Seller News: August 2025
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Royal Mail 2nd-Class Letter – what’s changing and what isn’t
Royal Mail now has Ofcom’s approval to deliver 2nd Class Letters on alternate weekdays and will remove Saturday deliveries. However, Royal Mail has not set a go-live date, meaning as it stands currently your delivery estimates and seller metrics will...
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...
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...
Will Trump's Tariffs impact eBay UK to US sales?
I'm thinking of secondhand articles not new-to-market. If I were to sell an Art Deco Czech glass vase to the US, would the applicable tariff be that for Czechia where it was made ninety years ago or the UK tariff as I am in the UK? Would eBay add the...
Realistic suggestions that would / could improve Ebay UK
I will get the ball rolling: Change the default search to UK only, if people want to search worldwide they can select that as an option, I don't think it should be the default. As an example I just searched impressionist painting The search gave me o...
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...
Free advertising on you-tube. How to talk when on camera
For those brave enough like me who are thinking of putting yourself in front of the camera when promoting your products on you tube, how should you talk. My advice which many content creators disagree with is to NOT read from a script. This ends up m...
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...
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...
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.
Final selling fees on 99p items
Because private sellers have help with fees why cant business sellers have help especially when only an item sells for 99p, which I add, ebay recommend starting at. This is all very well, but by the time fees have been taken, we are practically makin...
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