Business Seller Board

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...

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YouLend Deductions on Cancelled eBay Orders – Misrepresentation of Financial Product?

I am raising this issue publicly in the interest of transparency and collective awareness.I currently have a revenue-based funding agreement with YouLend through eBay, whereby a percentage of completed sales is deducted automatically to repay the adv...

Promotion campaign changes from 80% organic sells to 0%

i everyone,I've been selling small goods on eBay for over two years now, and over time I’ve developed a good understanding of how things work. Typically, I sell 15+ items a day, with at least 50% of those being organic sales — no issues until recentl...

What's The Point In Placing Feedback?

What's the point of placing any feedback at all on eBay when eBay removes the Negative ones left for bad sellers straight after I place them? I have been with eBay for over 20yrs and have always given feedback but now I don't think I will bother in t...

Late Delivery Defects - Royal Mail Delays

Our late delivery defect rate recently gone above 3% which puts our top rated seller status and premium badge listings at risk. We have a Royal Mail business account and ship orders daily Monday to Friday. We also use Evri and Yodel for low value ite...

Urgent advice needed, "Payments on hold untill after delivery" for business seller

I've been selling on eBay for over 20 years, and a couple of days ago all my funds were put on hold "until after delivery", and I could have to wait up to 30 days until I receive funds. My account has no restrictions or warnings, so I'm confused. Has...

Package "delivered" but not received (Royal Mail)

Hi, I recently sent an item to a buyer by Royal Mail tracked 48. It was recorded as delivered on 30th June with a photo provided by RM. However the buyer has opened a case for "item not received". She said her postman has admitted that he made a mist...

Resolved! Item description issue?

Is anyone else seeing this issue: if I look at an item (mine or someone else's, it's happening to both) on desktop*, when I'm scrolling down, I get a brief look at the first few words of an item description but then it vanishes and is replaced by the...

Auctions change extending duration by two minutes when a bid is placed

Just saw a report about this over on ChannelX. Can't post the link.But it looks like they are testing this on Trading cards at the moment.Not something I use myself as a general rule, but it's quite the change when sniping has been the norm even sinc...

Change of payment terms being rolled out to every buyer...!

Had this message from ebay last. Contacted them this morning as all our orders are on hold for at least 30 days. CS confirmed it is being rolled out to every business seller. Can anyone confirm that this has indeed happened to them? This is the end o...

Inventory/ listing management systems

I'm potentially looking for a new inventory management system. Id like it to list to eBay, Shopify, Etsy, Amazon I originally used InkFrog as a listing solution which was great but didn't do Etsy - now a big bit of the business. I've been happy with ...

Resolved! Business account versus Private seller account

Hiya all. I have been selling on eBay for 16 years now with the same user id and account (one of the longest), I still have 100% feedback score and I am proud of that tbh, but it has not been easy. I just wanted to ask you people if you have noticed ...

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...

Reporting sellers

Couple of questions 1. What is the latest link for reporting sellers, and have you had success with the link? 2. I think I recall forum posts where reporters have said they have received a reply from CS advising that the seller was not breaking polic...