UK Seller News: April 2025
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Import fees
I have just sold a collectable autograph to a buyer in Germany. The item sold for £397, and the import fee comes to £75.43, but ebay have charged him £95. How can this be? If you include the buyers protection the buyer paid £411.40 in which case the ...
Good morning all :)
In case I aint around tomorrow
Resolved! One Word....
'Sausages'. Do carry on.:-)
Fake Rolex passed eBay authenticity
Hello I received. Rolex submariner only to find out a few days after receiving it the bracelt code is a replica from China. Also the bezel dosent line up 100 per cent. I have removed the red tag. Will eBay refund me as I have put in a return request ...
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.
And which genius decided to delete the picking list option from ebay
Once again here we go, the office boys in ebay have decided to take a perfectly good system, and get rid of it. There is NO picking list option, which means if I have 5 orders separately from the same buyer, I have to manually find them from the list...
Simpl
CUSTOMER ASKS TO UPGRADE POSTAGE TO TRACKED 24 , SORRY CANT DO THAT AS SIMPLE DELIVERY WONT LET ME, copy of chat attached
Business Sellers transferred to simple delivery without notice!!!!
Hello, I am a business seller with 20 years service and as of Friday 4th April 2025 have started to receive Simple Delivery labels which have overridden my postage policy. When queried, Ebay agent advised that all Business Sellers would have no optio...
Simple delivery - when will ebay back down and reverse this stupidity?
Anyone willing to take a guess? I'm going for September 1st.....(2025).
Simple Delivery and letters - clarification needed please
Is an £4.85 item today going to cost £7.61 soon?An item that is for sale today at £4 + 85p P&P, next week will cost me an additional 91p (or is the % charged on P&P as well?) for buyer fees from the 4th.I’ve heard that Simple Delivery is going to bec...
Letter openers
Hi.I have a business account on eBay.now opened company!before I selling letter openers and blades.now eBay deleted all listings with this product.so,I have a question,what I need to do?because I want sell it!(small letter openers)!thank you
The contact seller option is still not working. I noticed this problem started in 2024.
Has anyone got a resolution for the contact seller option not working. People must be losing money over this problem as some customers will just give up and not buy the item if they cannot ask a valid question. I have tried to ask questions on many i...
Postage should be simple
Simple delivery is NOTonce YOU ebay have ensure it is simple, correct, cost effective and actually working then you can promote it or ENFORCE ITbut you haven’t got there yet have you on so many fronts 1) overcharging 2j missing weight options3) missi...
Buyer protection fee on charity listings
Currently if a buyer buys a £5 item on a 100% charity listing, then the charity receives £5.How much does the charity receive if a buyer pays £5 after the introduction of buyer protection fees?
Postage options have all reset due to ‘Simple Delivery’
I posted about my bewilderment earlier this week on some of the changes introduced by eBay that are negatively impacted sellers. ‘Simple Delivery’ seems to be the change that will be the final straw for many sellers. Regardless of whether you agree w...
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
Advised of incorrect sizing
I ordered a tracksuit in medium and seller advised me he didn’t have that tracksuit in medium-sizing wasn’t visible but he assured me he had small and medium-after I ordered medium he said he didn’t have that tracksuit in medium and offered me an alt...
Boycott ebay until Simple Delivery and other recent changes are romoved.
I am planning on boycotting ebay until recent changes are reversed. Especially the poorly named Simple Delivery. Do you agree?
Simple Delivery does not list small parcel size so discounts buyers selecting royal mail.
Simple Delivery does not list small parcel size so discounts buyers selecting royal mail. I already have a problem with shops accepting evri parcels with just the large and heavy ones i send on a daily basis so i use royal mail for the small ones. If...
Ebay's response to Post Offices who refuse Simple Delivery packages with the wrong label on them
This was Ebay's response in the chat today:
Potential buyers range from managing directors in Germany to people with £1 million pound properties
Potential buyers range from managing directors in Germany to people with £1 million pound properties! Why? Control through affiliate marketing with the EPN? Fixed? @marco
Resolved! Goodnight everyone.
Goodnight to all.
A rant - eBay's use of Captcha
If I've been uncharacteristically quiet of late, it's primarily due to it being such a hassle to log into eBay now. It can easily take me four or five minutes of trying to spot all the buses, fire hydrants, crosswalks (I assume that means "pedestrian...
Why is it asking me to complete my listings on the web browser to apply policies when it's correct.
When I tried to update or list a new item on the mobile device it just keeps asking me
Simple Delivery
Good morning everyone. Well tgat didn’t last long From 15th April SIMPLE DELIVERY will be MANDATORY. I am sure most if you will have received the email. I am far from happy and fed up with being dictated to. His do we cover packaging ? I have already...
Item shows delivered BUT NOT TO ME AND THE PROOF PICTURES AREN'T MY ADDRESS OR ME PICTURED
Postage company delivered my parcel somewhere else to wrong address
What about sellers who don’t read the boards or read “announcements”
They ll be in for a roller coaster ride with this new star spangled crock postage rip off sadnever to be nominated for an Oscar performance oh hang on….. I suppose there was ONE email and message (now defunct as rules have changed) but maybe not ever...
Hi ive posted the wrong items to buyer
Hi i have posted wrong items out to buyer and have asked them to check them. What do I do now please
Non payment
It is absolutely ridiculous that I cannot leave negative feedback on a serial non-payer who makes a mockery of EBay but continues to enjoy 100% feedback despite a large number of his dealings are no paymentEbay really need to look at this as I am los...
ALL NEW Competition Thread...Last Post WINS ;-)
Well..... it couldnt be lost forever could it ! So its back... all singing, all dancing... no farting allowed... May the dirtiest player win I am first... I WILL BE LAST
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Latest Announcements
Updates on Simple Delivery, automated positive feedback, US tariffs and Seller Meetups
Eve Williams, General Manager, eBay UK, explores the latest launches landing for sellers and buyers this April, including Simple Delivery, automated positive feedback and community events, as well as ...
Navigating New US Tariffs: Support and Solutions for UK Sellers
We understand that the recent announcement regarding US tariffs may have brought uncertainty, especially for those of you who frequently sell into the US market. We remain committed to supporting you ...
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