Avoiding Simple Delivery

[amazonharvey]

Hello people some one has found the opt out for SD on listing page go down to eBay new Sd click advanced settings and there will be a pop up. Click custom postage another pop up click on then all are couriers will be there as they were before this all started 

[amazonharvey]

It’s so sad but annoying that we will be paying £1.17 every listing to eBay
and nothing we can do about it .we do not mind a few pence profit but
shameful how much they are making on there SD

[incredible_how]

but they are not making £1.17, if you select only RM (no evri drop off near me) then on large letter it is 2p more than Royal Mail, because it is tracked.

And you can via SD get free RM collection with label, which is useful to me. 

[amazonharvey]

Thank you

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[saltneyshoerepairs]

Hi I have ended my listing and then gone to re-list. I then charged the category. When I then move to the postage if I change to letter, I have the option not to have sample postage.

[jckl1957]

It probably says this somewhere in this thread already, but business sellers don't have to use Simple Delivery.

Private accounts are for sellers selling their own personal possessions, not members selling huge quantities of brand new items.  (1,986 of the first item I looked at.)

[thriftyfe_mail]

Thank you for your response that I raised purely from my own experience. 

I concur with most of what you say and trying to work around the "business decisions" eBay introduced whilst selling my private goods and like yourself reduced prices in the hope of generating more interest. 

There is no denying there has been a significant drop in interest on this site and a mass exodus in light of the changes. In MHO Buyers Protection Fee is clearly an additional  'fee' levied to the buyer and previous to the changes made,  lost/damaged parcels were always covered in the cost of the postage rate should this arise with extra cover should you need it,  depending on which postal system or courier you chose to send your items out to the buyer. 

It is not all doom and gloom with SD  but I see little difference when it comes to the postage rate why private sellers, (like business sellers)  should not be able to retain the wider choice of postal service used or opt out of SD if they wish.

Instead  the charge levied is predetermined by eBAY on the goods to be posted and in many cases it certainly doesn't  reflect the true cost that can be significantly lower to both the buyer/seller.     

No doubt while eBay continue to tinkle with the works there will be other changes afoot!

  The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing  ( Socrates - Greek Philosopher)  

[incredible_how]

p4. my father sent a parcel SD (GSP) and it got lost, eBay dealt with it all. I think there wasn't a message from the buyer until it was all done and dusted. That is definitely easier than having to refund and claim from RM.

[incredible_how]

With Simple Delivery if buyer says item not delivered eBay do it all and refund the buyer, nothing for seller to do, that definitely is better than having to sort it out yourself. My father had an item get lost and basically because buyer had clicked "I didn't receive this", there was no contact between him and buyer until it was all sorted and they'd had their refund. It was very easy...

And the changing postage costs: I wrote a message on my listings during the change over saying that if the postage changed (went up) it was because of Simple Delivery

[gilsm-4424]

Yes ignore what your parcel is, size and weight, either choose large letter when custom postage will come up or randomly oversized comes up and then custom comes up and choose other carrier, you can then post with whom you like

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[amazonharvey]

EBay GSP is for all parcels going outside the UK which is nothing to do
with SD in the UK eBay prices are high with GSP and yes you are covered
for loss when it’s in eBay’s GSP hands .
most sellers use this if they can but buyers can see a rough cost .but most
are put off by high prices So you only post to the hub and eBay does the
rest with GSP SD eBay uk only

[amazonharvey]

I have tried changing category weight and size and use RM for the smaller
items that I sell . But for my items which are larger there is no way
forward
For my Antique dolls this must be over £800 before I get control who and
what courier I can use
To be honest I am tired of it all . and of eBay and there stupid
interference on my listings and many little sellers feel the way I do

The eBay I once knew is long gone replaced with a money grabber who does
not give a fig about us . I use to have a lot of listings of my bits and
pieces but now I can not be bothered
The saddest thing is so many of my friends and lovely sellers I knew are
gone and closed the door. So no matter what you do or try there is no
way anybody can avoid SD

After 20 yrs of being a member there has never been a time or exodus like
there is today and that is sellers across the board
Whether we like it or not there is no way we can avoid SD

[amazonharvey]

Private accounts are ment to be for small private sellers who are selling
used items or items not wanted but there is lots of private sellers who
sell new items under radar rather than sell as business sellers avoiding
the related fee’s
Now everyone is told you must hand over your details to tax officers so
everything is being looked at now. and once your limit is met taxes will be
taken that’s business and private now .so if private sellers who sell there
used items they avoid this until one item is sold is £6000 .so there is
nowhere to hide to get away avoiding SD or eBay in the future

[incredible_how]

Yes I know GSP is different to SD, but the item gets sent to the hub via SD, and eBay said it was because it was SD they were dealing with it (although I think from the tracking it was GSP that lost it not Royal Mail)

[evelyn2917]

Unfortunately I haven't found that link to the pop up. I agree it's a mess. My son has used DPD for years successfully and now can't use them without first having to take a Royal Mail link, then being reimbursed for not actually using Royal Mail eventually, but still using DPD for his sales through my account. This also means of course that it's my NI number that will be linked if he continues to sell through me his modest items. And I may end up paying tax. I'm a pensioner so not happy about this at all.

[jckl1957 · Accepted solution]

The NI/tax is a simple fix.

As you are a pensioner, I guess your son is over 18 and could have his own Ebay account to sell from.

[evelyn2917]

Hello, that’s exactly what he’s going to do. Thank you. Regards, Evelyn

[jckl1957]

It may be worth you completing a self assessment form for your account and getting your son to pay any tax due.

With 44 of these sold, HMRC would certainly consider you (somebody) were trading from this account.

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[evelyn2917]

Ha ha, you’re dead right! But he’s sold that many over 2 years if not longer, although he has reached the threshold of 30 quite recently. Anyway, thank goodness he’s going to get his own account. It was easier for him just to hitch a ride on my account when he started out. Turns out it’s not that simple any more. Thank you for your response. Regards, Evelyn