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eBay has a rating of 1.7 stars from 3,474 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.

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    759
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  • Returns
    679
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    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 cathytepe
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October 12th, 2024

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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Ebay is supposed to guarantee this product and service but they did not. They closed the case without contacting me. The item never arrived at our local post office, it was never signed for. They claimed it was sent to our address by USPS which does not deliver to our addresses in this area. Every delivery from USPS is delivered to our local office where we pick it up. I checked for this package right up until the day when I was supposed to be able to have ebay step in and guarantee a refund .

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Thumbnail of user josief4
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September 19th, 2024
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I've been selling on eBay since 2017 and received my first negative feedback. I sold this person a new with tags tee shirt at a very good price. She didn't like the material, even though I described the material accurately according to the fabric tag. Looks like she didn't bother reading the description. How in the world am I at fault? I contacted eBay to have the negative feedback removed and they refused. EBay what kind of awful company are you to have negative feedback printed about me when I did nothing wrong? My perfect record is now ruined and I am extremely pissed.

Sellers Beware!
October 24th, 2017
• Previous review

Good for buyers. Terrible for sellers. Fees, fees, and more fees. I will be closing my account shortly. Totally not worth it.

Thumbnail of user a.heavenly.treasure
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September 25th, 2024

We all have the same complaint with this seller. We all ordered from him. The item was listed as "Delivered" but none of us actually received the item. Yet, if you contact eBay, they will rule in the favor of this fraudulent seller. How do I know? Because they did it to me.
I ordered Sharpie Pens for work. They were listed as delivered but they never arrived. The seller was unresponsive. And Ebay glanced at the case and without reviewing this sellers history with cheating customers, automatically ruled in his favor. So I lost the item and the money. Money back guarantee is a joke. Just like feedback is. Sellers can petition eBay to change or even delete negative feedback so they can continue looking good when the sellers are crooks. You can't trust eBay.

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I lost my money on an item that never arrived, thanks to Ebay. Ebay is a scam and that seller is a crook.

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My item never arrived.

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August 29th, 2024
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My advise is to read the negative feedback carefully if you want to purchase on eBay. I forgot to do so and got scammed by an unreliable seller who gave me misleading information. There are many on eBay. Even though I filed a complaint, opened a claim and was able to prove the scam, I got no refund. EBay tends to take no responsibility, but rather protects her (unreliable) sellers.

Tip for consumers:
Always read the negative feedback score.

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Seller on ebay by the name of trendings_24 sells poor quality item
June 20th, 2023
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I purchased an "Airthereal mini B50 Ozone Generator" from trendings_24 on Ebay.com. I paid $ 40 ex shipping costs. After 4 months of normal use, the item was defect, didn't work anymore. The seller, who is located in India: "Sorry can do nothing after 4 months. Take it to some repair man." Besides this, it was a rip off, because this same item is sold for only $ 23 at airthereal.com. Trendings_24 gives no warranty and no customer service. I will never buy from trendings_24 again.

Tip for consumers:
My experience is that sellers located in Asia generally do not provide warranty nor customer service. So this is something to take into account.

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Thumbnail of user beckybloomfield88
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September 29th, 2024

Never received or got refund for my phone. After 2 promises of a refund with reference numbers only to be told I will not get a refund and the seller won't receive his parcel back. They screw buyer and seller. They are robotic and so uneducated working from some pit in a 3rd world country. Shop amazon.! Ebay will not be around much longer. Beware!

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Thumbnail of user lindap3765
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September 30th, 2024

I bought an item that was obviously a scam and fraud. When trying to report it eBay would not accept my item ID number even though it is the number they sent to me on my email item description! I was stuck with money lost and eBay ignoring any attempt to report it.

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red tape trying to report to eBay. What a terrible experience! Never use eBay again

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Thumbnail of user alexandrec
27 reviews
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September 5th, 2024

After I shipped the item to the buyer and they received it, Ebay has suspended my ebay account and even that I confirmed my login with a mobile device code and by email, ebay still demands that I provide them with my passport, photo id, my power and water bill etc etc and refused to pay me the money that belongs to me. Their clever ways of stealing money funds from sellers and collecting sensitive personal data earn ebay a reputation of a thief, sensitive personal data collector and reseller and a con artist.

After I logged into my ebay account they shut the account down for a reason they state that it was suspicious log in and demanded the following documents from me in order to restore my account and to pay out the seller funds that they owe me:

Proof of Identity:
1. International Passport (First & Last page)
2. Driving License (Front & Back)
3. National ID (Front & Back)

Proof of Address:
1. Bank statements, including loan/mortgage statements
2. Credit card statements
3. Utility bills (phone, power, water, etc.)
4. Insurance bills and statements

This should be illegal and is alleged racketeering and theft by ebay corporation.

This is especially dangerous to provide con artist such as ebay with such sensitive data after the well known and published lawsuit where ebay employees were stalking and threatening people. Look up "eBay stalking scandal".

Judging by millions of negative reviews this is happening to many other sellers and buyers. This will happen to you eventually. Stay away from ebay! Do not trust ebay!

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Thumbnail of user vadyms11
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September 19th, 2024

Hello,
Worst selling platform ever!
Be ware 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, Vaughan, Canada
*******@potlight.ca

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4 reviews
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July 20th, 2024
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Bought New Ninja Combi $213 May, 2024. Ninja Warranty is 1 year. Ebay warranty is 30 days. 40 days after purchase the machine was emitting black inorganic material when cooking. Ninja wouldn't cover it because isn't an authorized dealer. Ebay wouldn't because it was 10 days past their 30 day warranty. Seller wouldn't respond at all. Never buy products eg electronics, kitchen appliances from EBAY. For the tiny amount saved you forfeit your warranty.

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Seller never responded to my requests for refund. Then several weeks later he sent the first communication saying he closed the time for a return. But he never offered a return. Ebay was unreachable because they'd closed the case since it was 10 days past their 30 day refund period. Consumers are not protected or valued by Ebay

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September 10th, 2024
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I PURCHASE A USED AUTO PART THAT IS BAD AND WHEN I RETURN THE ITEM. THE SELLER AGREE BUT EBAY CLOSED MY ACCOUNT DOING A RETURN THEY SAID IT A COMPANY POLICY AND NO COMMENT. IASK THEM WOULD YOU BUY A USED CAR THAT DOES NOT RUN. NO COMMENT. ISPENT AN AVERAGE 0F 13,000.00 AT EBAY FOR YEARS AND THIS IS HOW THEY TREAT ME. IT MUST BE NEW GENERATION THEY HIRED

Tip for consumers:
EBAY ID NOT A FRIENDLY SHOPPER TO BE AT

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BROUGHT ANOTHER ITEM FROM DIFFERENT WEBSITE

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Thumbnail of user vika4
7 reviews
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August 9th, 2024

Ebay suspended the seller account of the scammers that live at 26 Paddocks Drive, CB8 9BE Newmarket, United Kingdom. As this scammer who, by the way, calls himself helen vella had been Banned from Ebay for repeated violations of their Terms of Service, Ebay only issued a nominal financial compensation, but they did not refund the shipping costs of the scammer's boomeranging parcel.
The scammers that live in this house are not the first and will not be the last we take down and put out of business. Nonetheless not just through their window but also in the face a brick they deserve.

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Thumbnail of user uraniumtechnologies
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August 8th, 2024

I am extremely frustrated with eBay as a seller. Despite being a loyal and honest seller for years, the platform has continuously failed to provide adequate support and protection. I recently encountered multiple instances where buyers exploited the system, filing false claims and demanding refunds for perfectly described and shipped items. EBay's resolution process is biased towards buyers, disregarding clear evidence I provided to support my case. I lost both the items and the money, with eBay offering no real recourse. Additionally, the fees have become exorbitant, eating into any potential profits, making it almost impossible to run a viable business. The listing and shipping processes are clunky and outdated, and their customer service is virtually non-existent, with long wait times and unhelpful responses when you finally get through. Their algorithm also unfairly buries listings from smaller sellers, favoring big businesses and making it harder for independent sellers to compete

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Thumbnail of user rowlanda15
2 reviews
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July 1st, 2024

If you are a Seller beware about the fees, shipping. Ebay will not support you even if they make a mistake. During all these years I can say that Ebay will not protect you as a Seller or Buyer.
Tip for consumers:
Don't expect much help from customer service if you're experiencing any issue. It is almost impossible to talk to a human.
Just check people's reviews to confirm who you are really dealing with.
I will close my account after been scammed 2 times

Tip for consumers:
EBAY cannot be trusted any longer.
It is not a secured place to do business

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Thumbnail of user athleticfemme
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June 27th, 2024

Ebay believes the customer is always right. Buyers are protected from scam sellers, but unfortunately, it does not work the other way around. If you are a seller getting scammed by a buyer, there is not much you can do about it. It's a site for dishonest buyers. Sell elsewhere!

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July 8th, 2024

Ebay suspended my account last week out of the blue. Said I had violated a buyers 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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Thumbnail of user brettd213
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July 23rd, 2024

I am new to Ebay and also a victim of the buyer refund scam. (simona08)

This person bought a rare PS2 game from me, asked me for a £15 discount and free P&P, which i was willing to do, then falsely claimed the disc was scratched in transit. The disc was packaged inside and out and placed into a padded envelope to ensure safe delivery.

This person sent me an email six days after the sale to claim this issue and asked for a return, attaching pictures of a scratched disc that could have been any game.

I refused due to the buyer not proving the damage was the item i sent and she ended up using threatening behaviour and texts towards me. I myself raised a case with Ebay, and it turned into a case, which ended up me losing £45 for a rare game, whilst the buyer gets the game and money back.

This is disgusting from Ebay and i am out of pocket while a scammer gets my money. I am never using this site again due to this, they are no help even in a serious case and seemingly are happy to take your fee money and reward scammer behaviour.

I didnt realise Ebay had turned into such a poorly regulated, scam ridden site as it seems to have become.

I would urge others to use other selling sites out there that are far more fairer in a situation where a scammer tries to take advantage of you, because you'll get no meaningful help from Ebay.

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June 13th, 2024

The worst site to buy. I ordered a Photo Booth and received half of the parts. Very hard to reach out to ebay for answers. I returned the item and they refunded me much less that what l paid. Now l am assuming because I leave in Canada, and maybe the exchange rate has changed, but still it wasn't accurate. And yet again hard to reach out to ebay for clarification. Maybe that's how they make the money on returns. Don't get fooled, for a few dollars less the ofer!

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August 20th, 2024

I purchased a set of front brakes for my Malibu. The kit included 2 rotors and 4 pads. I typically buy from eBay as the guarantee is pretty good. The seller i was using "vehicle-autoparts-luo" had the fitment listed for my vehicle and matched the specific part number. I ordered the kit and when i tried the install, the rotors were too big. I contacted the seller and they responded that they were very sorry for the mix up and asked for information. When i gave them the information, they responded again with comments that I had simply ordered the wrong parts and to either try to sell them or give them away. I had then done research from another brake system and found that for my model, 2 sizes of rotors were offered and mine has the smaller size. I feel that since the parts are unused, they could have swapped them and charged for shipping costs to share the blame. I relied on the compatibility tool which gave incomplete information and feel like i was cheated. The "Money back Guarantee" was denied due to the time frame. It took a few weeks to carve out time to physically remove the old parts and discover they were wrong. Buyer beware. I hope this review will help other folks to protect themselves as much as possible before doing business with a company who will gladly take your money and blame you.

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vehicle_autoparts
"Dear buyer,
Please check this item link and check Compatibility:See compatible vehicles
There will show all compatible vehicles, and note of size: Front|RPO Code JL9; with 11.65 inch (296mm) Front Rotor Size.
Sorry but you might bought a wrong size item. Maybe you can sell it or send it to someone who can make use of it as a gift, what is your comment? Waiting for your most convenient reply to advise.
Best regards

Lask08:
1G1ZS52F35F*******

<a>2.2<;/a> LITER ENGINE
This is the VIN for the car. It is a 2005 Chevy Malibu with <a>2.2l<;/a> engine base model. The compatibility on the site said these should fit, but when i tried to install the rotors, they were too big for this car.

Tip for consumers:
This is an eBay seller named vehicle-autoparts-luo. I have bought lots of parts from eBay, but, I have now saved this seller and made note not to buy from them.

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I have not replaced these yet, I will go to a local parts store and buy from a local shop

Thumbnail of user matthewb2692
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July 21st, 2024

E bay is a terriable company i am suing them do not buy from them or sell on their platform they are racist thieves who stold my proceeds

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shut down e bay

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Thumbnail of user kathleenm2113
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June 30th, 2024

I've purchased two items from eBay in the last 5 months, and the first one never came. The seller was perpetually on vacation and would not return my money, and eBay closed my complaint about the situation without returning my money. So, I had to file a BBB complaint. And, some jerk in management at eBay claimed they would have given my money back if I asked for it. All he had to do is check my account's correspondence with them. They dropped the ball. Then I purchased 4 ceramic, corner shower shelves from Sunfixtures on eBay. They were sent loose in a box with no packing material and arrived in pieces. Again, I contacted eBay, and they put me off again for a week. Clearly the seller is scamming people and knows how hard it is to get your money back from eBay. The fact there was no packaging material, means they were most likely broken before they were even sent, because any idiot knows ceramic anything must be wrapped appropriately to keep it from banging into the other ceramic pieces and breaking.

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July 6th, 2024

Folks, and they'll do all this to you for less than the price of a burger, fries and half a can O soda. I've shopped on eBay for 14 years, spent maybe over 100.000 thousand dollars. Never had an encounter with their customer service till last month, when I sold a play station on their website. The buyer changed his mind and claimed a " not as described " item, in eBay philosophy is when the seller takes all responsibilities of all returns and fees, the only problem with this return is the play station was new, it's just the buyer wanted to return it without paying for the shipping back, and this is where it all started so, here we go. I contacted customer service to ask them about what to do, I was told to just accept the return and then call us back so we can reverse the shipping and eBay fees, so I did. From here on I've contacted eBay 4 times by phone and 7 times via email, 9 out of eleven people I talked to lied and sent me on a wild goose chase. One supervisor sent me an email saying she tried to contact me but there was no answer, and hung up on me while I was holding the phone for her. After a month of dealing with eBay, I came to the conclusion that this culture is infested with careless, liars, unprofessionals, low class and frankly criminals that are getting away with enjoying disrespecting and violating customers. I think most accounts closed by this company are because people had the same experience and were provoked and maybe used some abusive language which they definitely deserve, so eBay used it as a reason to close their accounts for the client being abusive. I don't know what molestation feels like, but I felt in the past month that I was molested by 9 customer service employees on this God forsaken website. If bad service was a crime, the employees of this company would be serving life in prison. I don't think these people just start abusing their clients, they act so freely and confident as if they are at least encouraged or maybe rewarded for doing it, and why not since this company made 24.15 Billion just last year, all at the expense of ripping customers off one shipping fee at the time.

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Shame.

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May 21st, 2024

This site gets worse by the year. I first started using it 19 years ago now it is worse than ever. Firstly they warn you that your account will be limited if you don't sell more items (like I'm not trying to!) And worse still recently I have a voucher to use, I applied it to my checkout but at the time didn't complete the transaction since then even though the code is valid I can't use it because of an "I.T error" the "I.T department" are supposed to have got back to me within "24 hours" having chased it up again with customer services I was told 48 hours later let's just say two weeks later and nothing. Poor customer services although they keep thanking me for being a member for 19 years. A thankless auction site if you ask me. Customer services do not even help you correct issues that stop you from purchasing on the site. Charming service from a site you have been a member of for such a long time. Avoid with a bargepole!

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May 28th, 2024
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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.

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August 28th, 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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Thumbnail of user ludwigv8
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June 24th, 2024

My selling experience on eBay was a nightmare. My digital items disappeared after being sold, and my funds were put on hold. Ebay offered no seller protection. Customer service was rude and unhelpful, asking for impossible tracking numbers for digital items. The platform is full of scammers, and ebay gives sellers zero support. I'd advise anyone to avoid selling on eBay and find a more reliable platform.

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