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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...
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 ...
I have a payment that should be in my eBay fund, it's been three days now since it said it should be available but it's not there.
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...
Hi allI have a feature shop with 1500 free fixed priced listings per month. I actually have 974 items listed, all items automatically relistedOn my ebay invoices, I note ebay are still charging me insertion fees on average £47 per month, surely that ...
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...
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.
Ebay regularly cutting some kind of fee against my listing in the name of " Insertion Fee" what is this for can anyone please guide
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'...
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...
I am trying to enter my bank account information on Ebay. My bank is not in the list, despite being a large UK bank, so I have entered the details manually. However, it says the account is ineligible to receive payments. The problem appears to be a m...
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...
Hi there.can anyone tell me why I have only been payed out 4.85 for an item where I should be receiving 8.25
I listed a motorcycle , as a private seller, for 10 days at £14.99, If I want to relist the motorcycle do I have to pay another £14.99 for another 10 day listing
Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone can advise me on postage settings. I sell a 3ft x 2ft flag, but it is folded and packed flat for posting, so it should fit within Royal Mail Large Letter size. The issue is that eBay seems to be treating it as a small ...
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
I was asked to cancel an order and eBay refunded for the items but withheld £1.62
Item not received and seller has issued only a partialrefund stating eBay have deducted fees?
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...
I would appreciate some advice regarding a difficult experience I recently had as a seller on eBay UK.I sold a mini fridge, but after the purchase I discovered that the courier services available to me would not accept the item for delivery due to th...
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...
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...
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
I've just had a buyer request an order be cancelled - I have tried to do so but eBay has taken the 'listing fee' already - surely this can't be right? How do I get the listing fee refunded before I refund the buyer?
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
hi there I cant switch Fee currency from USD to GBP. never happened to me before
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...
Hi I recently relisted a car that hadn't sold but did it twice by accident (I did it, then later my husband did it) We have been charged twice by Ebay (£14.99). Does anyone know whether we can have a refund for one of the listings? It was a genuine e...
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...
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 ...
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
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...
Are there any costs with "buy it now" and no "offers allowed"
Packiink taking £36 without permission from eBay account for oversized parcel ! what can I do seems so wrong charged £42 total for a 4 kg wheel
Hello, I have seen a few other posts about this but no helpful advice so far. The 'Consolidated data from placements across eBay' keyword that gets placed in Priority campaigns, is there really nothing that can be done about it? It currently has an A...
Hi,Bear with me, new to this! I have 3 similar items listed, all at buy it now or best offer. A buyer wants all 3 and has made an offer for all 3, including postage, which I have accepted. Trouble is, I have no idea how to go about this!Any help woul...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Hi, ive been charged for poasting an item even though eBay has already charged the buyer
Why has e bay charged for insurance + postage when the order was cancelled
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 ...
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 ...
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...
I got taxed on my 2025 sales, when everything I sold were used items. My total sales in the report is only £862.74, but have been taxed about 20 pounds. How do I claim this back as they are all genuinely preowned items of mine. 20 pounds is a lot, wh...
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...
Hello, I'm really struggling to figure out a solution to this, any help would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to buy an item but I get this message when I go to checkout: The item you selected can't be purchased because the seller has not specifi...
Seller They advertise as £2.40 per badge. I asked for 4 of them and they have asked for £28.00. I questioned this. Is this false advertisement? Should Ebay be doing something about this kind of seller?
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?
Is there a telephone number to talk to someone regarding a payment.
What is the selling amount threshold for an individual, that chooses to sell a few things before entering National Insurance number?
Hello ,does everyone have to pay 20% on purchases from Germany ?
I had 4 products for sale. I saw eBay listed up to 300 products free sell.Why am I now being asked to pay a fee. I have hopefully withdrawn products. Did not sell them and could not see where to respond when I was sent offers. So I withdrew products ...
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...
He says he does not have the item. I'm worried he will try to charge me fees if I cancel.
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?
I had a direct debit set up on my account yesterday, I dont what it was so I got scared and cancelled it from my bank app. What is it about?
Anyone know why the clothes I’m trying to sell are now charging my buyers post and packaging when they didn’t 2 weeks ago. I can’t contact anyone just stupid AI bots who don’t have a clue.
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...
Buyer cancelled as the ad was collection only,ebay refunded so surely I dont have to pay fees?
Hi I am selling things that have been in my loft do I have to pay tax it not a business
Hi all i am a new seller I listed 22/23 items and I have been charged for all of them £0.35p so my account started in the - (red) ! I sold 3 items but only got the money for 2 ?
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...
Does anybody know why if I sold an item for £330 I would only receive £316 into my Ebay account?
Hello everyone,I have a question regarding offering free postage on my listings. The products I source already include shipping costs, but when I list them on eBay, it shows "Simple Delivery", and the postage charges get deducted from my payment. How...
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
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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."
Had an item for sale which was cancelled by the buyer, I have paid additional fees along with the refund, do I get those fees back? Thanks
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?
Hello, I have bought 6 anime posters which I cancelled immediately because the length of delivery was too long. The seller ignored my cancellation request but then messaged afterwards saying they will cancel them. They never did a the items arrived i...
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...
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...
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 ...
Hi there. I was checking through my payments and fees for the purpose of my tax return and I noticed that I have been charged for postage labels despite not using any. I realise that I may be charged for returned items (I have had 3 such returns in t...
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...
I am posting this to see what other people think of private sellers who are clearly business sellers, what is annoying me the most about this is they are clearly under cutting prices on business sellers and are clearly make profit from each sale as I...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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.
hi all,can someone explain to me what is the difference between the buyer price offer . and the money i will receive? why this difference? many thanks
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 ...
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...
I'm selling my caravan privately through a Classified ad. I want to reduce the price, but this is not possible on classifieds. Can anyone help to shed some light on why this should be. Many thanks.
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...
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.
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?
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 started selling last month and I was charged 1.45 , this month, I am been informed that I will be charged 4.55 more than last month, I really dont know what I am been charged for. someone please help me. Thank you.
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.
If I bought a phone from Dublin through E-bay would I have to pay V.A.T or another tax ?
How can I find out when my tax year on eBay ends?? Cheers
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...
I’m selling a caravan on eBay, if it doesn’t sell will I still be charged listing fees? TiA
Been asked to pay a customs charge but paid for international shipping through eBay?
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?
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...
What is buyer protection fee ?
If im opening a case as a buyer on my account, will it affect my faster payouts when I'm selling?
I had an outstanding balance of £3.00 which I paid 4 weeks ago but has not been credited to my account. How do I resolve this?
Not posted due to no packaging, so i think i should, wait until my money come or ask for advices
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...
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...
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
Why is my UK Listing costing more to buy in the EU
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...
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?
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 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...
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...
Hi i have ordered a part of here and now the seller is telling me to sell it on
the ebay courier amount was not enough and i had to pay more for the courier as it was a very large package. the buyer has agreed to pay but i dont want to send my bacs information to him. how can i request additional fees on ebay. thanks
I listed a brand new iPhone i wanted to sell on ebay, then promoted it at maybe 12% (on a different account). Ebay then banned me after the item sold and froze my funds, meaning i could not complete the sale. I then refunded the customer and now ebay...
Sold car, told buyer to get in contact 24 hours within winning. I have heard nothing. Had a request to cancel order and I have already paid £24.99 in fees.
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...
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.
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....
Hi I’m trying to bid on an item but it’s saying not in my region I am in Iraq at the moment but I live in the uk this is the only reason I can think of
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...
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.
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...
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...
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
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...
Hello, I just bought a couple of items from a seller and one cost £25 plus £2.94 postage, so £27.94 in total, but I was charged £29.30. Why did I get charged more?
Customer paid cash on collection, How do I notify Ebay officially?
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.
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...
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