UK Seller News: April 2025
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Has Ebay become un-usable for both buyers AND private sellers?
Ebay seems to be determined to alienate a large section of its user base. First up the new 'protection' racket - where every purchase from a private seller has a surcharge added for so-called 'buyer protection' - basically it's a very expensive insur...
POINTLESS 'MAKE OFFER' OPTION BY SELLERS
Don't know if any other post has coveted this subject but why do some sellers bother to list the Make Offer option on a listing when they have no intention of accepting any? Example: I offered just 6% less than the asking price for an item but got re...
Payment pending
I have not recieved payment for my sold item it shows delivered but my payment still pending I am not happy about this and want funds put into my account asap
Seller Violation on winning bid
I have sent 3 request to ebay, The first was 24 days ago, about a seller demanding payment immediately. After I won the bidding he cancelled the bid stating I had requested the cancellation. I did not. No one has responded despite the 3rd request bei...
vat invoice
where is the vat invoice? I cannot find it within the ebay system I have looked at order details...!!
Razor Blades
Hi I am being asked for the first time ever after buying razor blades online for the past five years for proof i am over 18. I am being asked for my full credit card number expiry date and last 3 security digits what seems to be from an ebay source, ...
Simple Delivery and letters - clarification needed please
Is an £4.85 item today going to cost £7.61 soon?An item that is for sale today at £4 + 85p P&P, next week will cost me an additional 91p (or is the % charged on P&P as well?) for buyer fees from the 4th.I’ve heard that Simple Delivery is going to bec...
Exposing bad sellers (redacted names)
Hi,Please can I get some people views on rude sellers & also the notion of why the seller is heavily protected from criticism. I've had recent bad experience in which I attempted to buy 2 items, these items were actually sold to me & the payment went...
Item photos?
Just where do buyers stand when it comes to buying an item that you specifically want?....in this instance books with specific covers...am tired of seeing this message under the item description - "Please note, the image is for illustrative purposes ...
Resolved! Seller Cancelled Order
The seller cancelled my order and refunded without communication. Reason is "Out of stock" which is a stupid explanation since the item had been on the auction block for days.My maximum bid was higher than the one I won but apparently the seller didn...
Are private sellers stopping listing ? Are your saved search numbers dropping dramatically ?
New private listings in 2 saved search's that I have had running for years have dropped by very nearly 50% in the last few days . eBay search can be glitchy at times and not show all listings but not to this extent . Both show a steady marked decline...
Resolved! I need to mark a item I recieved as delivered but there's no option for it?
I need to mark a item I bought as delievered as it arrvived today. There's no option in any of the drop downs to select delivered for the item. The delivery and item tracking for the item was upgraded by the seller to get the item to me quicker at my...
Not Happy with Greedy Ebay
So Disgusted By EBAYSo Disgusted By EBAY. You SHOULD BE ASHAMED!Ebay in their Greed has now decided to charge Buyers " Buyer Protection " This means that the price the seller is offering to buyers has 5% buyers protection fee added by ebay. This fee ...
Resolved! Is there a compensation scheme if watch authenticators lose an item that affects item's value?
The authenticators recently lost an item in my watch purchase that has a potential affect on its authenticity and value if ever resell. The very helpful seller agreed to cancel the sale but they are at a potential loss as its value to resell may be q...
Item not as described
I bought a pair of sunglasses from the states and they've arrived today, as soon as I put them on I noticed scratches on left lens. They're pretty obvious when wearing the glasses and also when inspecting the surface of the lens.The full description ...
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