Seller News: May 2025
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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 .......
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...
Hi , ebay now withholding payment as I haven't given my N.I. number. DWP advises not to share number with 3rd parties and i would prefer not to. I already declare ebay income to hmrc and as ebay has my name and address this info can be cross referenc...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Hey all, This morning I've had several customers contact me from the US saying that even though they are watching my items, and could purchase them yesterday through the GSP they can no longer do this and all my other items that they are not watching...
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...
I sold a willow tree Sadler teapot to a buyer through Yodel. I packed it tightly in bubble wrap, yet the buyer said it arrived damaged. He sent me photos and demanded a refund. I rang up Yodel, who said it had arrived unbroken. Apparently, the photos...
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.
Have received a letter from HMRC about online selling and money earned and they’ve asked me to contact them to disclose my earnings . The thing is my whole family use my EBay account , daughter sells her unwanted clothes , my son his toys , I sell my...
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
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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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