UK Seller News: April 2025
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Royal Mail: Ridiculously Poor Tracking updates - Why use RM?
Has anyone else looked at how many RM 48hr Delivery packages have no delivery update at all? I'm predominantly an eBuyer, but im sick n tired of the poor tracking thats available when things are sent via Royal Mail. especiallialy when large sums of m...
NO POST OFFICE
What do i do when , i cant use InPost ? My local post office has just closed . The nearest one is 4 miles away in the next town. A round trip of 8 miles. Inpost lockers are a 5 minute walk.
Simple Delivery - no small parcel options
Just spent 30mins trying to explain to ebay that Simple Delivery - which all private sellers are going to be forced to use - isn't fit for purpose. I regularly sell shoebox size parcels, via Royal Mail, i.e. Royal Mail Small Parcel (45 x 35 x 16cm) S...
Posting item under £10
EBay says items under £10 do not need to be sent by their postage ie simple delivery but you can use Royal Mail etc direct. But how ???
Resolved! Global Shipping Program Not Working
I've been trying to buy some things from UK sellers. When browsing, I can see the shipping costs. Inside the listing, it just tells me to contact the seller for shipping costs. It is also impossible to buy, when clicking Buy It Now it just says: item...
Resolved! Simple Delivery rip-off
Simple Delivery is now the default setting but it is possible to opt out of Simple Delivery by selecting "Switch to Advance Options". Why is Ebay pushing this? Simple, Ebay gets a discount on the postage and creams off some of the cost the buyer pays...
Resolved! direct postage
I am selling small jewellery items as a private seller and specifying a postage amount when listing. Then when dispatching I am using large letter postage stamps purchased from Royal Mail. Can I still do this? if so, what do I need to do at the listi...
Postage Label size
Hi, I have started buying postage through Ebay but my problem is the Label size that prints. They are tiny and too small for my packaging. Is there anyone who could simplify how I can make them bigger as I cannot find any help anywhere thanks
Bladed items new restrictions...
Just need to ask if there are things being put in place to accommodate the changes? The message I got was currently only UPS provides this service and I cannot use UPS. This would mean essentially the main part of my sales will be wiped out meaning I...
SIMPLE DELIVERY
Whoever devised Simple Delivery is obviously not an Ebay seller!! The whole scheme is absurd!! I'm hoping that thousands of people, if not millions!!, will email Ebay to say that until the Simple Delivery system is abandoned then they will not be lis...
Royal Mail Surcharge Rip-off
I just received an email from Royal Mail and am shocked about their excessive surcharges. They are getting more desperate and bringing in excessive fees. There is no alternative to the Royal Mail Large Letter service, and I have to continue to use it...
Simple Delivery system not allowing Combining Invoices ?
As a Private seller my Buyer has purchased 4 different items but I cannot get system to Combine them into a single delivery cost?
Simple Delivery screw up already.. watch out for this clanger!!!!!
So I just Purchased a medal on the 5th April 2025 from a seller costing me £100. Seller quickly packed it and used Simple delivery process and sent me the Royal Mail Tracking number on the Simple Delivery Label.I checked on the 7th April 2025 the Roy...
I returned an item to an unoccupied house
I recently bought a laptop that wasn't accurately described, it had a loose lid that wasn't mentioned in the description. So although the seller listed as no returns accepted, I returned it as it wasn't as described. After I posted it, I was asked by...
Resolved! Ebay stop ramming Simple Delivery down our throats! If we aren't interested stop forcing it!
So I ended all my listings. Disabled Simple Delivery... and set them all to Custom Delivery. I dont own a smartphone, I dont wish to use a QR code, I dont own a printer. I write my envelopes and take them in person to my local village post office. Au...
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