UK Seller News: April 2025
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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.
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...
A 'Petition'
In one particular thread about 'Simple Delivery' which I've been active in over the past few days, the suggestion has been made that someone - ie., me, an eBay member of 25 years - should start a petition.With seemingly thousands of posts in numerous...
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?
Marking a cash sale as paid isn't working
Yesterday, I sold an item for collection in person and took cash payment. I now want to mark it as payment received but it's not working. I know how I am supposed to this. I selected the relevant item under "Manage orders awaiting payment", clicked o...
Why are buyers being forced to pay 79p to "protect" a 99p item from private selllers?
Why are buyers being forced to pay 79p to "protect" a 99p item from private selllers?Simple question.My answer is that it makes no sense other than it's a greedy cash grab for eBay. Also, how many items will now go to landfill rather than going to a ...
CUSTOM POSTING QUERY
Why can’t I list an item (vintage postcard) under custom postage so I can arrange own first class letter posting with local post office ? It is letter size and well under 100g.I get a pop up saying I need to select delivery service !! Any help / repl...
Simple Delivery...Low cost items exempt ..... this is what CS say
Thank you for contacting us here at eBay Customer Service regarding our Simple delivery. I understand that you have been notified about this service and you would like to know if low priced items are exempted and what can be considered as low-priced ...
Latest News About Combined Postage Simply Delivery
I had a buyer who won 3 items via auction , I sent her a message asking her to give me time to speak to customer service before making payment. I spoke to the first agent this morning at just after 8am . He confirmed there was a way to combined posta...
Can someone explain the buyer protection
I am a low cost items hobbist seller, been on eBay many years but only make a few sales or listings as an when. If an item i sell gets lost in the post, or arrives damaged or is returned I refund the buyer. Does the new eBay buyer protection fee mean...
Confirmation that large letter is excluded from Simple Delivery
Asked the question in today's weekly chat and received the following reply:
Plummeting sales
I am a private seller with 4500 items on saleFirst 3 months of 2025 I did £1700.So far in April I have done £30!Desperate times!Anybody else experiencing this?
postage
every time i try and add domestic postage i have to keep adding the postage again as it keeps disappearing is this happened to anyone else before
New Rule - eBay to hold sellers funds for 14 days
Effective February 2025, ebay will hold private sellers funds for 14 days if the order is posted with an un-tracked delivery service (such as Royal Mail 2nd Class). I think it's a brilliant idea if they want private sellers to leave the platform in t...
Resolved! FUNDS HELD NEW EBAY POLICY! CLOSING ACCOUNT AFTER 19 YEARS!
Im absolutely furious! Ebay have changed their policy and are now refusing to pay monies (which belong to the buyer) until the item has been posted and received!!I have been selling on Ebay for 19 years and this is how we are being treated?I will NOT...
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