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eBay Payment Disputes

The eBay Payment Disputes page shows payment disputes buyers have opened through their payment providers (e.g. chargebacks). You can review, accept or contest disputes directly in Business Central.

Open the page

  • Via search: eBay Payment Disputes
  • Via the eBay dashboard → Payment Disputes

Fields

Field Description
Payment Dispute ID Unique eBay dispute ID.
Status Current status (Open, Action Needed, Waiting for Seller, Closed).
Reason Reason for the dispute.
eBay Order ID The associated eBay order.
Amount Disputed amount.
Buyer Username eBay username of the buyer.
Open Date Date the dispute was opened.
Respond By Date Response deadline — highlighted once overdue.

The dispute card additionally shows Seller Response (your reply), Resolution (outcome) and Note (internal notes).

Actions

Action Description
Sync Disputes Imports payment disputes from eBay.
Refresh Refreshes the open dispute from eBay.
Accept Dispute Accepts the dispute — you agree with the buyer's claim. Cannot be undone.
Contest Dispute Contests the dispute with a written response.
Show Order Opens the associated eBay order.

Accept and Contest are only available in the Open, Action Needed and Waiting for Seller states.


Automation

  • Job queue: The DISPUTES entry (eBay: Sync Payment Disputes) runs every 4 hours by default.
  • Webhooks: The PAYMENT_DISPUTE_CREATED topic fetches new disputes immediately (notifications).

Tips

Keep an eye on open disputes

The Open Disputes cue on the dashboard counts all disputes that require a seller response.

Deadlines are binding

Respond before the Respond By Date — once the deadline passes, eBay usually decides in the buyer's favour.