Seller Update: January 2025
We’re kicking off 2025 with some important enhancements and updates.
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...
No more cash on collection.
Just saw the new seller rules. I've got no issue with the reduction in free listings. But no more cash on collection I do mind. It means there is no way to make a buyer check on collection and once they accept it pay with no risk of them changing the...
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...
Buyer wants to return item but wants to keep it
I sold an item on ebay. The buyer said it was a fake and wants for a refund and doesnt want me to invole ebay in this process. He says I will get a negative review. I asked him to return the item for a full refund but he is sitting on the fence. He i...
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...
EBay it’s the end for private sellers.
Well finally after changing the format of their selling platform it seems every couple of weeks you have come up with the ultimate level of stupidity with this latest total ridiculous set of changes. Nobody is going to wait what could be weeks to be ...
This is going to mean the end for many small private sellers. "Buyer Protection Fee"
https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/paying-items/buyer-protection?id=5594 75p plus 4% buyers fee, so something which was priced at £5 will be £5.95 in February.
No views I mean really no views and just one or two after several days
it the new norm or just me I’ve experienced few views before but this week have noticed it’s totally dire like never before oh well Seems eBay is like a washing machine now or a life button you keep pressing hoping it will come faster lol no point lo...
How to file taxes with ebay earnings
Hello guys, Can anyone guide as to how I should go about filing tax returns with my earning on the financial year? Where can I find all my ebay earnings. Please help
"custom postage", I cannot find it on my listing page, what the hell is going on?
Cannot find "custom postage" on my listing site, any ideas?
Option to send invoices still not fixed marco@ebay!
Unable to send any invoices. On the 25th February Marco at eBay wrote in reply to another thread on the subject: 'Hi all, thanks for your messages. This is a technical issue from our end, and I will go through the thread now to start reporting the im...
Resolved! Listing description with AI
Dear eBay sellers, What is the best service that can write listings titles and descriptions using AI? For example, if we enter a product type and name and some specifics. It writes the title and description for me. Thanks in advance!
whats going on ??
first you keep changing my settings then you sold an item that was NOT listed as buy it now "!!!!!
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?
COMBINED CARRIAGE STILL NOT WORKING?
I can hardly believe tha this is a long standing problem that eBay have not resolved. I came across it to-day & can see from other posts this has been a problem for WEEKS. It seems utterly ludicrous that eBay has not fixed the issue. Telling me to ma...
Resolved! National Insurance Number
A quick post and a straightforward question. From January 2025 , which begins tomorrow, Ebay have to pass your details to HMRC if you sold 30 or more items in 2024. Have they requested your NI Number yet? Only asking because they have not asked for m...
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