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...
US Tariffs - Royal Mail online service now requesting email & phone number of buyer
I have held 3 items for the US until now and all 3 customers were understanding. I decided to check out the new procedure on the RM website to compare with the post office counter as they had no idea about the new system!I've noticed that they are no...
Be Aware Market Flooded with Counterfeit Stamps from China
If you buy postage for your business on eBay you will find an array of offers - pretty much all the bulk offers I have seen from sellers who are not stamp dealers are counterfeit. It is a criminal offence to sell them and a criminal offence to use th...
Global Shipping Program Scammers
22 years on eBay and I've picked up on many scams, which they don't have safeguards for. The latest frustration for me is Global Shipping, and this is becoming such a problem, it's likely I'll be removing the option from my store. The GSP was suppose...
Message confusion
I sent a message to a buyer letting them know that delivery would be on XX in case they were waiting in for it. Sent the message & then followed 2 failed delivery attempts. I've just checked the message I sent & I'm not sure about the message below i...
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
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! How long ebay will hold back funds for not giving NI number on Blackmail.
Used to sell on ebay but no more as refuse to give ebay my details.ebay is not my employer but just a selling platform, HMRC are not my employer but deal with my yearly earnings where i pay no tax what so ever after calculating my way.so now i cut of...
Is eBay actually dying? Or is it just private sellers that are suffering?
Ok I know I only sell a handful of things but I'm getting no views and few watchers. Things were much better a year or so ago. Are auctions falling out of favour?
Resolved! No Sales in 12 Days. Why!!!
12 Days no sales with 600+ listings and all promoted. Help!!!
Suspiciously not getting ANY views of Items since ebay has started asking to (pay to promote)
Is anyone suspiciously not getting ANY views of some of their items since ebay has started asking to (pay to promote)? Im hearing people saying that ebay are shadow banning & secretly penalising private sellers who haven't (paid to promote any of the...
Ebay simple delivery opt out
So ebay have decided to force private sellers to use simple delivery for all listings.Previously you could select advanced options in postage and select your preferred postage method as before.Did ebay announce this to private sellers - did they .......
posting cylinder shaped parcels with simple delivery
hello - i want to sell some unfolded posters and dispatch them rolled up in cardboard cylinders. the simple delivery rules all seem to be about box shaped parcels. i seem to remember a while back that royal mail had unfathomable rules for cylinders t...
Resolved! Policy Violation
I listed 3 items today. I put a link to YT on them all and a comment to contact me if any questions. One item came back with policy violation? I requested a phone call, the agent advised me to remove the YT link and the contact me. I did tell him I d...
Your seller payouts are on hold and some services are blocked — update your account and do more with
Okay I am officially freaking out right now because I've received this message and the only form of ID I have in the UK is a Proof of Age Issued by CitizenCard from the Post Office. I cannot afford a passport, I am a disabled person living on a low i...
US Tariff Chaos - Can Ebay Help Sellers
Good Morning All, Just logging the worry that the chaos caused by US Tariff confusion poses a huge risk to sellers and the platform as a whole. The current Royal Mail cessation of shipping to America continues and there is no clear info as when they ...
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