Everything tagged Buyer protection
Guarantees, disputes and scams, and what to do when a purchase goes wrong.
8 posts- JUL 24
eBay Authenticity Guarantee: 2026 thresholds by category
Wristwatches from $2,000, sneakers from $100, handbags and jewelry from $500. eBay's own two pages disagree on the trading card number, and both are live.
10 min read · Buyer protection, Authentication, Collectibles
- JUL 22
"Untested" isn't an eBay condition. Here's what the seller actually picked.
A seller who types untested has still picked Used or For parts off eBay's list. That field, and not the prose around it, is what a claim is measured against.
10 min read · Collectibles, Buyer protection, Authentication, Price research
- JUL 16
Buying watches on eBay: what $2,000 authentication misses
eBay authenticates watches automatically from $2,000 and sells the check for $80 below it. It catches counterfeits, not frankenwatches built from real parts.
11 min read · Collectibles, Authentication, Buyer protection, Price research
- JUL 6
Can you take back an eBay bid? Only for two reasons.
eBay lets you take a bid back for two reasons, inside one hour, and only if the listing ends within 12 hours. On Trading Cards you can't retract at all.
10 min read · Auctions, How eBay works, Buyer protection
- JUL 2
eBay buyer scams in 2026 and the tells that give them away
Five 2026 eBay scam patterns with the tell for each, from off-platform payment to AI-generated photos. Patterns only, since no single tell proves fraud.
10 min read · Buyer protection, Authentication
- JUN 30
eBay's Money Back Guarantee: 30 calendar days, and the one move that voids it
eBay's Money Back Guarantee runs 30 calendar days from delivery, or the seller's window if that's longer. Paying outside eBay checkout removes all of it.
10 min read · Buyer protection, How eBay works
- JUN 16
eBay listing red flags: 12 checks and what untested means
Twelve checks to run before you buy. Untested isn't an eBay condition. The seller still picked a label from eBay's list, and that field sets your protection.
10 min read · Price research, Buyer protection, Reselling
- MAY 27
eBay's own help page tells you to search misspellings
eBay's bidding strategy page tells buyers to search typos. Which misspelling tools still work in 2026, checked, and why the discount isn't measured.
9 min read · Deal hunting, Tools, Buyer protection