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Simple Delivery lol

If the Labour Party created an online auction site.......sorry Ebay beat them to it. I just sell odds and sods, trying recycle older items, rather than dumping them and now I can't even set my own postage parameters, even though feedback proves that ...

Private sellers are forced to use Simple Delivery even the items are less than £10

Starting this week, my private account can no longer choose Royal Mail or any custom delivery option when listing or revising items — only Simple Delivery is forced, even though all of my items are under 100 grams and worth less than £10. Anyone else...

Simple Delivery & Postage Costs

All my listings are small parcels under 2kg, I use Royal Mail Tracked 48, print my own labels, they are £3.45. I use the ebay app, which defaults to Simple Delivery with a cost of £3.38: I cannot edit or there is no option for custom postage to chang...

Received SLIT OPEN package delivered by Royal Mail - suggestions on how to report, please

Greetings one and all, the title says it all, really, but here's some background. Er, well, a lot, actually... Last Saturday morning (14th June), I heard an item being dropped through my letterbox. I didn't go to retrieve it straight away, although I...

Simple Delivery Farce

I changed all my listings over a month ago back to custom delivery after eBay changed them to SD, took a long time but thought that was the end of it and although time consuming it was straightforward. However today eBay has changed them all back to ...

Sold item damaged with Parcelforce.

Sorry if this has been covered before but I’m just looking for some advice. sold a framed print on eBay, sent via parcelforce, but it’s been damaged in transit. frame broken and glass smashed. what’s the next step, do I ….. refund the buyer the full ...

Simple Delivery should be optional

I no longer have the option to select my own postage service on my account which is vital to take into account the size, value, insurance, shipping speed and so now I cannot edit my listings or add any new listings. It is outrageous that we are being...

Cancel order due to wrong address details.

Hi. I can't buy postage label through Ebay as I have an Ebay massage that says 'delivery address contains invalid or missing fields' in address provided by buyer. I have to post it out by tomorrow. Do I receive a defect when I will cancel this order ...

Sick of Simple delivery

20 plus years on eBay and it’s gone from good to bad Simple delivery has ruined it ,I can ship things cheaper myself but eBay has removed the option for for private sellers ,I am off it’s a great shame really enjoy the good times .bye

Is it still possible to change an order to personal delivery/collection and refund the postage?

Hi, a customer has ordered two books from me and paid for them separately with postage on each one. As the customer lives less than half a mile from me it would be easier and cheaper for me to hand deliver the books and refund whatever they have paid...

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...

Simple Delivery

I have been fairly inactive on eBay for over a year and have recently returned to selling again and sold an item Saturday 14th June 2025 which was the first since January 2025 I ignored "Simple Delivery" and arranged for a collection from Royal Mail ...

Ebay adding mystery amounts to custom postage now...

As if "Simple postage" wasn't enough to try and derail sellers...As from today, they seem to be adding buyer protection or some other UNANNOUNCED fee onto custom postage!I put in "3.70" Tracked 48 parcel. Ebay lists postage on the item as "4.42"I put...

Resolved! Why has my postage charge changed on its own?

Why has my postage charge changed on its own? I currently have a sewing machine for sale which weighs 18Kg including packaging.When I listed it I was forced to use Simple Delivery which offered two couriers Evri and Royal Mail.I decided to exclude Ro...

simple delivery

I just printed off my first label . The postage selected was incorrect and this was "the buyer selection".I have always used Royal Mail. If any other courier is selected by the buyer I fully intend to cancel the order. My item, my sale, my choice of ...

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Simple Delivery lol

Private sellers are forced to use Simple Delivery even the items are less than £10

Simple Delivery & Postage Costs

Received SLIT OPEN package delivered by Royal Mail - suggestions on how to report, please

Simple Delivery Farce

Sold item damaged with Parcelforce.

Simple Delivery should be optional

Cancel order due to wrong address details.

Sick of Simple delivery

Is it still possible to change an order to personal delivery/collection and refund the postage?

Resolved! Simple Delivery rip-off

Simple Delivery

Ebay adding mystery amounts to custom postage now...

Resolved! Why has my postage charge changed on its own?

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