Seller News: July 2025
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Royal Mail 2nd-Class Letter – what’s changing and what isn’t
Royal Mail now has Ofcom’s approval to deliver 2nd Class Letters on alternate weekdays and will remove Saturday deliveries. However, Royal Mail has not set a go-live date, meaning as it stands currently your delivery estimates and seller metrics will...
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...
GPSR EU Responsible Person for businesses
Hello, Has any business actually found a reliable EU Responsible Person for compliance with GPSR (General Product Safety Regulation)? Most businesses on eBay for fashion items don't seem to have one (atleast nothing on their listings under the "safet...
Estimated Delivery Dates - Total Confusion
I have just been onto my listings to check delivery dates and spotted this on a listing. My cut off time for posting today Friday is 9am (4 hours ago). With a 4 working day dispatch time + 2nd Class Letter delivery time. The screenshot attached clear...
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...
Remove Feedback Reply
Is there a way to remove a reply that I left to some feedback? A customer left me negative feedback and I replied to it. The customer then said they left the feedback for the wrong seller and they revised the feedback when I sent them a feedback revi...
Promoted Shops - My Experience
I recently received an offer from eBay for £200 worth of Promoted Shops advertising. As I couldn't see a catch I accepted the offer.For those that don't know, you pay to get a banner shown on other sellers' listings, something like 'This shop has sim...
Click & Drop IOSS Mark Missing from Labels
I have just had a German customer complaining that he had to pay tax, duties and a handling charge to get his order delivered. I have checked and eBay have charged him the VAT at the checkout via IOSS. Upon checking the RM shipping label the IOSS mar...
Can we get Royal Mail 'Saturday Delivery' integrated so we can offer it as an upgrade option?
Can we get Royal Mail 'Saturday Delivery' integrated so we can offer it as an upgrade option? Quite often have buyers expect saturday delivery when they order 'next day' services like Tracked24 or SpecialDeliveryGuaranteed1pm on a Friday, and having ...
Royal Mail Changes to Second Class Delivery 28th July 2025
Has there been any information from eBay re RM changes from today in that Second Class deliveries will now be every alternate day and no Saturday deliveries. I cannot see any announcements and hope they are going to change the Estimated Delivery Date...
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.
mindless policy application
I've been selling for 4 years and have recently had several late dispatch defects that are from orders placed at the weekend. My policies and all listing information clearly shows that orders placed at the weekend will be dispatched on Monday. This i...
GPSR Compliance
This is as clear as mud to me. Been to the gov. advice website and various others.How does a 1972 poster fit in to this process?It's not an exempt category. Advise buyers this item is for viewing only ? My initial reaction, sadly, to to switch EU and...
Royalmial 48 Labels and Post office Issues - 04/08/2025
Anyone experiencing issues with : The Post Office is experiencing issues with Royal Mail T48 labels (print in store and at home). We expect resolution by Monday, 4th August. Meanwhile, send parcels using alternative locations like Collect+ and Locker...
Where has the Bulk Editing Tool gone?
After reading the new US tariff rules I need to edit 1500+ listings, had a look for the bulk editing feature and it seem to have vanished; the link in the help page just take me to the selling overview.
New Payout Rules for Business Accounts
I have business account and Ebay in their infinite wisdom, have changed the way I'm paid out to 3 days after delivery has been confirmed. Apparently this is being rolled out to everyone via email. Anyone else experienced this?
Website Sales Now Overtaking eBay – Stats & thoughts on decline
For the first time since I started selling online, my website sales have now overtaken those on eBay.I am providing stats as it shows the market percentages and my business is a good representation of market sales (or seems to have been for many year...
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