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...
"Simple delivery" large items - 1.1 stars on Trustpilot
Title says it all. If you sell an oversize item on "Simple" delivery, you have to use DHL eCommerce. Their Trustpilot rating is 1.1 (on a scale from 1 to 5) with over 600 reviews.
WARNING! Ebay are not properly refunding unused Simple Delivery postage!
TL;DR: Ebay SD refund rules are misleading and are not being followed by Ebay themselves! For the SECOND time now, even after filling out the postage refund form and the form saying on it and after submission at the end "Please allow up to 14 days fo...
Resolved! My first return with buyer stating ' I just didn't like it', what to do and expect ?
I got a return the other day on a private account and the buyer has returned and posted it I can see that according to the tracking code that it's on it's way back. This was a board game (not an expensive one, only £26) but it was sold sealed in the ...
Where has 'Reply with offer' gone?
I received a cheeky messaege with an offer, and it was a little low Went to click reply with offer and its not there, Desktop and App Has it been removed? How do we create sales with communication/messagiing system?
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
"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...
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.
Simple delivery is awful
I list a few things on ebay occasionally, but this new simple delivery is just rubbish for sellers. It assumes that ebay actually know the size and weight of items And that everyone can easily get to Evri or other courier services easily. Why did the...
Is there a working online tariff charge calculator ?
Hello all fellow happy Ebayers! I am looking for a WORKING membership/registration free tariff calculator, something that keeps current with the current US Presidents tariff levels, where I can choose currency, country of import/export and probably t...
Resolved! buyer not accepting tracked delivery and not responding to emails
Royal mail have tried to deliver my parcel to the buyers address on three occasions but cannot get an answer,the buyer is also not responding to any of my emails,what should i do?
Buyer had refund
I recently sold two lamps, they were packaged well and they were made from Arcylic hard resin not glass. The Buyer recieived them damaged and they were torn apart. She recieved a full refund from Ebay and I asked her to send them back. She is now say...
Why do Corporations Allow Critical Forums
I asked my mate Copilot and he said:Great question—and it’s a bit of a paradox, isn’t it? You’d think corporations would avoid spaces where they’re publicly roasted, but there’s actually a strategic logic behind it. Here’s why they often host or tole...
Lost international order lost 2+ months buyer claimed not received and I refunded then delivered
So around mid-late of June 2025 a buyer from an Eastern European country ordered something and I sent it tracked International via Royal Mail UK and on the tracking around, then end of July 2025 the buyer contacted me stating that they had not receiv...
Selling without Simple Delivery
Hi All, I have not bothered trying to sell a thing since the changes, so now not a clue how it all works.Can a seller list something for less than £10 and post it the easy way in a stamped addressed envelope by Royal Mail without a tracking number or...
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