05-02-2025 10:08 AM
i HAVE USED EBAY FOR AROUND 30 YEARS around 20 years with my current details and previously in the early days around 10 years with different sign in name which incorporated a house name from which we moved!
Anyway as from now I have ceased to use Ebay as I do not agree with the NEW!! payment system
Nothing leaves my premises until it is paid for, thats a similar system that the retail trade uses isnt it??
One does not enter a shop and select what they wish to purchase, tell the shopkeaper I will send you the payment in a few days time and leave with the goods.
I have spoken to other eBay users I know all of whom are totally against this system and will not be selling!
EBAY you need to wake up quickly and sort out this matter!
18-02-2025 8:03 PM
The problem is Ebay is mimicking Vinted...so they get to hold your money for longer. I've been waiting a week now for my funds which are sent tracked and still nothing. Looks like it's happening all over. Goodness knows whats going on! 😕
18-02-2025 9:00 PM
19-02-2025 7:23 AM
I’ve only sold 3 items since the changes which is a huge drop in sales, but I posted each one as 2nd class parcels as usual (not 24/48 hour tracked) and added the tracking details. They have shown as delivered 2 days later so I got paid 2 days after that.
19-02-2025 8:10 AM
The problem is you have sold 12k of items mostly clothing, many new items on a private account avoiding Ebay fees and consumer law
Upgrade to a business account and the new rules will not apply.
19-02-2025 8:31 AM - edited 19-02-2025 8:32 AM
@jow1995 wrote:The problem is you have sold 12k of items mostly clothing, many new items on a private account avoiding Ebay fees and consumer law
Upgrade to a business account and the new rules will not apply.
"Upgrade to a business account and the new rules will not apply."
This is pure BLACKMAIL as it's finest.
The same shoddy SLOW PAYMENT rules should be in place for EVERYONE.
eBay shouldn't be discriminating between poor private sellers and big fat rich business sellers.
I would really like to see this delayed payment rule enforced by eBay on CROOKED CHINESE SELLERS WHO LIE ABOUT THEIR ITEM'S LOCATION BY SAYING "UK SELLER" OR "FAST DELIVERY" ONLY TO CHEAT AND SEND THE ITEM DIRECTLY FROM CHINA WITH A 2 WEEK DELAY !
Of course that won't happen will it ?... eBay favours dishonest Chinese sellers and looks after them...
20-02-2025 4:24 PM
I disagree with the system also. How much interest are they earning with the money held on account!!!! Must be thousands of £££££.
I would consider this system if they are prepare to pay back interest earned to sellers. Fat chance of that!
21-02-2025 3:14 PM
Here is an interesting situation. I recently sold two separate items to the same buyer at the same time on separately paid for sales. I sent both items in the same parcel and put the one tracking number on both sales which the system accepted. Only one item was confirmed as delivered by the tracking, so I have not been paid for the other one. That one is stuck on awaiting delivery and will not confirm.
The buyer has confirmed both items were received on time. How do I get paid for the other order ?
This whole thing is an unfair and ill thought out shambles.
21-02-2025 5:02 PM
You won the item in an Auction. so the payment is automatic at the time the Auction ends and will come from whatever funding source is set up as your preferred payment method which you set up in your eBay settings, the same thing happened to me when I had a bid in for an item in Auction that ended while I was not watching the end
21-02-2025 5:09 PM
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21-02-2025 8:48 PM
Totally agree!
I’ve just come of yet another “chat” and logged several complaints now.
I’m not listing anymore items until the system changes back.
any ideas on another platform to sell from?
21-02-2025 9:01 PM
Yep, I could not agree more. Ebay are taking us all - BUYERS & Sellers for MUGS.
23-02-2025 8:58 AM
i've noticed that if a parcel gets delivered on a Saturday, we don't get the payout until the following Wednesday morning!!!
I also can't keep track which orders have been paid and which ones haven't it's taken forever to go back through and work out which payments have been completed and which are outstanding.. this new system does not work!!
23-02-2025 10:10 AM
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23-02-2025 2:37 PM
Judging by the amount of members ' negative comments on this absolutely ridiculous state of affairs, maybe it's time for "people power " if enough people take action by stopping selling , eBay might just stop and listen ?
I'm speaking from experience. Postman didn't scan item when delivered. So my customer has his lovely jacket, left feedback to tell me so, funds pending "awaiting delivery " .eBay wouldn't release the funds .....I rest my case
23-02-2025 2:53 PM