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I am trying to list an item which is personalised with an embroidered name. This option seems to have disappeared from the Item Specifics when listing. Is this a new thing ? am i doing something wrong? Please help

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You have personalisation on your other listings, can you try using 'sell similar' to create a template?

 

Just a heads up because you appear to be unaware that you should be trading on an eBay business account. 

 

A private seller is one who is just selling off their own personal items such clothes from their wardrobe, bits from their loft/garage etc.

 

A Business seller is someone who buys or makes items to sell on.  They need to be registered as a business to meet the requirements of UK law. They need to declare income to HMRC once they reach £1,000 worth of sales (eBay will be providing HMRC with your details anyway so it's vital to keep correct accounts for your tax return). You can obviously offset more expenses as a business seller, but can't offset any at all as a private one.  

 

To correctly register as a business seller simply go to your Personal Information in your account and to the right of Account Type, which will be showing as 'Individual'  you'll see an Edit option.

 

https://accountsettings.ebay.co.uk/profile

 

This doesn't affect your feedback profile or any current listings, it merely upgrades your account so that you're compliant with current consumer and eBay policy.

 

If you're also selling your own items, just open another eBay account (you can have more than one).

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You have personalisation on your other listings, can you try using 'sell similar' to create a template?

 

Just a heads up because you appear to be unaware that you should be trading on an eBay business account. 

 

A private seller is one who is just selling off their own personal items such clothes from their wardrobe, bits from their loft/garage etc.

 

A Business seller is someone who buys or makes items to sell on.  They need to be registered as a business to meet the requirements of UK law. They need to declare income to HMRC once they reach £1,000 worth of sales (eBay will be providing HMRC with your details anyway so it's vital to keep correct accounts for your tax return). You can obviously offset more expenses as a business seller, but can't offset any at all as a private one.  

 

To correctly register as a business seller simply go to your Personal Information in your account and to the right of Account Type, which will be showing as 'Individual'  you'll see an Edit option.

 

https://accountsettings.ebay.co.uk/profile

 

This doesn't affect your feedback profile or any current listings, it merely upgrades your account so that you're compliant with current consumer and eBay policy.

 

If you're also selling your own items, just open another eBay account (you can have more than one).

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Thank you - I’m aware of the rules re HMRC etc and complete and declare earnings from eBay and complete a tax return each year.
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@house-of-names wrote:
Thank you - I’m aware of the rules re HMRC etc and complete and declare earnings from eBay and complete a tax return each year.
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You're claiming expenses as a private seller on your tax return, something that you're not entitled to do with HMRC? I'd strongly advise against doing that. That's one government body I'd never mess with.

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I didn’t state I was claiming expenses (?) 

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Am aware. Thank you. 

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But that doesn't make sense, you must have expenses which you can claim as a business seller? 

 

Anyway, registering is not optional. 

 

Business sellers can't represent themselves as private individuals

 

Taken from:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/selling-policies/selling-practices-policy/business-seller-polic...

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Thank you for your 

comprehensive advice. Much appreciated 

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We now wait to see if you follow it!

 

By the way, trading as a business on a private account means a seller breaks a number of laws and committs a criminal offence. 

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yes im sure you will be checking my account to see if all is present and correct which hopefully it is !

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