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Update regarding “Urgent - VAT action” email

On 17-19 February, some sellers received an email asking them to update their UK Value Added Tax (VAT) registration on eBay or potentially be restricted from selling. This email was sent in error. Rest assured, this does not affect your ability to se...

No advertising NO sales is Ebay POLICY now !

Sales are less than half compared to last year Ebay wants us to pay for advertising, when we are already paying shop fees, final value fees , and transaction fees ! If yoy don't promote theres no sales Also they are bieng very cheeky and don't show t...

Businesses masquerading as private seem to be on the increase!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been an ebay business seller for over 10 years and have to say I am beginning to despair - sales are down and worse still they seem to have taken a nosedive since the no fees for private sellers was introduced. I really don't know what to do. ...

Should legitimate businesses just move to a new private account ?

Ebay is clearly allowing businesses to trade from private accounts, we are all seeing it, Ebay is doing nothing about it. So to be able to compete I guess moving to a private account is the only option for many.

Anybody else noticed a huge increase in sales since Fee Free for Private Sellers started?

No, me neither. It's like being on holiday in tumbleweed town......

Resolved! Ebays conversion rate for international sales ?

Hi Had a French buyer ( I know rare as chickens teeth ) who mentions the conversion rate for their order was 1.25 euro to the £1 whereas the google rate was 1.20 at the time. Anyone have any idea how ebay calculate the rate? Are they excessively load...

No edit button to change personal account to business account

Hi, I am trying to change my account from individual to business but there is no edit button in my account type settings. How do I change account types?

GSP bulk change over

Hi all.Dont seem to get any replies when I post on here but as it seems so hard to speak to someone at eBay I’ll try again.I cannot seem to get all my current listings to change over to the Global Shipping Programme. New listings I put in seem to hav...

EBAY.................Results due...........26/02/25

"Common Stock is expected* to report earnings on 02/26/2025 after market close." quote from the Nasdaq. I can't see these being very good, the site is a mess, i wouldn't be surprised if some chickens are coming home to roost. To rely on ebay from a b...

Sales Notifications stopped

For the past week I have not received any Email notifications when items have sold. Is it me or is this another broken Ebay thing ? The notifications are essential because unless I sit in front of my PC all day I have no indication as to when an item...

Updates to the eBay User Agreement

Just got this message... Can't drum up any enthusiasm to read it though. Has anyone read it?

Buyer wants combined postage refund

A buyer made best offers of £25 on 2 of my £30 items which I accepted. They buyer is now asking for a postage refund as well, as the items are being posted together. Part of the reason I accepted the offers was that I would be posting them together. ...

Competitor adverts on my listings

Whats the point? Click on one of my listings and there is a sponsored (paid for?) insert at the top suggesting the potential buyer look at one of my competitors listings for what they want. To make matters worse, scroll down immediately below my pict...

Estimated Delivery Dates yet again!

Dispatch by 10 Jan at 11.59pm GMTMake sure you send your order within the dispatch time you specified in the listing.Estimated delivery date shown to buyer: 12 Jan 2025 - 20 Jan 2025 Today is Friday 10th January. This customer in FRANCE has been told...

Listings with questions notification

When I answer a question on a listing, it still shows a notification for listings with questions.Anyone else having this problem?

EBAY SENDING OFFERS AUTOMATICALLY - AND DECIDING THE OFFER PRICE!

I presume this is the latest bright idea from the your boys and girls at Ebay HQ, but I happened to find a wee addition to the drop down box on the active listing page, the one that starts with 'all statuses', and came across what to me is a new addi...

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Update regarding “Urgent - VAT action” email

No advertising NO sales is Ebay POLICY now !

Businesses masquerading as private seem to be on the increase!!!!!!!!!!!

Should legitimate businesses just move to a new private account ?

Anybody else noticed a huge increase in sales since Fee Free for Private Sellers started?

Resolved! Ebays conversion rate for international sales ?

No edit button to change personal account to business account

GSP bulk change over

EBAY.................Results due...........26/02/25

Sales Notifications stopped

Updates to the eBay User Agreement

Buyer wants combined postage refund

Competitor adverts on my listings

Estimated Delivery Dates yet again!

Listings with questions notification

EBAY SENDING OFFERS AUTOMATICALLY - AND DECIDING THE OFFER PRICE!

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