eBay

pzjuls · ‎12-04-2025

I've been using eBay as a private seller for over 23 years. This new Simple Delivery policy is the final straw. It strips away the flexibility and control we've always had, forces us to use services that often don't work for our area, and ties up payments until delivery is confirmed — even when we’ve done everything right.

I currently have over 50 active listings, and I will now be moving them to Vinted. I never thought I’d leave eBay after all these years, but this policy is anti-seller, especially for long-term, reliable users like me.

eBay: Please reconsider this change. At the very least, give private sellers the choice to use their own postage methods.

parsley2003 · ‎12-04-2025

Yes me too have it all as unsold waiting in hope but i doubt i will be relisting 21 years for me. I can cope with waiting for money and do offers to allow for bpf but the postage problem and not being able to combine invoices is the last straw

auctionmike1 · ‎12-04-2025

26 years for me, and I'm no longer adding any new duplicate or unwanted collectables to eBay, just knocking it on the head altogether. Too many disadvantageous changes.

millcottage · ‎12-04-2025

I have been a member since October 2000 and selling since 2001.

100% positive feedback and never a negative left.

Numerous comments from buyers on quality of packaging that my dear wife does.

I sold my autograph collection and coin collection over last two years on eBay.

They got commission for sales mainly on the 70% off weekends.

Also sold numerous gold coins on eBay.

ebay have now created conditions where it is near impossible to stay as a private seller.

I have started to sell via Facebook groups and last week sold £235 worth of collectible coins. No commission charges, paid at point of sale and I chose the best postage option for size of parcel including secure packing.

I have some other items to sell this weekend and will be posting on Facebook groups also.

Also have some gold coins to sell that I will now sell via bullion dealers who offer very good prices with little spread. With eBay dictating when I get paid and how they are posted the risk factor is now simply too high.

The items I have left listed on eBay I will just leave to wither on the vine. If I do make a sale and eBay postage method don’t match our needs the I will simply cancel the sale and inform buyer why.

What a way for a platform to treat loyal long term customers.

millcottage · ‎12-04-2025

That’s interesting.

Posting a parcel for an item I sold on a Facebook Group and was chatting to postman who collected.

He said ‘not collected from you for a few weeks now. Is this an eBay sale?’

Told him it isn’t and about the eBay change , simply delivery etc.

His comment was ‘Ah that explains it. I did wonder why I wasn’t collecting hardly any eBay sales parcels for last few weeks. Some people were sending parcels everyday and now nothing’.