Seller News: August 2025
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Royal Mail 2nd-Class Letter – what’s changing and what isn’t
Royal Mail now has Ofcom’s approval to deliver 2nd Class Letters on alternate weekdays and will remove Saturday deliveries. However, Royal Mail has not set a go-live date, meaning as it stands currently your delivery estimates and seller metrics will...
Resolved! All postage is now corrupted - It's a nightmare!
Ok, I review listings as my first job in the morning, usually with the few that are ending shortly.I thought as some of them are small parcel size under 1kg I'd have a look to see what eBay is now quoting as the price. Great it's down to £3.38 (I onl...
Late delivery defects / royal mail not scanning
Hello We have recently had a barrage of late delivery defects taking us up to 4%, resulting in us being due to loose our top rated status this month. We have recently switched to Royal Mail as our default courier, but it appears they are regularly no...
Limit on selling personal items on eBay per year
I am refurbishing my house and selling personal items ie smeg fridge freezer , mirrors , leather furniture , dining chairs , cabinets , double bed possibly fitted wardrobes this is more than a £1,000surely HMRC can see that from time to time there wi...
I have a selling account, had it for 20 years, ..eBay now want Photo ID?
Had an selling account for 20 years (this isnt it) I'm a UK seller, haven't sold a great deal, feedback is still under 1000, last year after about a year of not using the account I started to sell again, not a lot but eBay first treated me like I had...
eBay Is Dead
I am thinking eBay as a selling platform is dead since the seller protection was added ? I wonder if eBay have notice the decline in sellers since new rules started . In my 20 years of selling on eBay Ive never seen it like thisI have 20 watchers on ...
Combine postage, simple delivery
I just sold 2 items to the same person, using simple delivery, postage has not been combined. I have checked my settings and there is no option to combine postage, not is there a way to combine postage on postage page either. Is there a way to combin...
Ebays estimated delivery dates very misleading to buyers
I've seen countless posts on this already and I've already complained a few times but I want to make another post so they know the issue has not gone away! Its almost time for the Bank Holiday weekend and my orders being dispatched with Royal Mail 48...
Simple delivery is awful
I list a few things on ebay occasionally, but this new simple delivery is just rubbish for sellers. It assumes that ebay actually know the size and weight of items And that everyone can easily get to Evri or other courier services easily. Why did the...
Resolved! EBay asking for national insurance number
Hi everyone, I recently joined for like 1 month and I start selling as a private seller , and now eBay is asking me to provide national insurance number."New UK digital sales reporting legislation requires sellers with 30 or more sales, or who have s...
Simple delivery glitch
Went to print off a label for a small parcel. It is not a small parcel label but standard delivery which is not the same. It cost large letter tracked amount and not small parcel tracked. I have been on the phone for thirty minutes trying to convince...
STILL no SD Outsize parcel option
I can't believe eBay STILL hasn't put the large size item option in Simple Delivery. It is unbelievable. The NATIONAL MAX DIMENSION FOR EVRI IS ONE METRE. Did eBay actually negotiate a contract exclusively for smaller parcels? I'm beginning to think ...
NO LONGER SELLING DUE TO SIMPLE DELIVERY
AS OF 15TH APRIL MY DAYS AS A PRIVATE EBAY SELLER WILL STOP AFTER 19 YEARS.I AM FED UP OF THE GREED OF EBAY AND I HOPE OTHER EBAY SELLERS DECIDE TO NO LONGER LET THE EBAY CONTROL FREAKS HAVE THIS MUCH CONTROL OVER PRIVATE SELLERS.
Resolved! Simple Delivery
Is Simple Delivery mandatory now ? used to be able to select custom postage option but it’s not available now. Just tried listing and Simple Delivery is the only option for postage
24 Years and This is No Longer Viable
Just a rant here. 24 years selling on ebay and 2024 has made me ready to pack it in. Fees - crippling. Unless I find it on the floor, buying and selling is now impossible to make any sort of profit. Ebay and couriers make more per sale than me. Buyer...
eBay has lost its way.
I don't care what you say , try and defend them. But eBay has completely lost the plot . It's all about how they can make more and more money from us now. Which is ironic as no one seems to be able to sell anything on here anymore for any kind of a p...
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