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Global shipping programme

I had an item listed for sale, it had the global shipping on but no option to enter postage cost. if this something I would be charged for if item sold or do eBay charge the buyer. My shipping is set to free for UK. someone in Italy wanted to purchas...

simple delivery

hello every one I have read the new postage simple delivery for small private sellers like me and I am very concerned its going to be ebay who decides what courier they think I should use, and even more concerned the buyer will choose .this is hermes...

Royal Mail collections with Simple Delivery

Hi all, apologies if this has already been mentioned but have noticed a few posts from people worried if they can still organise a parcel collection via Royal Mail. It looks like its fine once you have a postage label and just have to fill in a track...

simple delivery

just had a good look at a new listing with simple delivery as the option selected. Royal mail large letter under 100 gr is no longer an option with ebay's new simple delivery systems.it is now up to 750gr with a cost of £2.74 whether your package is ...

URGENT ebay Simple Delivery is missing the 'small parcel' size, the most used size for clothing

I truly hope eBay look at these posts and can fix this very basic and I believe major problem. The simple delivery size and weight options are missing the size of Royal Mail small packet which is the most used size of packet clothing and small goods....

Simple delivery migration of existing free postage listings - very worrying info from ebay staff!!

I know a lot of private sellers are concerned about this enforced use of simple delivery. Most of my listings are buy it now & postage free. The delivery method is down as Royal Mail 2nd class although I have been sending things as 48 hours tracked s...

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Simple Delivery - max 3 day turnaround.

Hello fellow battered and bruised private ebay sellers. I'm sure I am getting to be a nuisance to eBay staff as I currently have three escalations to eBay specialist services over the nightmare that is called Simple Delivery. I had questions that cou...

Combined postage with Simple Delivery ?

In the Simple Delivery FAQ I see no mention of combining postage when selling several items to the same buyer.Is that now gone ?! If so it will have a HUGE impact on many sellers of low value items.As a buyer I also always check sellers other items a...

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Resolved! Simple Delivery - so no more free P&P?

Am I understanding this correctly? After years and years of ebay strongholding all sellers into selling items with free P&P, they will now make it mandatory for all new listings (for private sellers) to have a tracked postage fee which the buyer can ...

That's it... Finished! This supposed "Simple Posting" means I will NEVER list anything on E-bay!

Finished with e-bay!!! No more selling on here... This "simple posting" nonsense is the final straw.. e-bay telling us monster sized porkie pies again! and ripping us off for even more money than they do already. So Bye Bye E-bay! Trying to tell us t...

Simple Delivery and Selling Internationally

Simple Delivery is for UK postage only, but I am happy to post my toys worldwide. Once SD is mandatory after 7th April, will private sellers still be able to offer worldwide postage if we're not enrolled in Global Shipping? After a lengthy chat with ...

Resolved! Postage Difference?

Hi , sold an item and had the postage set as buyer pays and to use Evri which was priced at around £6.00. I then changed my mind and selected Royal mail 48 tracked and purchased the postage label via eBay which itself was nearer £7.00 and selected fo...

Simple Delivery - no small parcel options

Just spent 30mins trying to explain to ebay that Simple Delivery - which all private sellers are going to be forced to use - isn't fit for purpose. I regularly sell shoebox size parcels, via Royal Mail, i.e. Royal Mail Small Parcel (45 x 35 x 16cm) S...

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Parcelforce and eBay Lost Parcel

Total nightmare – zero accountability!I’ve been using eBay’s prepaid label system to streamline my sales process. Last week, I sold an item and, as always, dispatched it the same day using a Parcelforce 24 label purchased through eBay. Dropped it off...

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