all information to the eBay Customer Service team just to be told they cannot refund or credit the account because the card was previously used. So now I am out of $100.00. Not to mention when I went back to CVS the store manager opened another gift card it that card only had 11 digits as well.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2024

    This is the culmination of around 2-2.5 months of back and forth with eBay Customer "Service". I got scammed by a buyer after the buyer claimed he "didn't need an item" due to it arriving late (Thanks USPS!). He decided to keep it anyway & refused to pay. After several calls to customer "service" & chat sessions, I'm now being told today that, not only was my (Multiple!) requests for escalation never acted on, but now, since it's conveniently been a month since the last conversation (after I was told to wait!), there's nothing they can do.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2024

    I have bought and sold on eBay and have no issues other than eBay shipping. When you purchase a used item and it gets shipped via eBay, not only is the shipping painfully slow but I then have to pay extra when it crosses the border. It adds an extra $30 to cost. I now check how vendor will ship and if it’s his eBay, I stay far away. USPS is the way to go.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2024

    I was sent a pair of counterfeit sneakers by Scarpe Donna/Ebay. Despite filing a formal counterfeit item complaint to Ebay and sending messages to them and the seller, I was not issued a refund by Ebay.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2024

    I purchased an open box !" sweat ball valve. The valve was defective. One end of the valve had been flattened thus the pipe could not fit. Since the shipping charge was more than twelve dollars and would be another twelve plus dollars to return, it is is not worth returning. Allan

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    Reviewed May 4, 2024

    Sellers beware! eBay, without permission, puts conditions on the release of deposit money to sellers in bad faith, AFTER the sale is completed, so they can make money on interest carry. If you are selling a car DO NOT USE eBay or otherwise notify seller that you will not accept any DEPOSIT given to eBay as an acceptable form of payment. Tell Buyer they must wire your deposit directly or send you a check. Otherwise, eBay will take advantage of you which is, in my opinion, tortious interference in the legal contract between buyer and seller.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2024

    I had 3 items in my cart went to check out but said that no items in cart, contacted customer service and was told I had to purchase items separately. So I purchased first item, went to purchase 2nd item and was told I couldn't so back to customer service to cancel 1st order and was told ok. Called to check on order and was told that they already shipped it so no refund

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    Reviewed May 2, 2024

    I received item delivered. I immediately look for package nothing was delivered. I ask for reimbursement and they can not reimburse because package was delivered. Nothing nothing was delivered. I'm not surprise the reviews are 1 not satisfactory

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    Reviewed April 26, 2024

    Customer support refuses to verify what their legal location is for EBay Canada's Head Office. They refuse to provide a higher-up, management, supervisor, or legal representative when formally requested. This is a federal violation under the Canada Business Corporations Act (RSC, 1985, c. C-44).

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    Reviewed April 26, 2024

    First, eBay sales are slow and low; there are so many better options for sellers. But more importantly, I designated my listings on eBay to be 100% of monies donated to my favorite charity -- earlier this year I thus donated several hundred dollars -- or at least I was told I did by eBay -- but then I learned that eBay sends all donations from eBay sales to PayPal Giving Fund. When I learned that I told eBay that I don't want the money to go to PPGF because PPGF has a history of not delivering donations to the designated charity; eBay said they only do the donations via PPGF; I then told the eBay manager that I would ONLY ship the items if eBay promises that eBay itself will pay the donation amounts to my charity if PPGF doesn't do so.

    Ebay promised that to me (I have a recording to prove it). Now as suspected, PPGF hasn't paid the charity, and when I call eBay to report this, they say it's not their problem, and they REFUSE to keep the promise made to me. So I am out very valuable items and my charity is out several hundred dollars. The items were supposed to provide for them. I've removed all my listings from eBay and won't list with them again unless they keep their promise immediately -- and I will NEVER allow my donations to go to or through Giving Fund again.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2024

    Terrible customer service. I ordered an item for over $60 which weighs 4.35 pounds. They shipped an 8 ounce item to a different address (not mine). When I tried to get a refund, they said that since the item was delivered, they would not offer any refund, even though I never received ANYTHING and whomever got "A" package, it clearly wasn't my item. Never again!

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    Reviewed April 21, 2024

    I have been with Ebay for over 10 years. I am very upset with the long holds placed on paying me as a seller. I have been selling off my video gear to pay medical bills for my wife's battle with brain cancer. I called and asked kindly if they could remove a hold on my payment so I could make a payment for my wife's procedures and they told me they would not. I have a 100% feedback and have been with them a long time. Clearly I mean nothing to them. Just a number. Ebay has become to greedy and care nothing about people. Will not be selling on Ebay ever again.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2024

    Been selling on Ebay 18 years, at one point selling 40-50 k per month, I have watched and been forced to accommodate, participate in all the changes they have made over the years, I have taken lots of losses for scamming buyers and lost packages etc, but what sucks about them the most is the ever increasing fees to sell, I tried the Promoted listings scam they promote, had to raise my prices to accommodate the extra 10% fee on top of the 15 % they already charge, just to get my sales back up after they dropped 85 percent to a fraction of what I was selling before, it's not my products, they sell well elsewhere, Ebay manipulates the algorithms and favor sellers in searches that pay the higher seller fees, now they are promoting "pay per click" charging .60 cents every time someone looks at your listing.

    Ebay is not worth wasting your time with, they want to take all the profit and leave you responsible for lost items, fraud and return shipping. What a shame, it was a great idea and I used to make money on the platform. I had over 3500 products listed and now down to 550, my goal is minimize it to next to nothing. I am sure they have been losing a lot of great sellers like my store was.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2024

    Stay away from this site, is not like before, too much scammers, I am tired of giving away my money, been trying to contact the seller because I never received the package, never responded, contacted eBay and closed my case without reason, I sent proof of the NON delivery.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2024

    Lately it’s very uncomfortable to buy from eBay. I bought recently a laser mole removal. A day after eBay emailed a warning using this device as it’s unsafe, I don’t understand if it’s not safe why allowing such things, and the seller plays around. No more eBay for me. I order stuff, most of them from China and it takes over a month if you receive it and if not they work you out for a refund, why refund me if you cannot deliver? No more eBay for me.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsBillingHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed April 19, 2024

    The eBay seller sent me an item that was smashed to bits when it arrived. They saw the photos and agreed to send a refund. They never sent the refund and for 5 months they have refused to respond to any communication. eBay and the seller have opposed giving me a credit on my credit card. Also, eBay won't allow me to give a review of this dishonest seller on the eBay reviews. The seller likely collected twice, since they have my money and admitted they were going to collect from the shipper for the damaged item. The dishonest seller is Empty but Whole Treasures from Conway, AR.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2024

    I just saw the reviews on here, shocking! I just had a very pleasant experience with eBay, and they assisted me beyond expectations, though I’ve always had great experiences with them regardless. This experience was on my personal account, but I can’t fault them on my business account either, they’ve been nothing but helpful, fair, and super friendly. Can’t thank them enough! Someone even called me today to tell me the issue was resolved. They didn’t have to, but they followed up anyway. Great

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    Reviewed April 17, 2024

    Macbook Pro Computer not returned & funds taken from account. I had a very frustrating and painful “selling” situation with e-Bay. I am writing to warn others of this rather elegant scam. I've complained to eBay and they refused to accept any responsibility. Long story short, I "sold" my Macbook pro, which was working perfectly to a “buyer” in Delaware mid-December, 2023. After receiving the laptop, the putative buy claimed it didn’t work. e-bay issued them a return address label - and the "buyer" allegedly sent it back to me at my address.

    But this “buyer” was able to alter the address label in such a way that it came to an addressee and address within 100 yards of my house but with a name of the person it was addressed to, but not me. The altered the address cleverly to change the street number and recipient. For example they changed 4926 Oakshore Lane to 4216 Oakshore Place. (Neither addresses are real, but examples represent how the “buyer’ altered the address to make it appear as "delivered." Here’s the kicker, the “buyer’ returned a small envelope and not a 3-pound package I'd sent with my computer in it.

    Later, I contacted the local post-office and they verified this “package” from the USPS geolocation photo was sent to a similar address as my home but was not delivered to my home. They also verified the “package” delivered to a real address and new recipient was letter-sized [they provided me a picture] not a computer.

    I found all this out was after complaining to e-bay that I did not get my computer back, and them telling me to check with neighbors, wait a few more days. e-bay never believed me that my computer did not arrive. I then was forced by e-bay to refund the “buyer” the money they had sent me. the crooks got the computer and their money back. My computer never arrived, and I got ripped off by the buyer and by e-bay. As noted, within 10 days after the sale was marked "returned" within the e-bay system, I was forced to refund the “buyer’s” money. It turns out all deliveries from USPS are geo-located via a picture, and what the local postal manager showed me was a picture of a small letter being delivered to a house I could almost hit with a rock. e-bays "system" was tricked into believing my computer had been delivered back to me, when in fact only a bogus “letter” got delivered nearby.

    It was amazingly hard to get anyone to listen to me at e-bay, and after spending hours upon on this and finally persisting and I got someone at e-bay customer service to listen to my whole story. They did not make it easy, and I did send all materials to them. They have an ever-shifting cast of support people. But, once I had reviewed the matter in detail many times [they clearly did not believe what I was telling them], the person on the phone abruptly told me, it was USPS’s fault and responsibility. This was after he consulted several times with his supervisor. He told me there was nothing I could do. I complained and informed them they did not vet the buyer well enough, and allowed this "buyer" via their flawed system to be a theft conduit. I contacted their legal department with dates, times, all contact information of everyone involved in this matter, and have never heard a word from them.

    The “e-bay buyer” portrayed themselves as sending back my computer, but in fact they kept it, and then e-bay’s procedures subsequently forced me to “re-pay” the fake buyer and lose my computer, and any value I might obtain from selling it to someone else. In addition to losing my valuable Macbook Pro Computer in a fraudulent transaction, I lost both time and money in the many hours I was forced to investigate this theft and fraud. I reported this all to the USPS postal inspector, and they opened a case.

    I will never sell from or buy anything from e-bay ever again, and I want to warn any and all people to be very careful when selling a high value product, that you are at the mercy of the "buyer" and this scam could happen to you, and you would have no effective rights with e-bay's system. e-bay did and will unjustly take the word and side of felonious “buyers.”

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    Reviewed April 9, 2024

    Posted an item for over $400 on eBay. It sold in less than 2 hours. I was charged $70 in fees and they included a 13.25% fee on the tax and even on the shipping costs that I already pay! The ebay fees are criminal and totally out of control!!!

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    Reviewed April 7, 2024

    eBay is constantly taking advantage of sellers by imposing more fees via stuff they make up. Recently I was charged over $15.00 for item that didn't sell when it was an option that started at $1.00. Now they have "End Auction-style listings early Fee" for item if you find it necessary to cancel your auction! Screw me once you won't be screwing me again.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2024

    Product was advertised as being in great condition when in fact it was a piece of inoperable junk. Refund policy is ridiculously complicated, requiring uploaded pictures and return at my expense of a large bulky item.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed April 4, 2024

    Do not trust eBay if you're a seller. I had over 400 positive feedback comments, almost 100 followers, 0 negative comments. They sided with a dishonest buyer, forced me to refund them. I emailed the ebay my current address. They mailed it to my ex wife's house in Montana then refused to refund me MY $200 so now my item is lost, out money and ebay could care less....Almost 3 tears of selling and taking fees and they screw me out of $200....More than shameless....

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    Reviewed March 31, 2024

    I have, unfortunately, after three years as a buyer and seller had to escalate an issue to both my credit card company and to the Better Business Bureau regarding eBay’s refusal to accept accountability to their own promises to customers.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2024

    My eBay account was randomly restricted for no reason or explanation. After multiple attempts to reach customer support, I just gave up. After searching for something very specific and only finding it on eBay I decided to give it another try. I had to check out as a "guest" due to my account being "permanently restricted". After paying for the item and waiting 12 days, it never shipped. Trying to log in to contact the seller required an eBay log in which I didn't have - for no reason of my own. Multiple attempts to reach the seller or eBay customer care all required eBay log in credentials. After over three weeks of trying to reach out to eBay and the seller resulting in a resolution, I called my bank and they credited the money back to my account in less than an hour! eBay closed my request with no correspondence. Terrible customer service from eBay and no communication from the seller (bcharle68). Do better!

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