Seller Update: January 2025
We’re kicking off 2025 with some important enhancements and updates.
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Buyer Protection, Pokémon Day, VAT invoices & other launches landing this February
As we wave goodbye to January, I wanted to update you on exciting changes coming in February.
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Forum Posts
Update regarding “Urgent - VAT action” email
On 17-19 February, some sellers received an email asking them to update their UK Value Added Tax (VAT) registration on eBay or potentially be restricted from selling. This email was sent in error. Rest assured, this does not affect your ability to se...
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...
Global Shipping Address no longer displays a shipping address!!
Sold some items and buyers chosen Global Shipping... however Why can i no longer view the GS address to ship to ?? Even if i click thw COPY icon next to the Post To: I no longer get an address... all i get it the buyers seller name! The only address ...
Starting own business from new tax year April25 ADVICE
Hi there - just abit of advice please ? im starting my own small business from April 7th 2025( new tax year) using my existing private eBay account! im buying and selling various items which will make profit! I’m aware to register with HMRC for self ...
Custom delivery option disappeared
Have tried to list an item this afternoon and there is no option for custom delivery anymore, either that or I can’t see it?!? Any ideas?!?
DROP IN SALES SINCE NEW BUYER PROTECTION 4TH FEB 2025
Has anyone else noticed lack of sales since the buyer protection update 4th february 2025. I used to sell quite a lot and virtually sold nothing since 4th Feb. Can anyone else relate to this and what can we do?
Resolved! Got the dreaded letter from HMRC
Have received a letter from HMRC about online selling and money earned and they’ve asked me to contact them to disclose my earnings . The thing is my whole family use my EBay account , daughter sells her unwanted clothes , my son his toys , I sell my...
Is it worth selling outside of the UK?
Hi there, I sell most (if not all of my products) in the UK only. However, does it give your items more views when you expand where you are willing to post to? Thank's in advance! Jen
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 ...
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...
BBC Radio 4 You & Yours re: Ebay changes
Having posted a comment on a thread about lack of sales since changes early February to Ebay fees including buyer protection plus 4% up to £300, then 2% £300 - £4,000; I have been asked to go onto Monday's edition of Radio 4's consumer programme You ...
Resolved! Massive drop in sales
We sell on both the main platforms and mostly they would be level in terms of sales , until a couple of months ago , when ebay sales just fell off a cliff , I had to check that our listings were still there . Has anything bizarre happened ? Anyone el...
Simple delivery: will I have to stop buying my postage elsewhere?
At present I use RM's Click and Collect. Very convenient for me. And it means ebay don't know when I dispatch earlier than they expect (my buyers do, because I message them) and so they don't use their 'algorithm' to screw over my EDDs. Does 'Simple ...
Why are Ebay trying to push Evrie???
I had recently not sold anything for over a week so thought i would just delist and then relist then, when doing this i had noticed that Ebay had changed my postage without my say so (so might explain why no sales) to Evrie!! how dare they!! i had an...
Next month’s Scheduled Listings fees
Why is eBay trying to charge me for listings that are scheduled for my next months allocation? I’ve used up all my listings for the month and as usual started to schedule new listings for the 1st or 2nd of next month to use up next months allocation ...
postage
Hi Everyone I just see something my account I do not its a glitch again so most my items I used Free Delivery to the buyer. I used policy what says Free Delivery, but few items after put active list shows delivery £2.50 or £2.70. Why shows if my poli...
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