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US tariffs reminder and Royal Mail shipping changes

We understand that ongoing changes regarding US tariffs may have brought uncertainty, especially for those of you who frequently sell into the US market. We’re committed to supporting you through these changes. What’s happening? The US de minimis exe...

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Whats going on with Royal Mail? Just me?

Everything im sending lately 48 hours tracked is taking around two weeks to arrive? And ive now had my third package turn up to a buyer completely empty... I am well aware this is likely more the result of scammers, but their accounts seem very legit...

Simple Delivery - how to avoid/opt out?

want the option to post my item myself instead of simply delivery, there is no option of opt out, so i can post myself ! if there is any ebay representives out there can you please tell us how do we opt out of simply delivery as i tried for hours wit...

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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Resolved! Booking Collection By Royal Mail

I sold an item and wanted to book a collection via Royal Mail but after I downloaded the postage label the link to book a collection disappeared. If I book it through the Royal Mail website it costs 30p. Does anyone know how to access the link throug...

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Resolved! Can’t generate prepaid postage label. HELP!

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."Can somebody at eBay resolve this please?

Resolved! Postage underpaid by seller

Hi,Royal Mail left a card saying I had to pay a £1.50 fee before they could deliver my item. This is because the sender (seller) did not pay the full postage. I contacted the seller and they said they would part-refund this £1.50 for me. It has been ...

Postage options arent there

I don't understand why ebay thinks its acceptable to just put under postage standard delivery and express delivery as a buyer shouldn't we be able to choose what service we want delivering to us!! It isn't difficult is should say royal mail or evri i...

Postage refund for simple delivery

Any quick fixes here?A buyer has bought several of my items, and as such I have combined postage for him and posted in a parcel together. Individually I would post these items in a padded envelope.Since I have combined, the simple delivery for one it...

Sick of simple Delivery ,

Just sold a bikini top , for a couple of pounds , buyer messaged me can i post ASAP as they are going away on Thursday , ebay have given estimated delivery Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st , for standard and express , crazy , EB have instructed me to Po...

eBay trying their hardest to put people off Rant!

Is it just me or is eBay trying their utter most best to try and put sellers off using eBay?It was simple when we paid fees on sold items or shop fees, now they've changed to 'buyer protection fees' I never know where I am with fees or offers, there ...

Buyer selected a different (more expensive!) shipping options

I sold a very inexpensive item. I set the shipping option. They buyer paid the tiny bid amount and the shipping option I selected. But they were able to select a DIFFERENT shipping option which costs more -- so now if I ship I'm actually out of pocke...

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eBay postage

eBay is now changing postage of items listed months ago, and getting the postage wrong.There is a reason choose Royal mail over Evri for posting certain items.I suggest sellers look at the number and type of items for which you cannot get insurance f...

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