Buyer Protection, Pokémon Day, VAT invoices & other launches landing this February
As we wave goodbye to January, I wanted to update you on exciting changes coming in February.
Forum Posts
Update regarding “Urgent - VAT action” email
On 17-19 February, some sellers received an email asking them to update their UK Value Added Tax (VAT) registration on eBay or potentially be restricted from selling. This email was sent in error. Rest assured, this does not affect your ability to se...
non payer
i have someone who has not paid for an item since sunday and today i can cancel the order but can i give them a strike
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?
I sold some darts on ebay,the buyer will only send back the one that is damaged and is sending me th
I sold some darts to a buyer he said one is dameged,I offerd a full refund with postage if returnd.He will only send damaged one back and he has threatened me by saying he will get me kicked of ebay.This has put me off selling on ebay as I can not ge...
Someone has asked if their is a technical reason they cannot buy a Rotovator / tiller I am selling.
I know their ebay name but I know I cannot put it on here. I asked them if they had bought on ebay recently but no reply yet. Can't see what he has bought or sold recently so can't help him out. It may be that I blocked them in the distant past but c...
Dont do business on ebay
This place is full of scammers, cheaters and people who take advantages of unfair ebay policiesI stopped selling on ebay. Its not a right place to do a business any longerEbay dont offer any listing discounts any longerPeople treat you like you are a...
Starting own business from new tax year April25 ADVICE
Hi there - just abit of advice please ? im starting my own small business from April 7th 2025( new tax year) using my existing private eBay account! im buying and selling various items which will make profit! I’m aware to register with HMRC for self ...
Royal Mail collection not available
I just sold an item, with me paying for postage, and the seller chose Royal Mail as the delivery service - great. However the only RM service available for me to buy was “Royal Mail Tracked 48 | drop off” (ie QR code) and it said booking a collection...
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...
Sellers will receive their money 2 days AFTER the item has been delivered, what on earth !!
From February 2025, sales proceeds of private sellers will become available via eBay balance, 2 calendar days after the order has been successfully delivered, unless subject to a hold.Not at all in agreement with this.Talk about being controlling, wh...
Resolved! Unfair negative
This is just beyond belief... let me explain this situation: I posted up a watch for sale at £32 (or so I thought). It instantly sold. I wasn't expecting that so I looked at the price and it was £22. Damn. It was a typo. I immediately contacted the b...
Resolved! Option to send invoices disappeared
Option on sold listings to ‘send payment details’ has disappeared and I’m unable to send people invoices for combined orders like I normally do. I did a live chat with customer service, but I don’t really think they knew what I was talking about. I h...
Royal Mail Parcel Collection
One of the concerns expressed by some private sellers about the forthcoming Ebay Simple Delivery (if it is compulsory) is whether it will be possible to book collection of the parcel from your house. Doing a little bit of research, it appears to me t...
Simple delivery: will I have to stop buying my postage elsewhere?
At present I use RM's Click and Collect. Very convenient for me. And it means ebay don't know when I dispatch earlier than they expect (my buyers do, because I message them) and so they don't use their 'algorithm' to screw over my EDDs. Does 'Simple ...
postage
Hi Everyone I just see something my account I do not its a glitch again so most my items I used Free Delivery to the buyer. I used policy what says Free Delivery, but few items after put active list shows delivery £2.50 or £2.70. Why shows if my poli...
Inconsistencies with postage cost (Simple Delivery)
I've just noticed another inconsistency with ebay's new 'cloak and danger' approach to showing prices, costs and fees. I had a book which I purchased arrive today, so I went to leave feedback for the seller. However, when doing so, I noticed that the...
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