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...
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! No Longer Selling And Minimal Buying Due To Simple Delivery And BPF (Version 2)
This Discussion Thread Is For Private Sellers Who Also Buy.PLEASE KEEP POSTS ON SUBJECT ONLY SO THIS THREAD IS HELPFUL FOR USERS.
"Simple" delivery of large items - what a fail - forced to wait at home for a whole day.
So having sold a large item (plastic wall cladding sheets, about 1kg, but 1 metre long) I had the joy of "simple" delivery to content with. Only option for the size was the large size, which it turns out is DHL collecting it. No option to drop off, h...
Has anyone sold to the US through the Global Shipping Programme in the last few days?
It does seem to be active with items showing up on ebay.com - just wondering if eBay are charging buyers the relevant tariffs.
"Mark as dispatched" - gone
As a private seller paying postage costs on all my listings I sometimes have two separate orders from the same buyer. Previously I would pay for and print a label for one, but include both in the parcel and mark the other as "dispatched". But now wit...
Simple delivery..
Simple delivery- my item is £60. Will the buyer be refunded the whole £60 if I didn't send through simple delivery ervi but sent through my own royal mail instead as long as I proof it has been delivered (must I put the royal mail tracking number ins...
Simple delivery...
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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 .......
Resolved! Global shipping sale. Unsure if the prepaid postage will cover the weight of item.
Still trying to get to grips with this new system. The item sold says 50 oz weight in the description on the order page which is 1.41kg. On my kitchen scales the packed item is around 1.55 kg. Not sure how to proceed as the prepaid postage is £2.75 w...
Resolved! how do you list anything bigger than 61cm?
Ebay is now forcing me into SD with no custom delivery option The largest postage offered under SD is 61cm There seems to be no way to list anything over 61cm and get the correct postage, even if you declare the dimensions in the listing height, widt...
Problems with simple postage
I’m a private seller just returning to ebay after a long absence, so ‘simple’ postage is new to me. I’ve only sold a small amount so far but have become entangled in various problems and am not finding any solutions through the AI help ebay offers. I...
Resolved! Simple Delivery Parcel Size
Hi I had an item listed that has had Simple Delivery on it, the dimensions are 38x118x12cm. I'm sure I had this item as Evri, as it's a large size, but it sold and has Royal Mail postage label. I am happy to send it via Royal Mail, but will they take...
What happens if you ignore simple delivery and pay at the post office counter ?
Hi,Sorry, yet another simple delivery query, specifically when an item has been identified as a large letter, but it is fact definitely a small parcel. Not wanting to mess the buyer about, if I then simply pay to send it at the post office counter as...
Resolved! Not recieved a refund for an unused simple delivery label
I sold an item on freepost but to my horror ebay deducted £2.70 from my balance for a label I didn't use because it only needed to be £1.55 for L letter so I bought the correct label from RM & sent item with that. To make matters worse I only got pai...
Royal Mail parcel being diverted via ParcelForce Coventry hub
Just posted this in buyers but has relevance in sellers? Royal Mail tracked 48 parcel being diverted via ParcelForce Coventry hub, apparently to be delivered by Parcelforce also.Has any one else experienced this?I had a quick google and found that th...
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