Seller Update: January 2025
We’re kicking off 2025 with some important enhancements and updates.
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Buyer Protection, Pokémon Day, VAT invoices & other launches landing this February
As we wave goodbye to January, I wanted to update you on exciting changes coming in February.
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Forum Posts
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...
Pseudo Private Sellers. Is it fraud?
If I buy an item from a seller who is registered as "Private Seller" I now pay 10% additional fee to eBay and the seller pays no selling fee. What if that seller is clearly a "Business" and not a "Private" seller? I am paying an addition amount due t...
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...
Anchor Shop Concierge Invite
Hi thereI upgraded to the Anchor Shop a while back and have still not received an e-mail invite to the Concierge service. As I am paying over £500 a month I would like this feature to be available to me. Please can you sort this for me asap. Many Tha...
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
February Sales Dead 2025 - Ebay Sales Completely Dead
Any thoughts as why would suddenly ebay sales would do ZERO since start of February. We have been closely monitoring our sales and since start of January 2025 sales are down. But they have now completely died as soon as February started.
Ebay posts my home address on every listing as public knowledge. Any way to stop this?
As I'm technically a business seller but not an actual business so the only address I have is my home address. As a business seller I have to legally have my business address as public knowledge on every listing to anyone who views any of my listings...
Resolved! Confused which month JANUARY OR APRIL and which year 2023 or 2024 or 2025 to report
Someone enlightens me please as ebay keeps mentioning January as start of financial year whilst UK starts with 5/6 April. And which year is ebay talking about 2023, 2024 or 2025? I have no idea and you phoned them up, they used AI to save money and k...
Resolved! Ebay via YOULEND - anyone got any pros and cons
Hi All, I hope sales are good! Today we received a generous offer from eBay Capital that would be enough to rent a unit for a year. I believe that you pay a daily percentage of sales. The previous similar type of loans via P-pay were very straightfor...
Time to leave
Hello All any ideas on where i can sell since the new rules my private seller account had a massive drop in sales to top that since switching account types the amount has all most tripled what they would take under the guise of a buyer protection fee...
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...
Ebay asking for my Nat Ins Number
I have had a e mail for E Bay asking for my national Insurance number so i can contiunue to sell on e bay I am a registered business and have been for over 20 years I am VAT registered and have been for over 15 years with my VAT number oin my e bay a...
Can't use my eBay balance to pay
Hello I can't use my eBay balance to pay even though I clearly have enough... It literally says it but the button is greyed out.
Sold Email Notification
Just sold an item to the USA.Email notification declares it’s expected tomorrow! How?dave@ebay Jo
Good bye, and good luck........
It's been an interesting few years, but i have had enough as the people on here i have spoken to already know. Remember one thing, ebay and online sales isn't everything in life, spend more time away from the PC, look out of the window, there is a wh...
How are private sellers still able to list 1,000+ items when they're only meant to have 300?
Hi I'm slightly puzzled as despite the HRC changes and the 300 listing limit I'm still seeing business masquerading as private accounts with 1,000s of items listed. Yesterday I saw one with 1,900+ items and another with 2,400+ items. The later was ge...
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