Seller News: October 2025
Read the latest updates to streamline your selling experience.
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US tariffs reminder and Royal Mail shipping changes
We understand that ongoing changes regarding US tariffs may have brought uncertainty, especially for those of you who frequently sell into the US market. We’re committed to supporting you through these changes. What’s happening? The US de minimis exe...
Join us at eBay Open UK 2025!
We are excited to announce the return of eBay Open UK, our annual event crafted for experienced sellers looking to elevate their business. This year, we're gathering at the iconic NEC (National Exhibition Centre) in Birmingham for a day filled with n...
New warning "Your listing is successful but there's a problem with your Gallery picture"
New warning "Your listing is successful but there's a problem with your Gallery picture" on most (all?) of my ~1500 existing listingsUnable to resolve it by editing etc and not clear why they've been flagged? Clicking 'Fix your Gallery picture' goes ...
EBay’s FVF commission on the VAT they collect from the buyer
It may be technically correct to include EU VAT in the seller’s overall sales total from an accounting point of view, but why do eBay actually need to charge us a Final Value Fee on that VAT? EU VAT is added to the item price and the postage if a buy...
New feedback rule
Just got the seller news for October. Basically a new rule supposedly to meet 'global regulations'. So a buyer can leave a neg, if the neg breaks the rules, they get a chance to revise it so it doesn't break the rules. For example if they swear which...
Has Ebay has killed the UK antiques market to the US ?
I am sure you will all agree that antiques and collectables that are over 100 years ago form a massive part of sales on ebay from the UK to the US.Since the introduction of tariffs we have seen a massive decline in sales of our antique photographs to...
Unable to send photos to customers over messaging 1-Oct-2025
Unable to send photos to customers over messaging 1-Oct-2025It was playing up and slow and unresponsive yesterday, not sure if it’s been disabled for some reason? No message or clarity from eBay about it? It’s part of my dispatch/fulfillment workflow...
eBay Seller Coupon Programme
HiI am just wondering if anyone who has joined this programme would be willing to share their experience of it with me please? Good or bad. I'm wondering in particular whether you have found it to be cost-effective or costly, and if it increased sale...
Disgrace
I will tell you what has happened they want to fleece business sellers to support SELL FREE ON EBAY people have lost confidence in the platform We have ceased trading today 19th April 2025 on eBay.Yet again a buyer purchased an item fraudulently atte...
Link to eBay Concierge has disappeared
I have been a Top Rated Business Seller for many years and have spoken many times to eBay Concierge who have generally been most helpful. However today I have had several issues with the eBay site, but when I tried to contact Concierge in the usual w...
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...
New seller
Hi all,just a quick introduction from me to this community.My name is Dave Holland, and I’m selling original photographic art. It seems to me that my market ( now that I’ve taken the plunge) is going to be other sellers rather than the public. thanks...
How do I collect US tax/duties without enrolling in the GSP?
Hi, can someone please explain to me how I can continue selling to the US? I've had a couple of orders, and no tax was collected upfront, so I've had to cancel the orders. Do I have to enrol in the Global Shipping Programme so that all taxes are coll...
snake skin compact
I received a used snake skin zipped compact in a saleroom job lot, its possibly made from a cobra skin. It looks like its against Ebay policy to list and sell it.But it looks like there have been scores of snake skin items that have been sold on Ebay...
Promoted Listings Changes - You Must Be Joking, eBay
Email from eBay this morning. If I read it correctly, from 24th June, if you use promoted listings and ANYBODY clicks on the ad one time...if the item then sells to ANYBODY ELSE within the next 30 days, you get charged as if the first guy bought it.T...
Ebay.
They are certainly making it harder. It's dying slowly.
Ebay Sales Completely Dead **November 2024**
Hi We have been selling on ebay for over 10 years. Sales have been down since start of 2024 but its completely dead. Like we look at our stats from July to September and sales figures are less that what we are paying ebay for Promoted listings etc. A...
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