topic Private sellers in Member To Member Support

Private sellers

katribrahi1 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:06:26 GMT

What keeps a seller as a private a seller has been selling over 300 items per year and still classed as private how is that justified the same seller is also not a genuine seller in detail claims that he is on holiday so that he can justify its delay with posting item not properly listed

Re: Private sellers

john1297576 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:46:39 GMT

All items sold clearly have an expected delivery date, does not matter what the seller says, once past that date the buyer can open a not received case to get a refund.

If seller does not refund then buyer escalates to ebay who refund at seller’s expense and seller gets a defect.

Does not take many defects for seller to fall below standard, and get restrictions on selling.

Re: Private sellers

*vyolla* — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:49:55 GMT

It depends what they're selling, this is what defines a private seller/business seller. 300 items per year isn't a lot.

A private seller is one who is just selling off their own personal items such clothes from their wardrobe, bits from their loft/garage etc.

A Business seller is someone who buys or makes items to sell on, they may have multiples of the same item listed or brand new clothing/shoes in various different sizes.