How do you list anything bigger than 61cm? Part two.

[3942rick2005]

Haven't had much time on this yet but first attempts with this new listing format today is like this to get back to your own carrier who will take your large/small items, (preview works, not tested with listing):

Still start with over £750 - £800 is easy enough.

Weight - go to 40Kg as this will be above the 30Kg DHL will supposedly take when they come on board soon.

Dimensions - put these high enough to surpass the DHL 120cm x 80cm x 80cm size limit.

This ensures that the package is oversized.

At the end is an option for cash on collection - who knows if this will work in practice?

The annoying part is having to create postage policy and payment policy now.

Anyone up for trying it out - I haven't got time to find something to list right now to check it out for proof of working - family business taking my time at present. A bit of a faff around again😎

Create a postage policy:

Select postage method, small to medium items appears to suffice here, the oversize reappears at the end:

Add primary service - up to 4 possible. Buyer pays or free again, you can include your packaging in the cost here:

Immediate payment or CASH ON COLLECTION selection!

[d-o-y]

Tried it quickly by selling a similar item. Changed to simple delivery as soon as I refreshed and revised the BIN price. Even without refreshing it reverted back. Also reverted to old parcel dimensions. 

I don't think there is a way around it now. It worked for me up until today but no more. 

Basically, if you are selling an item for less than £30 you are in effect paying around 10% for the SD label which will not be refunded despite what they report and the buyer is paying more so you can lose a sale.

[3942rick2005]

Have you created your postage policy? You have to do each step and not miss anything out.

[d-o-y]

Hi

I think it too much hassle and when eBay mentors/staff find out which they will when it is put on their forum they will block it as well. Better to just become a business seller then no problem with postage selection or buyers protection fee.

[3942rick2005]

They will not block it - customer service were advising people to use my previous workaround, this will be no different. It is still patching ebay's failure to address the problem and provide the service as required.

(I never said it was easy!😃)

[d-o-y]

They managed to block the previous way so I'm not sure how long the new way will last if in fact it works. 

Also it is worrying that dhl are going to be the additional way of posting as they are as bad as evri are around where I live and are expensive. Royal mail are the best but not the tracked 48 method that sd use.

[edwardian-dreams]

Why should anyone become a business seller whose only selling their old stuff and pay for the privilege with listing fees and fvfs

SD works ok for many things ie small and medium parcels  or even  large letters if you want them tracked 

But to go business to be able to send small cheap items that aren’t on ebays allowed categories and whch are no different in price weight and size from their allowed categories or to be allowed to send large or heavy items seems like a penalty 

[d-o-y]

I sell mainly records and some are quite valuable (100 - 2500 pounds each) and they must be sent special delivery as it guarantees next day delivery and they are insured for up to 2500 pounds. Simple delivery is no use as they are sent tracked 48 without signature. I agree that simple delivery is fine for lower value stuff but not high end. I do not run a business but have acquired these records over the last 40 years and it is time to sell them.

[3942rick2005]

It wasn't blocked - it was overtaken by the 06/08/25 changes which we knew were coming. 

[w79805]

Make item price over £750

Change parcel size to bulky 30kg

Change price to what you want to sell it for

Other courier 3-5 days will remain.

still works right now. might change when DHL is an option

[3942rick2005]

Well - I have spent a couple of hours attempting to get the cash on collection option to transfer to a live listing without any luck! I have tried every which way but the system isn't having it, I wonder why the cash on collection tick box is an option - poor programming as usual I suppose.

Other than that the workaround appears to be working on a live listing.

[3942rick2005]

May well still work if you go over what DHL are supposed to handle - I don't see why not.

[d-o-y]

Don't know how long you've been on ebay but up until fairly recently all sellers, that is private and business, had to pay sellers fees on completion of a sale and nobody complained then and would not if it went back to that. Problem is that ebay have spent a fortune advertising on TV about free listing and therefore would have to renege.

[w79805]

RIP my old method. They changed the part of the page where you put the price in and it doesn't work anymore 😃

you would put the price above 750

all the delivery options would appear and you select one.

change the price to what you want to sell it for but don't click out of the text box or it would update to SD

instead, click the scroll bar and scroll to the bottom of the page and hit list.

now it updates to SD without having to click out of the box so it doesn't work.

[d-o-y]

Doesn't work. As soon as you change the price it automatically brings back the simple delivery and changes the parcel size.

[d-o-y]

Postage methods and options do not appear when I tried to sell. Cash on payment is not allowed and no postage policy option appears.

No way round it I'm afraid. Only option is business selling. Worth remembering that as a private seller one had to pay sellers fees until a few months ago so really it is just returning to the old system but without the buyer having to pay extra for the BPF.

[w79805]

Yeah that's what I was saying. it doesn't work any more. Its a method i used to use.

Have you tried this one?

Make item price over £750

Change parcel size to bulky 30kg

Change price to what you want to sell it for

Other courier 3-5 days will remain.

[3942rick2005]

It does work - I have listed with it. Do not miss out a step especially creating your postage policy.

[w79805]

How do you get the part to appear where you can manually type in weight and package size?

I cant see that on my screen. I made the item £800

I have attached a screenshot of what appears for me.

[3942rick2005]

It looks to me as though you haven't been changed on the 6th and can use the old workaround. Your pic isn't like my first one above.

old workaround   https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/how-do-you-list-anything-bigger-than-61cm/m-p/7882486...