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*bleep*

Ebay are *bleep* they will not increase selling limit. Pedophile *bleep* suck it *bleep* *bleep*

I got the item and refund

تأخر طلبي ، واتصلت بك لأقول إنني لم أتلقمه بعد ولكني ما زلت أريد العنصر. لقد تلقيت استردادا تلقائيا ، على الرغم من أنني لم أطلب ذلك ، لأنني كنت أطلب ببساطة معلومات حول التسليم. ومع ذلك ، فقد وصل العنصر الآن ، على الرغم من أنه كان متأخرا. نظرا لأنني ت...

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Royal Mail

Goods have been received by buyer but still showing as undelivered by Royal Mail. Who do I contact in order to get this corrected so I can be paid?

Refund

Hi buyer collected a kids bicycle and provided collection code. Later they have requested a refund saying it’s not as described. Saying their is a mechic fault. Bike was in perfect working order when collected. I cannot seem to reject the return. Wha...

Simple (??) delivery..... Huh?

What on earth? Simple (a joke) delivery.... For UK, up to 1kg large letter 35x25x2.5cm The buyer will pay rates starting from:£2.70 STARTING FROM. How do I add extra for PACKING MATERIALS, postage AND packing = shipping cost.So whats the ACUTAL price...

selling a motorbike - policy violation

hi i am trying to list a motorbike for sale.. got the listing created however Ebay is telling me there is a policy violation so the listing is hidden. I cant find what policy i have violatedthere are no prompts on the listing to higlight what i have ...

When will I get postage refunded for an unused shipping label and how do i track status of request?

I recently had my first sale and during the shipping process, I got confused. I ended up purchasing 3 shipping labels and of course I only used one. I requested a refund on the two unscanned and unused ones. I have not heard anything back and can not...

Trying to contact a potential buyer

Hello, I have received an offer I want to accept, but I'm traveling and if I accept I won't be able to dispatch it within the expected times. I have made a counter offer to the buyer so that I could explain it to them, as I was unable to contact them...

Return request from buyer

Buyer has opened a return request but they said it is broken but they have sent a photo of a completely different to the one I sent and they won't answer my question , what should I do as eBay just want me to refund

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Simple Delivery

I have always used custom postage for my free delivery items as I am marked to ship within one day it gives me the choice of who I can get to quicker and the cost ( ie royal mail,Evri/yodel) to drop the parcel off ! However with simple delivery it ap...

Hazardous substance

Nitromors paint stripper is a hazardous substance sold to me on Ebay, it arrived to me in a very damaged tin. I have been sent a Royal Mail returns label. Royal Mail do not permit Nitromors to be sent through their network. I have been sent through e...

Resolved! with Simple Delivery - can you take that cash & use it to pay for a better service?

Hello all. I've never used 'Simple Delivery' before. I can't see an answer to my question, so... The money you're allocated for Simple Delivery from a sale - can you use that to buy a better (tracked and insured) service on your own - at RoyalMail's ...

Buyer has returned PC and trashed it

Hi, I had a buyer return my PC which was in good condition when he got it. He even sent photos of it in good condition to me. I just got the return and it's completely broken/destroyed. He's pulled out parts of the computer, broken the little chips o...

Resolved! ebay, you are completely toasting your own sales

I'm looking for a jigsaw power tool. Listed are starting from £15, £20 or so. Posting these items costs nearly £10 - they are small but heavy. No seller want a sale at £30 and for them to absorb £10 in postage, so it's buyer pays. Sellers now cannot ...

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Another nail in the coffin for private sellers! How can I recoup my packaging expenses?

With Ebay's "Simple Delivery" now compulsory and imposed on us; it would appear that private sellers cannot incorporate their packaging expenses! I sell china mugs which have to be double wrapped in bubble wrap and secured in a sturdy box - if I don'...

picks for you

HOWE CAN I STOP THIS *bleep* EBAY SENDING ME THINGS IT THINKS I LIKE, I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF THICKOS ON HERE WHO MIGHT NEED IT BUT I HAVE A BRAIN AND DONT NEED IT..... AMAZON HERE I COME.....

Posting Large packages

Can anyone tell me how I overcome sending a larger box. Simple Delivery options only allow medium sized , I have no option for the next size up, so what do I do?Can I just post it under my own option without the Ebay label being printed?I know the pa...

Used Simple Delivery, item arrived with minor damage Ebay partially refunded, buyers now chasing me.

Im a private seller ocassionaly sell on ebay and I used ebay's simple delivery for an item sold recently for the first time. Dispatched the item on delivery the buyer contacted me claiming the item was damaged, sent a picture showing a very small scr...

eBay STILL Not Paid Out For An Sold Item

Sold an item for £127 to a buyer in Germany. Buyer paid and i duly sent it. GSP doesn't cover Germany apparently. The item is held up in customs there, and now well over a week later I've still not received the money. This is my money, not eBays to s...

providing feedback

I've been asked in an eBay email to provide feedback for 3 items I've bought, however they do not appear in my ebay purchases or feedback section. I definitely bought them from Amazon Marketplace but there is no evidence on the site of me doing that!...

Including a photo in messages

Hi, Can anyone help please. I sent a message to an ebay seller and he has asked me to send a photo.I used to be able to attach photos to a message easily on Windows 10 (I just dragged them) but now I have upgraded to Windows 11. When I click onto the...

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Resolved! "Untested" used in descriptions

Is there a way to force eBay to no longer allow "untested" and "not sure if it works" descriptions in listings to be banned or stopped?Having being caught out again with a camera lens. Described as -"untested as I don't have a camera body to test on ...

Postage rules

I arrived home yesterday not realising my item had sold, hence I rushed out and posted it via Royal Mail as eBay showed it as already posted. I noticed that eBay are changing the rules on posting in April, but they do not mention which year, I presum...

Higher postage cost

Hi I have a problem. I sold a book, Ebay suggested postage should be £2.70 and send a code. At post office they said its £4.05, so I had to pay it, and I couldn't use the code ( postage not used). How can I claim my money back?

eBay not refunding for Undelivered Item

Hi, i ordered some pixel buds from a private seller on ebay. They were 'delivered' but the photo sent by courier (Evri) ended up being a related delivery for my upstairs neighbour. My parcel was not in the picture. Ebay have shockingly told me out ri...

Should my own bid increase the final price?

I put a bid of £6.03 on an item that already had a bid. It turns out the existing bid maximum was £6, so I became the winning bid. However, it was quite obvious what my maximum bid was, so I was worried I'd be outbid at the last second. I decided to ...

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New phone?

Hi I bought a mobile phone and waited one month and a half for it and it never appeared. I am trying to leave feedback and it won't let me. I did get a refund

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No compensation options for expensive items

I’m trying to create a listing for a guitar worth £600 but in the delivery section none of the options offer adequate compensation for extra large items. On the old system this was never an issue as I’d just buy the shipping I want. Now we’re forced ...

A dog for sale on ebay!

I've tried every way to speak to a human today. When I did yesterday, they assured me the post would be removed! Its still live today and has been for 2 weeks. They'll removed a handbag they think fake!!!! BUT not a dog! How does it get addressed

postage labels

hi.wonder if any one could give me some advice.i clicked on print postage label by mistake.and now i have been charged for it.tried to cancel it but it wont let me.i wont be using the label cause i dont have a printer.as i like to use the post office...

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Custom postage option when listing

Hi. Until today (3/7/25) I could always avoid the 'simple delivery' option by choosing the 'custom postage' option.Now (today) the only option available is 'simple delivery'. I don't want to use this because I prefer to use a certain delivery company...

Payment Dispute

Hi, My buyer opened a dispute by mistake . He says he's withdrawn the dispute and authorised the payment via Paypal, but it still shows open on my orders. I don't want to post the item until the dispute is not shown otherwise the funds will be held. ...

Update card details

I’m going round in circles as I need to update my card details where money is paid in. I’ve not used eBay for 15 year and it’s asking me for the old card number which I don’t have?always says no one available to speak to even in the middle of the day...

Resolved! Hi, a seller has received a parcel broken. This was sent via eBay postage. I have contacted the carr

Hia buyer has received a broken item that has happened during transit. I sent this via eBay postage through Evri. I have contacted Evri with photos of the damage, who have responded by saying it’s up to eBay to sort as it was sent via EBay postage. E...

Reporting a fake item and got nowhere

Hi guys, I recently bought a Makita impact driver on eBay. Upon inspection it was fairly clear it was fake. I had messaged the seller over a week ago and again today asking for an explanation but have been ignored. I also reported the item to eBay as...

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Simple Delivery

I too am very unhappy with Simple Delivery. A) it's not simple, and b) it has taken away my ability to choose the best and cheapest postage price. Simple delivery for me is weighing my items at home and going to a post office and knowing exactly what...

Missing return item

I sold an item to someone who didn’t bother to check that it was compatible, they have requested a refund and sent the item back to me, but I haven’t received it. The tracking tells me it was delivered on Tuesday but to a delivery hub and now I’ve no...

Simple Postage.

From what I’m reading I’m not the only one opposed to having simple postage forced upon us so why is nobody taking note? If you want to use simple postage then by all means do so but let people who like control of this aspect of selling or who cannot...

Italy supplier

I want to buy a Lowara pump from a supplier from Italy that advertises on eBay uk. They just ship it free postage as advertised but what will I have to pay when it arrives at customs?

Simple Delivery Not So Simple

Great in theory but not in practice as the automatic postage chosen is always the cheapest option and non customisable as well as non refundable. Today I had to purchase alternative postage because 'bring my label' was not an option with home collect...

Simple Post

When do Ebay charge for simple postage, even when not requested. If charged but not used, when do they refund.Custom postage not offered to me anymore why ??

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International Postage

Help please! For some years I have had a standard international postage charge in my listings of £15. This has generally been more than the actual cost and I make a refund of the difference to keep it fair. Postage costs have increased considerably a...

Returns

I have a customer that has returned crutches saying they are uneven. I told him to check they were on the same hole. On photos one was on hole 7 and other on 9. He insisted they were not level. He’s returned them at my expense and as I said they’re p...

marketing banner

I am trying to set up a marketing banner for a Discount, but it won't let me click on' Select a discount. ' I have a Discount set up, so why can't I choose it? thank you

VAT on UK digital devices

I recently bought a ICOM amateur radio and on completion of the purchase I was charged VAT. What I find frustrating is that chargeable VAT was not mentioned on the listing for this radio or any others for that matter. i understand VAT and TAX may be ...

sale of watch

Hi I had a breitling watch for sales that someone has just bought. No offers, just committed to buy straight away which has made me nervous its a scammer. This was a few minutes ago. It says i need to send it to the authenticator. I am worried i am g...

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business account

I changed my account today from a personal to a business account and now i am being charged transaction fee, and i really dont like it. how can i go back from business acount to a personal one please.

Loss of Custom Delivery.

I 'spoke' at some length nto an Ebay agent yesterday and it seems that we have lost the option of Custom Delivery. Once again our freedom to operate our Ebay accounts to suit ourselves, has been eroded without any consultation by the "Big Brother" ap...

Simple delivery causing other changes?

Earlier this week I got moved onto mandatory simple delivery - not too happy with this really given I am selling quite a lot (selling recently inherited items alongside my personal collection to raise funds to start my own business) but the pro's and...

Cancelled posting label

I had to cancel yodel post label bought on eBay because I noticed there is no yodel point near me (in my city) anymore. I had to choose another courier and I bought new label to send item. Can I receive money back for cancelled yodel label?

Simple Delivery

Simple Delivery has finished me off as an EBay Seller. I cannot find ways to control what I do any longer, it is becoming harder and harder to sell item for small profit or charity.goodbye ebay

Simple Delivery not so simple at All

When I listed some items on ebay, I did not realise that my all my items are set to Simple Delivery. When it got sold, I have a prepaid postage label which was automatically taken from the sales. The biggest problem is, my item is only 30grams and I ...

wrong postage method

hi all.I haven't used ebay for a very long time, and didn't understand the new postage method. I sent the item tracked royal mail, but the buyer asked for simple delivery. my payment is now pending and account says delayed, I've removed all my other ...

SIMPLE DELIVERY

I sell Football Programmes usually a single item, they weigh under 100gm and up to this week i could offer either 1st class at £1.75 or 2nd class at 87p. As of 1st July i cannot access to small letter only large Letter up to 1kg and it will not let m...

Sent item via a 3rd party courier....

I sold an item yesterday, the seller paid but asked me if I could change the postage and ship it overnight rather than what was set by Ebay. As I was out I headed straight to a UK Post office and paid for overnight shipping. Once done I tried to upda...

RETURN PAST 30 DAYS

I'm looking to return an item that has gone past the 30 day return window, I have contacted the seller who has agreed the return and has asked to return through the ebay process, but cannot find a way within the ebay system to action this, any ideas ...

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Return

Good afternoon, I recently sold item to a customer and shipped the incorrect item due to error. The buyer raised a return request, but I managed to ship the correct item and he received item and has left positive feedback and closed the return. Howev...

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Postage

Does anyone think that the new (newish) eBay postage system is any good, if you do please could you explain the benefits as at the moment I can’t see any!

Selling jewellery

Hi I am trying to list some jewellery but it won’t let me pick simple delivery. Can I use the custom method still? Every answer from eBay refs me to simple delivery.

refund not credited to new card

I have been issued with a refund to my original credit card which had been cancelled, although I updated my new card details no refund has been credited to my account,I have spent ages with the online assistant with no joy

Resolved! I am unable to get the postage rates and parcel size for royal mail being my preferred way to post,

As the above problem, I am unable to get into postage preferences, even struggling to put the photos in the selling site now, this all happened in May when the system changed. I use an Android tablet, have tried with the phone, had no luck whatsoever

Buyer code

I won an auction with a cash on collection, I collected the item but Ebay asking me to pay, I contacted the seller to ask him to mark it as paid and he asked me for the code. I can't find a code? I've been through the checkout but short of paying aga...

Resolved! Has eBay switched their shipping options?

Why can't I select custom postage anymore or change the amount the buyer will pay? Its fix to large letter and I only have default options. What I'm posting is only a letter and for years I've been posting with Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For - seems...

SIMPLE DELIVERY

This simple delivery option just isn't right. Ebay have been changing a lot of things this year simply because they were not making money. Of course they have to make money - they're a business but don't play Big Brother telling sellers what to do an...

Items not shown as sent

As ebay have changed their process, do items not sent via ebay ever show as sent (vs being able to change their status via drop down as was the previous facility)?

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Postage.

Well it looks like they have finally done it, I have lost the option to choose how I post my items with custom postage which is no longer available. I brought this up a few months back when it reared its ugly head and I said we are slowly losing our ...

Buyer requesting return selected not as described, but they have purchased in error

Buyer requesting return selected not as described, but they have purchased in error.they didn’t check the part numbers which were clearly listed in the photos as part of the description.they didn’t check the part numbers which were clearly listed in ...

St220 front grille

Hi I have paid for postage out of my own pocket as it was large and the postage bar code was for a medium package,so can you reimburse my postage please

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Global shipping item not received

Can anyone help? I sold an item which was going to Italy and it went eBay global shipping.the buyer has messaged me that the item is stuck in Italian postal system as has an incorrect address on it. I only had Felixstowe hub address. how do I sort th...

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Issue with listing an adult item..

Hello all, I do hope that all is well. I am a collector and vintage Nude Playing Cards. Tines are tough currently and unfortunately I have to sell some of my collection. I had a quick look on here and noticed that a bunch of other private sellers are...

Seling a car

Hi, I put my car for sell on ebay and realised that I have done this incorrectly. I listed it as a private seller for 10 days but should have listed it as ebay motors which I believe is for 30 days. Is there a possibility to change this.

Private Sellers and Simple Delivery

As a private seller I can't believe or fathom how this works for parcels outside 'normal' dimensions for the only 2 options I have - RM and Evri. Poor show IMO, a change I'm not happy with this as I can foresee issues that are likely to be detrimenta...

Resolved! wrong size ordered

lm hoping someone can help here . l made a purchase of 3 x 110cm by 160cm day & night blinds done everything right on the listing there was a drop down where you could choose the width size /drop size & colour did everything right checked before payi...

need help please

Hi,I really want help as eBay isn't helping at all.I sold a watch to a guy from Spain few months ago.he left the watch with the customs for three weeks or more after that he claimed that he didn't receive the watch as he didn't want to pay the custom...

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OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE IN FB?

EX EX EX GREAT ALL ROUND SELLER ITEM WAS MAGNIFICENTLY PACKED IT WAS SENT FAST AND LOU EVEN SENT IT BY A NON EVRI COURIER (MY REQUEST) WHO CAN NEVER FIND ME. A GREAT REPLACEMENT FOR MY 1514 HP. THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE SELLING THESE UNDER £20 SO WHAT...

Suspected scam message

Hi I am selling a car on eBay and I am worried messages I am recieving are some kind of scam they keep trying to get my pay pal email saying that want to buy the car even though they have not placed a bid new to selling on eBay so any advice I would ...

Sale fees

Hi,Why I paying so much taxes and fees on my account just sold a item and is come bill £130+ something wrong here you don’t think? thanks

Resolved! GSP and SIMPLE DELIVERY

I sold a vinyl item today going to the US ,looked at the list of postal options and there was nothing about LITCHFIELD at all only options for me to post direct to the US .I cancelled the order and this evening wasted an hour or with Ebay help,round ...

Can't change my item to "Dispatched"

Hi. So I sold my item, printed the label, took it to the post office and sent it. However I can't seem to find the option to set the item to "Dispatched". It's been almost a week now (I was hoping it would sort itself out) and still I can't figure ou...

Simple delivery

I've not sold on ebay for 6 months and I'm trying to list a painting.The size is slightly larger than the medium parcel dimensions in 'Simple Delivery'SD wasn't there the last time I sold and I could pick and choose from several delivery companies in...

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Reserve price

I put an item up for auction but forgot to put a reserve price on it. I have had one bid and can no longer access reserve price on item. I have not found any of the articles helpful. I

My order created a label that i dont need as i already posted via Royal mail, now wrong tracking is

Hi went to get buyers address details, but somehow managed to add a label that I don't need. My buyer wanted the item quickly so I posted special delivery with Royal Mail. But label created tracking, but different number, I have added the second trac...

Using Postage Stamps

I want to continue to sell items via eBay, but I want to continue to use postage stamps to send sold items (I have lots of unused and legal postage stamps to use up!). Can anyone explain how best to proceed please? Thank you!

Simple Delivery Label management.

Cn the bright spark at Ebay tell me how I can remove the MARKETPLACE SELLER in bold letters printed on every label. I really want my items to get to the buyers, and this is just crazy to tell the world what it is. Secondly how do I use all four label...

How long can a sale be held unpaid?

I have made a sale by auction and I have been in contact with the buyer and agreed that they can pay 2 weeks after the auction ended. Will the sale be cancelled automatically for non payment at a set point or do I have to initiate it? If it is cancel...

Unable to print prepaid label or get QR code

Unable to print prepaid label or get QR code to post sold item. When I click through the button is greyed out and it says no postage service available. The buyers name and given name at the delivery address is different. Not sure if this is the cause...

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Only half my money credited by Ebay

Hi - advice. /guidance needed: Ive sold a bike for £60. Collection only, all went well, code scanned etc. Fees were charged - approx £6So Iw as due 54. But eBay has only paid me £30. A month on and my account credit is zero. How do I get paid all Im ...

Simple delivery.

I have just tried to relist some items. The only option offered to me now for postage is simple delivery. It is not simple. Both myself and my customers are being ripped off.. I give free postage which is either 87p or £1.55. Simple delivery is charg...

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Item Lost by Evri

I purchased an item and it has been lost by Evri. The tracking went dead and then said it was arriving a week ago and then just went dead. It's a one off item so cannot be replaced. I have opened a case requesting a refund but Ebay have put the case ...

Resolved! Electric Folding Bikes

Have 2 Folding Electric Bikes I want to sell but every time I list them it states I am not allowed to do so because I am not a business seller. Just doesn't make sense! Why?

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Transit damaged

I sold some angel cards x8 packs as used items the buyer paid for delivery and they then wrote to say that the items arrived badly damaged in transit and that one of the books inside the box was used and torn and broken and a pack was missing I expla...

Postage

Is everyone else having issues with the buyers selecting the correct postage size?? After you have set the right one for that select package.

Resolved! HMRC

Sold a Danish dining set recently that put my account over £1740 worth of sales. The turbine still hasn’t been collected by buyers courier. Now they’ve cancelled the £1100 purchase , how does this work with the HMRC as my sales are now well below the...

Need help with MIP

This is what we have done so far,I am reaching out regarding an ongoing issue with bulk uploading my products from a 3rd party to eBay using the Merchant Integration Platform (MIP). Despite following all available guidelines and uploading all require...

Changed Postage

If listing an item for instance a football programme that is not going to sell for much i.e under £5 why now does the buyer have to pay £2.70 that is going to put of potential buyers

Simple Delivery

So it is no longer possible to opt out of Simple Delivery, sellers are forced to use either Royal Mail or Evri.Both of these options are more expensive and not convenient for me to drop off parcels.So Ebay is cashing in again on honest small sellers ...

With Simple Delivery Now Imposed, How Do I Know If My New Listings Are Visible Outside The UK?

Hello. I am a private seller and send a reasonable amount of items overseas. When listing new items I always made sure they were available to view outside the UK. Now that simple delivery is imposed, how can I be certain that this overseas exposure w...

Refunds from the Post Office in stamps

I have had to provide a full refund to a buyer for an item that the Post office failed to deliver. On claiming, I am told the Post office will refund me with postage stamps. They are no use to me as I don't use postage stamps! Apparently, they only g...

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Saved Searches on Android App not clearing

Looking at saved searches on the ebay app on android, set to only show new listings, in press mark as read but shows listings I've already seen every time it refreshes, even after clicking "mark all as read". I've tried restarting my phone, updating ...

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Resolved! Confused about mixed messages

Could I ask please ?....In a recent response to "Buyer not Paying" 29/06/25, there were a couple of responses given different information. ..One saying Cash on Collection was the only way to pay.. and another saying Must pay through Ebay before viewi...

Account restriction and suspend

Hi guyshope all are goodactually my ebay account is 3 years old recently from last month i convert it to buyer and used it1 month it works fine but one day I received a mail that your account is temporarily suspended contact help and support then i c...

Resolved! Relisting a cancelled order

I have just noticed an order I cancelled has not been relisted automatically by Ebay, even though I ticked for it to be relisted.I am trying to find the original selling details in order to relist it myself but can't find it ?Can someone help me plea...

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