Hi ,
Your buyers shouldn't be subject to the extra Buyer Protection Fee, and you shouldn't have to use eBay's Simple Delivery - these only to apply to items listed on private accounts (those sellers who are listing their own personal bits and pieces such as items from their wardrobe/loft 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 (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.
Your items will then appear cheaper to your buyers and you can set your own postage prices and methods.
If you're also selling your own items, just open another eBay account (you can have more than one).
@sea-breeze-designs
