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How to filter deceptive 'bait & switch' price listings on Ebay when sorted by price?

Example: When searching for "micro hdmi hdmi", I obtain the following list of items. Looking good, at a cheap price. However, upon actually selecting the image, the prices changes to a ...
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Why does eBay keep sending me "daily deals" emails?

I changed my notification preferences on the eBay website to stop sending me spam some time ago. It does say that the changes can take up to 10 days, but believe me, I unticked everything well past ...
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How to send an email address through eBay

Ebay let's you message sellers and buyers but it doesn't let you include an email address in your message. The warning prompt: johndoe at gmail dot come doesn't work either. Presumably they do ...
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People retracting their last bid so that I reach my maximum bid

The following happened to me several times when bidding for something at eBay: I place my bid → I'm the highest bidder Alice places several small-step bids, but I'm still highest bidder (thanks to my ...
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Ebay past prices

Is there a method to view the prices an item sold for in the past?
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Is there a way to view old ebay purchases?

For some reason, I can only view ebay items I've purchased in the last 60 days. Is there a way to view older items? I can search my email for the receipts, but that's a bit silly.
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Change ebay.co.uk listings default currency

Is it possible to change the default currency on ebay.co.uk listings from British Pound Sterling to Euro?
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Archive of old eBay auctions

Where can I find a complete or nearly complete archive of past eBay auctions? eBay only lets me search auctions up to 60 days ago but I want to search everything for the last few years.
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How do I save a photo from an eBay listing?

I wish to reuse a past eBay listing but as it is over 90 days old, eBay will not let me edit it, therefore I want to save the photos from the listings so that I can upload them to a new listing. But ...
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Are there any tricks to prevent last second losses on eBay?

So you're the winning bidder all week until the last 5 seconds when someone shoots in and outbids you. Is there anything to help prevent that from happening or is that just a fact of web auctions?
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Viewing items bought more than 60 days ago in eBay

Does anyone know if it is possible to view items I bough more than 60 days ago on eBay?
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Open a case on eBay after more than 45 days

I bought an item on eBay couple of months ago (beginning of March); payment was accepted and the seller sent the package on its way through USPS mail service to my country. (International shipping) ...
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How to bid on like goods, but buy only one, on ebay?

Imagine I'm shopping for a model XL-3Q widget on eBay. There are a half dozen for sale, all with different end times and conditions. Yet I want only one. Is there a way I can chain the bids? If I ...
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Is there really a trivial way of getting many items on ebay cheaply, or am I missing something?

I haven't used ebay much so I don't know it very well, but I cannot figure out what it is that I'm missing in this case. You see, in ebay when you want to place a bid on an item, you don't place a ...
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Is it possible to filter ebay search results by shipping price

I live in quite a remote location. While it is reasonably simple to filter ebay search results so that I only see items that will ship to me, some of those will have a ludicrous shipping cost. Is it ...
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How do I make my listing available to international buyers?

When I create a listing on my local (German) Ebay, I'm given the option to make it available to international buyers. But to do that, I have to provide shipping costs for each country I want to make ...
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What does "reserve not met" mean in eBay?

What does "reserve not met" mean, when using eBay? In my particular situation, the starting price was "£1". I entered a maximum bid of "£40". Now the auction shows "current bid" as "£1" and "reserve ...
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Negative feedback in eBay

Is there a "safe" way to give negative feedback in eBay? Sometimes I get across other people who should get a negative, but at the same time I don't want to ruin my own feedback (yes, I know its ...
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eBay - are buyer and seller reputation the same?

I googled, but can't find a definitive answer. I have a 1k+ reputation as an eBay buyer. Now I want to try to get back some of the cash that I have sent by selling. If I do, will prospective buyers ...
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Customised search interface for Ebay

The Ebay API lists as a possible opportunity: Searching – customized interfaces for searching the eBay marketplace Are there currently any alternative Ebay interfaces of which I should be aware ...
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How do I change my password on ebay?

Where in the maze of configuration settings is this located?
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Moved to another street. Can't reset eBay Password

I've forgotten my eBay password, but every time I try to reset my password and sign in, it kicks me out and I get an email saying that there's been "Fraudulent Access to your account" It's either ...
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How do I exclude "Part of a live auction event" listings from an eBay search?

For certain searches, a large percentage of results are "Part of a live auction event on < date >" and not actually available for bidding outside a few minutes a few days later when the auction ...
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Is it possible to filter countries in my eBay searches?

For example, I would like to order from a certain country or countries, that I know can ship to my country but I do not want all other countries which makes the search more difficult.
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How do I exclude "Local pickup only" listings from an eBay search?

For certain searches, a large percentage of results are available for "local pickup only" and not local. It's not good UX to have to look carefully at each of hundreds of listings to find ...
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Facebook is stealing my eBay search history

I have recently noticed that when I search for something on eBay, I start seeing ads of similar items in my Facebook homepage. I suspect Facebook is somehow stealing my search history. Is there a way ...
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how can I "advanced filter" ebay results?

When using eBay's search I want to filter all results to find items that would be less than 50 miles away (which is easy to do) but I want to see if they are listed as "pickup only" (which means the ...
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eBay Purchase history doesn't match information on other parts of web site

I am looking at an eBay seller's Feedback. One of the most recent is from buyer i***4: When I click on the "View Item" link to go to the item he bought it tells me that 18 were sold: When I click on ...
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What is the red and green price in ebay.com listing?

I see sometime the price is in read, sometimes it is in green. What does the color mean?
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Can I receive notifications for my eBay watch list?

I am new to eBay. I added some items to my watch list. I would like to know whether I can receive mail notification when something changed with those items. I couldn't find that option, so does that ...
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What does “completed listing” mean in ebay.com?

When searching for items, I see the box on the left as below. What does completed listing mean?
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High bid rejected on eBay? Account has reached the limit for bidding and buying

I was recently interested in an eBay item. High price, but well worth it and likely under-noticed. My intended max proxy bid was a high price, 4-5 times the current price. This was mainly to discover ...
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Can I get a receipt as an eBay buyer?

Is there a way to download and print a receipt for a purchase I made on eBay using a credit card (off PayPal)?
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How can I include video in an eBay auction listing?

Is it possible to embed or link to video in an eBay auction listing? I'm following instructions found online to try to embed a YouTube video by checking the "use old embed code" box, which everyone ...
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Must a business/non-profit share a single login for eBay account?

I am creating a business (non-profit) eBay account for fundraising. I need to authorize other volunteers to create and manage listings. Must we all share a single password for logging in, or is ...
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Why I'm forced to agree to PayPal terms even when I'm not using PayPal?

I'm trying to purchase something on eBay and I'm forced to accept PayPal terms, despite I'm not using PayPal to pay for the item. So it doesn't make any sense. I agree to the PayPal terms and ...
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Non-US shipping when selling on ebay.com?

I am living in Hong Kong and signed up for an ebay account. The account works on ebay.com as well as ebay.com.hk. Unfortunately I do not speak Chinese and therefore cannot use ebay.com.hk since there ...
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How can I add a "Buy It Now" price to an existing auction item?

I created an auction item on eBay yesterday, and today I've had a user ask if they can "Buy It Now" as they require the item ASAP. I went to edit/revise the item, and the Buy It Now field was ...
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How did an eBay user add my email address to his account details?

On Gmail, I'm [email protected]. Some other guy with an account on eBay has a registered email address there of [email protected] (note the full stop). Gmail is sending his email to me. So maybe ...
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How can I include iframes in an eBay listing?

When I try and post a listing on eBay it tells me I can't use iframe: — but all the professional listings I see have iframes... What's the catch? How can I add iframes to my eBay listings as well?
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How do maximum bids in ebay get executed?

How do maximum bids in ebay get executed? Let's say Tom bids $10 for an item, and Dick enters a maximum bid of $15, but it only displays as $11 to best $10. Then let's say without being necessarily ...
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Is it possible to buy and create an invoice on eBay as a business?

I created a business account on eBay but it seems to be only for selling things. I would like to buy an item for my business computer and would like to have an invoice for it, having my company name ...
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How do I remove a PayPal account from being the default payment method in eBay?

When I go to pay for an item in eBay, the default payment method is the wrong PayPal account. I'd like to unlink it, but the best instructions I can find say the following: After logging in to eBay, ...
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Where to contact eBay support on-line?

I'd like to contact eBay regarding their site or general problems which I'm having. I've tried Customer Service page, but I couldn't find any contact form apart of FAQ, Community or 'Call me' (where I ...
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Error generating "Auth n Auth" user token from Developer Dashboard

I'm trying to generate "Auth n Auth" token for testing from ebay developer dashboard and then signing into my sandbox account. I'm able to sign in successfully but getting the following ...
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eBay is demanding that I register for them to "manage my payments" [closed]

I very rarely sell anything on eBay. Over the past few months, I've gotten emails from them saying I must register for them (or them + payoneer) to manage my payments. Now they've said I won't be able ...
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Searching for dimensional quantities

I find it extremely frustrating to try and find products on eBay which are described with dimensional quantities. For instance: looking for 3 1/2 inch long screws. Regardless how the length is ...
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How to hide own eBay username from eBay community profile?

How can I hide my eBay username from the public-facing portion of my eBay Community profile? When I'm logged out and go to the public-facing part of my Community profile, I see my eBay buyer/seller ...
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How to customize eBay's End of Auction emails?

As a seller, I'd like to customize eBay's End of Auction email. I couldn't find any up-to-date information about it apart of some old eBay FAQ page which says: To customize your End of Auction email, ...
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Control eBay notifications

Is there any way to control which notifications appear in the upper right corner (notifications bell icon with drop-down) and/or flyouts on the right? Specifically, I'd like to disable "ENDING ...
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