Seller News: May 2025
Catch up on the latest updates focusing on trust and optimisation.
Forum Posts
Concern for a buyer
I have got a buyer who has placed around 45 orders in the past week. Including free items I must have sent him 60-70 lots, I am losing count but am replying to messages in the morning and late at night.Just from an empathy level I’m concerned the buy...
Is eBay a place TO SELL OR NOT any LONGER? Is it dead / dying?
Does anyone else feel the same? Is eBay no longer a platform for sellers? During my years of selling on eBay, I've noticed declining traffic. The traffic and sales were so much better previously Is it the algorithm that is messing up people's busines...
Some RM postage via eBay not loading tracking numbers
I've noticed a couple of my recent sales where I've bought RM postage via eBay and the tracking numbers haven't been added to eBay like they normally do. I've found the numbers via a reprinting labels link. One of them had already been tracked delive...
Will Trump's Tariffs impact eBay UK to US sales?
I'm thinking of secondhand articles not new-to-market. If I were to sell an Art Deco Czech glass vase to the US, would the applicable tariff be that for Czechia where it was made ninety years ago or the UK tariff as I am in the UK? Would eBay add the...
Royal Mail have stopped free collections from home.
I haven’t been doing my postage today for items sold over the weekend and notice that Royal Mail have very sneakily introduced a charge of 30p per parcel for a home collection. Has anyone else noticed this. I must have had my head under a rock for a ...
Realistic suggestions that would / could improve Ebay UK
I will get the ball rolling: Change the default search to UK only, if people want to search worldwide they can select that as an option, I don't think it should be the default. As an example I just searched impressionist painting The search gave me o...
Packaging Supplier - Bubblewrap ?
Looking for a reliable good quality & good price packaging supplier for Bubble wrap ? Who do you use ? Thanks in advance !
Private listings are getting listing sort/order priority, even at 'lowest price' (excl. sponsored)
I recently noticed across a lot of my business listings, private listings are getting listing sort/order priority, even in situations like sorting/filtering by 'lowest price' and them not actually having the lower price. This obviously excludes spons...
Seriously thinking of shutting eBay shop and finding alternatives
Trading since 2008 as a sole seller, and a business seller since 2022 — everything was running fine until eBay pulled the rug out from under us with their new search algorithm.Despite dozens of customer service chats over the past year (who almost al...
Free advertising on you-tube. How to talk when on camera
For those brave enough like me who are thinking of putting yourself in front of the camera when promoting your products on you tube, how should you talk. My advice which many content creators disagree with is to NOT read from a script. This ends up m...
Business seller fees and tax
Hi Everyone i started my business journey nearly five years ago with eBay’s help however i am starting to regret investing myself into an app that doesn’t care about my business or loyalty im starting to invest in myself through social media and pers...
No Sales in March 2025 - What happened to our once best selling platform
We have noticed a sudden decline in sales and since last week we are on Zero. Has anyone else noticed this issue and is this related to any new changes by Ebay. What happened to our once best selling platform.
Anyone near Portsmouth with a few free hours next Thursday?
There's a new sellers get together/ eBay MeetUp, run by two lovely sellers Scott and Jono. I met Scott at the East Midlands MeetUp back in March and he's got a great seller story. The MeetUps were announced at last years eBay open as an opportunity f...
list pricing problem...
Can I ask a favour - can some of you check the following listing: 'M L HASKINS signed Through Beds of Stone 1928 1st HB Minnie Louise Haskins', item no 376155054204. It's listed for £95, is showing in My Ebay as £95, but in search results, it's £114....
Rise in INR claims. Buyers are delusional.
Almost every day I am receiving new Item Not Received cases from buyers. Do they live in cloud cuckoo land? I have had several this week where buyers have placed their order on 30th or 31st December and have been opening INRs since 3rd January! It do...
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