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what if i sold a used laptop my buyer returned but he swapped housing and contents with a bad laptop

Recently, I sold a used laptop. After the buyer got it, he informed me that it was not working and returned the laptop. I was surprised that he opened the device and took the motherboard, the hard disk, the RAM, and all the contents of the device. He...

What if buyer contacts his bank to cancel a payment after the item is shipped to them international?

what if a buyer is buying as a guest and purchased an item then he waited until the item is shipped internationally then he calls his bank to object on this transaction will he still be able to get the item or how can eBay handle it with shipping ser...

Resolved! Charged Twice for Shipping

I sold an item on Ebay and Ebay charged me twice for USPS shipping of a single item, single box. The item was delivered to the USPS in a single box yet, Ebay and USPS show two boxes with two different tracking numbers in their possession. I voided on...

Selling

I want to accept an bid early in an auction because there are no other watchers - is this possible, and if so how do I do it?

Resolved! Made a ghastly mistake sendiing an offer on the wrong item

Showing my age here but I sent an offer of under $5 for an item listed at over $400. I must have absently clicked on an adjacent listing on my listings page. A buyer informed me that it was a legal agreement which it is but the price was so ridiculou...

How long should I keep inventory before getting rid of it?

I have a lot of old dress shirts and polos (Banana Republic, Tommy Hilfiger) and I have them listed for sale on my eBay account. At what point (in days, months, or years) do I decide they won’t sell and I just donate them? I want make a smart educate...

The dreaded MC011

Hi everyone, I used to be a seller of Pokemon cards and computer parts way back when in 2014-16 or so. I moved into real life and got a job, and stopped selling on EBay. Fast forward 10 years and I lost my job. After this spread around, I was given t...

Authenticity

I just sold a lot of 14k jewelry for $740.00 and it is not going to Authencitiy. The buyer's address is in a warehouse and I am skeptical of this. Why is it going directly to the buyer? thank you in advance for input.