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"Simple Delivery", not so simple

I am trying to sell an item that requires a medium parcel, up to 2Kg, which using Royal Mail is a standard price of £5.15 for a parcel worth up to £150 but now, under simple delivery, is £6.16 for the the same item. Apparently Ebay have set a £100 va...

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Still Anti-Simple Delivery

Not sold anything since the changes in April, when I sold anything I sent by RM in a normal stamped addressed envelope with the correct postage.Always did it this way so have still got a draw full of postage stamps I purchased for it.Suppose one of t...

E bay changes My take

It is patently obvious that E bay were forced into making changes this week rather than having 'listened'.To change the fees at the lower end of the scale does seem to prove that the unwanted private sellers are in fact one of the larger dynamics for...

Resolved! To promote listings or not, what works for you? Are you increasing %, unchanged or switching off?

With the new changes coming in on promoted listings where you "pay if your promoted listing is clicked" and sells within 30 days, causing some debate, was interested to see if other sellers use promoted listings, what percentage do you set, what type...

Simple delivery - over estimated postage

All my slides are under the £10.00 limit and fit into a standard 1st. class letter, yet Ebay have changed the format to simple delivery 'Large Letter' showing £2.72 postage instead of £1.70. Any way of amending this error.

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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.

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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 .......

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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...

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Simple Delivery -- Parcel lost but I've had to refund

Greetings,A weird one! Sent off a small parcel Royal Mail Tracked 48 via Simple Delivery. Tracking says it was delivered on the following day by Yorkshire Distribution Centre YDC Parcel Hub to an address well over 200 miles away! There is just a sign...

VAT on Used Ladies Clothes

Morning I have an eBay shop which has now reached the £90,000 VAT threshold and must register with HMRC. I’ve contacted three separate Accountants who have all told me conflicting evidence. I sell used ladies clothing … will I owe 20% off the turnove...

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 problem

I listed an item. In the past when I used eBay's delivery options I could enter size and weight etc. But this time there seemed to be no such step. eBay assured me all was well, and they had calculated everything needed from the listing.It sold. Usin...

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