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cider100 · ‎02-09-2025

I’m getting caught out and so muddled here….

how can I tell if my listed items which have been listed ages and are under £10 and I’ve offered free postage are on simple delivery? I notice some say tracked with another option for express so I presume these are on the simple scheme which is far from simple for me!!

if it just says Royal Mail when I look at my posting is that ok, I mean I will just pay the 87p for a letter less than 100gms not almost £3 the simple delivery charges…..

any help gratefully received.many thanks. It’s just so unfair to buyers and sellers.

tressygirl · ‎02-09-2025

Simple Delivery is now mandatory for all Private sellers, I believe no one has the option to select Custom Postage for all their items, only for exempt items, that is, oversize items over 30 kg, and lightweight under 100g, or under £10 in value.

@cider100

jckl1957 · ‎02-09-2025

@cider100 wrote:

I notice some say tracked with another option for express so I presume these are on the simple scheme which is far from simple for me!!

if it just says Royal Mail when I look at my posting is that ok, I mean I will just pay the 87p for a letter less than 100gms not almost £3 the simple delivery charges…..

This is correct.

If your listings offer the two tracked options - standard and express -that is Simple Delivery.

The ones that specify RM are not Simple Delivery.

With 400 new items for sale, it seems possible that you are trading/buying to sell.

If that is the case, then you could upgrade to a business account and avoid Simple Delivery.

You could have a separate account for selling your own pre-owned items.

"There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855)

cider100 · ‎02-09-2025

Brilliant, thanks for clarifying!

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papso22 · ‎02-09-2025

Ebay's policies require members that buy to sell to sell using a ebay business account. Those accounts don't use Simple Delivery (or have the buyer protection fee added).