UK Seller News: April 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.
Resolved! Simple delivery packaging costs
I can't figure out how to factor in the packaging costs on simple delivery. I'm selling vinyl records and the packaging costs £1 per item I sell. That's a fixed cost can't reduce. I can't 'add it to the sale price' because I don't list under buy it n...
AS A PRIVATE SELLER, EBAY PLEASE BRING BACK SELLER FEES & BIN SIMPLE DELIVERY
I wish Ebay would bring back seller fees for us private sellers & at least give us the option to opt out of this ridiculous 'Simple Delivery' nonsense altogether! I don't sell much, i'm not interested in QR Codes as i'm not on TikTok or like 10 Years...
Resolved! Option to send invoices disappeared
Option on sold listings to ‘send payment details’ has disappeared and I’m unable to send people invoices for combined orders like I normally do. I did a live chat with customer service, but I don’t really think they knew what I was talking about. I h...
Simple delivery - when will ebay back down and reverse this stupidity?
Anyone willing to take a guess? I'm going for September 1st.....(2025).
Only Royal Mail selected as courier for Simple Delivery yet 2 postage options for buyers...
I only have Royal Mail selected as courier in my postage preferences for Simple Delivery as I will not use Evri under any circumstances. Listings are set as Buyer Pays postage. I've looked at what a buyer sees as postage options when purchasing an it...
How the Hell do I combine postage for several items?
Someone has bought several items and wants combined postage. Can't send payment details because ebay changed the postage method!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another has bought several...some with my normal Royal Mail postage and the others were changed...
Feedback (or lack thereof)
I've been a seller (and buyer) on ebay for many many years...... and one of the best features of eBay in general is the feedback facility, for both buyers and sellers. I can't count how many times viewing a sellers feedback comments good and bad has ...
Post Office to offload all directly-owned branches - BBC News
Post Office to offload all directly-owned branches - BBC News
Tracking numbers not being added to orders
I bought 3 Royal Mail labels on eBay last night (not SD). Posted this morning. I just noticed that the tracking numbers have not been added to the orders. I had to add them manually.Is this happening to anyone else?
Ebay's new buyer protection scam
So I have been a seller on and off her since June 2001, Over the years I have sent items recorded delivery that either never turn up , or arrive with no notification of delivery. Now someone wants to charge a buyer a fee for safe delivery, when they ...
Ebay "buyer protection" targetting charity sales through their own scheme
Like many, I'm really unhappy at ebay's new tax on buyers masquerading as "buyer protection" - but what really angers me is it is so badly thought through, it even hits ebay charity sales. I assemble an item, and sell and donate most of the proceeds ...
Post Office turning away eBay sold packages
FOR GOODNESS SAKE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH eBAY ???Visited my local Post Office outlet this pm. The customer in front of me had 4 of her items sold on eBay refused due to incorrect printed labels supplied by fleece-bay. The member of staff confirmed thi...
Resolved! Possible scam buyer - seller protection advice needed during the returns process
Today's date 31/03/2025: A UK buyer who created his ebay account very recently on 23/03/2025 which was the same day on which he bought a rare (out of production) and relatively high value (£225) board game bundle from me has messaged me this morning ...
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...
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