UK Seller News: April 2025
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NO LONGER SELLING DUE TO SIMPLE DELIVERY
AS OF 15TH APRIL MY DAYS AS A PRIVATE EBAY SELLER WILL STOP AFTER 19 YEARS.I AM FED UP OF THE GREED OF EBAY AND I HOPE OTHER EBAY SELLERS DECIDE TO NO LONGER LET THE EBAY CONTROL FREAKS HAVE THIS MUCH CONTROL OVER PRIVATE SELLERS.
Withholding Funds
Utterly disgusted with eBay and their apparent disregard for fairness. I've been a loyal customer for 25 years, always maintained a 100% rating as both buyer and seller. I recently sold an item for £150 and sent the same day via Royal Mail Special De...
Selling the same item
I bought some car cleaning products from a seller and got a good deal unfortunately he put everything in a box without packaging numerous bottles spilled there contents seller failed to accept responsibility for his actions I left negative feedback a...
Simple Delivery - no small parcel options
Just spent 30mins trying to explain to ebay that Simple Delivery - which all private sellers are going to be forced to use - isn't fit for purpose. I regularly sell shoebox size parcels, via Royal Mail, i.e. Royal Mail Small Parcel (45 x 35 x 16cm) S...
Large letter posting
Hello … Does anyone know for definite the answer to the following ? If I sell an item which weighs under 100g and I need to post off in a Jiffy bag (therefore Large letter Post) can I use Royal Mail postage stamps ?. Also when does this apply from, 7...
Fraudulent customer
Hi all, Just wanted to pick your brains for help. I sold a gold Bullion bar (bought direct from the refiner, been using them for over 10 years), it was posted via Royal Mail special delivery the next day. The buyer received it, opened the tamper proo...
Ebay Sales Completed Dead **************January 2025**************
We are a business seller with most of our listing on other platforms. However we still have big chunk of our listings on Ebay platform. Ebay has been dead for us for over few months. Sales reach minimum 1-2 per day out of 100s of listings. What has g...
Will Trump's Tariffs impact eBay UK to US sales?
I'm thinking of secondhand articles not new-to-market. If I were to sell an Art Deco Czech glass vase to the US, would the applicable tariff be that for Czechia where it was made ninety years ago or the UK tariff as I am in the UK? Would eBay add the...
Getting disillusioned with eBay ... why item in Manchester sends Seller Offer written in Russian?
Hi All, It's been a while since I asked the Community anything, but here goes ...Things are just getting too complex .... been with eBay for years and have felt (fairly) safe doing so, until now. Why? Because I am not sure who I'm dealing with anymor...
Reserve price problems
I have a car for sale buy auction and I filled in a reserve price it now says no reserve and won’t let me change this
Royal Mail tracking not updating on ebay
I've noticed that all of a sudden none of my royal mail tracking numbers are updating on ebay and wondered if anyone else is having the same problem?? On Royal Mail they show as dropped off at the post office, etc but on ebay they've not even updated...
Freepost & HMRC
I’ve seen many posts regarding HMRC reporting etc which to be honest doesn’t effect me at the moment however I will be selling items that cost more to post than the items are worth.One thing I have noticed is the number of sellers going away from fre...
Resolved! Simple `delivery
Being new to 'Simple' Delivery; I've just sold some items that ebay has generated labels for but the labels are for <1kg parcels and my parcels re over that weight , most probably my fault somewhere along the line but I really don't want to cancel th...
Ebay / HMRC seller tax questions.. any accountants in the community?
My partner and I use Ebay to sell our personal items and other items he buys to resell for a profit. He is a self employed sole trader and as such completes an HMRC self assessment tax return which INCLUDES 20% of the profit revenue he/we make sellin...
Resolved! One Word....
'Sausages'. Do carry on.:-)
Interesting .........
I don't buy much on ebay any longer, but do keep a weather eye on one sub-category in particular. I've been paying somewhat closer attention to it this past week and noted the number of UK listings appears to have halved. I know this can be difficult...
Store pick up delivery
I normally use store click and collect for when I’m at work but now there’s no option to select it on my delivery options any idea how I can add it back on
Directly From the Fingers of CS - No Special Delivery with Simple Delivery
They did say that no matter the value (under 750) the Ebay policy covers for the value of the loss if using Tracked 24 or 48. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sellercentre/postage/simple-delivery Does Simple Delivery have a cover limit for items during transit...
Simple Delivery on existing listings
I have a number of listings and I don’t currently have any plans to put up any new ones.Will the existing listings swap over to simple delivery on the 15th of April or will they continue as they are until they are sold or removed?
Updates to Feedback
Dear Sellers, Starting at the end of April, UK sellers will benefit from automated positive feedback for eligible transactions. This will ensure you get the recognition you deserve for successful sales, enhancing your feedback score. Additionally, we...
Coming soon to eBay Mandatory Simple Delivery
Someone found the dates yesterday and posted them. Just thought it made sense to make it easier to find.It's in the Help Section under Opt out Simple Delivery will be the only listing option as of 15th April and they will start adjusting current list...
eBay Is Dead
I am thinking eBay as a selling platform is dead since the seller protection was added ? I wonder if eBay have notice the decline in sellers since new rules started . In my 20 years of selling on eBay Ive never seen it like thisI have 20 watchers on ...
Simple Delivery - Royal Mail
Does anyone know if the incoming Simple Delivery will include Royal Mail as an option? I ask because eBay seems to be going down the Vinted route and Vinted doesn't allow RM. As a seller of antique and vintage glass and ceramics my experience of Evri...
Simple Delivery Exceptions size still not clarified
Yesterday's update from Eve Williams, General Manager, eBay UK says"Items which can still use untracked service: There are a few categories of items where we’ll still permit untracked services if that’s your preference. This includes letter-sized ite...
Defective item - seller won't accept return
Hi,I've bought a book which is defective. The seller won't accept a return. What do I need to do to get a refund?
Resolved! Full refund only adds up to half the cost
I've been awarded a full refund by eBay but the amount I've been refunded is only half the cost of the item. I don't know what to do I've tried contacting an agent but that not working
How can i sell my power-saw for local collection only?
How can i list my Electric-Scroll-Saw for auction, as a collection only, without the 'Age Restriction' message preventing me from doing so?There are several sellers with the same item for sale on eBay for local collection only, but it will not let me...
Simple Delivery
They say costs are 20% cheaper - there is only a 100g or 750g weight choice, I post my items large letter 250g for £1.90 2nd class, I've just changed one of my items to SD and the price starts at £2.74 - how is that cheaper?? Also I'm assuming we now...
new postage system
Hello, The new postage systems on eBay, Well I never wanted to use EVRI, BUT I thought well there maybe some eBayers that like them better than RM., So as I was told by EBAY, I can pick RM as my preferred postage, but the buyer can change if they wan...
How can one verify their age without a credit card.?
How can one verify their age without a credit card. I have always used a debit card to buy tools such as chisels but now there seems to be a verification process that I cannot complete. Suggestions?
