Coming soon to eBay Mandatory Simple Delivery

[andha-21]

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 listings from the 7th April.

So at least we know where the Iceberg is now. 

[akemp1]

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@nigel290_4 wrote:
You are lucky. Evri have NEVER made an effort to deliver to me. They state
they tried 3 times and then return my Ebay purchases to the seller!!!.

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It would actually be better for buyers if Evri just dangled it above our heads on a fishing rod and made us dance for it.

As I said before sellers happy with SD because they use Evri anyway really don't know or care how bad the delivery experience can be for their buyers and may not know that there are those of us that tend to avoid listings with Evri delivery. 

I think Ebay understand Evri's reputation problem which is why they are trying to hide their awful partner behind standard and express delivery options like all that matters is the timescales.

[mermaidwiggle]

Yeah they used to be like that here but in the past month or so they've been behaving differently and even more annoyingly ... and I'm sure it's because they're now taking on these 'simple' deliveries. The couriers are even more rushed and I've waited ages for some to arrive. The only time they've been any good was when they were still Hermes and I was working from home every day during covid, so I was actually in.

[sweir2990]

You've just described me. And my position has little to do with the impact on the money I'll get. Aside from a strong aversion to corporations dictating how I do things, it's an inconvenience. I use Royal Mail for all of my postage because I don't have a printer and they'll collect from my door and bring the label at no extra cost - but only if I buy the postage through the Royal Mail app.

I've raved to people about the convenience of selling on eBay without having to leave my house. And now they've ruined it.

Side note; I stopped using EVRI before I found out about the free bring my label service from RM. I stopped using them after I spent one Saturday afternoon driving to four different locations to find a printer that worked. I figured the cost of the fuel and my time wasn't worth whatever the difference in delivery charges was. Particularly when the items I'm selling are almost always under £20.

[nigel290_4]

Poor you (us).

I had a lady call and collect all my low value items I was preparing to
sell on Ebay. She will sell them at boot fairs for her dog charity.

My higher priced pieces of Spode will sit on my sideboard gathering dust
until this new postal regime is scrapped!!!.

Cheers
Nigel

[johnwash1]

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@nigel290_4 wrote:
Poor you (us).

I had a lady call and collect all my low value items I was preparing to
sell on Ebay. She will sell them at boot fairs for her dog charity.

My higher priced pieces of Spode will sit on my sideboard gathering dust
until this new postal regime is scrapped!!!.

Cheers
Nigel

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No reason to give up and let them gather dust.  It's a long time since Ebay had a monopoly, there's other fish in the sea.  Some are very controlling, some aren't.

[spiltvimtoonfloor]

Just checked my listings and they have all changed to not so simple delivery.

I have mine all with free postage, but if I go to revise listings it says buyer pays?

9 out of 10 ebay set postage is wrong, wrong weight, wrong size.

There is no provision for Royal mail next day, which I use for high value items because the insurance is higher and the less time in transit the better.

There is no provision for long items, I have items over a meter, ebay only goes to 61cm.

Royal mail goes to £150 insurance with tracked 24, I use other services for higher value items, no provision for that either.

Most of my items are on ebay for a long time, I cannot package them beforehand and leave them like that, I package when sold then find a suitable service.

This is a joke.

[spiltvimtoonfloor]

It makes no sense, my items say free postage, but if I go into revise listings they say buyer pays postage.

[edwardian-dreams]

Try toggling 

to and fro

its the only thing the robots understand 

do it until it says what YOU want it to say 

Failing that play around 

sad isn’t it 

[spiltvimtoonfloor]

I can change it to I pay no problem, but as it is, if a buyer clicks on it says free post, as it should.

So why is it set to buyer pays in the revise listing by ebay?

Also I changed a large item to freight because ebay only goes to 61x46x46, which is a royal mail size. After changing it to freight the listing then removes the free postage and says contact seller.

I think I will have to go through the listings and use an educated guess from memory as I've not seen half the things for years as they are in the loft, and pick a postage that will possibly cover them. Probably going up a size, then add a few quid to the item price to cover it.

Items that are over the compensation price change to freight so I can pick my own postage and put freepost in the item description.

It's pathetic, my method was working for years.

[edwardian-dreams]

Sorry can’t help with the revised listing 

maybe end it and relist or list afresh 

in general  it’s pants 

eBay have had mONTHS to sort it all out and they have failed to do so without “glitches” as they call them 

live come to the conclusion that maybe eBay is pants most of the time seeing as they seem to always have a lot of problems 

Why is it only them?

who cares anyway

if they can’t get their act together it will be taken away by people going elsewhere when they can 

[spiltvimtoonfloor]

Just found this from ebay/

Note. Royal Mail has advised post offices to accept all Simple Delivery packages, as long as the parcel remains within the maximum weight and dimensions. These are 20kg and 61cm x 46cm x 46cm. You can see our FAQs for more information.

What if the courier doesn't accept my package?

If the post office won’t accept your Simple Delivery label, and your parcel is within the maximum weight and dimensions (20 kg and 61 cm x 46cm x 46cm), we recommend showing them the guidance on the Post Office website under Personal accounts.

Items that don't comply with the eBay delivery Terms and Conditions may not be accepted nor protected during transit. To avoid any inconvenience, make sure your items comply with the terms and conditions and prohibited and restricted items guidance.

If everything with your package is in order but you're still experiencing issues at the drop off point or with the courier, please visit our Help Hub or get in touch with our customer service team.

In addition to Post Office locations, sellers posting using Royal Mail can also use Collect+ drop off locations, as long as the parcel is within the maximum weight and dimensions (20kg and 61 cm x 46cm x 46cm). Find your nearest parcelshop on the Royal Mail website.