Seller News: August 2025
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Royal Mail 2nd-Class Letter – what’s changing and what isn’t
Royal Mail now has Ofcom’s approval to deliver 2nd Class Letters on alternate weekdays and will remove Saturday deliveries. However, Royal Mail has not set a go-live date, meaning as it stands currently your delivery estimates and seller metrics will...
Resolved! Your payouts are on hold until you update your account details.
My bank account hasn't changed at all, I have had no problems receiving previous payments but eBay has decided to reverify and put a hold on my payouts? I have clicked on the red banner to "update" my bank account with the same details. It wants me t...
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.
Resolved! Have suspended all sales due to Simple Delivery - Absolute Joke of a policy!
What a god awful system this is and as such Ive suspended all of my listings as Simple Delivery simply does not work for my business The vast majority of my items are small car parts which fit into letter envelopes, SImple delivery has increased cost...
Resolved! Simple delivery is awful
I list a few things on ebay occasionally, but this new simple delivery is just rubbish for sellers. It assumes that ebay actually know the size and weight of items And that everyone can easily get to Evri or other courier services easily. Why did the...
Resolved! Do we actually know yet if unused SD labels will be refunded?
Hi, to get around the error of not being able to list with custom postage, this week I have listed with SD, then of course I have to "get label" to get buyers address, but not then used it.I was thinking that it will eventually be refunded, to me as ...
Collection nightmares ......again!
After having a rant on this forum a few day`s ago about selling a COLLECTION ONLY item 7 times, and every time the buyer has asked me to post to them as `I cannot collect`. Which has caused me to have to cancel the order and then constantly relist. I...
Having to opt out of Simple Delivery on EVERY LISTING
OK so listing some items tonightgood news first - even though Simple Delivery is now being pushed I can opt out to custom settings and select my standard shipping ratesbad news - I have to opt out of Simple Delivery every time I list even though I am...
Simple Delivery now optional for items under £20 including Large Letter
New email just received says: We’ve listened to your feedback and made Simple Delivery optional for more items priced £20 or less. This includes items in categories like Trading cards, Coins and Stamps, which are typically letter or large letter-size...
Resolved! Unable to send Invoice or Combine Postage
So usually when I sell multiple items to a buyer I send them an invoice and adjust the postage accordingly - there is no such option there at the moment - there is a link to combine items so I click on that and then try and collate them there and get...
ebay feedback policy a farce
Hello allI recently sold a camera {used} and clearly stated as such. After a few days the buyer queried the warranty of which as a used item there isn't one ( red flag raised) 3 weeks later after he'd had it a month he decides i advertised it as a "n...
Royal Mail 2d Tracking
Hi, im just wondering if anyone else is experiencing royal mails 2d tracking not updating? (royal mail 24/48 / 1st / 2nd class post) i have a number of shipments which have been delivered but they don't seem to be updating on eBay. The standard Track...
Simple Delivery (or how eBay passes the buck when things go wrong)
A few weeks ago I sold a large vintage ceramic jug and bowl set as a 'buy it now'. It was going from Norfolk to the buyer in Devon. Evri was selected as the preferred courier because of the weight and size of it and Simple Delivery had kicked in.I pa...
How does combined postage work with Simple Delivery
Some bright spark in CS told me that to combine postage, all you have to do is use one simple delivery label and the buyer will be credited for unused labels after 30 days or so.I really cannot believe the stupidity of some of the answers CS give.If ...
EBay changing my listings from ‘collection only’ to ‘postage’ sneakily
Hi alli have a few larger items I’m selling, like a set of 4 chairs, a junior bed, large wooden storage box, etc.. Anyway, I listed these items as collection only with no probs. Few items like the fridge, washing machine, etc have gone already. Howev...
Post Office - mis-sorted into wrong system?
Does anyone know what happens if you post something at your local Post Office, but they mis-sort the item into the wrong delivery system? i.e. You drop an Evri item at the Post Office but they put it in the Royal Mail bag instead of the Evri bag, or ...
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