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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.

Thread for sellers' experiences of Simple Delivery and if only their chosen carrier is actually used

Yes, I know there are a lot of Simple Delivery threads but I imagine this one will be helpful for others too. I'm holding off listing any more items and taking existing ones down tomorrow as there's no way that I want to use Evri. I asked earlier thi...

It's still possible to make money on eBay - short their shares on the stock market lol

I'm also making my way to other platforms, FB Marketplace, Vinted, Gumtree etc. The protection fees are a joke, Simply Delivery is needlessly painful etc.Interesting to see if the platform will survive, as newcomers won't have known any better.Best o...

Coming soon to eBay Mandatory Simple Delivery

Someone found the dates yesterday and posted them. Just thought it made sense to make it easier to find.It's in the Help Section under Opt out Simple Delivery will be the only listing option as of 15th April and they will start adjusting current list...

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Resolved! Simple Delivery: why do the postage costs change based on whether the buyer or seller pays?

I've been clearing out a load of unwanted items and between some stuff not yet selling and some not yet being listed, I'm forced to work with Simple Delivery for the time being. I have excluded Evri (i.e. Hermes) so the only option is Royal Mail, and...

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Resolved! EBay asking for national insurance number

Hi everyone, I recently joined for like 1 month and I start selling as a private seller , and now eBay is asking me to provide national insurance number."New UK digital sales reporting legislation requires sellers with 30 or more sales, or who have s...

Sneaky fees banned in the UK from today

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/06/uk-bans-22bn-sneaky-fees-and-fake-reviews-for-online-products The CMA are in charge of the crackdown Fingers crossed. We may have some light at the end of the tunnel now.

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...

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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 ...

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...

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Large letter posting

Hello … Does anyone know for definite the answer to the following ? If I sell an item which weighs under 100g and I need to post off in a Jiffy bag (therefore Large letter Post) can I use Royal Mail postage stamps ?. Also when does this apply from, 7...

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