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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 ...

Auctions exempt from being classed as trading?

I've not seen anyone question this yet on here: Are auctions exempt from being classed as trading for private sellers? Originally it was the only way things were sold on eBay so I think it should be exempt and you can't claim someone is selling with ...

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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.

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Global shipping rejection

I sold the most beautiful bur walnut 19 th century wooden box to America,when it reached the global shipping at Lichfield it was rejected for sending,with no explanation why,can you not send antique wooden items to America?I any one can give clarity ...

eBay UK and their users in the depths of despair

As a small business who have used ebay for over 20 years, we are reading these posts because we have so little to do re sales on this particular platform since the seller protection fee was introduced on 4th February but PLEASE sellers, let's be cons...

New postage policy seems a bit dodgy...

Anyone else find the ‘new’ postage process for sellers frustrating and a bit suspicious? Specifically: Ebay now require sellers to select the postage service during the listing and only allow them to use that postage service once the item has sold. T...

What's happened to postage options?

Went to list something just now and the post service options have completely changed since yesterday. I usually list with free post (I then select yodel as that's my nearest/best priced drop off centre), but there's no option to offer free post. I'm ...

Faster payment for lower cost items

The new faster payment for items under £10 seems to now be up and running. I sold a necklace for £7.95 on 16th Feb. Sent untracked. Buyer has left positive feedback and the payment (£10 including postage) is available for me to withdraw today. From t...

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Resolved! Ebay automated feedback.

On my other selling account, Ebay have started leaving 'Automated Feedback'.I know this can be overwritten by the buyer if they choose to leave feedback. It says ' Order completed successfully, tracked and on time'That's a lie. The little bits I sell...

Private Seller And HMRC

Hello , i know this question was asked many times. But i need to ask im so upset.Im selling my own private items , many of them. I paid for them used for a short period of time and selling them becouse i don't use them. on all of items im selling i l...

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Resolved! Can I go over my 30 item early limit with being taxed

So recently I’ve been selling my collection of retro video games which I’ve built up since I was a kid as I’m moving house and want to declutter. I’ve now reached my yearly 30 item limit and have made around £1700. I’ve sent my national insurance num...

Buyer sent item to a shop that is permantly closed

I sent the item to a shop address given by the buyer with an eCP number on it. I checked the tracking and it says action needed and that the courier has had an issue getting to the delivery address. I google mapped the store and it says permantly clo...

CUSTOM POSTING QUERY

Why can’t I list an item (vintage postcard) under custom postage so I can arrange own first class letter posting with local post office ? It is letter size and well under 100g.I get a pop up saying I need to select delivery service !! Any help / repl...

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