UK Seller News: April 2025
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Simple delivery (Arrrrrrrrrgh)
Please help.I'm creating a listing for the first time in ages, trying to get my head around the delivery.Whilst creating the listing, and choosing the weight etc . The postage on the listing prior to going live says £7.19 However when I preview my li...
Receiving of unsolicited items
I have received an item of clothing from where and who I have no idea !! The sender's reference number on the label doesn't register anywhere within e-Bay nor his name so I am stumped as to who to send my query to ? Am I allowed to give it to a chari...
Lowest price Royal Mail Large Letter on Simple Delivery is excessive
I just sold a low cost item for which I had listed the Royal Mail postage as £1.90 (large letter on-line rate). Under "Simple Delivery" Ebay has changed this to, and charged my buyer, £2.70. I know this is only 80p more but for a sale of a couple of ...
Resolved! Fake Bullion Bars
Bullion Buyers Beware.Several listings currently spotted with Fake Platinum and Silver 1oz Fortuna and Johnson Matthey Bars.Have alerted Ebay with negative results. They just dismiss it despite me telling them I have collected these bars for 40 years...
Simple Delivery does not list small parcel size so discounts buyers selecting royal mail.
Simple Delivery does not list small parcel size so discounts buyers selecting royal mail. I already have a problem with shops accepting evri parcels with just the large and heavy ones i send on a daily basis so i use royal mail for the small ones. If...
Mark as despatched button disappeared
Just sold an item, and sent it this morning, went to the drop-down menu in order details to 'mark as despatched' only to find this option has disappeared and eBay are steering me in the direction of purchasing there prepaid label. (I don't need a lab...
Ebay news up date on simple delivery
Just read this Ebay news from Eve Williams, General Manager, eBay UK ,blah blah blah just discarding everyone regarding simply delivery. what is the point with having contacted with ebay staff , customer services & Community Mentors (Advocates of eba...
gone from private seller to business, help needed please
Totally confused, can anyone please help. Ive been selling on Ebay as a private seller and have just paid for a basic subscription at £19.99 a month. Its all so confusing, am i allowed 100 or 300 listings per month? As a private seller i had 300! Als...
Importing Ebay buys from Japan
I'm noting that buying items from Japan does not mean paying VAT or other taxes at the time of purchase. I've also received a few smaller buys from Japan recently, and NOT been charged import duties. Am I being too optimistic to think a Wrist Watch b...
Dodgy return address
I bought a car boot tidy recently, but its not as shown in the photos. Some velcro is missing that is essential for securing the bag to the boot liner, preventing it from falling over. When I started a returns process, the return address is as follow...
Search engine is now rubbish - why
Why is the search engine now rubbish - it is very clucky, keeps resetting and is so difficult to use the filters - clicking one part at a time - older version was great to streamline - now its a complete pain and actually turns you off using ebay at ...
NO INVOICES OR SALES
HI CONTACTED EBAY TOOK 2MIN TO SPEAK WHY NO INVOICES FOR BUYERS WAS TOLD MAJOR PROBLEM AT EBAY DONT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE SORTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11, PASSED ME ONTO EXPERT WHO DIDNT KNOW EITHER. ALSO ALL UK SALES HAVE HIT THE FLOOR ALSO SOME FOREIGN BUY...
Buyer protection fee
Hi there, just wondered if anyone else (private sellers) have noticed their sales dropping since this buyer protection fee was introduced? I've also been receiving lots of low offers - obviously some buyers are offering low to incorporate the fee and...
choosing postage
im presently listing some postcards but struggling with postage options, i have selected package size upto 100g / letter and it automatically states buyer will pay rates starting from £2.70 . The cost would never be 2.70 for a basic postcard but ther...
Ebay scam
I see we have a new tactical scam from Ebay themselves today! They tell you there is a balance to spend but when you go through to actually buy something with your 'ebay funds' it says oh you have no funds so choose another payment option !! Hahaha h...
Scrap The New Buyer Protection Its Bad For Business
It seems the new buyer protection additional fees are really bad for business £50 is one thing but £52.31 is off putting. Please go back to charging the buyer the fee so I can ask for £50 and that's what the buyers sees and pays. Ebay is becoming a d...
here we go AGAIN
NOW i cant change locations , i do NOT want to waste hours trawling through other countries when looking for items in the UK stop changing the format every five minutes
POSTAGE ADVICE ??????????
When, if ever are ebay going to sort their so called integrated postage advice.Whether its evri, Royal mail or whoever they give misleading mixed advice.ebay and postage firms site advice varies including emails, on its way, out for delivery, delayed...
Global Shipping - Overseas Payments held for 14 days - No Tracking Updates
The holding of funds from GSP for 14 days continues. I currently have 3 orders with no tracking updates. All sent by Royal Mail 1st class tracked. The usual - tracking is updated to RM Midlands depot - then Nothing.Ebay blames Royal Mail "glitch" - R...
Slow Sales
Currently finding selling on Ebay is very slow to dead. Are people moving to other platforms?
Sales dropped 100% ??
Hello can you tell me what's happened. ? Last 3 weeks no sales no bids no offers . ?? Usually busy. ,80 items.? No views nothing ?? Thanks.
Ebays new policy for sellers is dangerous and gone to far!
There have been thousands of us now across facebook ebay groups and ebays own facebook page, expressing our more than anger and disgust at the upcoming change for sellers. I raised some points with ebay not only through the website but their facebook...
Vendrors Deliberately Lying!
Why do eBay repeatedly allow vendors to lie?I am in the UK and ONLY want to purchase from the UK, so why when I select UK only do I keep finding my purchase now comes from China and takes a month?If a vendor claims to be UK then I should not have to ...
Classified ads security risk
I've complained to ebay about the need to provide so much information when replying to a classified ad as this seems like a major security risk to me but they seem to have no idea what I'm talking about. eg when reply to a vehicle ad in classified it...
Ebay says they notify hmrc when a private seller passes £135 in sales. Makes no sense to me.
An ebay advisor just told me that they notify hmrc once a private seller has sold £135 worth of their own goods. Anyone else aware of this dribble?
No response from seller after item failed
I purchased an item last April which had a 2 year warranty, the item has failed, initially the seller was communicating with me but has now stopped, I contact eBay who said I should try my credit card company to initiate a despite, credit card compan...
Invoicing Still Broken
Has anyone had a recent e.t.a. from eBay on when the invoicing system failure will be fixed? I spoke to eBay a couple of days ago who said they are working on the failure but no e.t.a. I've been unable to send any invoices for 5 days after an 'upgrad...
Digital records hmrc
HMRC SNOOPING EBAY PRIVATE SALES; what next!!?
HMRC
Hi there Does anyone know how far back, the historical information goes, that Ebayhave submitted to HMRC?? To be honest i'm bricking it at the moment.regards c4ri4n
eBay Rewards Dishonest Buyers via Buyer Protection
I sold a (brand new with labels) Mango beige denim playsuit and clearly described it as denim, even using the word 3 times in different places including ‘fabric type.’ I listed it for half the price but accepted her offer of 33% less. Posted it strai...
