Seller News: May 2025
Catch up on the latest updates focusing on trust and optimisation.
Forum Posts
New postage policy seems a bit dodgy...
Anyone else find the ‘new’ postage process for sellers frustrating and a bit suspicious? Specifically: Ebay now require sellers to select the postage service during the listing and only allow them to use that postage service once the item has sold. T...
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! EBay asking for national insurance number
Hi everyone, I recently joined for like 1 month and I start selling as a private seller , and now eBay is asking me to provide national insurance number."New UK digital sales reporting legislation requires sellers with 30 or more sales, or who have s...
Does ebay hold sellers’ money in a client account?
Numerous people, including myself, have been talking about ebay holding sellers’ money and earning interest on it, and making use of it during the time the money is on hold. But it’s occurred to me that perhaps this is not the case. According to the ...
Resolved! New buyer fees confused ?
Please could someone explain in simple terms how this new buyer fee thing works. I'm a private seller who lists the usual used clothes, plus the odd bits & bobs that are no longer required or needed.When this new buyer fee thing was announced I read ...
Simple Delivery problem
I listed an item. In the past when I used eBay's delivery options I could enter size and weight etc. But this time there seemed to be no such step. eBay assured me all was well, and they had calculated everything needed from the listing.It sold. Usin...
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.
eBay as confused as us about Simple Delivery?
eBay help says this about Simple Delivery postage rates for items under £100: which I was pleased to see had a 2-10kg option at a price that was close to Yodel’s £5.21 that I use a lot. BUT… there is no option for this weight range when you select Si...
Seller News changes.
You spoke, we listened! In the coming months, we're updating the Overview page to help you focus on key tasks, work faster, & grow your business. Watch out for new changes, and let us know how we could improve. You spoke, we listened! How ?Where? Whe...
Unexpected Drop In Views
I just noticed an item I have listed has suddenly dropped views. It's an auction so it's not going to be because of the 30 days view count. The item only had 4 views, so not a great deal, and is now showing 1. I know it is probably another eBay glitc...
Listing Removed , but thousands of other sellers
Ok, i am new at this, but i have had a listing removed because it is a dangerous item .!!!But there are thousands of the same item on ebay, to be honest that is why i placed it on ebay.The item is a fidget pen.Why is mine removed but others allowed t...
Refund coming out of EBay available funds
So I had £258 in my available eBay balance. I needed to refund somebody around £100 and eBay took it straight from my available balance. How will they add the original purchase funds into my balance as I’ll not be sending the item anymore? Will I hav...
eBay's Discriminatory Policy Against Sellers with Their Own Transport and Those Who Preferred Cash
I would like to discuss the issue of delayed payments from eBay, which I find concerning. Their new policy unfairly penalises independent sellers like me who handle our own deliveries. Because I personally transport sports equipment in my specialised...
Account restrictions - valid ID ridiculousness
Just been told, after a number of requests for valid ID, that my account has been restricted. I uploaded my (out of date) passport and heard NOTHING from ebay, and now this? I don't have an in date passport, nor drive, or have a national ID card. Spo...
Where have all my orders gone
Since 30th April all my orders say dispatched but never get delivered, I have sent 15 orders and none get delivered, I use royal mail and do it through the new eBay system, I have given two refunds so far and more to follow , I am out of pocket and h...
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