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 

[alessi3080]

Genius, thank you so much, that works perfectly, eBay simple delivery is a joke.

[amazonharvey]

You are correct the weight can be changed not the parcel size ..it’s a high
value item that is over £750 can be on a 3 to 5 days courier of you choice

Giving the buyer details but drop the price then eBay says postage adjusted
and then change to SD .if I put free post they want me to pay upfront
eBay’s big brother computer does not miss a trick

[edwardian-dreams]

Sometimes when I put in 800£ it doesn’t register unless I hit enter or toggle between postage and collection or buyer pays seller pays 

I then get the message postage options have been updated and it goes into custom 

where you do see all weights and sizes when you click on package size 

once that is chosen it stays as a large package /weight when you drop the price 

Different people  have different devices and browsers and different looking  listing pages , you have to play round with it because it IS there 

[suziesu2]

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@amazonharvey wrote:

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 

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[cheekychippy210]

why would any want to opt out of SD?

the goods sold, sent are fully tracked, and the seller gets full refund.

three incidents recently and i had full refund in days.

Go outside sd and the fight is yours, good luck contacting couriers, so only you know how much time you are prepared to waste. Some couriers want proof of purchase, meaning if item was sold for more you will only get the purchase price. Some will not pay out on used goods, some say, if paid via party not protected!

SD is, for me, a no brainer, quick, easy and full protection.

[alessi3080]

They don't charge enough for a start, so you end up with the item either being returned to you or extra charges.

There's no signed for services 

And they splatter over the label that it's an eBay seller item, so an itchy fingered postman with a medium sized heavy parcel won't ever get there, which is what happened to me last week with a router I sold, the buyer got his money back and I got nothing.

It's a useless service, eBay have done nothing to recover my money or goods even though they apparently got lost by royal mail after 2 delivery attempts and I used SD, never again !!!

[cheekychippy210]

true, evri posting through sd is cheaper than me going through evri outside sd, and the deal between ebay and couriers is not for us to know.

what i do know is deliveries appear now to be quicker and where i have had to fight for the refund in the past now ebay take care of it all. As i said, three issues, all three refunds within days and no extra charges.

you speak of charges? perhaps share more info? 

of the router, splatter? was it lost?  

[cheekychippy210]

sd, goods covered by ebay. 

lost, damaged, the fight is yours with courier, if you can contact them!

[podlingsmum2007]

I use Royal Mail and have not had any problems getting compensation for the rare lost or damaged item. Why should ebay be paid to be the go between and make money on it?

[cassidy_r_private]

Three?

That's a lot. I've had two total losses in 30K tracked parcels with Royal Mail. Which is why I'd rather not use SD. evri are carp.

[amazonharvey]

When listing it says preferred courier click on it and click Royal Mail
then when your label is downloaded by eBay .it is a joke but without
buyers info you are stuck
Then you can go onto RM and do a pickup free of charge .there is no way I
will use evri with there history and donkey service .so I make sure this is
my preferred choice
But as there is no courier for my larger boxes and my free post and next
day service for my beloved antique dolls I am stuck
It’s ok for eBay with there s—- service but nothing for us who want to use
are own couriers who we have used and trusted for years how can I get a 36”
long item into a 2foot box

[tressygirl]

@amazonharvey  wrote:    It’s ok for eBay with there s—- service but nothing for us who want to use
are own couriers who we have used and trusted for years how can I get a 36”
long item into a 2foot box.

There is currently a ' technical issue' for items such as yours,  which should be exempt from SD and have Custom Postage available.

This is not so, resulting in many frustrated sellers!

There is a workaround.

From the link below Go To Solution and follow  the advice in Rick's answer to list your item.

https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/how-do-you-list-anything-bigger-than-61cm/m-p/7882638...

@amazonharvey 

[amazonharvey]

I have read ricks answer to getting my listings back under control .I
listed £800 and even a 20 kilo weight and tried changing the size on some
and woe and behold my choices has widened . But as soon as I adjusted my
price not the weight eBay popped up and said my postage choice had been
adjusted to SD
So what eBay is saying I can send a box out with this size and weight
Evri or RM will not carry this weight .parcel-force or similar are the only
ones but do you see an option nope just SD .so question is how to get a 4ft
box weighing 20 kilo as evri is 15 kilo and Royal Mail has none posted ?

[tressygirl]

@amazonharvey   wrote:    I have read ricks answer to getting my listings back under control .I
listed £800 and even a 20 kilo weight and tried changing the size on some
and woe and behold my choices has widened . But as soon as I adjusted my
price not the weight eBay popped up and said my postage choice had been
adjusted to SD.

I personally have not tried Rick's solution,  but offer it as a workaround as I see from  many peeps that it does work. 

I have also seen that for some , where like you the price just annoyingly switches back to SD to try this , refresh the page and preview after changing the price,  then the price should hold.

Worth a try ? 🤔

@amazonharvey 

[amazonharvey]

Thank you I will keep going but why does eBay like such a firm hold on us.
I have been selling since 2007 and I never ever worried about my courier
my strange shape boxes and weights up to 30 kilo this was because I had a
trusted courier who would deliver them for me free post next day delivery
in the UK and all over the world.
I am selling my collection of antique child dolls who are mostly over 34”
but now I have chosen to step back as it would break my heart to let them
travel in SD .when they are used to First class

[cheekychippy210]

that workaround you will have to tick free postage, that will opt out of sd and any issues with loses and damage you will have to sort that out on your own with courier. Fine if you have time and if you find a human to talk to! SD all protected by ebay, for me a no brainer. Evri accept 120cm long parcels

[edwardian-dreams]

Not so

ticking free postage does not opt you out of SD, only exempt items will allow custom

and the workaround works with buyer or seller pays postage

as for evri , many people just don’t trust them to deliver fragile parcels ,and the jury’s out whether eBay will compensate for fragile items if evri with SD is used 

why risk sending expensive rarer collectibles when you shouldn’t have to

not to mention items over 20 kgs and over 120cm 

the workaround shouldn’t have to exist 

ebay haven’t put a stop to sending larger and heavier parcels , they just are making it difficult to do so

[podlingsmum2007]

Evri are heavy handed and would smash her dolls to bits and will not compensate as on list for exempt from compensation.

[amazonharvey]

Yes I understand for low item values and non breakables SD is fine .evri is
donkey post and no one in there right mind will have the faith in evri to
deliver on time .cheaper post longer delivery times
There is nothing wrong to hope that eBay will give us a courier back to
send a larger parcel by .I am also happy using Royal Mail 48 hr delivery
pick up for free but not in any scenario will I except evri to much
water under the bridge

[xyz307xyz]

If they are above the size or weight limit for Simple Delivery, you can list them with custom oversized postage, using Ricks workaround. It works for me (and many others). I use Chrome web browser on Windows 10. Click View Listings next to my username for an example.