UK Seller News: April 2025
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Resolved! Postage Difference?
Hi , sold an item and had the postage set as buyer pays and to use Evri which was priced at around £6.00. I then changed my mind and selected Royal mail 48 tracked and purchased the postage label via eBay which itself was nearer £7.00 and selected fo...
Parcelforce and eBay Lost Parcel
Total nightmare – zero accountability!I’ve been using eBay’s prepaid label system to streamline my sales process. Last week, I sold an item and, as always, dispatched it the same day using a Parcelforce 24 label purchased through eBay. Dropped it off...
Simple Delivery…
I’ve always used Parcel2go and have recently added a fair amount of credit to my balance. However, eBay have just notified of the mandatory use of ‘Simple Delivery’ from mid-April 2025. In that case, have I just wasted the credit I’ve added to my P2G...
Postage
Best way now with an auction is to cancel the order then relist as a buy it now for the winning bid amount with postage added and inform them asap with the item number so they can purchase it. The QR code I was sent did not work at the post office an...
Postage refund and tracking issue
Hi all, used the eBay system today where the buyer could select the postage option. Took it to the post office and surprise surprise, it didn't cover the cost! So... how do I get a refund on that label as I had to buy a new one? Any help I can find s...
Refund
Hi, am trying to send back an item right but the address of the seller doesn't look like a proper address to me, it's made of a long list of letter and number with no indication where i should write them down. I need help please
Simple Delivery
Can anyone advise if you can still select your own postage choices ?custom delivery seems to have disappeared..only simple delivery available
seller and buyer agree a rpice, THAT INCLUDES POSTAGE, but ebay pays postage too
if the seller agrees to a price, INCLUDING POSTAGE, but Ebay pays postage, how can I get that reversed, please?
ParcelForce - Claiming compensation when booked via eBay
I bought the postage label through ebay (postage payment shows as Shutllmite on my bank statement) to send my item on 24hour delivery via ParcelForce. It arrived 4 days late(!) and I now want to seek compensation. On the Parcelforce website it says I...
Simple Delivery - an ebay UK initiative, or a UK sticking plaster?
So far as I can see, nothing in the mandatory & no exceptions* straightjacket to which we have been invited will apply to ebay USA where, in summary, the position remains: " Ship your item: You select a fixed cost, or we calculate the cost for you ba...
Simple Delivery
Hi, i assume this Simple Delivery is for personal sellers and not a business seller, can't see how they can force my business to use the Simple Delivery service as if so that will be it for me, i will close my account and open my own shop on the inte...
Simple Delivery not use prepaid can you enter own tracking?
I see in Simple Delivery article it says "If you decide not to use the prepaid label, you'll need to purchase your own label instead at your own cost".So if I do that can I enter the tracking details of the service I have purchased i.e Royal Mail Spe...
Resolved! Postage
Can someone please explain to me how this new postage policy and how it works and why my choice is now limited to what I've already used on my other listings.Why did eBay update and change this section to be impossible to comprehend and use. Even by ...
Simple delivery but not simple to understand 😳
AFTER 24 YEARS IM MOVING TO ANOTHER SELLING PLACE , THE BUYERS PROTECTION CHARGE WAS BAD ENOUGH BUT NOW COMPULSORY DELIVERY CHARGES THAT ARE WAY OVER PRICED FOR A CHEAP LIGHT ITEM , EBAY ARE COMMITTING SUICIDE WITH THIS LATEST IDEA NOT DOUBT INVENTED...
Simple Delivery just seems to be a money making scheme for eBay
After receiving the email stating that from 15th April Simple Delivery will be the ONLY option for postage, I thought I would check what eBay have as postage costs for a couple of my items versus the price I charge which is Royal Mail's online prices...
