UK Seller News: April 2025
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Resolved! Simple Delivery
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
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.
AS A PRIVATE SELLER, EBAY PLEASE BRING BACK SELLER FEES & BIN SIMPLE DELIVERY
I wish Ebay would bring back seller fees for us private sellers & at least give us the option to opt out of this ridiculous 'Simple Delivery' nonsense altogether! I don't sell much, i'm not interested in QR Codes as i'm not on TikTok or like 10 Years...
A SALE - AT LAST!
Today, in a departure from the post 4th April norm, I actually had to deal with a successful auction bid!!I received the normal email which showed the bid value, the BPF of £1.01 and a postage charge of £3.00 instead of the £1.00 p&p shown in my (pre...
Simple Delivery - Comparing Royal Mail Tracked 48 costs...
How can ebay get away with this Simple Delivery scam? I've just been comparing prices for the Royal Mail 48hr Tracked service (It's the service I always use), against what Simple Delivery would charge for the exact same Royal Mail Tracked 48 service....
Post Office turning away eBay sold packages
FOR GOODNESS SAKE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH eBAY ???Visited my local Post Office outlet this pm. The customer in front of me had 4 of her items sold on eBay refused due to incorrect printed labels supplied by fleece-bay. The member of staff confirmed thi...
Buyers asking to view before buying....Whats going on?
Has anyone else noticed the rise in buyers asking to come and view before they purchase the item? I have been selling on here for years and might have the odd person ask from year to year but this week, I have had 4 messages all worded very similar b...
Tracking numbers not being added to orders
I bought 3 Royal Mail labels on eBay last night (not SD). Posted this morning. I just noticed that the tracking numbers have not been added to the orders. I had to add them manually.Is this happening to anyone else?
Introducing automated positive feedback... April 2025
Introducing automated positive feedbackThe great service you provide to your customers deserves to be recognised. This is why we are excited to introduce automated positive feedback. Starting late April, automated positive feedback will be added to y...
Coming soon to eBay Mandatory Simple Delivery
Someone found the dates yesterday and posted them. Just thought it made sense to make it easier to find.It's in the Help Section under Opt out Simple Delivery will be the only listing option as of 15th April and they will start adjusting current list...
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?
Ebay "buyer protection" targetting charity sales through their own scheme
Like many, I'm really unhappy at ebay's new tax on buyers masquerading as "buyer protection" - but what really angers me is it is so badly thought through, it even hits ebay charity sales. I assemble an item, and sell and donate most of the proceeds ...
Confused over needing NI number and allowances
My non-related business *completely* died in May last year but I still had a huge tax bill from the previous tax year to pay off, so resorted to selling off a lot of my prized possessions on eBay to soften the blow. Today, I just got a notification a...
eBay Is Dead
I am thinking eBay as a selling platform is dead since the seller protection was added ? I wonder if eBay have notice the decline in sellers since new rules started . In my 20 years of selling on eBay Ive never seen it like thisI have 20 watchers on ...
Why does Ebay change your listing values without telling you?
Every time I use Ebay it's more ridiculous than the time before. I scheduled three auction listings to go live this evening. Each one has a starting price of £0.99, yet when I view the previews I see it says £1.75. Why does it ask for a starting pric...
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