NO LONGER SELLING DUE TO SIMPLE DELIVERY

[rugbyguy1960]

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.

[bob.builder]

I understood that on items under £10 you can opt out. Have I got this wrong.

[buffster1963]

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@bob.builder wrote:

I understood that on items under £10 you can opt out. Have I got this wrong.

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Its items under £10 that weigh 100g or less and fit in an envelope. 

[mintsource3000]

Got to be under 100g as well

[villamarina2014]

Put a pile in the re-cycling bin today - 2 bags to National Trust this afternoon !!

[bob.builder]

So do I assume that they no longer recognize that royal mail do a small parcel rate. It looks like everything is now going to be charged at medium parcel size. This puts all my postage cost up in price.

25  years on ebay but this will be goodbye. At my age I don't want the agro. My lego collection  that I have built up over the years will stay where it is, on my shelves.

[bob.builder]

Is Ebid easy to use. I looked at it years ago but never tried selling on it. 

[andie2503]

I totally agree l have been selling unwanted items on eBay for over 20 years. As l am housebound l can't take items to drop off points, l have always used royal mail who collect items from my home. EBay seem determined to ruin the sales for private sellers,  l shall not be selling anything in the future. 

[parsley2003]

I'm trying it only sold couple of things but not much listed yet i need to concentrate on it and give up with this nightmare senario

[parsley2003]

I'm like you RM collect even letters and if i put a stamp on one or two they will take those as well saving me a walk to the box, they have been brilliant, i can't walk far and have no transport

[bob.builder]

Ebay states 'The option to opt out will only be available for items under £10 and weighing 100g or under'.

Where does it state it has to fit in an envelope? I often sell lego parts that are under £10 and weigh less than 100g but are too bulky for large letter rate so go small parcel rate. It doesn't state if I can opt out or not with them, or is it mentioned elsewhere on the simple delivery details?

[parsley2003]

Good point sadly everything is as clear as mud. With the exception of postcards most things like lego and jewellery etc need a large letter and i usually send 2nd £1.55. These items are under 100g but too bulky for letter. We will have to wait and see i am listing nothing here until this is all finally sorted which might take all year as they are planning more exciting new ideas mainly with AI probably 

[jma2815]

That’s what I’ve decided to do. Make an effort to use more of what I have left then dispose/donate, and be very choosy about what comes in. 

Its probably a good thing, I admit I was buying too much stuff with the unconcious thought that I could just sell it on when the novelty wore off. 

[g1dgl]

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@parsley2003 wrote:

These items are under 100g but too bulky for letter.

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Same here.  Most of my electronic components only weigh a couple of grams and sell for less and £10 but have an annoying tendency to be about 6mm thick and therefore have to go in a "Large Envelope".

[andie2503]

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My main concern apart from these new ridiculous rules is eBay taking away my choice in how l dispatch items, it's big brother all over.

[parsley2003]

They are watching us now reading everything. I am finding this site a bit scary now 

[terrorinc]

I have just run a test with "Simple" delivery. I offer free postage and comics are over 100g so will be in the mix. 1 comic book will cost £2.74 to ship now which on some of the £3 inc shipping I offer doesn't leave much. The buyer pays £3.84 due to the buyer premium. Now hopefully most of my buyers buy a couple of comics and I make a bit more than 26p on them.

The problem arises when I add more than 1 comic to the cart. I can ship 15 comics or so for the same £2.70 small parcel price. £3.50 first class. As I add an extra comic to the cart the postage price went up to £4. It seems to peak out at 5 comics which unironically cap out at £6.66 postage. That's an outrageous price for second class post.

My only other option would be to lower my price to say £1.50 and make the payer pay the postage. Who in their right mind would buy 5 comics for £7.50 and pay £6.66 postage plus £3.75 buyers premium.

It's madness for sure.

[andie2503]

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EBay seem determined to ruin there site, l for one after 20 years of selling unwanted items will no longer be using eBay. Hopefully enough people will stop using the site they may realise the idiot who implemented these new rules should be sacked.

[wiganyankeeron]

I've asked this question before but didnt get a reply ..What is the situation if you buy a postage label for the lower large Letter rate Is it £2.74??Then discover the item when packed  weighs  just over the 750gm limit. putting the postage cost into the small parcel bracket  costing £3.75 ?Can you make up the difference by using postage  stamps??

[myoldbitsandpieces]

Can I suggest that others start leaving honest reviews about Ebay on Trust Pilot. 

[annmags3-uk]

We are still wondering if an article listed by the seller at £9.99 comes under the opt out system allowing us to mail the item as we please.   The buyer protection add on of £1.15 brings eBay’s listing to £11.14. That would then come under the ‘simple delivery’  no choice system.  Which one will ebay take into account?