Seller News: October 2025
Read the latest updates to streamline your selling experience.
Forum Posts
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...
Buyer wants to return a genuine item and claims as counterfeit
Hi all, title is the TLDR, i sold a genuine pair of earrings that i owned, brand new, from the jeweller i worked at for 4 years. i sold them to a lady and she’s had them for around 32 days now and wants to return them. She wanted to sell for a profit...
Is jewellery now included in Simple Delivery?
Up until today I understood that the jewellery category was excluded from Simple Delivery. But tonight I tried to list a silver brooch and I am only being offered Simple Delivery - no custom option. I tried on the app and on the desktop. I tried list...
Nobody leaves feedback anymore
Since the introduction of automatic feedback I have noticed less buyers leave it. I am just a guy selling my old stuff. Not business, but I always dispatch same or next day if the post office is closed and package with care. My last sale I sent it ha...
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 .......
Anyone else come across this potential problem?
I have always indicated 'country of origin' in the item specifics. Up until a few days ago this automatically filled the new 'country of origin' / 'item origin' field prior to the 'item disclosure' section introduced to ensure visibility for US sales...
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! Buyer Fraud – Sellers Beware – Ebay Won’t Help
I have been the victim of a buyer fraud and Ebay say it is not covered by Seller protection In February 2024 I sold a £4000 Computer part I decided not to use to a buyer who had joined ebay one month before – zero feedback. I discounted the part from...
Resolved! ebay sent a message to my customer suggesting more books to purchase
not had this before after buying quite a large number of books from me Ebay sent them a direct message suggesting further books they might want . It was unsigned or apparent it was from ebay and had nothing to do with me. I am upset as now appear to ...
What The Hell Is The International Fee For Private Sellers?
I admit I must have been living under a rock or something, but I was under the impression that when eBay 1) Removed fees for private sellers and 2) Brought in the "Buyer Protection Fee" to try and claw some of this back. But the justification was alw...
"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...
Resolved! Buyer in Channel Islands unable to pay
I have had an issue with a buyer being unable to pay as they say I do not post to Channel Islands. I have not excluded CI from the domestic postage locations that I send to. I sought help yesterday and was told that I have excluded Guernsey and Jerse...
Resolved! Buyer with 0 feedback and brand new account – worried about potential scam
Hi everyone,I’ve just sold a book on eBay for £69.99, but I’ve noticed the buyer only registered yesterday and has zero feedback. The item is due to be collected by Royal Mail on Saturday (standard tracked delivery), but I’m now feeling quite uneasy ...
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...
Can't withdraw my funds. Why is Ebay not allowing me to withdraw my sales receipts?
I recently sold an item and Can't withdraw my funds. Why is Ebay not allowing me to withdraw my sales receipts?The so called 'NEW ' process says there is a 'Withdraw' option in the sellers hub which we can opt for at any time to transmit funds to our...
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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