Seller Update: January 2025
We’re kicking off 2025 with some important enhancements and updates.
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Buyer Protection, Pokémon Day, VAT invoices & other launches landing this February
As we wave goodbye to January, I wanted to update you on exciting changes coming in February.
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Update regarding “Urgent - VAT action” email
On 17-19 February, some sellers received an email asking them to update their UK Value Added Tax (VAT) registration on eBay or potentially be restricted from selling. This email was sent in error. Rest assured, this does not affect your ability to se...
Resolved! Got the dreaded letter from HMRC
Have received a letter from HMRC about online selling and money earned and they’ve asked me to contact them to disclose my earnings . The thing is my whole family use my EBay account , daughter sells her unwanted clothes , my son his toys , I sell my...
Resolved! HOw to know if someone has replied to you here on the forums
I can see posts and repuesposts show what I’ve started as a thread, replies shows what I’ve posted in generalthe only g is so and so poster replied to topic but I can’t see anywhere where it shows when people have replied to you personally only askin...
What's happened to postage options?
Went to list something just now and the post service options have completely changed since yesterday. I usually list with free post (I then select yodel as that's my nearest/best priced drop off centre), but there's no option to offer free post. I'm ...
Good news from Ebay?! Change to Private Sellers Payouts
Transferred some selling funds from ebay to my bank account using the ebay app today and got the following message:
eBay commission on postage
I have been trading on eBay for 14 years but as I have said before it is a shadow of it's former self.I know eBay brought in commission on postage to stop individual sellers charging £2 for an item and £20 postage but the policy they have have brough...
Sold and collected. How long to access funds in ebay account?
I am confused as to how long it is to access funds on my ebay accountThe item was sold and has been collected. The collection has been scanned and recorded as collected on my ebay account.How long to i have to wait for the funds to be accessible in m...
Resolved! Having to opt out of Simple Delivery on EVERY LISTING
OK so listing some items tonightgood news first - even though Simple Delivery is now being pushed I can opt out to custom settings and select my standard shipping ratesbad news - I have to opt out of Simple Delivery every time I list even though I am...
Newly listed items not appearing in my 'Seller's Other Items' link.
I’ve recently been finding that some of my new listings don’t appear in the ‘Seller’s Other Items’ list. They appear in my own Selling Overview page when I click on the ‘Active’ sub-heading’ but they can’t be found either by searching generally on eB...
Confused over needing NI number and allowances
My non-related business *completely* died in May last year but I still had a huge tax bill from the previous tax year to pay off, so resorted to selling off a lot of my prized possessions on eBay to soften the blow. Today, I just got a notification a...
Resolved! Option to send invoices disappeared
Option on sold listings to ‘send payment details’ has disappeared and I’m unable to send people invoices for combined orders like I normally do. I did a live chat with customer service, but I don’t really think they knew what I was talking about. I h...
DROP IN SALES SINCE NEW BUYER PROTECTION 4TH FEB 2025
Has anyone else noticed lack of sales since the buyer protection update 4th february 2025. I used to sell quite a lot and virtually sold nothing since 4th Feb. Can anyone else relate to this and what can we do?
Not received payment for my sons compute steering wheel and pedals
I have sold my sons Thrustmaster computer steering wheel and pedals. It has been posted and delivered. I have still not rceived payment after approx 1 week. I checked my bank and visa accounts nothing yet. How or who in e bay can i escalate ths to pl...
EBAY HAVE FINALLY GOT RID OF LOW PRICE SELLERS
YES AFTER 10 YEARS OF SELLING, EBAY HAVE FINALLY PUSHED LOW PRICED SELLERS OFF THE CLIFF, I SELL RECORDS AT 50p EACH AND WITH EBAY'S BUYER PROTECTION IT BUMPS THE PRICE UP TO £1.24 WHICH IS MORE THAN MOST OF THEM ARE WORTH, WHO'S GOING TO BUY A £1.50...
Click and Collect
yet again the perennial click & collect question looking back through the old threads, it seems to be asked every few weeks can anyone advise me, please, how to add C&C to my listing?
Account restricted and funds on hold
I started selling on eBay to get myself some money. All the orders were delivered to the buyer, however ebay restricted my account and put my funds upto £800 pounds on hold. They asked me to provide proof of delivery, i provided all the tracking deta...
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