Seller News: May 2025
Catch up on the latest updates focusing on trust and optimisation.
Forum Posts
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...
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...
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...
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...
Resolved! Are these calculations correct?
Looking at changing my account to a business seller. Just trying to work out with fee’s etc whether it is worth it or not. I have added a picture of the fees below, are these correct? Is the 20% VAT not 20% of the selling price? So if it sells for £4...
AUTOMATED 'BEST OFFERS'
Seems eBay is now doing 'automated offers' for us - yesterday I found 88 on one account.Tried to remove them, eBays advice re bulk edit doesn't work - the tabs mentions aren't there. Took nearly two hours to remove 25 manually. Didn't want to end the...
Royal Mail have stopped free collections from home.
I haven’t been doing my postage today for items sold over the weekend and notice that Royal Mail have very sneakily introduced a charge of 30p per parcel for a home collection. Has anyone else noticed this. I must have had my head under a rock for a ...
Resolved! How Can A Seller With 150 SALES GET A PROMOTED COUPON FOR PURCHASE?
How Can A Seller With only 50 sales get a promoted coupon for purchases very unfair processes, eBay who might as well promote a banned seller?. stooping low here is a clear understatement.
Resolved! My local drop off won't accept parcels larger than a shoebox.
My local Yodel drop off point has said they will not take any parcels larger than a shoebox as they are "just a convenience store". They are the only local Yodel point. Is this normal? Are there "large" and "small" designated Yodel dropoffs? thanksA
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