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VAT added to postage cost after listing ended

Why has VAT been added to the postage cost after the listing ended.Before I placed a bid the postage cost shown on the listing was £9. But after paying for the item the postage cost changed to £10.80 in my orders.The VAT amount shown in my orders is ...

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...

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EVRI stole items then repackaged order - how to claim?

Hi All, A buyer recently received their order from me - however the parcel had been repackaged with many items now missing from the order. Reading other posts from the community I now presume these items have been stolen. Does anyone know I go about ...

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Packlink refund on damaged item - Evri

Evening all, After some advice please! I sold an item to the value of £900, bought the shipping label via Ebay (Not via Simple Delivery) - The buyer chose Evri as his preferred courier. I sent the item off, it was supposed to arrive yesterday, it did...

Royal Mail Stamps.

Hi All, Am I correct in saying that from 20th May I can no longer use my own new Royal Stamps specificallypurchased for use on Ebay.

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Avoiding Simple Delivery

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 al...

RE; simple delivery

my first attempt at getting info across to fellow sellers with this prob (so far there is no 'simple' answer), so this has probably happened to many sellers already but now its happened to me twice within a week, what has happened is that when buyers...

Resolved! Simple Delivery compensation

Just to say that I only used once, so far so good. However, some items I sell are more than £200, and I don't I feel comfortable using just Royal Mail 24 or 28.After double checking with eBay's CS, I was told that:*Royal Mail Special Delivery isn't p...

Resolved! Packlink parcels

I paid for postage through packlink and sent it on the 30th aug, it's been successfully delivered on the 2nd sept. I've now (15th sept) received an email of packlink stating that I had extra charges for incorrect size/weight. It seems odd that I woul...

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Resolved! Guidance on Refunds for Missing Evri Shipments

Hi everyone, Over the last couple of weeks, several of my tracked parcels sent via Evri have gone missing. As a new eBay business seller with a shop subscription, I assumed eBay would handle the refunds since Evri is their preferred shipping method. ...

Postage rates on Simple Delivery

I've been listing items using Simple delivery, but the rate for a Royal Mail parcel up to 2 kg has suddenly gone up from £3.84 to £5.15, which is ridiculous. If I chose the old method, I can send it for £3.35 with RM collecting it from my house.

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