I’ve been selling on eBay for 5 years and finally deleted my listings.
My shop wasn’t doing too well on Ebay, but was doing well on Depop and Mercari. So I was selling on those for the most part. Just sold something on Ebay a few days ago for the first time in months, and They deadass took half of my profits. I’m done. eBay is like the manager that takes all your tips smh

I’m an occasional eBay buyer, and I’m honestly stunned by what I just discovered. During a recent return, eBay defaulted my refund to an eBay gift card instead of sending it back to my original payment method. Yes, there’s an option buried in the process to change it — but the fact that the default is a gift card is completely wrong practice.

As consumers, we expect refunds to go back to the original payment method. That’s basic. If I pay with PayPal, the refund goes back to PayPal. If I pay with a credit card, the refund goes back to my credit card. That’s how it has always worked. But now, unless you manually catch and change it, eBay will redirect your refund into a gift card — locking your money inside their platform.

This isn’t a small change. It’s a major shift that eBay never clearly told buyers about. From what I’ve learned, this started after eBay switched to its Managed Payments system around 2021–2022. But instead of being transparent, they quietly flipped the default to something that benefits them, not the buyer.

This feels deceptive. It feels like a trap. And buyers deserve to know exactly what eBay is doing with their refunds.

I don't have anything against off-shore call centers, but it seems lately the one eBay uses, the employees have such limited English proficiency it turns a 5 minute call into 30+ minutes.

So I posted a Patrick Mahomes highschool jersey that all star elite makes and their stupid AI called it counterfeit so I resolved it and told them it’s 100% legit which I have the same shirt up in his away colors with no issues at all. This is the 3rd real item they did this to me and now my accounts suspended and it won’t let me talk to them or anything. This is crazy. It’s making me scared to wanna list stuff in the future. Anybody know any further action I can take since they are 100% wrong??

Purchased some legos on eBay for my kid. The seller produced a tracking number. Never shipped them. Then the tracking number eta changed so I gave them more time (shouldn’t have). Then it reverted back. Called eBay. They couldn’t help because it was 30 days. Called my credit card at eBay recommendation. They stepped in. Then seller shows the item shipped. It seemed to circle the country. Turns out it was all a fake tracking based on the geoscanning of where the tracking was showing. Postmaster wrote written statement stating that it was mail fraud. Submitted to eBay and credit card. Got my money back. eBay then removed my negative feedback. Citing that the transaction didn’t occur…..seller had other neutral and negative feedback complaining of similar thing to other buyers. Why would eBay remove feedback and protect a seller committing a federal offense and putting other buyers at jeopardy?

I got a notice that my eBay was permanently suspended. It was a generic "Your eBay account has been suspended because recent account activity has raised security concerns". There's also "MC999 SUSPENSION: Safety and Security". The last time I used the account was 6 month ago to purchase a $30 item. I'm not sure what this "recent account activity" is. I login and buy something maybe twice a year, nothing more than $50. The account is more than 25 years old and the last time I sold something is probably 10 to 15 years ago.

I was able to talk to a customer service person who confirmed the account was suspended. He basically repeated verbatim what the email said and then abruptly hung up.

My initial thought was that my account was hacked, but I haven't received any notices of logins on new devices. Is this common? Was my account really hacked or is there some mystery reason why eBay bans people?

Edit: Oh man, looks like I'm late to the game here. Searching through the posts in this sub I see that random suspensions is common.

I'll keep this factual because the facts speak for themselves.

What we built:

• A Pokémon card shop on eBay based in Waukee, Iowa
• $450,000+ gross sales in mere months
• 8,000+ reviews with a 100% five-star feedback rating — not a single negative review
• eBay's highest-rated Pokémon shop on the platform

Why it mattered:

I was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease — an aggressive form. My wife built this to generate income for our family. The margins on Pokémon cards are in the single digits so despite the sales numbers it wasn't much, but it covered medications, appointments, and kept our family going.

What happened:

We formed an LLC to better organize finances — something eBay actually recommends. When our bank prepared the LLC documentation for eBay's tax verification, a bank employee made a typo on the Tax ID on a cover letter and corrected it with whiteout.

eBay flagged this as fraud and suspended the account.

What we provided to fix it:

• A formal letter from the branch manager confirming the error was entirely theirs
• Full LLC documentation with the correct TIN
• Bank account records matching the LLC
• A Letter of Good Standing from the State of Iowa

eBay refused to review any of it.

What we need:

We are not asking for charity. We are asking eBay to look at the evidence and recognize that their highest-rated Pokémon seller — 8,000 five-star reviews, zero disputes, zero negative feedback — does not deserve a permanent ban because a bank employee used whiteout on a cover letter.

If anyone has experience escalating past standard eBay appeals, has contacts at eBay's executive or trust and safety teams, or knows a consumer advocacy attorney familiar with platform termination cases — please comment or message me directly.

Getting real sick of these assholes who think buying something entitles them to demand faster shipping after the fact and I have to obey simply because they bought it. Probably 7-8 times so far this year.

The last thing I did was accept an offer from someone who was willing to buy my book for 10 dollars.

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Some lady bought a new bikini bottom size large, sealed in a plastic bag from the manufacturer.She got it and then messaged me, saying it doesn't fit and she wants to return it.It says in the listing no returns, unless it is still new and not used.I declined the return for that reason.She left negative feedback saying that this was mis sized and I was using bait and switch.I appealed to ebay to get it removed but they said "the buyer found an issue with the item that was not described in the listing" which might be some AI response.Ebay is letting buyers scam sellers for no reason. It seems to be getting worse.

For some reason my account got suspended because i was selling counterfeit stuff im not too sure how this happened because i thrift stuff and resell it anyways it keeps banning new accounts i make on my phone i have 2 computers that i can try using but is there anyway i can make a new account or do i need a new phone

One of the biggest frustrations on eBay is receiving an item that looks nothing like the listing photos. Poor quality, wrong size, damaged condition, or fake products can quickly turn a good deal into a refund dispute.

Before buying: ✔ Check seller ratings

✔ Read reviews carefully

✔ Look at customer photos

✔ Be careful with deals that seem too cheap

Smart shopping saves time, money, and stress.

#eBay #OnlineShopping #BuyerAwareness #Ecommerce

I’ve read you can fix this issue by adding the subtraction sign after wool, but this doesn’t seem to work that well. whoever thought they were helping by making this permanent change to the search results should be tarred and feathered. when I search for wool shirt, base layer or whatever, I have to sift through 3x the results I should be getting because some do gooder Boy Scout made flannel=wool and now everyone must suffer because they never had to worry about getting their cotton hipster flannel wet and deal with the consequences

Let's urge eBay to make a stop to resellers and scalpers. Protect the true hobbyists as well as children to provide them fair access to the foods they want.

Beware of the live stream hype. Spent $17,000 on luxury watches via eBay Live. The seller ("Vookum") repeatedly stated on stream that buyers have access to direct trade-ins, upgrades, and buy-backs through their external outlets.

Total lie. They took the cash and have completely ghosted all direct communication for over a month. Standard eBay messages get a automated/canned response that they can't help with external services. They use the platform to lure high-dollar buyers with false service promises, then lock the door. Working on credit card chargebacks and platform reporting now. Stay far away. It's not worth it.

*I received the watches purchased. Then was unable to contact anyone from vookum again.

I wanted to trade up before I totally lost respect for Vookum.

I never got the opportunity to be butt hurt by non existent services. They never acknowledge my business inquiries as a fan and returning buyer.

Those return Labels that Ebay give you to Print,
are Not from Ebay,
they are provided by the Seller.

Apparently some ebay Sellers may provide you an INVALID / FAKE Return Tracking #.
So, they can claim that the Return Package was Not Shipped / Received.
So, the Seller does not need to refund the Order.

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I had to return a Not Working Product.

But, apparently, the Seller provided a FAKE / INVALID Tracking # to Ebay for me to use for Returning the product.

I Photographed the Package, then personally gave the Package to the Postman.

But, few days later now, Usps still does Not record the Tracking# as Shipped.

I went to my post office, and the USPS office just states that it is a not Paid Tracking # / Invalid Tracking # / Not in the USPS system.

So, the package will be delivered to the seller, but I will Not get any Credit for the Return.

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WHY :

Both Ebay and USPS state that the Return Label provided by ebay - used an INVALID / Fake Tracking #.

Ebay states that the SELLER provides the Return Label with Tracking # to ebay - which ebay does not verify if its valid.

So, this means that Sellers can and are starting to give Fake Return Labels to ebay for the buyer returns,
- and ebay does Not notice this problem.

Resellers from China are selling memory as genuine Dell memory, and not only are the labels fake, but the memory itself is fake as well. One reseller, for example, with a 100% positive rating, sold memory labeled as 2RxRank RDIMM 3200, but the chips I received told a different story: 4xRank LR-RDIMM 2666. They were flashed, overclocked, and failing. I reported a few listings on eBay and was ignored, and my reviews were removed. It looks to me like eBay is somehow protecting these resellers, as they seem able to get eBay to remove negative reviews and maintain 100% positive ratings while selling counterfeit products. Be careful with memory as the eBay reviews don’t tell the real story.

This was post was removed from r/ebay so I am reposting here