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...
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...
Being asked to upgrade to business account
Hello, this is my first post so please be kind. just looking for advice please. Today I received an eBay email stating : “Your selling activity indicates you’re operating as a business seller.In order to comply with government consumer protection leg...
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...
vinted is overtaking e bay
compare e bay and vinted to the hare and the tortise or should i say dinosaur.you only have to look at bids non existant BIN sales clicks and watchers to see bay is not what it used to besometimes i may get 1 or 2 hits no buyers or watchers and then ...
Unable to sell due to postcode error
I am trying to list an item but am not able to do so due to the following error: Enter only the numeric portion of the postcode.I live in UK and I have an UK account.Please help
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...
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...
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.
Any reason for a business seller to choose 1st/2nd class for parcels over tracked 24/48?
The seller charges for delivery so its no extra cost to them I bought an item for £100 and they sent it via 2nd class. I asked why they use 2nd class as lack of tracking is worse for customers, £20 max insurance could leave them out of pocket and its...
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.
Verifying Bank Account For Over a week
I've been waiting for a payout for over a week but eBay are still trying to verify my bank account. I've had 1p go in and 1p go out. Surely it can't take this long usually. I use one of the biggest banks in the world, I'm not sure why it's taking so ...
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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 ...
Is ridiculous how customers are allowed 30 days to report courier damage
I had a £450 items delivered and a few weeks later I get a return request. It turns out it was damaged on delivery. I had lost my opportunity to put a claim in with courier. I contact ebay customer service about their policy on time frame customers h...
Postage in General
Is it just me, or do others find postage now a complete nightmare nowadays since its been changed to make it "simpler", especially when posting abroad? Why is it so complicated and confusing now? I'm on the verge of stopping selling abroad. Peter
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