UK Seller News: April 2025
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Resolved! QR codes not being received - Click and Collect - What is the solution ?
I wonder whether some of you top sellers and buyers can throw some light and suggestions as to why buyers seem to be regularly not receiving QR codes needed for collection and any suggestions how ebay could reduce this happening - it seems quite a fe...
Resolved! Simple Delivery
Is Simple Delivery mandatory now ? used to be able to select custom postage option but it’s not available now. Just tried listing and Simple Delivery is the only option for postage
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.
Resolved! What happened to the postage options?
Really eBay, do you have to mess about with a system that is working and turn it into a nightmare? This morning went to do some listing via my templates, and getting to the bottom of the page I realized that my postage options had vanished! Apparentl...
Selfish eBay
Hello … A couple of questions please. Am I correct in thinking that Royal Mail postage stamps can no longer be used when dispatching sold items on eBay. How does eBay proceed forward when there is so much torment caused by them on recent and forthcom...
New Rule - eBay to hold sellers funds for 14 days
Effective February 2025, ebay will hold private sellers funds for 14 days if the order is posted with an un-tracked delivery service (such as Royal Mail 2nd Class). I think it's a brilliant idea if they want private sellers to leave the platform in t...
NEW EBAY POLICY AQUARIUM ANIMALS
WHY ARE OTHER SELLERS FEATURED AND CAN STILL SELL AQUARIUM ANIMALS?? MY LISTINGS WERE REMOVED 2 WEEKS AGO, AND OTHER SELLERS STILL HAVE ACTIVE AND VISIBLE LISTINGS AND STILL SELL ON EBAY. WHY ??!! AFTER ALL EBAY CHANGED THE RULES AND PROHIBITED THE S...
Reporting a Buyer is too limited
After 22 years (and on top of the recent eBay bombs) I've just been scammed for the first time. I do realise I've been very lucky so far but I also now realise there's no way of complaining about it.I sold a genuine Sony battery pack to a buyer who'd...
Sneaky fees banned in the UK from today
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/06/uk-bans-22bn-sneaky-fees-and-fake-reviews-for-online-products The CMA are in charge of the crackdown Fingers crossed. We may have some light at the end of the tunnel now.
Had Enough
Well after 24 years and having a Business account and a private account I've finally had enough. I Started back in 2001 when most people didn't even know what Ebay was! I used to go to the auctions allot back then until Ebay killed off most of them, ...
Scammed by a vintage dealer, payment dispute when known to have sold
Hi I've had a really negative experience and am not sure what to do about it. I sold 3 items (really nice vintage homeware items) to a dealer and reduced the price for him and posted together using signed for RM. I have proof of receipt. I follow him...
What's happened to postage options?
Went to list something just now and the post service options have completely changed since yesterday. I usually list with free post (I then select yodel as that's my nearest/best priced drop off centre), but there's no option to offer free post. I'm ...
Business Policies
Are eBay playing with business policies in accounts? Reason for asking is, I went to change postage costs on a few items this afternoon in prearation for RM price increases. These are items which will be excluded from SD (under 100g and under £10 val...
Bladed items
Think Ebay are just annoying members now for the sake of it. Bearing in mind I don't list bladed items! I have just received an email from Ebay, posted part of it below:Since you’re listing bladed items on ebay, we’re writing to let you know about so...
Informing a Buyer that their offer was less than Postage - DEFAMATION ?.
I recently received an offer on a listed item which was less than the cost of postage. I counter offered with a price which was less than £1 above postage cost. The item was listed at £5 ,it was less than 1 year old and had cost £80. When the buyer d...
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