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Buyer cancelling order

New to this - but just had a notification that buyer wants to cancel an order as “ordered in error”. Not a problem as I haven’t printed the postage label out yet however it looks like eBay will refund the buyer but then charge me for the postage labe...

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Ebay Fees

Is this right? Turnover £15K and Fees £12K There's only one winner here and it's not me. Do not take the offers on shops, priority etc promotions/ advertising as you'll end up working like a headless chicken. I worked my absolute socks off and ended ...

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Bank account verification does not work

Is anyone getting paid by Ebay and why isn tthis being resolved. i ahve jsut compiled 30 items from a clear out prior to a move, On the last one I went to enter my bank details for payouts and keep getting an error message. Surely this defeats teh wh...

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Address errors

Due to an address error on 2 listing's, I had to manually write addresses & pay for postage myself, however I then couldn't mark the items as dispatched. I contacted customer service & they said to create the label & the item would then be marked cor...

payment on hold

Someone please help me this my very first time selling on Ebay I have posted the item but have received No payment it just say's Funds on hold on my account What have I done wrong I'm panicking here.

Fee deduction

Ebay regularly cutting some kind of fee against my listing in the name of " Insertion Fee" what is this for can anyone please guide

Selling a car....... A cheap car!

I recently listed a cheap car for £14 on ebay. The one week auction came to an end and the winning bid was £400. A week or so went past and multiple messages to the auction winner, no response/payment. When I re-listed it as the previous winner didn'...

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There was a charge to your account

I have just been charged £11.99 by eBay with no more explanation than there was a charge to you account.How do I get in touch with anyone official from eBay who can explain what a charge is for?Surely there must be a explanation and what for of why s...

Ebay Fees to Private Sellers on Promoted Items

This relates to me being a private seller of small items under collectables eg Stamps and postcards.Lately I have promoted them with a modicum of success-But what nobody told me was that if I sell an item for £1 say to an oversees buyer the promotion...

Avoid at all costs

I had trrrble experience on ebay selling and buying I just deleted all my listing will not be using ebay again block this account I had other accounts suspension has well

Fees for a car that didnt sell

Hello there, I recently sold a car on a 30 day advert, I had a auto accept offer of £900, the buyer then started to ask questions and the eventually failed to turn up to collect and pay for the car, I resisted it a few days later but am now being ask...

International shipping tax

I purchased a lens on here and was very cautious over the shipping etc and thought i'd done my research, I purchased and have received fantastic communication from the seller. I have now been approached by DHL for an amount of £78.50 for shipping fee...

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Royal Mail and the ending of Adult Signed For

I recently sold an item (a set of knives) which required "Adult Signed For". When the listng was created I used Royal Mail but since then and it was sold Royal Mail has discontinued this service, Unfortunatley I did not update this listing to reflect...

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Selling

I sold an item for £5 they charge £2.49 postage and then 45p VAT they charge the customer £8 something and I’ve got £1.88. I don’t think it was worth selling because that doesn’t even cover the postage

Selling

Why am I not receiving the full amount for items I’m selling eBay are taking money off my last item should of got me £20 but eBay have only gave me £10 why is this and its been on all my other items I’ve sold I have another one in selling and want to...

My Funds balance looks wrong!

I have recently sold 2 items and should have £292 in my account but it says I have £242. How can this be right when it clearly says funds owed to me £92 for one item and £200 for a second? Is there any way I can check? Thank u

Don't understand refund amount

I've had my buyer cancel a purchase for a legit reason, but before confirm it, I am confused by the cancellation details It says that the purchase price was £287.79 but that my Ebay funds are only £246.35 so I need to top up the rest of the refund fr...

Wrong Item Received

A seller recently sent me the wrong item. they asked me to send it back which I did through eBay but it hasn’t tracked. Luckily I have proof of postage. eBay hasn’t refunded me and I can’t email for help despite the ‘buyer protection fee’ what a load...

Selling & VAT & VAT on Ebay Fees (UK)

I've sold an item for which the advertised sales price and the price paid included VAT @20%, as this seems to be the only way to sell (unless I'm mistaken). We always state in the description that VAT is included.Ebay have then taken their fee as a p...

Charged a fee for a buyer cancelling an order

Someone just bought an item from me, but put in a request to cancel because they had changed their mind. When I went to cancel the order for them, Ebay tried to charge me £12. I understand that there are fees attached to selling, but why am I being c...

Wrong Postage

Why is it that Ebay, default to a more expensive postage every time, a single card defaults to Large letter £2.72 rather than £0.91 small letter.Or a large letter defaults to small parcel. I f you are buying a single card for £1.00, almost everyone i...

Buyer reported the item damaged after it went via authentication service and requests return refund.

Hi everyone,I recently sold an item that was sent to eBay’s verfication hub. The item passed inspection and was shipped forward to the buyer, but not autehicated due to putting item in wrong category. However, the buyer is now claiming the item arriv...

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Charged VAT even though we are both in the UK?

Won an auction on eBay UK, both the seller and I are located in the UK, but when I try to pay I get hit a VAT charge. These are not the pennies they charge on shipping and buyer protection. In my last 100 orders these has never happened. I contacted ...

Money

hi I had a balance turn up in my account I asked the question was that money? Mine was told by one of your representatives on a chat like this that it was so I spent it and now you’ve asked for it back. I am now cancelling my eBay account

Invoice doesn't add up

I recently made this puchase (goods arrived today). The price is quite clearly displayed and waht I expected to pay (plus postage I suspect). The invoice appears to be nonsense to me - i.e. doesn't add up and consequently an invalid (probably illegal...

Buyer charged twice for shipping

Hi. I'm new to buying on ebay and was confused as to why I am being charged twice for shipping for this one specific item.The listing clearly shows the item price (177 USD after seller's offer) and tge shipping cost (roughly 37 USD). Thus I expected ...

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Ebay applied a coupon and didnt cover it

I advertised an item for £125.50 which included £5.50 buyer protection, so net should have been £120. The seller paid £110.42 and after buyer protection postage and vat ebay credited me £102.21 I think ebay applied a coupon without my knowlege. I did...

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Payment/card details

I owe Ebay some ridiculously small amount £1 odd and want to pay this but seem to be unable to do so without giving Ebay permission to hold my card or bank details. I do not wish to do this and if necessary will just close my account but should be ab...

buyer protection fee

I am a private seller on ebay I listed an item at £200 and the buyer paid £200 but I only received £191.63,the buyer protection fee was £8.37, which is the exact amount less I've received. Am I being stupid? as I thought the buyer paid for that. Hope...

Resolved! Postage

Hi, ive been charged for poasting an item even though eBay has already charged the buyer

import tax on returns

hi i recently bought a bag from japan to the uk i paid the import tax and received the item the bag arrived not as described and the seller is telling me that in order for me to return it i’d have to cover the import tax of it going back to japan. I ...

Resolved! Seller limits and 'good till cancelled'

I'm a bit confused and hoping someone can help. I've just had a very confusing chat online with an Ebay customer services rep. I queried why I had been charged £0.35 for an insertion fee on a particular item. The person explained that I had exceeded ...

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Ad fees

I had an item on sale for collection only. A customer bought this without reading 'collection only' and then requested cancellation when they realised. In order to accept the cancellation I've been asked to pay a sum from my bank account for the ad f...

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Less Payouts than expected

Seller here,Made a sale and after all deductions I was expecting a certain amount as payment but ended up with a payout that is £8.45 short. Was supposed to receive £31.42 but received £22.97. Tried reaching out through the chat area but it’s a total...

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Resolved! Ebay increasing the price of my item.

I'm selling something for £38 including the buyer protection fee, but when I view the listing it's showing as selling for £45.18. With postage the total would only be £40.70. What else is causing the increase in displayed price?

Seller cancelled but has still paid eBay

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with this query as it's impossible to contact eBay directly. I had a buyer cancel an order because they couldn't collect (despite the advert saying Collection Only). I had a direct message from them but no message from...

Shipping

I have advertised a heavy item for £160 and said shipping cost is £20 (which was a guess). I have an offer of £150 so ebay tell me I will get £157 including buyers protection fee. So does this include the £20 i.e. is the offer only £130?

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Refund for a payment i never received.

a customer from the states bought a steelbook from me for eightypounds after a couple of hours the same user asked if i would could cancel the original order and make a bundle instead which i did....but a refund has been taken from me for eighty poun...

Selling

Hi I am selling things that have been in my loft do I have to pay tax it not a business

Below Standard - The Ebay Death Spiral - Does Ebay give a monkeys about its customers?

Hello, Due to an unfortunate series of evants my account will now go into 'Below Standard' on the 20th of this month, and as a result it will make it almost impossible to carry on trading on Ebay. I have been on Ebay on this account for 8 years and t...

Payment Issue

My buyer is challenging the cosy of the item he has paid on an item from me. He has paid £392.54 more than the cost of my item, and is questioning it.he is refusing to pay additional delivery cost to the US from the UK

over paying on fees

i have been over charged on a promotions i did it for 3 days and i set the limit to £27 a day and its charged me £681 and some more fees from the 6th march to the 5th of this month total sales were £1435.56 and they paid me £158.98 i am losing a fort...

EBAY SELLER FEES

I am a business seller and today I have sold an item this morning priced at £2.50. Ebay have made an deduction of 74p leaving a balance of 1.76. I have also paid 36p for a months listing. Is anyone else see these deductions of that amount of 74p for ...

Why there is a difference on listed price and price that I need to pay (free delivery, local seller)

Hello I'm trying to buy an item number 167465396108 its listed for £82.38 with free postage, when I want to finalise the transaction its asking me to pay £98.86 why is the difference? pictures attached. ( there is no apparent reason for price increas...

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EBay fees

Hi all, I haven’t used my eBay account for around 5 years. I had an item listed for sale that I didn’t realise was listed. Someone has apparently bought this item and I didn’t even know because I no longer use the account and the email attached to th...

Selling fees

Hi, I’m a private seller listing an item at £400. Someone has offered me £380 and the info I received from eBay says my payout will be £365.98. As there are no listing fees why is money being deducted? The item is listed in agricultural equipment.Ite...

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increase in price after an offer was accepted?

a US seller accepted an offer of $160 down from $200 and i knew postage to the UK was gonna be about $36 that’s fine but when ive gone in to the payment page the item has jumped to $192 and the shipping is still separate at $36 totalling $228 where’s...

Insertion fee

I have 0 out of 250 free listings used this month, I'm listing in only one category, no upgrades, but I'm being charged £0.36 per new listing. I need this fixed and my charged fees credited back."

Monthly Listing statistics

Hi - where can I find exactly how many items I have listed per month for the last 6 months in order to check the items I have been charged a fee for are correct?

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Postage Cost

Hi this may sound silly but i’m still new to selling here. I sold an item and the postage was at buyer expense. I’ve now got the label and ready to dispatch this evening. When i check how much i’m getting for this order the postage cost has been dedu...

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quartley fees?

had notification from my bank that £85 quaterly fees going out tomorrow from ebay, checked back saw same for jan, then it went back in,what is this ?i sold a guiyar in jan it arrived badly damaged and i had to do partial refund of £85, parcelforce wo...

Missing item

I’ve recently sold an item which was delivered by the currier and left ‘in a safe place’. The customer has gone to find it and is unable too. They have reported this issue which resulted in them NOT receiving a refund. The customer has now said it’s ...

Catago

Put e-bike on but eBay have put it in sporting goods category but when I search e-bikes there is a category for e-bikes but mine is not there there are thousands of e-bikes in e-bike category but not mine so I can’t find mine which means that anybody...

Wrong charge of insertion fee

The wining bidder hasn’t paid.After 4 days the listing was cancelled.The insertion fees was waived, and now I received an email from debit collectors.This is clearly a mistake from eBay.I contacted eBay several times, through the contact form, and ke...

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Resolved! item ordered 23 March. Due for delivery 1-5 May

Hi I purchased an item 23 March. From an international seller listed as a business. I requested a cancellation on the 29th March. I had contacted the seller explaining I wished to cancel the order so that I could re-order and add extra items to benef...

Scam

My car did not sell on EBay as I was scammed.the car sold twice as I re listed it after first buyer was a scam only to get scammed again by the second buyer no contact after making an offer I accepted in the end I remove listing.now I am being charge...

Paid eBay Bank Account

Hey! I accidentally sent money to the eBay Bank Account with Sort Code 04-19-10 and Account Number 00000040, i.e., the general eBay account you pay if you choose "Pay by Bank". The reference section is blank, so maybe it auto-returns? How do I get a ...

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Buyer Protection Fee

I don't like the way that ebay take the buyers fee out of the buyers offer. Its confusing. Its supposed to be the BUYERS fee, I should get what the buyer has offered in full and ebay should ADD the fee to the buyers payment.

Missing postage payment

Just sold an item which went through GSP even though I only offer domestic shipping. When I went to sort the shipping label it said the buyer had paid for postage but nothing was received my end, just the money for the item. Was set to buyer pay for ...

Cancelled an order and issued refund - postage cost have not been refunded by ebay

I recently sold an item with simple delivery where the seller (me) paid postage. It was an oversized item and ebay seems to havr removed that option from simple delivery so when I came to arrange shipping the only option available was a medium parcel...

Selling a watch

Hi all just sold a watch to a buyer who bombarded me with questions prior to purchase I wrote and said please do not buy this watch as you won't be happy anyways he went ahead and bought it for £1500 and then immediately sent a cancellation notice so...

Accepting offers

I had an auction starting at £72.If that had sold on a maiden bid I would have received £72.I however accepted an offer of £90 but only received £85.87.buyer pays postage but it still cost me.

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Postage fees

I did not use the eBay carrier. I paid the Post Office directly. EBay has not included it in my funds and therefore still owes me the £9 postage fee charged to the buyer. How do I claim it?

Buying from Japan

Hello Does anyone have experience of buying items from Japan? How about vat? How about custom tax? I have enough of general info, I would like to know if someone have bought something from Japan in recent time and how it ended? My item I'm looking to...

i didn't get item which i ordered

Hi everyoneThey listed one item and sent the other item. Now I sent the text sms for seller, but they don't reply to me. Why do they list one-size items and send another? How can I solve it out? I need help, please.

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Seller can't use prepaid label

Hi all, I’m looking for some advice about an eBay situation. I won an auction and paid the full amount, including shipping to a UK address. Here are the details:Subtotal: £121.00Postage: £3.10VAT: £0.62Total: £124.72After the payment, the seller cont...

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I just got charged £20.33 out of the blue and I haven't brought or sold anything on eBay for months, what is it for?

Bad Customer service

I am extremely disappointed with eBay’s customer service. I contacted support several times in December 2025 and followed all the instructions provided regarding my refund. At no point was I informed that a postage label also needed to be cancelled s...

My sales have dopped

I have been with ebay for over 20 years but for the past 3 weeks my sales have dropped. I am loosing about 60-70% of my business. I have not changed anything but my Listings have dropped in the listing search. When I asked ebay they said it is the al...

Duplicate listing

I relisted a vehicle i was selling.the listing didnt show, so i pressed re list again then 2 ads showed so i deleted one as 2 not allowed for same item and i didnt intend 2 ads .it was a glitch or delay with ebay .but ive been charged extra.How can i...

Direct debit set up

I recently sold an item and have now had an email from my bank advising eBay are setting up a direct debit? Any ideas what this is for as I haven’t agreed to anything! Thank you

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Payment

Hi i sold an item on ebay. I got the balance sent to my ebay account.Then i transfered the money over to my bank account over 4 days ago and its still not in my back or pending nothing.Has anyone else had this problem? Trying to speak to anyone at eb...

Listing charges

I have just been charged an insertion fee on a re-listed item. I haven't used up my listing allowances, so why have I been charged this listing fee?

SHOP SUBSCRIPTION, 36p listing glitch charge for any amendment, any autorenewed listing, send help!

Anybody else noticed all these crazy amounts taken for autorenewing or editing any listing. Used to get 1500 free listings, then 6p for anything additional and 0p for editing existing. Have just checked and am being robbed today, no agents availabe f...

Why am i being charged a £0.36 insersion fee when it should be £0.05?

Why has ebay started charging me £0.36 insersion fee when it should be £0.05, i have the 'featured' shop subscription which says that all additional listings will incur a fee of £0.05, i do not add a second category or any headlines which would charg...

Need help (or at least clarify something) about Combined Products Postage and Simple Delivery

Sorry if this topic has been talked about before (I don't have time to search the whole of the forums and it is probably a really stupid thing to ask about, but I'm getting more and more confused with what I read on the forums + help pages + what I'v...

Message

Just had this message Hello l-wildman,Thanks for your recent payment. Your eBay selling and buying privileges have been reinstated.What this meansIf there are no other issues or restrictions on your account:You can now list new items.You can make pur...

Ebay fees

I have debit collection chasing me for eBay fees I have not sold anything on eBay and do not understand why I’m being charged for something I believe this to be fraud.

Funds frozen

EBay has been holding on to my £65 for over 8 months..I sold an item that I bought on eBay for £65 over eight months ago..at the time they said my money will be on hold for about 2 weeks I think..Now it’s over 8 months and I still can’t get my money....

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Resolved! Scam buyer

Im selling a vehicle and a buyer with zero feedback has 'bought' the vehicle but no payment has been made, no contact made, no reply to message I've sent them. They are hundreds of miles away from me, I believe this is a scam. How do I cancel this tr...

Restrictions account

Hi You have blocked my selling account due to some payment. I want you to unblock my account so that I can sell my pending stock and I will also pay you at the same time.

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Promotional Fee’s On Previously Sent Offers

So I have sent out offers to watchers of the item I was selling. Then a couple days later I agreed to the promotions fees. The item then sold via a counter offer. But I’m still being charged the promotional fee’s. Does anyone know where it states tha...

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Funds on hold for more than 190 days

Hi my account was restricted from selling on August 2025 and it’s now been more than 200 days and now ebay is saying that you will not get your funds back as ebay policy and it will be retained by ebay forever i have 6100£ in ebay and now they have t...

Resttrictio

I buy sometimes on eBay but they have restricted my account, how do I email them as the electronic assistant is not answering my query

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No fees for private sellers unless .....

Just today I realised that if I list "buy it now" items with offers and I accept an offer I don't get the full amount.....for example if I list an item for £100( with offers) and it sells for £100 I recieve the full amount but....if I get sent an off...

Basic subsription

Basic shop subscription £27 a month but I am getting charged £32 can anyone give me any advise or reason for this i have only just become a subscriber thank you.

charged multiple times for selling fee

wow, at every turn selling my car on ebay I have been confronted with scammers, liars and people who have come to damage the vehicle. And now I find that when someone pretends to buy the car, the only way I can relist the car is to get charged the fu...