IE Seller News: April 2025
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Resolved! Ebay via YOULEND - anyone got any pros and cons
Hi All, I hope sales are good! Today we received a generous offer from eBay Capital that would be enough to rent a unit for a year. I believe that you pay a daily percentage of sales. The previous similar type of loans via P-pay were very straightfor...
I cannot buy with my card on ebay
I am unable to buy on your website with my card yours greatfully
Resolved! Packlink parcels
I paid for postage through packlink and sent it on the 30th aug, it's been successfully delivered on the 2nd sept. I've now (15th sept) received an email of packlink stating that I had extra charges for incorrect size/weight. It seems odd that I woul...
Error with 'Delivery Service'
Hiya, I am trying to list an item, if and when sold it will fit into a 'letter' sized envelope I have also selected 2nd class, but an error 'Delivery Service' is stopping me from listing the item. It's do i have to select prepaid service now??
Resolved! One Word....
'Sausages'. Do carry on.:-)
Sending an item to the Czech Republic
Hello everyone. I'd be super grateful for advice. I advertised a piece of kitchen equipment. It is 23kg and over the size covered by Ebay's Global Shipping programme. I advertised it as collection only.I was contacted by a buyer in the Czech Republic...
Will I get a bill from the HMRC tax man?
So im wanting to sell my VFX workstation and my storage set up, this is to raise funds to buy a newer up to date technology will with cost me 10k Im not a business btw, im just a enthusiast gamer and have a hobby on the latest technology. So I have c...
Refund someone with buyers remorse
I am a private seller sold a external hard first the buyer claimed it was faulty ( I advised to format and try again) also a file that corrupted can make downloads difficult until it's identified. Then I'm told it's broken ( offered to replace) then ...
Buyer paid weeks ago but has not collected as yet
Hi All, Sold a table its been paid for but buyer has not bothered to collect yet. This was a few weeks ago. Can anyone tell me the position. We clearly state no returns etc. Thanks,
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.
Cigarette smoke smell rears it's head again.
Bit of an odd one this, so am looking for some ideas. In the last 2 months I have had 2 feedback comments ( Both still positive ) but also saying the item(s) had a smell of cigarette smoke about them. Now if I smoked or anyone else on the premises di...
Feedback removed.....!!!!
Ok so i brought a jacket from japan for my son as he wanted the same as me upon arrival the jacket is nothing like the listings pictures i left a negative and the seller had it removed....!!!!! how is this allowed to happen? is ebay embarrassed that ...
Only given a partial refund
I am sure this is not legal, I purchased an item that only worked for a few weeks. The seller offered me £3, althought that was a fraction of what I paid. However, I returned the item with a picture requesting a full refund and the seller fraudulentl...
Problems setting up seller's bank account
While attempting to set a seller's bank account manually, the web page allows me to enter the bank sort code and bank account number, but the account name field is protected and I am unable to enter anything. Does anyone know why this so? (I don't do...
Listing
Why do I keep getting an error message ‘Delivery Service’ when trying to complete my listing?I am using the ‘sell similar’ function from previous listings and not changing my delivery items
Maybe Unique situation..: Selling privileges restricted
Hello people. I hope you can help..I know there are many posts like my problem, but I can't find anything similar, so maybe it is unique. Or maybe I do not get something, I will try to explain my problems shortly and clearly. Starting with my "journe...
Buyer sent item to a shop that is permantly closed
I sent the item to a shop address given by the buyer with an eCP number on it. I checked the tracking and it says action needed and that the courier has had an issue getting to the delivery address. I google mapped the store and it says permantly clo...
return
hi... i returned a micro sd card that was faulty. printed off the qr code and had it posted via royal mail..claimed it was out for delivery over five days ago but still not delivered.. the seller does not respond so thats pointless..royal mail and eb...
unable to sell
Made a listing to sell something and got the message below."You’re no longer able to sell on eBayIt looks like you haven’t met the minimum requirements to sell on eBay, which means you’re no longer able sell on the site. You should have received an e...
Guest Purchase Refund
Hello there, so I do have an eBay account but accidentally made a purchase without even really realising that I wasn’t signed in. The two items I purchased were described as authentic and real and there were no negative reviews that I could see. Day ...
How can this old penny be worth almost £1k?
How on Earth can this old penny be worth almost £1k - there is no product information with it defining why it is rare and worth so much. At best it can only be worth pennies.
Has eBay effectively stopped selling vehicles?
Been a while since I browsed car and vehicles for sale, so was shocked to see that there are practically no vehicles for sale on eBay when it used to be full of them, almost to the point of being spoilt for choice. So, as per the title, has eBay effe...
Exemption from Simple Delivery for items under £10 and 100g
This is a quote from EBAY: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 items that meet both of the following criteri...
Selling a property in Portugal
Dear members:I'm selling a property in Portugal for £223.000.00. Ebay is adding to the final price the Portuguese VAT of 23%. The reality is that in Portugal, we don't pay VAT when buying a property, unless it is a business, which is not the case. In...
Be Aware Market Flooded with Counterfeit Stamps from China
If you buy postage for your business on eBay you will find an array of offers - pretty much all the bulk offers I have seen from sellers who are not stamp dealers are counterfeit. It is a criminal offence to sell them and a criminal offence to use th...
Royal Mail Large Letter now up to 1kg - but no one told Royal Mail this?
We sent a large letter to a customer recently, that weighed in just over 800g. Dimensions were within Large Letter and we were expecting it to be a parcel because it was over 750g, but we discovered that Royal Mail have recently upgraded their Tracke...
Can I go over my 30 item early limit with being taxed
So recently I’ve been selling my collection of retro video games which I’ve built up since I was a kid as I’m moving house and want to declutter. I’ve now reached my yearly 30 item limit and have made around £1700. I’ve sent my national insurance num...
Simple delivery
I have sold an item where buyer pays the postage and I get a QR code to take to get Evri postage label with a specified date of 30th April by which I have to do this. My buyer has requested the purchase not be posted until 12th May . Is this ok to do...
Counter offer with Collection / Pickup shows "Post to"
I put an item up for sale as Collection onlyI received a counter offer but there is a "Post to" section with a Post Code. Which I assume is the buyers, as its not mine. The item is too large to post, hence I have the item as Collection Only. When I t...
Dispatched, item Button, add trackinvg
Ive posted an item via Evri, advised the buyer and sent all info. But the dispatched item button isn't in the drop down box. It now says item overdue but it's been sent Where or how can I add the tracking info ..its all changed? It says go to order a...
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