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    Buying on eBay

    Created May 10, 2026

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    From here it is possible to discuss with other Community users all aspects related to purchases on eBay.

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    • bifu-dari

      bifu-dari

      FAKE INVOICES ISSUED BY FEDEX LOGISTICS USING NAMES OF SELLERS REGISTERED ON EBAY

      I KEEP RECEIVING FALSE INVOICES FOR CUSTOMS CHARGES FOR NON-EXISTENT PURCHASES ON THE EBAY SITE. SINCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS OF EBAY ITALIA AND THE AMERICAN BRAND FEDEX, WITH OFFICES IN ITALY IN MILAN, DO NOT RESPOND TO MY COMMUNICATIONS VIA CERTIFIED EMAIL, I AM TURNING TO THE FINANCIAL POLICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. I AM NO LONGER BUYING ANYTHING ON THE EBAY SITE BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS FOR SAFETY ARE NOT THERE. I WILL SUBMIT A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT TO THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TO THE BANK, WHICH HAS ALL THE RECORDS OF PAYMENTS MADE IN FAVOR OF EBAY AND FEDEX.

      Jul 1, 2026 at 4:18 AMlast reply Jul 1, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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    • roralligator

      roralligator

      Scammed by a seller who provides fake tracking numbers

      First time this has happened to me in 20 years. I buy an item from an eBay seller, pay with PayPal. Of course nothing ever arrives, and after a few days the item shows as delivered with tracking. I check the tracking on the FedEx site and it shows an item delivered to another person; only the delivery city is the same as mine. I open a dispute on eBay, and after the required waiting days during which the seller does not respond, eBay closes it saying the tracking is valid for them. I open one with PayPal, and they close it for the same reason. I call FedEx, they check the tracking and tell me that tracking is for another item destined for another person and another address, different from mine. PayPal can’t do anything unless it receives a signed and stamped document from FedEx stating that that tracking does not refer to a shipment destined for me. Of course FedEx refuses to do this for privacy reasons. In short, a joke, with 20 phone calls attached and biblical wait times every single time. eBay just doesn’t respond, in fact since I opened it with PayPal they keep spamming the message that they won’t review the case because at this point it is in the credit institution’s hands. After 20 years I think I will officially stop buying on eBay and with PayPal and will go only with Amazon. Too easy for a seller to scam you if tracking and shipping labels are checked this way. Luckily it was only 50€ ...

      1 year agolast reply 3 days ago
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    • nikyripy

      nikyripy

      Photo not consistent with title and description, what should I do?

      Good evening, I recently bought a torque wrench from a private seller. In the listing, in the "Returns" section, it was specified that: Returns are not accepted. Unfortunately, I didn’t check the two photos in the listing carefully enough and relied on the title and description, which read as follows. Before buying, I also asked the seller whether the item was new and he answered yes (but I’ll come back to that ). Listing title: Wurth Torque Wrench 40-200 Nm 1/2” Torque Wrench with Case 0714 750200 DESCRIPTION: I’m selling a professional Wurth torque wrench with original case. Features: Brand: Wurth Code: 0714 750 200 Tightening range: 40-200 Nm Drive: 1/2" Precise torque adjustment Professional/workshop use Original case included as shown in the photo. Condition as shown in the photo. Fast shipping and careful packaging. What’s the problem? Searching that code on the Internet and looking more closely at the photos, it turns out that it is a torque wrench with a 14 x 18 mm square drive, therefore it is not a 1/2 drive. At that point I wrote to the seller, admitting my mistake, telling him that the wrench had arrived, but that only then had I realized that it was not the usual wrench with a 1/2" drive, but rather a 14 × 18 mm one. It’s true that this information could be found from the product code, but in my opinion the title and description were still misleading. The seller claims that the listing correctly identified the product through the item code and the photos. He also points out that the reference to "1/2"" was related to the tool’s compatibility and not to the model sold. He therefore states that the shipped item matches the advertised one and, consequently, refuses the return, citing the listing clause that excludes returns. Now I’m here asking you: in cases like this, how do you think one should behave? Does the photo carry more weight than the title and description, or not? And I’ll also end by saying that, if we really want to be picky, the wrench’s engraving shows signs of rust, and on the back of the wrench there’s a glue residue..which makes me think that maybe it wasn’t "brand new" after all...or at least it wasn’t stored well..Of course this definitely doesn’t affect functionality, but I’m just pointing it out. Thanks to anyone who wants to give me an opinion.

      5 days agolast reply 4 days ago
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    • it_create

      it_create

      You can enjoy a discount of up to 10% on multiple purchases. However, the original price will be applied at the time of purchase.

      Several discounts are displayed, but they are not valid. There are no promo codes. You can check it at this link: https://ebay.io/m/gn6phP . Buying three costs €305, but after selecting the "Buy three" option, the displayed price is €325. There are no discounts.

      1 week agolast reply 1 week ago
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    • vonbalden

      vonbalden

      The new community has arrived! Couldn’t wait to see it.

      A Chinese girl looks down at the ground and right beneath her the prompt immediately appears to get off to a great start by choosing some little item you want to get rid of. Selling it's easy ! The only doubt is whether you mean selling in China or from China to Italy. One rule of modern marketing now used in every corner of the earth (or almost) suggests the winning strategy to make a user happier by taking away the few practical things they had grown attached to. The imperative is the same everywhere. We work for you even at night, to make you even happier in this area !! You'll do somersaults, trust us ! You who know the platform and know how hard it is to proceed correctly, are of no interest to operational marketing. They are not addressing you, after a thousand problems and silent victories that cost years of daring adaptations and reconfigurations of the platform to adapt to everything that was running through the minds of the multinationals. You are an elite, an unflappable fighter, a relic of prehistory. They want to lure in all the fools so they can smile and jump for joy, thinking that selling it's easy ! But for you, old guard, we still have a surprise in store. We take you through a guided path of new advertising options, where those few old options you liked we've taken away from you. Not out of malice, web soldier. Just to remind you of your duty as a consumer: to buy. Not just sell. Too bad if you no longer see private messaging and the corner with your personal photos. You know that you mustn't get attached, right ? But they were just two little things ! Come on, deep down we admire you, you know. Why don't you disappear almost immediately like so many of the others. Hold on. And now you have a new ally ! Who is it ? I'm telling myself anxiously.. a new algorithm ?? But no. You'll see that you'll appreciate it. And thanks for your loyalty, web soldier.

      2 weeks agolast reply 1 week ago
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    • it_news_team

      it_news_team

      Team eBay
      From June 11 to 15, 2026, the new Community site will be in read-only mode

      Learn more here:  https://community.ebay.it/t5/Annunci-di-eBay/Una-nuova-piattaforma-La-stessa-straordinaria-Community/ba-p/1042468

      3 weeks ago
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    • relaxworld

      relaxworld

      Send an email to eBay

      Hello everyone: can someone tell me how to send an email to eBay? Thanks in advance!

      3 years agolast reply 3 weeks ago
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    • lorys00

      lorys00

      eBay item number: 157634229635

      I accepted a purchase offer, but the item still doesn’t show as sold. How can I report the issue?

      3 months agolast reply Jun 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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    • gigi2707

      gigi2707

      11

      I'm 11 euros short, I didn't request the expert badge 

      1 month agolast reply 1 month ago
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    • gigi.sballo

      gigi.sballo

      Chinese seller with shipping from Switzerland, info on VAT and customs duties

      Hello,   I would like to buy an ebike costing 300 euros from a Chinese seller who, however, ships from Switzerland to Italy; given that when I search on the Internet I clearly find that, since Switzerland is a NON-EU country, I will therefore have to pay 22% VAT afterwards, plus duties because it is over 150 euros, when I ask the seller to tell me the extra amount on top of the 300 euros, he tells me the following:   No customs duties are предусмотрed: although the value of our products exceeds 150 euros, which is the tax threshold, since the category we require is that of electronic products, the customs costs are zero.   And then, when asking about VAT instead, he writes to me: VAT is included in the sale price and is 22%   Could you tell me if the seller is lying because he doesn’t want to lose the sale? Another thing I don’t understand is that if he were telling lies, it seems strange that he has all positive feedback and no feedback mentions having had to pay extra VAT and duties on top of the price paid; could you help me decide whether I can trust what the seller wrote to me?   Thanks in advance to everyone who replies. Best regards 

      1 month agolast reply 1 month ago
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    • collector950

      collector950

      Selling on eBay.com and the visibility of auctions in the European Union

      Good morning, I recently decided to start selling in the European Union again after a break of about two years. Up until now, I had only sold outside the EU. I have a store on eBay.com. When I access my store from eBay.com, all my listings are visible, but when I change the URL to any of the EU URLs, such as eBay.pl, eBay.de, etc., suddenly I no longer see the inventory. I added the VAT number and configured OSS, entered all the required business details, but nothing. On other sites, such as the Australian or British ones, the listings are visible normally. I have set up international shipping. eBay refuses to help me, dismissing me with generic responses or giving me incorrect solutions. Can anyone advise me on how to make my listings visible in the EU? Kind regards

      1 month ago
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    • perseo3946

      perseo3946

      coffee pods

      I bought 300 pods on eBay, I paid 49'50 but I got no response. On eBay I see the wording unauthorized charge. What should I do

      1 month agolast reply 1 month ago
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