Seller News: July 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.
Buyer wants payment for their damage
Hello all, I sold an old G-Shock to a buyer. The buyer was happy with the watch. They asked me if the watche had been serviced. I said it had NEVER been serviced in the years I had it. The buyer said they were going to take it to G-Shock and have it ...
Resolved! Defrauded by a buyer
Late last year I sold an item on Ebay. The person complained about the item and demanded a refund claiming it was not as described; he also gave me negative feedback. He was refunded but did not return the items. Within a short time, items identical ...
Resolved! how do you list anything bigger than 61cm?
Ebay is now forcing me into SD with no custom delivery option The largest postage offered under SD is 61cm There seems to be no way to list anything over 61cm and get the correct postage, even if you declare the dimensions in the listing height, widt...
MC011 Restriction
Hi eBay community,I'm in a desperate situation and hoping for advice or similar experiences. Here's what's happening:6+ years account of good standing. Barely ever sold things before, but just sold three items in the past two months or so, and listed...
Resolved! Simple Delivery
Is Simple Delivery mandatory now ? used to be able to select custom postage option but it’s not available now. Just tried listing and Simple Delivery is the only option for postage
"simple" delivery
Thanks to this garbage "service" the morons at ebay have generated a pre-paid label which is nowhere near the cost of sending my parcel. A buyer bought three items off me, each would have cost £3.38 to send yet the label from this genius system has c...
Pending Funds
I hadn't sold an item on eBay for a while, and so ignored the pre-paid label and sent the item independently via Royal Mail signed for. The item has been delivered and signed for, but my funds remain pending as Ebay hasn't recognised that the item ha...
Resolved! Why am I paying tax on my shop subscription fee?
Hi AllWhen I signed up for an eBay shop I was led to believe that it would cost £27 a month. I've just been charged £32.40 for the month which includes additional tax (VAT I assume?) I know that we have to pay VAT on things, but I can't find anywhere...
Large Letter and Simple Delivery
I have been selling some low cost items and sending as a Large Letter 2nd Class at a cost of £1.55.Most I sell for £4.99 or £5.99 including the P&P so I end up with around £3 for my trouble.With Simple Delivery it now costs £2.72 which seems extortio...
Resolved! Having to opt out of Simple Delivery on EVERY LISTING
OK so listing some items tonightgood news first - even though Simple Delivery is now being pushed I can opt out to custom settings and select my standard shipping ratesbad news - I have to opt out of Simple Delivery every time I list even though I am...
The new when we get paid rules from February.
Ebay was always heavily weighted in favour of the Buyers, but this new mad rule thats coming in next month about having to wait two days after delivery is confirmed to get paid is simply beyond the pale. And sometimes delivery conformation never come...
eBay as confused as us about Simple Delivery?
eBay help says this about Simple Delivery postage rates for items under £100: which I was pleased to see had a 2-10kg option at a price that was close to Yodel’s £5.21 that I use a lot. BUT… there is no option for this weight range when you select Si...
After 26 years it's GOODBYE eBay - Simple Delivery SUCKS!
Well after 26 years of loving eBay, telling all my friends & customers about it & buying & selling all sorts over the years (currently mine & my late Father's auto & music collections), it looks like today is goodbye eBay! - I have just spent 3hrs ph...
Bizarre code when listing
Recently, when I go to "Sell Similar Item", I see not only a new format, but huge amounts of strange incomprehensible computer code in the item description box. Before it was just plain text as you can see me writing now. Now it's "%@,&*....(type her...
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