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Has any body else been switched off since giving ebay their national insurance number?

Hi there, just wondering if any body else's sales been switched off since giving ebay their national insurance number, I was asked for it on thursday, I obliged as it is the new government law and I've had no sales since, no other information relatin...

Resolved! Gobbledegook addresses

I have a franking machine, consequently I do not send my items via any ebay services. I am finding more and more addresses coming through all jumbled up and nonsensical, fortunately the post codes are correct so that I can google the correct address,...

FAO Ebay staff - Reporting businesses trading on private accounts

To whom it may concern. It's about time it was made easier for Ebay users to be able to report businesses trading on private accounts in a much more straight forward way. At the moment there is no obvious option when using the report item option, i.e...

Sudden lack of sales.

Business seller, 2100+ listings. I normally get a few sales per day. For a week, nothing. Called eBay, no restrictions on my account. Anyone else experiencing total drop off in sales or know of any faults or bugs that may cause this? Thanks, Tony

Can't enter weight for postage in new listings

Using sell similar today and the box to enter weight for postage is missing. I don't use postage policies or rate tables. It was working fine yesterday.

Business sellers v Private sellers - A simple solution

Ebay is clearly struggling to deal with this and I'm not sure they ever will. A simple and easy to understand solution would be: Brand new items - all sellers pay a final value fee regardless of whether you are a business seller or on a private accou...

Could some one please fix the category search on listing.

When listing eBay would suggest the category for you off the title in which you have written but as of about a week ago it simply stopped working it now shows more often than not entirely random ones or simply you can not find the category you know i...

AI problem.Over 1000 listings removed by AI.

Hi everyone.I'm from Poland and I run Anchor Shop on ebay.uk with second hand football,rugby and other sports memorabilia shirts.1 of the reasons I run this shop is that ebay allows to list in 2 categories.I get message 2 months ago that I can't list...

Resolved! Ebay forces upgrade to Business due to new HMRC regulations

Hi All.I've received an email from ebay forcing me to switch to business account due to the volume of my recent sales. Customer service explained that I exceeded £1800 in one month, so they act in line with new HMRC regulations. The email is a bit th...

Does the addition of item Videos make a difference to sales?

I sometimes add a video clip to listings - for example, a short clip to demonstrate a working music box / metronome, but I wonder what the effect has been to other sellers? I've seen listings with a long video and very little else, recently and would...

Do I list everything for £1

I am sick of seeing listings under cutting by listing something that is £75 but listed at £1.99 with options. Do I list my product for £1 and that gets you a washer £2 for a nut and washer but £25 for the actual full product I am selling so in the se...

Global Shipping Programme - weight and size declarations disappeared off listings.

I have been investigating why my GSP sales have stopped in the last couple of weeks. When creating a sell similar from a previous listing which was set up for GSP there was no section to include the size and weight. Checking my existing listings whic...

letterbox sized Item delivered, photo and gps scan. Buyer messages, no case yet

I have a usual sequence of messages I run through, the polite please check photo is your front door, check GPS coordinates are your location etc. Buyer hasn't responded to the questions, just tells me this happens to him everyone is a scammer. lookin...

VAT charged on the Buyer Protection Fee

Having just made a purchase from a private seller that will be connected with my business the price I paid is inclusive of the new eBay buyer protection fee which included £0.72 VAT. As a VAT registered business I would like to reclaim this VAT payme...

Resolved! Buyer asking for refund claiming product is fake?

Hi all,Got a message yesterday through eBay from a sale 27 days ago:“Hello, these screws are of very low quality and have sheared in half in multiple locations on a build I’ve done. I’ve put a huge amount of work into my build and the fact that these...

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Has any body else been switched off since giving ebay their national insurance number?

Resolved! Gobbledegook addresses

FAO Ebay staff - Reporting businesses trading on private accounts

Sudden lack of sales.

Can't enter weight for postage in new listings

Business sellers v Private sellers - A simple solution

Could some one please fix the category search on listing.

AI problem.Over 1000 listings removed by AI.

Resolved! Ebay forces upgrade to Business due to new HMRC regulations

Does the addition of item Videos make a difference to sales?

Do I list everything for £1

Global Shipping Programme - weight and size declarations disappeared off listings.

letterbox sized Item delivered, photo and gps scan. Buyer messages, no case yet

VAT charged on the Buyer Protection Fee

Resolved! Buyer asking for refund claiming product is fake?

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