Everything tagged Buyer protection
Guarantees, disputes and scams, and what to do when a purchase goes wrong.
10 posts- OCT 9
Is it still worth buying from eBay UK if you live in the US?
US buyers pay import fees on every eBay UK order. The duty-free allowance is suspended, and refusing the parcel over fees voids eBay's Money Back Guarantee.
7 min read · How eBay works, Buyer protection, Reselling
- AUG 30
Buying ex-corporate laptops on eBay: the BIOS lock a wipe won't clear
A supervisor password set by a company IT department lives on the motherboard, not the drive. Lenovo's own remedy is replacing the system board.
8 min read · Buyer protection, Deal hunting, Price research
- JUL 24
eBay Authenticity Guarantee: 2026 thresholds by category
Where eBay's Authenticity Guarantee starts: sneakers $100, streetwear and single cards $200, handbags, jewelry, coins and other shoes $500, watches $2,000.
11 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 free from $2,000 and sells the check for $80 on select watches from $500. It confirms a watch is genuine, not that its parts match.
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.
11 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 own auction tips tell buyers to search misspellings. Why a typo can lower an auction price, which typo tools still work, and how to make your own list.
9 min read · Deal hunting, Tools, Buyer protection