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Auctions change extending duration by two minutes when a bid is placed

Just saw a report about this over on ChannelX. Can't post the link.But it looks like they are testing this on Trading cards at the moment.Not something I use myself as a general rule, but it's quite the change when sniping has been the norm even sinc...

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.

Resolved! To promote listings or not, what works for you? Are you increasing %, unchanged or switching off?

With the new changes coming in on promoted listings where you "pay if your promoted listing is clicked" and sells within 30 days, causing some debate, was interested to see if other sellers use promoted listings, what percentage do you set, what type...

eBay forcing me to pay extra unnecessary postage

For several items I am selling, eBay are stopping me from using Royal Mail using MY POSTAGE STAMPS to pay for postage, and denying me the ability to mark the items as despatched. I want the choice to choose how I post the items I sell.

International customers unable to purchase.

I've recently had 2 customers unable to purchase the same item. One from the USA & one from Sweden. I've previously sold to both countries before. They both receive this message. “We are sorry, but the item you selected may not be purchased due to se...

Missing parcel

I didn’t receive my parcel please go through request

Royal Mail lost item, please help

Hi, I sold an item and sent it with the postage/tracking eBay provided. It hasn’t updated for over a week so the buyer and myself assume it is lost. How do I go about refunding the buyer and claiming for a lost item so I still receive the money? I’ve...

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Resolved! Price

Hello, I'd like to understand why the price shown in the listing is never the same as the one I set when I created the listing.

Resolved! One Word....

'Sausages'. Do carry on.:-)

eBay screen blocking me from bidding asks for a security check on phone but nothing happening to cle

eBay has locked me out of normal bidding forum a second screen keeps asking fortext call or phone call not had any joy trying to get back to normal bidding screen

Utter frustration of E bay

I refuse to give my bank account details to E bay, I will not allow them to withdraw money from it in the event of a buyer dispute where they always find in favour of the buyer even when wrong!I have e mailed FOUR times to close my account but they h...

Package "delivered" but not received (Royal Mail)

Hi, I recently sent an item to a buyer by Royal Mail tracked 48. It was recorded as delivered on 30th June with a photo provided by RM. However the buyer has opened a case for "item not received". She said her postman has admitted that he made a mist...

Resolved! Refund - Ebay has not refunded my money its been over 10 days

Hi - I contacted ebay about a Amp I brought for £295, when I received the Amp it was faulty, I could not get it to work via my computer system, normally its just plug it into a HDMI socket and away you go. This was not the case with this AMP. I was n...

Stolen delivered parcel

My parcel was delivered by Evri, tracking showed the item was delivered. It was left in a busy street on a doorstep in full view whilst I was at work. I tried SEVERAL times to contact Evri, their response was that the seller claims. The seller wouldn...

Why are items not relisting 8 times? My items only stay up 1 week

Listing of 7 days are supposed to relist 8 TIMES this is not happening. The items I listed last week have not automatically relisted. This is continually happening and is so frustrating and time consuming. I did phone up and query this but it is stil...

Cancelling a postage label, will I be refunded?

I have something to sell which is too big for RM, but okay for Yodel. Evri is too far away I can't use Evri, but RM and Yodel are nearby. If I list with the seller (me) paying for the label I will get an RM label from eBay, right? Then if I pack and ...

I bought an item at sellers price. After I check out and purchased the item, I was informed by email

I bought an item at sellers price. After I check out and purchased the item, I was informed by email (despite saying FREE DELIVERY) I have to pay an extra £40.00 delivery charge in my item It did not state this at time of purchase. I wonder if scam ?...

Requet my £50 coupons

Hello, i still have not received the £50 voucher by your email aftwe i completed my 1st sale.

Simple Delivery

Hi all, I've not been on here for months, possibly a year, but whilst reading a few pages this morning the forum seems to be full of "Simple Delivery" posts? This is the first I've ever heard of the scheme, eBay have never asked me to join and I've n...

EBay it’s the end for private sellers.

Well finally after changing the format of their selling platform it seems every couple of weeks you have come up with the ultimate level of stupidity with this latest total ridiculous set of changes. Nobody is going to wait what could be weeks to be ...

POOR SERVICE!!!

What has happened to the once good service provided by ebay??Sellers are very slow is posting the item!! The tracking facility is not updated and gives no information what so ever!!Delivery is slow, i understand this if posting from China but 2 weeks...

Amount paid substantially below money earned

As the title says, I am being paid less than eBay says I should be getting paid, according to the reports that eBay itself provides.As it now takes 2 weeks to get paid for items that do not have tracking, which all my items do not have, as they are a...

Simple Delivery Compensation

Just had an interesting conversation with Ebay customer services, they use Royal Mail Tracked 48 as the default service on anything values unto £750.Tracked only has compensation of unto £150 The advisor told me that Ebay cover the loss hmmm... I kno...

simple delivery

i didnt really understand the simple deliveryso i bought postage on line for collection as im disabledand now ive realised im paying the postage cost can iget this back

Same time its simple delivery on this forum.

I'm selling a gold sovereign and I certainly don't think I can post gold with their new "Simple Delivery" which I hate. Is there any way without switching onto a business account to get custom postage with the normal Royal Mail Special Delivery?

Payment/Accessing Funds

Hi thereI have sold an item from Ebay, the funds were available on 9 July 2025 but I have no option on my portal to withdraw the funds.Can anyone suggest what I can do?Kind regards

Resolved! Yet another buyer protection fee thread

I'm sure I'm not alone in having not quite got my head around this yet. I have an item for sale at the moment... It's up for £275, which with the buyer protection fee comes to £286.72. Someone has made me an offer on it: my seller dashboard tells me ...

ordered an item in Euros

I ordered a toilet seat in Euros wasn't a UK seller have received the item but this is not coming in my purchases for me to return Please help Thanks Shazia

Funds pending – awaiting delivery - Why has this suddenly started?

Hi, I've been using eBay for 24 years now and I have never had a 'Funds pending – awaiting delivery' show on any sale. For some reason this has shown on three items I have sold over the past couple of days, when everything else I have sold over the p...

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