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Waiting for payment frustrations!

Is anyone else finding it annoying waiting for payment? I have great feedback so there’s no reason for eBay to withhold money for days. Selling should be as soon as delivery is made, or posted. Not three days later. Some people may rely on buying and...

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Prices being seen by buyer and seller are different on an item bought and paid for ! Ebays fault !!?

So , I have completed checkout for an item purchased tonight . Myself and the seller are seeing different amounts paid/received . This is causing friction between me and seller ! ( I paid £12.48 but seller is seeing £11.40 ! ) . ... We agreed a set p...

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Disapointed with ebay

I bought engine oil with filters, came to ke all leaking, all parcel ruined, however seller sent returns label, but box has 5l jug of leaking oil. Ruined my car seat, my garage floor. Post office wont except leaking box to return, ebay consultants ju...

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parcel

I got a parcel this morning never ordered it don't know what to do. I contacted Ebay said they can't do anything wait and see if someone contacts me gave the senders address can't find out who seller is. If I don't here anything keep the item.

eBay What have they done??

Decided last week to stop using eBay, reading all the negative messages on here about the recent changes very pleased I did, Has eBay explained what the Simple Delivery, Buyer protection plus sellers not being able to combine the postage like before ...

.Fraud...

Someone has used my Bank account to buy something on Ebay,.. I haven't used Ebay for a few years. Can't seem to speak to anyone about it. Changed my Password.

BPF on BIN Best Offer items - all VERY confusing!!!

Hi, I am really struggling to understand these new fees and after having called eBay a few times now, it appears their own staff are just as confused..!?!? The latest advisor I spoke to, said they needed to get help to answer my query, and that she w...

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Postage - cannot be cancelled

I have an order that I have posted it, I just want the void the postage as I have sent it via royal mail using a different tracking number and paid for it separately. The ebay website via selling / orders tells me it cannot be cancelled?

milwaukee saw

Hi I'm trying to buy a milwaukee cordless saw when I get to checkout I'm asked to verify my age with a credit card which I don't have. I've been a member for over 20 years so pretty obvious I'm over 18 .ridiculous!! but can't see any other way to pur...

Payment

I recently sold an item that ended up being collected in person. The buyer has left positive feedback already but ebay are holding the money up pending a delivery confirmation. Obviously this won't happen as it was collected. Is there a work around f...

E-bay bidding

Hi All. Recently a potential buyer made a bid on one of my items. I saw a brief ebay message on phone but as I was busy could not deal or respond at that time. However, as it may have been during the weekend I did not look for any messages until Mond...

Goods not received

Hi all, hope you can help I ordered goods in February and 55 was given a delivery date of 18/19Feb, no tracking number available. After 2 weeks I politely messaged the business seller who was out of office for 1 week. When he came back he said he wou...

false feedback has been given

hello i have recently been given negative feedback by a buyer who states that the item i sold stinks of cigarettes however i have never smoked nor as anybody else in this household and the item was sold from my private collection so this is impossibl...

Under £10 under 100g Exemption to SD Query

So I see Kat eBay CS has confirmed listings below £10 and weighing under 100g have optional or excluded from Simple Delivery.The under £10 part is visible to eBay but how is the under 100g part seen? All my listings (small pin badges) are free postag...

Stop eBay opening in out of date app

Can anyone help even though I’ve deleted eBay app on my iPhone 7 when ever I try to open eBay on Google chrome it tries to open eBay in app then I get an update message I click that and it just shuts eBay down as my iOS version not compatiable anymor...

Sold coins

I've sold some american coins my Ebay account says it hasn't been delivered yet but I text the buyer and he said he has received coins what do I do

stolen ipad

a year ago i bought an ipad off ebay last week i tried to update it and was confronted with the details of a school.i contacted the school and it turns out it was a stolen item. i was advised to contact ebay for my money back, i need a phone number t...

Getting refunded for postage label

I printed a Evri e bay label but the Evri shop was not accepting any more parcels, they have had no Evri parcels collected since last Friday and there is now a mountain. All the other nearby Evri dispatch points have the same issue. I had no option b...

When ebay was simple

After a few years away from ebay, I thought I try to sell some of my unwanted items again, another clear out.All I had to before was take a photo of item, list it on ebay, sell the item ,pack it up and walk down to the post office to post it..money s...

simple delivery

I have just been told by ebay that from 15 April simple delivery will be the only option, I was listing today, one minute the option was there to opt out, next listing it had gone, I cant get a straight answer from ebay- I refuse to use evri as they ...

Unable to revise on my mobile

Hi, I have just ried to revise an item I'm selling on my mobile and keep getting the message " Complete your listing on a web browser to apply your business policies"..Resume listing from web browser. (in blue). I have never had this problem before t...

Warranty

I ordered a motorcycle batteryThe seller gives a 12 month warranty The battery is unused in the box stillOrdered it in October Battery is totally dead and will not charge Seller unresponsive to messages

National insurance number plus money delays

Hello I would like to know please what people think about these new rules regarding holding back money for sellers when items are sold. Have to wait at least 2 days before funds are released. Also why are buyers now paying a buyer protection fee? The...

eBay is chasing me for fees for an item that I had to cancel selling because the buyer never paid

I have been trying to navigate the site to get the fees removed but the site is nothing but a roundabout when it comes to queries - can anyone tell me how to get the fees cancelled or how I can speak to an actual person who can get this fixed for me?

Can’t add or update drafts on iphone

Hi, I’ve checked updates, signed in and out of eBay. But keep getting this message every time I click on any item in my drafts Unsuppported - Listing-Businesspolicies-User-Messageall other categories are fine . Just can’t continue anything in the Dra...

Qr code

I’ve sold an item and thought I’d downloaded the qr code for evei but now can’t find it. Does anyone know how to view it again 路‍

Complaint

What happened to customer care? It seems to me that eBay is increasing its profits at every opportunity at the cost of sellers and buyers!I bought 5 postcards from a business seller the other day, one card was an offer, saving I think £1. Before comb...

Combined postage

Hello,I purchased 4 pin badges from a seller with each item costing £2.99 postage. There was no option to request a total in the basket, so I made a full purchase with £11.96 postage paid and an immediate message sent to the seller to request combine...

Refund on returns postage

An item was offered to me at a reduced price so I bought it but was charged the full price. I’ve returned the item as the seller said they didn’t realise an offer had been sent and the description wasn’t accurate also and the buyer has said they will...

Resolved! unreleased funds for collected item

I have had an item collected by my customer and the funds are awaiting release but my customer says he didn't receive a code to provide confirmation so Ebay won't release my money. I can't get hold of anyone at ebay to explain the situation, what do ...

New seller postage

Hi just need some advice please I have just bought a large parcel, The postage recommended was £12.50 or there about, the dimensions are 1352x240x474mm with a weight of 22.5 kg the seller took the parcel to the post office it was rejected by them as ...

postal cahrges SD and opt out

Ebay is automatically amending my less than £10 /100g listings to pay £2.70 tracked postage. I understand new listings need to be set up as opt out but what about my many other active listings?.Can I amend the postal option should one of these items ...

postage

so now i am to eb forced to use their postage labels and cant cancel it its become a dictatorship and a giant scam

Buyer wants to return bike after 2 weeks

I sold a mountain bike advertised as good condition, few minor scratches and squeeky brakes.After 2 weeks buyer is saying the lockout on the front suspension does not work.To be honest this is not something I ever used so it could be true, or could n...

Postage

Do not understand this simple postage system! I sell knitting patterns and I'm listing with £1.60 postage yet customers are paying £2.20 for tracked. Is this an issue with ebay? Do all items have to be tracked now? If so no one is going to want to pa...

Posted with wrong carrier! Help!

Hi! Newbie here! I am getting in a bit of a mess with simple postage! I posted a parcel to someone Royal Mail as I wrote on my listing. However, when I checked later I realised he requested Evri. I messaged him with tracking details and having tracke...

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Checkout problems

Having problems checking out an item have tried changing card details, using paypal and using Apple Pay. None of them work - just brings up an error Could it be connected to me using the app for the first time in a while and getting £10 off?

Resolved! Refund

Hi All. I need some advice please, as its 1.05 am and a buyer has just messaged me to tell me the item isn't the size stated on my description or the label. I always show the labels in photos as proof of the size and surely that's all that I can go b...

Buyer pays postage... not?!

I've accepted offers on items Ive set up for "buyer pays postage" and twice now its said the buyer paid 0.0 towards postage and I've ended up having to pay it. Does accepting an offer cancel the buyer pays postage thing?

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Postage costs

Hireally confused, my low value/size listings which I have listed as Seller pays (less than 100g and £10) are showing as goig as Tracked which I don't want (can afford)? what am I doing wrong?

Offers ?

Hi everyone I just sold an item that was listed for £21, but the buyer said she received an offer from me to sell at £8? I did not send any offers? Has this happened to anyone else?

I just want to post a postcard

I've been selling on Ebay for years. I have lots of postcards selling, sometimes up to around £20). Normally I write the buyer's address on an envelope, stick a 2nd class letter stamp on it, and post it in the postbox at the end of my road. With this...

Thieft

So the extra buyer protection they charge means nothing as a drop shipper has not sent an item and I'm now expected to eat a thieft !! It's a 14% thieft

Resolved! Refunds

I have refunded a buyer as the item was delivered damaged, am I able to get any redress from anyone.

Safety issue with telescopic ladders

Purchased some ladders in October 2024 which bent and collapsed when I stepped on them. The ladders landed on my partners head. Had problems with seller who sent out a replacement not a refund. Come January this year the product was pulled from Ebay ...

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Item lost or stolen

I purchased an item valued at £300, I was notified that my item was delivered but upon returning home the item was not in the location that the royal mail said it was... I contacted royal mail and they admitted that the item was scanned outside of my...

Koi fish for sale

Do you have to be a registered koi fish seller to sell a fish on eBay? For some reason it’s not letting me as a private seller but have sold fish on here before..

eu gsp

hi a while ago I turned off gsp to eu. I'm now wanting to turn it back on but can't work out how to do it any help would be great cheers Andy

Changes to eBay costs

Does anyone else think the new eBay charges are unfair and very complicated?The new simple postage is awful - why can't I choose my own preferences as standard?Also why can't I choose where to print my label on a sheet of 4?I have 100% buyer feedback...

Resolved! wrong postage label

I sold an item but it is bigger than the label says. I am not able to void the label (no option under orders, postage label) or select a new one. The buyer has paid for it but I am not sure what to do - if I pay for separate postage, there is no opti...

Resolved! Postage to GPS

I am totally confused, today 7/4/2025 postage has changed. My buyer bought 2 items , I usually send them by Royal Mail 48 tracked to the Global shipping depot. I can't seem to find out how much he's paid for the parcel to be sent to the depot all I c...

sellers

i purchased 2 items from a seller and 48hrs later they cancelled with the reason "out of stock" yet re-listed the items at 3 times the original price (£36 to £151) with 4 in stock proving the cancellation reason was a lie. i can't seem to find any su...

Collected in person

I've just sold an item that was listed as delivery, the customer wants to collect, I've already got a prepaid label, but I want to refund him the postage back but obviously I don't want to pay it from the item price, any help appreciated thanks

Listed Item breached selling policy

I have an item that has apparently breached the listed Item selling policy, which it wouldn’t allow me to amend (kept coming up with an error on the iPhone app), so I appealed thinking EBay would sort it, but it’s been stuck like that for over a week...

WRONG ORDER

Ordered TWO identical items,received ONE. Seller has not been helpful at all. Involved E BAY, they just forwarded receipt of proof of delivery????? Now what do I do???

Simple posting anomaly

Hi there- I created 17 listings- all the same as put collection in person or simple delivery buyer pays- when I ahem revisited hte ad it says 'you pay' for some of them and 'buyer pay' for some of them. I would quickly lose money but when I edit it s...

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DATA Request

Hello, Due to several anomilies on my account, (References to Possible multi accounts which I havnt opened))I requested a Data report which arrived today but I am unable to open the file and when checking downloads it appeared to be an empty file.?Ca...

"Simple delivery"

Do you ever get the sense that the ebay programmers spend a huge amount of time making a "fantastic new feature that everyone will like", and also give the option of allowing users to do it the way they did it before -- and everyone uses the system t...

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"More" option unavailable in menus

Tried posting this with a "Buying" label a few days ago but have not had any interest. Surely others are affected by the inability to open menus which is happening, it's not just in Collectables?For the last few days "More Categories" has been missin...

Damaged

Hi I posted I item it was received the next day. So they have had it for a week. It was well packaged and marked with fragile. Today I got a message from the buyer saying it’s broken pics were sent. The buyer now wants a partial refund. Am I liable t...

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Return and refund

I am an oap and cannot send a photo of the the item i purchased for a return so it will not let me send the message what do i do, regards TY

Simple delivery weight ranges

Good Morning All, Can anyone help me. I have just tried the new simple delivery to see how it goes before being forced to use it. The Item I have is about 3kg. The weigh ranges don't allow for this and the price jumps from up to 2kg, to up to 15 kg, ...

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Adjust dispatch date after sale

Hi I have just sold an item, but had forgotten to tell eBay I was on holiday. therefore the handling and dispatch by date are whilst I am away. how can I adjust the dispatch time now it’s sold? This has been agreed over message with the buyer already...

I'm a bit concerned about the new Simple Delivery service. I sell mostly postcards under £2 -

As a retirement hobby I sell postcards, mostly under £2. At the moment I charge £1 for postage and packing. None of my customers will pay £2.70 for such items weighing 25 - 50 grams. (Mind you the buyer protection charge has killed a lot of these off...

Simple Delivery not viable-too expensive

As Simple Delivery is so expensive, there is an option at the moment to use the Advanced tab, to get back to the old system. When that disappears, you will have to use Royal Mail Online etc, outside of Ebay to get an economical postage .

Shipping

Hi!I am in the Uk and I need to buy something from a US company who won’t ship to the UK. I have found a freight forwarder and have an address in the US but when I try to add this address to my eBay list of addresses it doesn’t like the fact that it’...

Tracking with parcel force 24

Hi all, looking for some advice.I purchased an item on eBay last Friday and was given a parcelforce tracking number. However when I try to track the parcel, it tells me there have been no updates since the parcel was first sent three days ago. Does p...

Listing

Hi, Can somebody help me with my listing, please! I listed a product, but the app doesn't show "buy it now", only "add to watchlist". It looks like you can't buy it in the app.Why?

Bought item 2nd April. for 8th May VE commemoration.8th May. Seller flagged delivery date 5th June

I bought a VE8th May Commemoration Day Flag.To find flagged up on my eBay purchase, will NOT delivered to 5th June, a month late. Surely the seller knows this is wrong. Can I get a refund. In the circumstances the seller is selling goods that they kn...

Resolved! auto-relist

hi if I set my items to auto-relist (auction) do they come out of my 300 each time it gets relisted? When it was 1000 free it doesn't seem to matter but with just 300 I have to be careful thanks for your time

Setting postage weights on existing listings

Hi all,I am selling my pin badge collection and have quite a few listed.All are sub £10 and all are sub 100gI offer free 2nd class large letter postage and if multiples are purchased I refund the £1.55 postal element of each subsequent purchase.I und...

My listing not showing in search

Does anyone have any ideas why some of my listings don’t come up in a search? I had some sterling silver spoons listed on auction which didn’t show on search, distance nearest first. They were on a 7 day auction with 3 days left. I also have a Christ...

Problem returning item

I am having a problem returning an item. The seller has agreed the return and then proceeded to refund me, therefore completing return. I am unable to print tge return label as tge link wont open. Can anyone offer any help please Thanks

Getting disillusioned with eBay ... why item in Manchester sends Seller Offer written in Russian?

Hi All, It's been a while since I asked the Community anything, but here goes ...Things are just getting too complex .... been with eBay for years and have felt (fairly) safe doing so, until now. Why? Because I am not sure who I'm dealing with anymor...

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cannot open return label sent by seller.

I cannot open the return label sent by seller as all my devices with different browsers reports Trouble finding that site."We can’t connect to the server at mesgmy.ebay.com. I reported to seller they have asked for my email address direct.Is this saf...

Problem with returning a shipment

I have the following problem with returning a shipment to the buyer: The courier company is required to provide a contact phone number and email address for the recipient, but I only have an address. Without this additional information, the shipment ...

policy violation

hii had a policy violation against one of my items. I removed the word which seemed to be the issue but my item is still hidden and when i go into my account to look through the information i cannot hit any tabs as it seems to be locked. I cannot see...

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Resolved! I bought an item in October last year and it stopped working after about 3 months

I bought an item in October last year and it stopped working around end of Feb this year. I contacted the seller on the 13th of March and explained this and had no response, and again on the 17 and 18th of March with no response. Ebay seem not to cov...

Resolved! Legal action

Anyone have a UK address I can send a CCJ to for Ebay, money paid, goods not received, Ebay completely unhelpful, I keep get generic responses despite being promised the issue would be passed up the chain to a more senior agent.

Postage confusing…

I recently made 2 sales and posted via Royal Mail, not realising that eBay had set EVRI as the dispatchers on my account.although they have both been delivered and positive feedback left for me, eBay don’t recognise as delivered and are withholding f...

Resolved! Free Listings Allowance

Does anybody agree with me that eBay should incrementally increase the amount of free listings whenever they reach a certain feedback target. Although I'm a private seller, I can get through my allocated 300 free listings very easily, as I have 300 i...

Tiffany earrings authenticity

Hello, just bought a pair of Tiffany earrings for £710. I cannot see that they will be going to the authentication centre. I’m a little worried I must say. Please can somebody let me know whether they will automatically be sent or whether they are co...

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EBAY TRYING TO TAKE MONEY FROM MY ACCOUNT

Hi everyone iv been receiving alerts from my bank saying , eBay commerce limited have been TRYING TO TAKE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FROM MY ACCOUNT???? And eBay wonders why I won’t update my bank account details WHEN EBAY IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO SCAM ME W...

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Payment

Good evening , I have sold Hermes birkin bag now , and I can’t understand the payment method ( I am new seller with eBay ) i want after I ship the item the funds to be transferred to my bank account not to be with the EBay balance . kindly help thank...

Selling prices

What on earth is going on .. ?? Im listing stuff at a start or buy it now price but e-bay are adding extra costs to the listing when live .. WHY .. whats it all about ... what right do they have to ask for more than I am listing an item at ?? .. got ...

fraud

ebay are abusing , the sellers , on the auction side they allow , any one to bid , at the last minute to win the bid ,. Then allow the last bidder to cancel the bid . which happens all the time , The sellers only has 3 options , i cant be the only he...

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Selling the same item

I bought some car cleaning products from a seller and got a good deal unfortunately he put everything in a box without packaging numerous bottles spilled there contents seller failed to accept responsibility for his actions I left negative feedback a...

postage labels

Please help me I am 65yrs old and write labels out take to my local post office and pay the costs to Royal Mail. Now when 2 people bought something tonite their address is not shown for me to do this and I do not have a printer or I fone. I am at my ...

Item not received and seller not replying

Hi, I bought a book last year in November 2024. The delivery kept getting changed, which was very annoying but I kept waiting. I paid £7 something for this book so it kept slipping my mind but then I genuinely wanted to read this book. I STILL haven’...

Bad sellers

How do you report a seller? EBay has changed so much its not good. Brought a product today now seller says not sending.....and I can't find how to get ebay to step in

I AM OVER 18 .

How come is it that to have an Ebay account and PayPal or what ever you use you have already proven your age surely. Yet come to by a small 5" chain saw I have to prove my age by putting bank details up again. Bear in mind in the last few years I hav...

Simple postage is not simple its a rip off

Simple postage automatically and wrongly decided that my parcel was cabin and gave me a choice of weights of up to 750g (rather light for big parcel) or up to 1kg or up to 15kg. So being 2.5kg I have to pay for 15kg. Clearly this is a technical probl...

Making an offer

I’ve just put an offer on an item, my offer was accepted the deal was just to pay for the item with no postage or package , I’ve just looked at my bank and I’ve been charged for postage n package what do I do now please

Different price

As a seller, I posted an ad for a product with a price of 7.49. After the buyer ordered it, the report said that the buyer paid 6.83. There is no explanation as to why this happened, I did not make any promotions or coupons for this product. This hap...

Buyer not yet collected goods

I sold an item collect only. The buyer has paid and eBay are holding the money. I contacted the buyer to arrange collection and she said she would collect as soon as she could. I have asked several times for when she thinks she might be able to colle...

Creating an Invoice for items sold?

Hi, I have a buyer that has bought 5 items off me. I want to send them an invoice so that I can combine shipping. However, I cannot find out how? Also the buyer cannot find where to request an invoice! I thought you just request an invoice. However, ...

Resolved! Simple `delivery

Being new to 'Simple' Delivery; I've just sold some items that ebay has generated labels for but the labels are for <1kg parcels and my parcels re over that weight , most probably my fault somewhere along the line but I really don't want to cancel th...

Store pick up delivery

I normally use store click and collect for when I’m at work but now there’s no option to select it on my delivery options any idea how I can add it back on

Simple Delivery on existing listings

I have a number of listings and I don’t currently have any plans to put up any new ones.Will the existing listings swap over to simple delivery on the 15th of April or will they continue as they are until they are sold or removed?

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new postage system

Hello, The new postage systems on eBay, Well I never wanted to use EVRI, BUT I thought well there maybe some eBayers that like them better than RM., So as I was told by EBAY, I can pick RM as my preferred postage, but the buyer can change if they wan...

I am having a break.

Reluctantly for the time being have decided to stop using eBay I will wait and see what is happening after the 15th.Have even cancelled 6 lots I had listed for sale so that I will have a clean slate end of April Always found it so easy to list and se...

Partial refund/ Ebay customer support

I have received 1/3 refund of total cost for an item I purchased and didn't receive. After initial contact, the seller ignored further correspondences. I completed a request form for a refund, not the easiest to understand. When I 'eventually' found ...

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seller took back account

A seller sold me a clash of clans account, and right before selling it to be, he decides to activate account protection on the account and keep the recovery codes to himself, the recovery codes makes it so you can access the account at anytime even i...

Postage

My customer is getting a message to say I don't send to his postcode but it's a standard UK postcodeHow do I overcome this