Seller News: August 2025
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Royal Mail 2nd-Class Letter – what’s changing and what isn’t
Royal Mail now has Ofcom’s approval to deliver 2nd Class Letters on alternate weekdays and will remove Saturday deliveries. However, Royal Mail has not set a go-live date, meaning as it stands currently your delivery estimates and seller metrics will...
Dead as a Dodo
Ebay is.........read my title. Nearly extinct.
NO LONGER SELLING DUE TO SIMPLE DELIVERY
AS OF 15TH APRIL MY DAYS AS A PRIVATE EBAY SELLER WILL STOP AFTER 19 YEARS.I AM FED UP OF THE GREED OF EBAY AND I HOPE OTHER EBAY SELLERS DECIDE TO NO LONGER LET THE EBAY CONTROL FREAKS HAVE THIS MUCH CONTROL OVER PRIVATE SELLERS.
Resolved! Item not received claim
Hi guys. So I recently sold a camera for £650. I'd been hesitant to sell such a high ticketed item but I saw them going for a good price on eBay, so thought I'd give it a go. Within days someone bought it for the full asking price. Buyer had 8 positi...
Resolved! Global Shipping Program USA to UK - Not working US seems to have been taken away this morning
Hey all, This morning I've had several customers contact me from the US saying that even though they are watching my items, and could purchase them yesterday through the GSP they can no longer do this and all my other items that they are not watching...
Item not delivered ebay policy vs Royal Mail claims policy
Hi, Do any other UK sellers have advice on the following. When a buyer reports that an item has not been delivered, it gives the seller 3 working days to respond otherwise ebay can be asked to step in and refund the buyer from the sellers fund. Contr...
Volume Discounts - Where is the option?
Hi all, just hoping someone can help.I'm struggling to find the volume discount option on Ebay Seller Hub - Online it says that this should be under the Marketing Tab but i only have the options for - Discounts, Offers and Socials.I have have upgrade...
Promoted Listings Still Charging After Listing Deleted?
Hi everyone,I’m a private seller and recently noticed that eBay continues to charge me for a Promoted Listing, even though I’ve already deleted the item. I wasn’t aware that charges could continue after the listing is removed.Does anyone know how to ...
Resolved! My wife sells her own used clothes and accessories on Ebay. Ebay is now asking for a national insura
My wife sells her own used clothes and accessories on Ebay. Ebay is now asking for a national insurance number so if HMRC considers private selling of items to be a business we can't be bothered with selling anymore. Is there a way of making an accou...
Rip-off delivery pricing.
I see that ebay will now only let us use simple delivery.The prices there are at least double what I can find on Parcel2go, ParcelMonkey and even Royal Mail.The same couriers that simple delivery uses, in fact.Ebay must think we are simple. Looks lik...
Resolved! Simple Delivery
Is Simple Delivery mandatory now ? used to be able to select custom postage option but it’s not available now. Just tried listing and Simple Delivery is the only option for postage
Parcel prices under this stupid new delivery prices?
I have to post a Parcel which will cost £3.90 but this stupid "simple delivery" price quotes £3.38, will the Post Office charge me the extra 52p or will the buyer be asked to pay it?
Pre paid label shambles
I clicked on the thing to get a pre-paid label, which I won't use as I always post 1st Class door to door. The system then told me I have posted the item (I haven't) and I cannot see how to add first class postal tacking number when I do post the ite...
Limit on selling personal items on eBay per year
I am refurbishing my house and selling personal items ie smeg fridge freezer , mirrors , leather furniture , dining chairs , cabinets , double bed possibly fitted wardrobes this is more than a £1,000surely HMRC can see that from time to time there wi...
Resolved! Global Shipping Program jumped in price to same buyer
Three weeks ago I sold a box of 42 magazines to a buyer in the States. The GSP charge for the buyer (Sales tax, transaction fees, postage label) was £43.23. The buyer wanted 4 more magazines, which would obviously be less bulky to send, and I set up ...
eBay Is Dead
I am thinking eBay as a selling platform is dead since the seller protection was added ? I wonder if eBay have notice the decline in sellers since new rules started . In my 20 years of selling on eBay Ive never seen it like thisI have 20 watchers on ...
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