Has Custom Postage Now Gone ?

[jactac7]

Please can someone offer some advice.

I've read that we can opt out of the Simple Delivery and still use Custom postage but I cant see the Custom Postage option anymore when adding a listing ?

I've tried this on new listings, revising a listing, listing a similar item, and on listings under £10.

Is there still a way of using Custom Postage or has it completely gone ?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks.

[daro2096]

I don't know why they introduced Simple Delivery. It is anything but simple. There was nothing wrong with how it was.

[nessxy]

My sentiments entirely why fix something when it doesn't need fixing that simple delivery is anything but and I still dont get It !!!

[nessxy]

Interesting I always thought the buyer paid the shortfall

[nessxy]

Evri are the worst couriers especially where I live an absolute joke to be honest

[nessxy]

Thats a good point

[dougbat20]

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@daro2096 wrote:

I don't know why they introduced Simple Delivery. It is anything but simple. There was nothing wrong with how it was.

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Indeed... The only time I used "Simple Delivery" the delivery was just standard Royal Mail, I had to turn off Evri, and I was charged significantly more (about 2 pounds more) than if I'd used my standard Royal Mail (or InPost)...

I now actively refuse to use the simple delivery and will use whatever workaround is necessary to ensure I never have to use it again.

[str11p]

Because ebay believe they will make some money from it.

(I haven't read all of the previous 100 messages, so apologies if anyone has already said that.)

[daro2096]

I haven't read any of the previous messages either.

[gemzshop]

I'm trying to list some Pokémon cards worth under £10 and before I was able to select custom postage but now it only has simple delivery as an option, even when I select "sell similar" on a item that offers letter postage.

[str11p]

I select Sell Similar on your item 227084612888, entered £10 as the item price and Custom postage then appeared. I'm using PC/Windows/Chrome.

[nessxy]

Yes seems to be the way apparently lets say 2nd class economy is £3.90 and the simple delivery price flags up as think its £3.38 and I am told ebay pay the shortfall so the £3.38 compared to £3.90 is a shortfall of 52p and its only business sellers that can do custom postage prices and that is how I identify business from private sellers dont quote me on this but thats the way I understand how it works

[steverdavis]

Ebay are complete clowns at UI design.

They have a bloated UI, yet postage options are hidden beneath categories and price, and you have no hope of working out why, or what triggers what options.

If their UI was decent, you wouldn't have huge threads like this on their forums!

[andy20678]

some things i sell i can use my own postage price like football programmes and cds but not on books but you can get around that if they are signed in most categorise buy putting them under signed. also i have to use SD on posters

[dougbat20]

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@steverdavis wrote:

Ebay are complete clowns at UI design.

They have a bloated UI, yet postage options are hidden beneath categories and price, and you have no hope of working out why, or what triggers what options.

If their UI was decent, you wouldn't have huge threads like this on their forums!

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And at forum-y stuff as well "oh we can't possibly have people avoiding the worst delivery service possible so we'll just delete their posts now"! Crazy.

Anyways... yes you can still have custom postage. Even Google AI lists the exact way to get it.

[nessxy]

Agreed 100%