Simple Delivery and letters - clarification needed please

[porte2425]

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 become compulsory, and that only tracked services will be used. Can someone confirm?

If so, then the £4.85 item now, will cost £4 + £2.70 P&P + 91p (or even £1.19) fees. So at least £7.61! Surely that can’t be right?

P.s. I know this relates to Private sellers only.

[porte2425]

Yes, a complete mess all-round then!

[aquitania015]

Why are business sellers exempt from this 'new' idea? Doesnt SD apply to businesses?

thanks in advance

[lucy_farmer]

'Doesnt SD apply to businesses?'

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No it doesn't.

'Why are business sellers exempt from this 'new' idea?'

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Because business sellers pay fees. 

Therefore ebay don't have the need to squeeze money out of them in every respect of the sale.

i.e. BPF = money in from the buyer. Payment holds= money in from making interest on sellers' money. And Simple Delivery makes ebay money on the contracts they've made with the delivery companies......

(it's *only* about money, aquitania. Don't fall for the complete guff and spin about it making things 'safer' or 'simpler' or 'more protected' or 'easier' ... that's all a load of carp. It's about nothing more than income)

[aquitania015]

thanks very much - i didnt realise that.  It looks as if duty of care towards private sellers is lacking and unprofessional on ebays part. I sell small items sometimes many sell for 1.99  .  Who would bid and then pay 2.70 for post?  I usually sell more than one and make post 85p.  does this mean that every 1.99 sale has a 2.70 label?  what about the wasted packing material? it doesnt make sense. I feel very let down by it all.