Seller News: August 2025
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Royal Mail 2nd-Class Letter – what’s changing and what isn’t
Royal Mail now has Ofcom’s approval to deliver 2nd Class Letters on alternate weekdays and will remove Saturday deliveries. However, Royal Mail has not set a go-live date, meaning as it stands currently your delivery estimates and seller metrics will...
Different postage costs - same delivery address
You have to wonder why!Simple delivery - no combined postage - still waiting for this to be sorted.Buyer paid for two cassettes from me.1 = £10.00 cost - simple delivery £2.94 with evri - (i offer free postage )2nd one £12.00 cost - simple delivery £...
How to change parcel size after sale
Hello I’m completely stuck; I have sold an item to a French buyer using eBay’s international shipping programme, however when I generated the label at the post office, they told me the size I’d selected was ‘large letter’ when it should have been a ‘...
Unable to generate a label for an item i sold
I’ve sold about 8-9 items to different sellers and i’m unable to generate a label for any of them coming up with this error tried refreshing the page a few times or trying on laptop and phone but it’s not making a difference. Currently it’s one label...
Postage Label not generating error - It was not possible to generate the label. Something is wrong.
When I click the "Get Postage Label" to generate a label or QR code the below red box error shows;"It was not possible to generate the label. Something is wrong. Please try again later."This is happening on each of the 3 items I have sold and it happ...
issue with generating shipping label
i have been trying to generate the shipping label for my orders this morning but have been getting this message It was not possible to generate the label. An unexpected issue occurred while processing your request. Please try again shortly. has anyon...
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...
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...
Not able to post to Poland
Someone is trying to buy one of my items they say they can't get it sent to Poland so wants me to post it to him Not sure what to do
Simple delivery is rubbish
I have spent the morning trying to post an item I have sold. I have no printer and am unable to use the new eBay app on my phone as the phone is to old! So I cycled to the local village post office to be told that they are not accepting eBay parcels....
Simple Delivery price increase.
Ebay appear to have announced that from the 1st of September the price of Simple Delivery postage labels for items sent by Royal Mail will be increasing quite dramatically. However the message i read also states that this will apply to sellers who op...
ebays september postage price rises
Simple Delivery Pricing Update From 1 September sellers who opt-in to send items via Royal Mail only for the Simple Delivery programme will see the below price changes. These changes will apply to all new and existing listings. For items sold between...
Simple Delivery Disaster - Package heavier than prepaid label
My item: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177146651250item number: 177146651250After being boxed up is just over 3kg.The useless Simple Delivery label is up to 2kg and will charge the buyer £3.71If I refund the stupid simple delivery label, it refunds the ...
Resolved! Royal Mail collection with label - confused!
I've muddled myself up! On Simple Delivery I clicked for the postie to bring a label and collect the parcel. Thinking this actually booked and paid for the postage I didn't click the get your label/QR code link. No tracking showed and I was still bei...
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...
PACKLINK
Today for the third time I have recived an email from packlink:Courier:EvriCost adjustment:£3.18 (charge)Tracking:H051JA0134247599Weight on label:1000.00 GMBillable weight:1200.00 GDate printed:19 Aug 2025 How wrong again are they !Label printed from...
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