eBay

l154_ben · ‎15-10-2024

Hi,

I make earrings, signs, bunting, knitted baby clothes, gifts, etc and thinking I should start trying to sell a few things on eBay- in the hope I can earn some pocket money, now I've finished work. What is the best way - do I sell as a personal seller or should I open a shop? I haven't got a clue about setting up a business and in my eyes, it is still just a hobby, any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks all.

vintique*violet · ‎10-01-2025

Take a look at Etsy or Folksy many people know they are for crafters such as yourself 😉

sml192 · ‎10-01-2025

@just-in-time-4-u wrote:
Ebay now has a strict policy of posting in delivery time frame and customer receiving it it in specified time given by not yourself but your postal provider before releasing money to you!.What does this mean to you if your are starting out as a custom made small business? A lot BIG CHANGES IN EBAY 2025 First off You are not longer allowed to specify in your advert anything that infringes on delivery times so if your item takes more than 24 hours toake after specified time of postal delivery then eBay is definitely not the platform for you! IF YOU don't have spare capital to order your materials to custom make as built to order then eBay is not for you ! Most online business receive money from customers straight away before they proceed with building their order this idea that eBay keeps your funds from you until the customer receives their order is fantastic for the customer but quite frankly ridiculous and unworkable for a small business. I would suggest do your own website the days of small business working well with eBay is over. It's only good for hobbyists and large companies Ike Argos selling along side them My partner who had an online business that's HMRC registered has given up on eBay as it has become so inflexible due to time constraints for example if as a business you are relying on your customer to place an order then they send an item out for you to customise before returning that customised product back to them this is in complete violation of eBays new current postal time constraints all her advertising after 2025 are now flagged and taken down by ebay. Sorry for long reply but this is our experience this year

The new payment rules only apply to private sellers. For business sellers nothing has changed.