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pripatco — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:09:52 GMT

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corred — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 14:56:28 GMT

We all ask the same question.....espevcially when a seller has 100's of new items

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That's down to eBay who do not police that side of the site.......or complaints to Trading Standards by individuals.....which if you spot a seller you are at liberty to do

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1956glyn — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 15:20:13 GMT

Just to add pri_pat you can also report them to HMRC online (as i have done recently)

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red_magpie — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 16:40:52 GMT

That's a very good question.

Last year it was announced that eBay is co-operating with HMRC to identify unregistered business sellers. We haven't seen much evidence of this.

There are still large numbers of obvious business sellers passing themselves off as private sellers, avoiding tax, denying buyers their statutory consumer rights and exploiting promotions intended for bona fide private sellers.

But eBay doesn't seem to care. As far as I know, there still isn't even a reporting link to report unregistered business sellers. Wouldn't this have been the obvious first thing to provide if they're serious about rooting them out?

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john1297576 — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:44:17 GMT

Ebay are always trying to squeeze extra pennies out of sellers, when by a little bit of research they could pick up all these people avoiding paying fees. I am afraid they get their priorities wrong so many times.

Virtually every day we see several examples of Unregistered Sellers asking questions which they as Business Sellers should know how to deal with.

As well as avoiding their responsibilities to buyers, they are able to compete unfairly with Genuine Business Sellers. Can only suggest that you report to Trading Standards or Customs and Revenue, who may act.