Seller News: July 2025
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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.
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bonkers cant even buy a hole saw..dont have a credit card..god knows how many years ive been a member..over 3000 100% pos feed back...what the hell coud i do with a 2 inch hole saw that cant be done with a glass bottle from any supermarket....absolut...
Censored Reviews Appearing In Listings
Looks like there's censored reviews appearing in listings. Since when was this a thing, and why? Censored descriptive reviews in listings.
Large Letter and Simple Delivery
I have been selling some low cost items and sending as a Large Letter 2nd Class at a cost of £1.55.Most I sell for £4.99 or £5.99 including the P&P so I end up with around £3 for my trouble.With Simple Delivery it now costs £2.72 which seems extortio...
GSP down for all private sellers?
Hi, can anyone that has a private account please check to see if the postage is being quoted for international buyers through the GSP program. I have had multiple buyers contact me in the last few weeks trying to buy stuff but they are told to 'conta...
Beyond Stupid
Simple delivery!Won't let me post small paper items in an ordinary letter. Insists I have to choose Large Letter and charge accordingly.Have no choice but to end all my small items.How much longer do we have to put up with this?Ebay will not survive ...
"Simple Delivery" postage options for multiple quantity listing potentially over 2kg
I am very confused by the new "Simple Delivery" system. I am trying to list some stoneware plates and want to list them as multiple available on the same listing so people can buy the entire lot or just buy 1 or 2 to replace missing/broken plates in ...
Simply Useless Delivery
I am going to list all my items as " collection only " and explain in description that postage is included in the item price . If after sale you are unable to collect I can post if you forward address , if you are able to collect will refund the post...
Ebay asking for National Insurance Number - HMRC (please can someone help me)
Hi everyone, I'm in such a state - to the point I'm shaking with anxiety. I got a message from Ebay asking for my National Insurance Number for HMRC because I have sold items that reached over £1740 - mine was £1770 for this year. The items I sold wh...
Interesting read even if a few months old now, wonder if the next numbers will be up or down?
https://ecommercenews.eu/ebay-shrinks-in-the-uk-stabilizes-in-germany/
"simple" delivery
Thanks to this garbage "service" the morons at ebay have generated a pre-paid label which is nowhere near the cost of sending my parcel. A buyer bought three items off me, each would have cost £3.38 to send yet the label from this genius system has c...
UK Private sellers simple postage
A friend has told me today that they have noticed ebay have closed a loophole in overwriting simple postage. They used to be able to switch to custom if they had postage options set up. They tell this no longer appears to work. And even if they choos...
Resolved! HELP! Obvious business seller operating on a private account!
I hate having to do this but there is a business seller operating on a private account in my category (I'm posting this on a throwaway just FYI). He's already made like a grand in a day (NO FEES!). I tried to report but the old system is gone and the...
15% Coupon Codes added to my items without my knowledge
I've just discovered that 15% Coupon Codes have been added to all but one of my listed items. I hope I'm right in thinking that ebay will be covering the cost of the discount and that I will still get the full item price, but could somebody confirm t...
Simple Delivery displayed postage rates are crazy!
I know there's already a million posts, but I'm throwing the million-and-oneth into the pool. The forced pricing of simple delivery postage is crazy. My account was forced over to SD yesterday and I usually use RM tracked 48 as that carries the best ...
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