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eBay has a rating of 1.7 stars from 3,475 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about eBay most frequently mention customer service, negative feedback, and credit card problems. eBay ranks 209th among Auction sites.

  • Service
    834
  • Value
    759
  • Shipping
    712
  • Returns
    679
  • Quality
    716
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 3.6%
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Top Positive Review

“Ebay to my rescue!”

Hitesh B.
5/28/24

Ebay sorted my problem in full and deserve 5 stars as they are fair in the end. Thank Mr Ebay. Please do stop such practices adopted by sellers as that will increase public confidence.

Top Critical Review

“Ebay did not honor guarantee”

Cathy T.
10/12/24

A seller reported a package delivered to my address. We do not have USPS delivery here everything is left at our local office or PO Box when possible. I continued to check the post office for over a week with the postmaster. The package never arrived. I contacted the seller who said it was signed for, but it was never signed for because I am the only one who signs for anything or checks the mail. Ebay closed the case telling me no refund would be sent. There is no way this package was ever delivered, and absolutely no way I signed for it. Ebay is supposed to provide Buyer protection. They do not! I will never use Ebay again.

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Thumbnail of user dallinf
6 reviews
27 helpful votes
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November 20th, 2014

Great site! Please be smart in who you buy from. Do not buy expensive items from someone who has only sold a couple of items. Check reviews as well.

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Thumbnail of user aaronj34
5 reviews
17 helpful votes
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November 20th, 2018

This platform sux! Switch your product to suit offerup and let go. They don't jerk you around and you sell most your products for free.

Thumbnail of user larryn4
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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February 15th, 2012

I used to love eBay but they keep changing everything and new rules and everything else! I've had enough of eBay, will buy elsewhere now.

Thumbnail of user jitendrar1
1 review
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October 15th, 2016

I bought mobile from ebay. Which is defective still they are not provide solution.
They said you should contact seller.
Please dont buy from ebay

Thumbnail of user clintk23
3 reviews
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January 18th, 2020

I won few auctions on eBay and can't complain, now days there is low auctions and offer getting down... Hope glory days are back again.

Thumbnail of user davidc1309
1 review
5 helpful votes
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September 8th, 2018

I have read a lot of reviews about ebay and paypal and how difficult it is for sellers especially new ones to stay afloat with a small business. I really set my mind to becoming an ebay seller many people who I know had attempted with little success most didn't even sell a single item. I on the other hand did exceptionally well in the first 30 days or so. I thought I had found my calling. Little did I know that the worst was yet to come I will not get in to all the details. My experience is just about the same as every negitive commit made about ebay and paypal that you can read about. So with that being said I believe that ebay and paypal should be governed in some way more than they are the racket they are running should be flat out illegal... I have made suggestions to them about what I call NEW SELLERS GRACE AND LEINENCY PERIOD. Which would allow new sellers to get accustom to the way things work before they are just CUT OFF SHUT OUT AND LEFT WITH THE BILL. I mean get real I started this business because I had no money and wanted to do something productive with my time. Instead of sitting around trying to think up some get rich quick scam I wanted that feeling of success and I thought I had found it but in turn ebay and PayPal are one sided and only care about getting and keeping your money for as long as they possibly can. I could go on for hours about how they suck and sellers should beware... SO ANY BUYERS OUT THERE THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR SELLERS PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT EBAY AND PAYPAL MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR SELLERS

Thumbnail of user lindsayw171
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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February 21st, 2022
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I've been an ebay user for well over a decade, as both a buyer and seller. In all of those years, I could count on one hand the amount of shonky purchases made; on the whole, I've always been satisfied with purchases/sales. However, a recent influx of Alibaba-type, China-based sellers has changed the complexion of the platform. I've experienced very unpleasant exchanges with grumpy "middlemen" (usually young women), working on behalf of a seller in the far East. For example, I ordered what I believed was a table-top ironing board. The listing showed 3 different sizes of ironing board and their respective prices. Given IKEA sells mini ironing boards for less then a tenner, I wasn't surprised that the most being asked was eight quid. I ordered the board and waited... what I received, was an ironing-board cover. I reviewed my purchase. For the first time, I noticed the caveat, "ironing board not included". There was no indication of this at the time of purchase, no photographs of the cover, no indication whatsoever that it was this item they were selling. Needless to say, I contacted the seller in question. Her response was typically arrogant: "You expect me to bother my boss in China to send back this product for £3?!" When I explained she'd charged me three times that amount for the wrong item, she knew I wouldn't give in. I got a refund but that's not the point. In my opinion, the listing amounted to sharp practice and her response far from acceptable. The fact that contacting ebay remains far from simple (to speak to a human being), suggests they don't really care that their platform is playing host to more unscrupulous sellers than ever (there's always been a dodgy element) and only really pay lip service to taking action against repeat offenders.

Tip for consumers:
Don't.

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Thumbnail of user leslies60
1 review
4 helpful votes
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June 4th, 2016

Hello,
I had a horrible experience with the eBay seller "the wheel mall". I ordered the 4 wheels on May 16th. The arrival of the items were suppose to be on May 27th. I received an email confirmation stating that the items will be received on May 27th. I waited for a tracking number but I didn't receive one. I contacted the seller on May 27th to confirm the items were shipped, they told me "YES" the items aren on your way but it was lie, acording to UPS records the wheel mall shipped my items on may 27th right after I called them. The items were delivered on June 3rd 3 weeks after I ordered them. I personally think this was not a good customer experience. That is not the way to treat a customer. I paid $167.00 for 5 day shipping. And I didn't get the items until 3 weeks later. I am a good eBay buyer and a responsible customer. The communication from the seller was poor. The service was not up to the standard of eBay. I should at least be refunded shipping of the product. Then I submitted a review for the seller and eBay removed my review from the sellers page. I Understand eBay is trying to protect the sellers, but who protects the buyers? I called eBay customer service and their response was "its nothing we can do " I am extremely disappointed with eBay and I will not longer order ANYTHING from eBay, ever again. From now on I will be buying from Amazon.com. EBay you lost a good customer!

Thumbnail of user jenniferk2262
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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April 17th, 2023

I never really imaged the vast selection of books they carry. They have many booksite co that they work with

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BOOKS, but they have everything!

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Thumbnail of user bradr682
1 review
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November 10th, 2022

They limit the amount you can sell and charge you a crazy amount of fees. Just isn't worth it anymore!

Thumbnail of user lucyj34
2 reviews
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April 5th, 2017

I order a few orders on ebay, the items are very good except for a little issues, overall, good experience

Thumbnail of user evany
1 review
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March 10th, 2015

I am a blogger. Often I am asked to review new trends. I got wind of Twice and decided to give them a whirl. I ordered a few items and got them quickly. Once I approved of the website, I sample blogged it. Meaning I posted it to my blog for an hour, telling my readers to give them a try and come back with their own reviews. About 30 people signed up ( probably more) in that timeframe.
I received mixed reviews about them. The number one complaint was negative employee interactions- as in, poor customer service and relations.

Now on to my own review. After a day or two, I noticed that all the referral credits I had earned from my blog (after my initial purchase) were missing. I contacted them to inform them.
After much runaround, it turns out my next door neighbor also used Twice, and because we have similar addresses, all of our credits were taken.
I sent Twice many emails, as did my neighbor. I included pictures of our licenses and even our doors with the addresses clearly labeled. They insisted that they could not return my money they had taken.

I asked to speak to managers, left messages and countless calls to no avail. They acknowledged their mistake but still refused to correct it.

I recently contacted them again hoping for a better response. Not only did they refuse to return the money again, but now their excuse was that three months had gone by and I must've been okay with them keeping my money because time had past since my last complaint about it. They also attempt to call my by my neighbors name, as if to say I'm not a real person. You can't make this bad service up.

I look forward to the day it closes up shop. We will laugh and point fingers and say "Hey douchebags! You should have had better customer service!"

Thumbnail of user jackc118
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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July 14th, 2016

One of my top destination for shopping. Because of their reputation I really have nothing to fear when I shop.

Thumbnail of user neelies
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
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September 20th, 2011

My husband orders through ebay all the time and loves it! Just read the seller reviews and you'll be A-Okay!

Thumbnail of user bhaveshb1
1 review
3 helpful votes
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April 8th, 2016

Don't buy anything from ebay. I bought memory card. I got duplicate card and it is not working. Worst site.

Thumbnail of user missb20
10 reviews
34 helpful votes
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November 29th, 2018

EBay is known for turning its back on consumers and then scamming them in the process. Glad I left Ebay behind in 2009.

Thumbnail of user stevent123
5 reviews
5 helpful votes
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May 11th, 2018

I have been a HUGE eBay customer... spending over $3,000.00 almost every year... Some large purchases, some small... ALL great!
I LOVE THIS SITE!

Thumbnail of user anukalpg
1 review
2 helpful votes
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April 9th, 2016

I have recently ordered Samsung Galaxy E5 on Ebay site, I got some problem, but there customer support is not at all good, i feel bad on ebay site, i won't recommend any one to this site.

Thumbnail of user lizm530
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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November 5th, 2022

Iv liked and used InBox for a while now and I like the wide variety of ways to earn points to redeem.

Tip for consumers:
Make time for InBox even while watching tv.

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Supplies for my rescue cats

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Thumbnail of user daryler4
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March 14th, 2022

I PURCHASED AN ITEM FOR MY WIFES NEICE, WRONG ITEM, EBAY TOLD ME TO SEND IT BACK AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE RETURN SHIPPNGNG, AND I WOULD GET A RTEFUND FOR THE RETURN SHIPPING, AFTER I SENT THE ITEM BACK, EBAY SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING THAT THEY WILL NOT REFUND ME ON THE RETURN SHIPPING FROM COSTOMER SUPPORT, THEY ARE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF LYING THEIVING CROOKS

Tip for consumers:
that EBAY COSTOMER SUPPORT LIES TO THEIR COSTOMERS , AND LIKES TO RIP THEM OFF

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purchased a tummy control full body shaper for my wife's neice

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Thumbnail of user janel69
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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September 30th, 2014

I have been buying from companies in CHINA EASEYTRADER(2099)) ihave scammed by E-BAY PAID double for items PAYPAL SCAMMED by CHINESE business taking advatage of the elderly not sending items, telling the items are out of stock, wait 24 hours we will send it but it's going to take 20-30 days to get E-bay doesn't help it lets these CHINESE COMPANIES KEEP putting things on E-bay SCAMMED OUT OF $50.00 buy e-bay says it's to late for insurance to pay for it CAn i take this as a loss on my TAXES because my money is in CHINA IN plain words FFFFFFFFFFFF yyyyyyyy E_BAY PAYPAL and CHINESE COMPANIES

Thumbnail of user ronj2187
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
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June 30th, 2023

I've always found good prices on ebay and the quality is good too. Just need to be sure to read descriptions on some listings.

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Thumbnail of user amyl26
25 reviews
108 helpful votes
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December 7th, 2013

Ebay used to be IT in its day... now it is kinda dying out, which I am glad to see btw as I am sick of ebay and all its scams that go on.

Thumbnail of user davidl3986
2 reviews
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December 4th, 2021

UNTIL THE BUYER RECEIVES THE PRODUCT YOU SOLD TO THEM... EBAY IS LIVING IN A SCAM WORLD... TRY TO BUY A TV FROM WALMART AND OPT TO PAY FOR IT AFTER YOU RECEIVE IT.

Tip for consumers:
IF YOU HAVE SOLD YOUR ITEM THRU EBAY, IT IS EXPECTED FOR YOU TO SHIP IT. I GUESS EBAY DOES NOT TRUST THE SELLER TO SHIP ONCE PAID. MUST BE A CLAN OF DEMOCRATS RUNNING EBAY NOW....LETS GO EBAY....HUG YOUR BRANDON FROM THE TOES UP

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Thumbnail of user carolyns599
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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April 24th, 2023

Product that I ordered could not be used as listed and my case was closed. I will not be ordering anything else from ebay.

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