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...
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 !
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...
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...
Global Shipping Programme Costs charging US customers extreme posting charge - Other Alternatives?
Hi, not sure if anyone is able to help - we have been sending parcels to the US for a while now using The Global Shipping Programme, and as of recently we have had many customers telling us the cost to ship is calculating over $350. Never had this pr...
You tube promoting. The intro
After another week of getting more sales from my you-tube videos, today`s tip for those who are starting this FREE advertising , here is my take on the all important intro. Lets say for example you sell Lego sets and do demo set ups How NOT to do an ...
ALL SELLERS USING GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM READ THIS - Unauthorised setting changes
I am a UK seller and have just found out for second time in 2 months ALL my postage policies have been changed WITHOUT my knowledge from GSP enabled to GSP not enabled. Luckily I only have 25 policies so I have just re-enabled them. I have reported t...
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