Seller News: August 2025
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US tariffs reminder and Royal Mail shipping changes
We understand that ongoing changes regarding US tariffs may have brought uncertainty, especially for those of you who frequently sell into the US market. We’re committed to supporting you through these changes. What’s happening? The US de minimis exe...
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...
Disgrace
I will tell you what has happened they want to fleece business sellers to support SELL FREE ON EBAY people have lost confidence in the platform We have ceased trading today 19th April 2025 on eBay.Yet again a buyer purchased an item fraudulently atte...
Sales collapsing on eBay but nowhere else!
Good day to everyone I know we are in a recession of sorts, however I've never known in my 20 years of trading on eBay a lack of customers/sales. 2 years ago I was averaging £26K over 30 days, then it started to slide and now less than £8k Compare th...
Unscheduled Payout
I’m on weekly (Tuesday) payouts. Today (Friday) eBay has send a payout of the funds accumulated since Tuesday. What a clown show.
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
Very slow sales
Sales this month have been terrible two sales in three weeks , I have added more photos optimised my titles , I had a call with ebay sales advisor and followed all what they advised yet still sales are slow , paying for ebay shop, all my listings (ne...
eBay Royal Mail postage down
Can't generate labels.Not too bad for me as I only have one and it doesn't need to be posted till Monday.Looks like it's been down since yesterday evening, going to cause huge problems.
Resolved! Negative feedback removed . Can buyer leave another negative feedback afterwards?
(This relates to an unpleasant buyer on my selling account)I had a buyer who opened an item not received case, angrily demanding a refund as she claimed she no longer needed the item. The item was delivered two days later (proved by tracking) and the...
What's The Point In Placing Feedback?
What's the point of placing any feedback at all on eBay when eBay removes the Negative ones left for bad sellers straight after I place them? I have been with eBay for over 20yrs and have always given feedback but now I don't think I will bother in t...
AI unable to make correct decisions when reporting listing violations to Ebay!!
I was scrolling through Ebay looking for Sharpie pens. I came across several listings which were using the brand name to sell their non-branded, similar looking items. Ebay is inundated with these kind of misleading title descriptions so I did the ri...
A first for me..
So I got offered a very paltry sum for one of my items which obviously I declined. So the reply from the potential buyer was SYBAU. The buyer was Austrian and I really thought at first he was saying basically ok.This morning I thought I would google ...
Resolved! GSP to the USA working again?
I've just accepted an offer from a buyer in the USA and she was able to pay and purchase the item, with eBay generating a GSP code, the number ending in the US suffix.Is it possible that eBay has reinstated GSP to the US, or did this one sale sneak t...
Report a seller
I bought item waiting for it for 5 weeks now . The tracking number shows it is delivered but I did not get it . I asked the seller , he did not care . I asked EBay to step in because I have my protection for my item. They refused to refund my money ,...
Quiet weekly chat
Don`t post here much now. Busy with other things like the you-tube channel ad website.But still like to have a nosey at the weekly chat Q&As. This week was just 3 questions from forum users.Is that a record. Have the regulars and infrequent posters j...
Accessing Funds Not Working
I normally manually take my funds each week on this business account and also on a private account I have. On this business account, when I go to the part to withdraw, it just takes me to "All Transactions" page and I cannot find anywhere else how to...
Buyers protection fee
Why does the seller have to pay a buyers protection feewhat does this cover and how does it workcannot get thro to customer services anyone else who does not like the new format lots of issues getting paid is a nightmare always put the tracking no on...
