Auction items under 100g starting under £10 that sell in excess of £10

[beenz60]

Have not as yet seen this addressed and would appreciate some pearls of wisdom from an experienced Mentor. In the event of an auction item under 100g with a starting price of under £10 sells in excess of £10, does this transaction still qualify for exclusion from SD and remaining eligible for Custom Postage?

[**peaseblossom**]

Good question, because you would already have opted out of SD during the listing process.   That suggest it's Buy It Now items only but  eBay don't clarify.   They just say:
The option to opt out will only be available for items under £10 and weighing 100g or under. We'll be introducing this change in phases over the coming weeks.

If possible you could ask tomorrow afternoon on the weekly chat thread:
https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Chat-with-the-eBay-Community/Weekly-Chat-with-the-eBay-Community-Tea...

[john1297576]

I have not seen the answer to this, have been on the lookout, but for the moment am switching to BINs to see what  happens.

I doubt ebay have even considered this, but I have no intention of getting involved in Simple Postage which is certainly not simple, as the length of the explanation of how it works proves.

I like auctions as there is no limit if bidding goes well, but would not want to find ebay making a mess of a label as seems to happen.

The option to switch to Advanced Postage has still been available today, even for an item of over £10.

I have a few items over £10 listed and have my eye on them to see if any unwanted changes happen, when I will end them.

[jckl1957]

In other (bad) news, it has been confirmed that the 'under 100g and under £10' exclusion will NOT apply to Large Letters.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sellercentre/postage/simple-delivery

Which listings are not required to use Simple Delivery?

Simple Delivery won’t be required for items that are letter-sized and £10 or under with a weight of 100g or less. Simple Delivery will be required for large letters.

 

 

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[**peaseblossom**]

That doesn't sound fair.    😞

[jckl1957]

It is bad news for sellers and buyers.

RM Second Class Large Letter is £1.55.

I will wait and see what price Ebay charge but I imagine it would be more.

[beenz60]

Many thanks for all contributions to my query. It would appear there is confusion on the part of EBay on our postal system. As an example, a packet of stamps selling for around  six or seven pounds can weigh only appx 50g, but require a large envelope postage due to thickness of package.  This is one of a number of anomalies for which EBay do not understand the present U.K. postal system.  Thanks to all for input.