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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 .......

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...

Surcharge to recipient if Simple Delivery postage label supplied by eBay is not correct

I understand that if the Simple Delivery postage label supplied by eBay does not cover the ACTUAL and REAL postage cost than the sender / buyer has 2 options.Either the sender pays the difference at the counter or the Post Office will forward said pa...

Business Seller - How to opt out of simple delivery?

Hi Everybody, I used to be a regular seller but prior to today had not listed anything for 14 months. During that time the E-bay seller landscape has changed dramatically! Today I finally took the plunge and began listing an item, but when I got to t...

New changes to buyer fees and postage

Thank a bundle Ebay.....Due to your greed in now charging fees to buyers my sales have now plummeted to almost ZERO....Being a private seller and having listed my allotted amount of items (300) i only sold one item at £9.99 this month and all due to ...

Ebay's new buyer protection scam

So I have been a seller on and off her since June 2001, Over the years I have sent items recorded delivery that either never turn up , or arrive with no notification of delivery. Now someone wants to charge a buyer a fee for safe delivery, when they ...

Collection Only

Morning all. I recently sold an anchor! Big heavy thing for stopping boats or as a garden feature. Buyer “paid” then requested delivery. The ad says Collection Only. He is unwilling/ unable to pay for the delivery. Currently marked as Awaiting Collec...

Ebay suspend all UK Global Shipping Program purchases by US and Canada bidders

The winning bidder on one of my items that finished yesterday (May 15 2025) was based in the U.S. He messaged to say he was unable to complete his payment through the Global Shipping Program. He received a message from ebay stating the seller does no...

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.

Clarification on EU & NI Visibility Without GPSR Details

Hi,

We currently exclude selling to the EU and NI due to the new GPSR requirements. I’d like to know: if we don’t add the GPSR details to our listings, will our items still be visible to buyers in the EU and NI? Or will eBay automatically hide them?

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