"Collection Only" A nightmare of eBay proportions | Member To Member Support

kiestefanizal · 2026-04-13T06:56:06.093000Z

For over the twenty years I've been requesting, via feedback pages, a way to exclude "Collection Only" listings from search results.My latest feedback said:"provide SOME method of selecting ONLY items from those sellers who are willing to POST. I've been requesting this for over ten years. There needs to be a way to exclude "collection only" items." As I search through the community forum here for "collection only" I see a whole host of problems that sellers and buyers alike have run into on this very issue. It would appear to be one of the most contentious issues that eBay has.I'm currently looking to buy a digital piano. It's kind of bulky, and reasonably heavy so I can understand how some people do not feel they are in a position to package and post it. What I would like, after twenty plus years of requesting it, is a way to exclude those listings where the seller feels unable to post.It really doesn't feel like such a big ask and it would improve the approachability and viability of eBay as a marketplace venue.I suggest a refinement check box on the left search panel such as X Exclude 'Collection Only'maybe with an optional X Exclude 'Collection Only' beyond distance NNN MilesI believe that this would improve the usability of eBay for the bulkier used items where collection is quite likely to be preferred by the seller.I also believe that so many of the constant stream of complaints from sellers and buyer alike both to customer service and to here in the Community Forum would evaporate when people can easily and specifically exclude collect only listings because they know they will not be able to collect. As it stands, it feels like eBay is set up to deliberately create collection failures and massive problems.

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