Seller News: May 2025
Catch up on the latest updates focusing on trust and optimisation.
Forum Posts
Maximum box size now 61cm under simple delivery?
I have just had to cancel two listings for ikea prints as to safely package would have required a box/package ca 75 x75cm. After searching listing page the MAX size under royal mail is now capped at medium package 61cm so these would have been reject...
eBay Emails - too long for DPD
Is it just me - or do others have this problem, DPD will send delivery notifications and drop off passes direct to the customer once we enter their email address when we book on through their portal - but the long complicated emails eBay give us - so...
eBay's Discriminatory Policy Against Sellers with Their Own Transport and Those Who Preferred Cash
I would like to discuss the issue of delayed payments from eBay, which I find concerning. Their new policy unfairly penalises independent sellers like me who handle our own deliveries. Because I personally transport sports equipment in my specialised...
Resolved! New buyer fees confused ?
Please could someone explain in simple terms how this new buyer fee thing works. I'm a private seller who lists the usual used clothes, plus the odd bits & bobs that are no longer required or needed.When this new buyer fee thing was announced I read ...
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...
Ebay now seem to pay faster if buyer fills in Positive Feedback.
I sold an item last weekend, was delivered Tuesday so should have received payment today. However, buyer filled in feedback on Tuesday evening, E-bay released funds Tuesday Night/Wednesday Morning. So, it would appear, on a sample set of one, that if...
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...
Business Policies
Are eBay playing with business policies in accounts? Reason for asking is, I went to change postage costs on a few items this afternoon in prearation for RM price increases. These are items which will be excluded from SD (under 100g and under £10 val...
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.
Bladed objects
How silly you can't sell a hedge trimmer or mower because it has a blade and you can't list unless you send it through age verification so collection only is out and if you have a large mower or workshop table saw band saw ebay say it can't be listed...
Seller News changes.
You spoke, we listened! In the coming months, we're updating the Overview page to help you focus on key tasks, work faster, & grow your business. Watch out for new changes, and let us know how we could improve. You spoke, we listened! How ?Where? Whe...
eBay as confused as us about Simple Delivery?
eBay help says this about Simple Delivery postage rates for items under £100: which I was pleased to see had a 2-10kg option at a price that was close to Yodel’s £5.21 that I use a lot. BUT… there is no option for this weight range when you select Si...
DROP IN SALES SINCE NEW BUYER PROTECTION 4TH FEB 2025
Has anyone else noticed lack of sales since the buyer protection update 4th february 2025. I used to sell quite a lot and virtually sold nothing since 4th Feb. Can anyone else relate to this and what can we do?
Does ebay hold sellers’ money in a client account?
Numerous people, including myself, have been talking about ebay holding sellers’ money and earning interest on it, and making use of it during the time the money is on hold. But it’s occurred to me that perhaps this is not the case. According to the ...
Royal Mail International Tracking not available as a label option
eBay has Royal Mail International Tracked and Signed as an option, but not International Tracked (eg without a signature). I sell a number of items that don't require a signature and since these items are postable it is more convenient for the custom...
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