Seller News: July 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...
Can you still use the basket, generate an invoice and discount postage?
Can you still use the basket, generate an invoice and discount postage?
Global Shipping Programme
Hi, I received an email this morning saying ..... We’ve opted you into the Global Shipping Programme. It’s an easy way to reach millions more buyers with minimal change to the way you already sell on eBay. I am a private seller, who sells mainly clot...
Is GSP broken?
Two items recently I've sold using Simple Delivery for UK buyers and GSP setup on the listings for non-UK buyers. Both times the item was won by someone abroad and they end up at the end of the auction being asked for their delivery information! And ...
EBay it’s the end for private sellers.
Well finally after changing the format of their selling platform it seems every couple of weeks you have come up with the ultimate level of stupidity with this latest total ridiculous set of changes. Nobody is going to wait what could be weeks to be ...
Someone used my items images to make a sale..
As above. What can be done about this? Surly this is not allowed?
Resolved! Collection 6-Digit Confirmation Code?
Just had a sale where the item is too big and fragile to send via courier, so had set listing to collection only, the buyer has been and gone, so I was left to mark the order as collected, but up popped a message I haven't seen before, asking me to "...
Preview Final Price?
Like everyone else I am really struggling with the the pricing of items, in particular the final price that the buyer will see. I have just been listing some items and have noted that if I want to achieve a viable price of say £15.99 than I have to m...
Listing variations where the individual item price is less than 99p
I am trying to list a load of Lego parts where the individual item price is less than 99p as I believe in a fair price.How can this be done? Can you also do a blanket postage price, e.g. if you buy 20 items it's still the same delivery price, or will...
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.
After 26 years it's sad to say goodbye but Simple Delivery is too controlling and too much.
Tomorrow would mark my 26th ebay birthday, but I'm not staying here for my 27th. The changes over the years have been trying - (why get rid of turbolister??) - and increasingly ebay has shown its controlling nature. It's like the sort of partner ever...
Royal Mail tracking
Most tracking services are very good but not Royal Mail. When checking the tracking for Royal Mail for goods supplied by an e bay seller the Royal Mail site says the tracking will be updated when they try to deliver. Now that is not much good if you ...
Ebay simple delivery opt out
So ebay have decided to force private sellers to use simple delivery for all listings.Previously you could select advanced options in postage and select your preferred postage method as before.Did ebay announce this to private sellers - did they .......
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...
Resolved! Simple delivery, Royal Mail - where can I specify Collection?
Another Simple Delivery query... I can specify my courier as Royal Mail.I can - with some tinkering - specify the postage rate.I can't see where to specify Royal Mail collection.This means I have to go to town to drop off my parcel.Can anyone advise ...
My wife sells her own used clothes and accessories on Ebay. Ebay is now asking for a national insura
My wife sells her own used clothes and accessories on Ebay. Ebay is now asking for a national insurance number so if HMRC considers private selling of items to be a business we can't be bothered with selling anymore. Is there a way of making an accou...
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