So .......... so called SIMPLE DELIVERY has become obligatory ..

[kermitcleo]

Whats more simple than packing a parcel / writing an address and posting  R,M.48 from a local POST OFFICE. 

  A SHAME AFTER MANY YEARS ON E BAY  THAT  ITS COME TO THIS ..  another bright idea !!!  

 Hopefully someone in authority will step in and  revert to  the use of the "custom post" option. 

[jckl1957]

I have used Simple Delivery.

I take the items to my local Post Office.

They are sent Royal Mail Tracked 48.

I print a label rather than writing the address.

The cost to my buyers is slightly lower so I add a small amount to the start price to cover packaging.

Small changes.  No drama.

[john1297576]

Again because you increase the price to cover “packaging” it means buyer paying a fraction more in “buyer protection” which all adds to ebay profits.

[jckl1957]

If I add 30p on to cover the cost of a padded envelope and bubble wrap. Ebay make a further 1p.  Ebay is a business, and they need to make money.

I accept that if I want to keep selling on the site, I have to live with the changes.

My sales to date this year are a little over £1200.  To a pensioner (which I am) that is a large sum for selling things I don't want any more.  On balance, despite the changes, I have chosen to stick with Ebay and adapt rather than try and start again with a completely new site.