Seller News: August 2025
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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...
Removal of feedback ratings
An item returned by a buyer was lost in the post, so ebay paid out a full refund. My associated held funds were released and an email from ebay included 'Your seller performance level won’t be affected, and any Feedback left for the transaction will ...
Yodel Direct by inPost - Can we post parcels using Lockers?
Hello, Anyone tried Yodel ebay parcles at InPost lockers? Tried today but it won't scan our parcels barcode- Howevever received an email from Yodel to say their parcels can now be posted using InPost Lockers. Has anyone expereinced any issues or do w...
delivery delays with royal mail - evri - yodel
i noticed some others said as well they have issues with deliveries taking longer . i mainly use royal mail with some yodel and evri and i have had delays with all . it feels unfair as my late delivery shot up to 2.54 % just by what has gone wrong in...
Estimated Delivery Dates - Incorrect
Just noticed that one of my listings has Next Day Delivery against it (from a Buyer's perspective.)I don't offer this service up front, so I checked behind the scenes. My postage options under my business polices are set up correctly, i.e.- dispatch ...
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...
BE WARNED UPS HIDDEN BROKERAGE CHARGES!!!!!!!!!!
Be warned UPS (Useless Postal Services) are ripping US customers off with hidden extra import cost's calling the charges brokerage charges which is just simply a total rip-off ,also be warned now that our POST OFFICE are not posting to the US but now...
Resolved! How many sellers are closing their shops or running down their account in 2024?
We have been a seller on here over a couple of our accounts for many years now. Over this time we have seen a reduction in sales from a max of £13k pcm to £60 pcm. We have been through mass seller culls, more and more control over the seller/buyer re...
Fees for business sellers
Realistically do we think eBay will ever reduce fees for business sellers in line with private seller fees. Including adding free listings and therefore making the shop fees redundant?
Resolved! Ebay staff are sending me offensive messages. This is causing me great distress. How can I stop them
I listed 2 suspender belts with bras for sale. As you know, suspender belts are worn on the waist. But Ebay staff repeatedly remove my listings, saying they're offensive and violating their policies. Their messages say that the waist belts are next t...
Resolved! USA Import Tax Threshold Abolished
From Aug 29 this year all shipments will be subject to import tax regardless of value. It used to be $800. I am just wondering if ebay will be charging the appropriate tax to buyers or not as they do with EU shipments.
Return requests increasing
Just wondering if any other clothing resellers have noticed their returns are up . I put plenty of measurements on the listing etc but there has been a significant uptick in returns over the past 3 weeks . may just be one of those things or do others...
How to handle customs charge when sending to USA
I've read up from searching the forum and looking through these links pasted below, but still not quite sure what happens regarding the customs fee.I'd have to buy a label from Royal Mail's site, and now they're requiring me to also pay a customs fee...
Charge for accrued selling costs
I've had a £72 Charge for accrued selling costs appear on my latest fortnightly payout statement. This is a one off amount on top of the normal FVFs etc. I haven't had anything like this appear before & I was wondering if anyone else had similar or k...
Variations
Hi, I hope you guys can help. I'm trying to create a listing with variations. I seem to have sorted it but when the customer selects they want a letterbox in the door I'm selling, I need the price to increase by £10. I have added "letterbox" to the v...
Royal Mail OBA Charging for Bogus 'Unreadable Barcode / Label Incorrectly Applied' Surcharges
Starting from January 2025 we started seeing charges on our each and every invoice from Royalmail C&D. Raised this with Royalmail finance several times and been informed machine cannot read my barcodes. We replaced our printer and started putting lab...
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