UK Seller News: April 2025
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Quitting - just yoo stoopid!
I Quit!! It's been over 16 long years that I have been buying and selling on eBay (as a private seller) ~ until recently, I actually had a demanding career too.I'e been legally blind since the age of 6, am severely disabled and at 53 years old, i am ...
Another Nail in the coffin - thanks Royal Mail
After over 20 years of trading on Ebay, I am finally starting to lose the will to fight. Ive jumped through hoop after hoop and seen a decline of over 50% in the last couple of years. After increasing my prices to cover Royal Mails ridiculous hike in...
Resolved! Ebay via YOULEND - anyone got any pros and cons
Hi All, I hope sales are good! Today we received a generous offer from eBay Capital that would be enough to rent a unit for a year. I believe that you pay a daily percentage of sales. The previous similar type of loans via P-pay were very straightfor...
Removing feedback
Hi all Has anyone been successful and getting a customer feedback removed. I received a neutral feedback yesterday but the actual feedback isn't about the service I provided but is a comment about the contents of the book (Product review). I appealed...
'Upgrade to a business account' - virtually brand new account that's sold ten used £10 DVDs...
(I am posting from my private account here, just for clarity) I have been using eBay for 20+ years to sell my old tat, and had amassed c.1500 +ves on a private account. I won't lie, I actually thought my days on here were as good as over, what with b...
Resolved! VAT Registration - Sole Trader - UK and EU Taxes
Hi All, I had an interesting chat with eBay customer service as I wanted to duble check regulations around VAT and taxes since I recently registered as sole trader and therefore changed my account to business. eBay customer service is saying: - eBay ...
Confused new business seller
Hopefully someone here can help - I upgraded to business account yesterday and opted for a basic shop, which it seems gives 100 auction listings and 250 fixed price per month free, but I am being charged 18p per auction listing - fixed price are fine...
Cursor focus when pasting while creating and editing listings
This problem has reappeared. When pasting text to the listing editor window, the cursor focus moves to the start of the line, instead of where the text was pasted. A minor thing but it slows down listing quite a bit for me, as I do a of of pasting fr...
Original tracking data wiped out & not updating deliveries on items posted on Monday 13th
Anyone else noticed that ? ebay/Royal Mail link broken ??? ALL items posted on Monday the 13th via Royal Mail Tracked 48 had their tracking data since removed & not updating, showing ebay message "Running behind" or "Not posted" on items that either ...
Resolved! Business account versus Private seller account
Hiya all. I have been selling on eBay for 16 years now with the same user id and account (one of the longest), I still have 100% feedback score and I am proud of that tbh, but it has not been easy. I just wanted to ask you people if you have noticed ...
Mods Feedback - Time is Money Ebay, poor CS again
And another 40 minutes wasted because an Ebay sent link that didnt work. I had an INR case, fine we get them its part of online selling, I ask Ebay to step in as the delivery was soo incorrect and had no customer communication in 5 plus emails, we al...
Resolved! Payouts?
Anyone else not received payout today? First time I've ever not had the early morning payout message and no payment made.
Simple Delivery issues...
Hi all. Like many others here, I've now been stung with the new-ish SD postage process. Had set up my normal postage option (2nd class rec.) on all my items. Two items so far - buyers picked cheapest delivery, which eBay had set up on these items des...
Reviews of delivery services.
Good evening . We are interested in feedback on the various delivery services you use in the UK. Preferably reviews about Royal Mail. Does Royal Mail often lose parcels/fail to scan parcels on delivery/or do they leave parcels outside in rainy weathe...
Private listings are getting listing sort/order priority, even at 'lowest price' (excl. sponsored)
I recently noticed across a lot of my business listings, private listings are getting listing sort/order priority, even in situations like sorting/filtering by 'lowest price' and them not actually having the lower price. This obviously excludes spons...
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