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.

[akemp1]

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@kath3735_wxmjn wrote:

so we are all on here complaining and leaving, wonder what will happen to all those that live in their own little lives and are not aware of any of the changes?  Someone makes a sale next week to find their listing has been changed to SD and has no printer,no smart phone, no access to travelling to post?   Wonder how many cancellations/confusions there will be?  Wonder how many EVRI parcels will actually get there?

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I fear ebay might be overconfident because there was lots of uproar before the buyer tax but ultimately they got away with it because it was only a money thing and it wasn't bad enough to push people beyond their limits. It's generally reasonable Ebay charged somehow although many of us would have preferred the old seller fees and had concerns about the impact on lower value items.

This however is both an immediate (and in some cases irresolvable) practical sending problem they are giving sellers, enough money for people to think they are taking way too much of a cut, obnoxious by charging more for RM than RM themselves, and due to the totally unnecessary nature (it's only there to satisfy ebay's immense greed) going to make people very angry.

It's clearly going to get in the news again probably in a much bigger way.

[sunflowers4me59]

Just seen this thread!

[akemp1]

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@catmando2222 wrote:

More bad publicity for ebay:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/34280293/ebay-seller-fury-post-office-package-chaos/?utm_source=chatg...

Im going to pull all my listing and sit back and watch!

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"Worried sellers have posted their experiences in the eBay UK community forum."

Wow, I'm about to completely change my view on the sun newspaper, at least on the reporting of this issue!

It's great to be listened to.

I wish they would do an article about how an RM label for some of the most common weight/size combinations such as 250g large letter or 2kg tracked small parcel  is now more expensive on ebay than buying direct from RM because they have priced it to penalize sellers who cannot or will not use Evri.

SD is damaging for buyers, private sellers, post offices and now small businesses where I have seen multiple reports of it being added by stealth to existing listings.

[suzuki_rare_parts]

The proof of of the pudding......

Up until  Thursday 27th March 2025, I sent all my orders the same day as the orders via RM Tracked 24.

All got there fast. Happy customers.

Friday 28th March, an order I had defaulted to SD. eBay SD charged me for a 2kg box instead of a large envelope, which would of been more suitable. SD forced me to use Evri. I could not change any of this.

So I was charged £3.70 Evri instead of £3.50 RM Large Envelope.

I dispatched same day as order.

Four days later, I get messaged from the customer, asking if I had actually dispatched as he keeps getting spurious messages from Evri, sating it cant be delivered today, and it cant be picked up yet, its not at the parcel shop etc. I explained to the customer the issues with SD, and he was completely understanding.

After 6 days, the item was delivered. 

The customer left me positive feedback, but noted his disappointment with SD delays.

Please see my most recent feedback item.

So it cost me more, and hacked off the customer.

So is this the future of eBay?

[fatbob*ian]

Isn't it about time we started referring to SD as CD (complicated delivery) 🤯

[akemp1]

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@fatbob*ian wrote:

Isn't it about time we started referring to SD as CD (complicated delivery) 🤯

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Expensive Delivery, ED, no guy wants ED.

[fatbob*ian]

Spot on never thought of that 

[wiganyankeeron]

What will the postage costs increase to after the Latest RM price increases???

[nuggett46]

Although I have been a member on ebid from its early days, I have never found it a good site to sell anything on, and it seems to have been taken over by the Americans who as usual tend to mess everything up.

[sebastian4ever]

Time to avoid everything Americano.

[tonnesofstuff]

One thing that would help any marketplace is if every country ended the farcical de minimis postage advantage that that cheap tat from over there gets.  The USA has made a good decision to remove that privilege. 

[moonlight-rhapsody]

"Please see my most recent feedback item."

I’ve had a look at your feedback.  Previous comments were very complimentary about the delivery (“faster than expected”, “super fast delivery”).  The latest comment is "Delivery was slow but out of sellers control.”  That must be so disappointing, and worrying that not all buyers will be so generous in the comments.  Some buyers will complain about the slow delivery without acknowledging that it’s not the seller’s fault.  It’s so unfair and is yet another downside to SD.

[futuregolden]

I was going to close my listings tomorrow, 6th April.  But as it's the last day of the UK tax year today, Saturday 5th April, it was much neater and more sensible to close them today. 

[tonnesofstuff]

Just wondering, how can one gauge how things are going for buyers and sellers after the 15th?  Just through the forums?

[tonnesofstuff]

That's a good point about getting the BPF email as a seller.  It's really shady if they didn't send it to everyone, especially buyers, seeing as the word 'buyers' is in it and it is allegedly there to protect them.  Shush!

[akemp1]

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@futuregolden wrote:

I was going to close my listings tomorrow, 6th April.  But as it's the last day of the UK tax year today, Saturday 5th April, it was much neater and more sensible to close them today. 

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Yeah to be fair I don't think ebay designed this initiative to avoid you needing to report 1 day of trading in the next tax year. I think they might have  presumed people would keep selling stuff so not considered the timing of the 'screw them I'm closing down' scenario.

[paulblueandwhite]

And what about costs and time for packaging. You need a printer, ink, paper, smartphone, bubble wrap, tape.  And be charged a lot more if booked directly with Royal Mail.  

Here's the price comparison:

Up to 2KG

Simple Delivery: Buyer Pays = £4.27

Simple Delivery: Seller Pays = £4.46

Direct from Royal Mail = £3.39

Up to 15KG

Simple Delivery: Buyer Pays = £10.55

Simple Delivery: Seller Pays = £12.35

Direct from Royal Mail = £10.55

Up to 20KG

Simple Delivery: Buyer Pays = £10.66

Simple Delivery: Seller Pays = £12.47

Direct from Royal Mail = £10.55

[andha-21]

@tonnesofstuff 

I use bookmarks.

I usually have around full quota of listings, then saved searches and saved sellers.

Before that combo would definitely give me hundreds, if not thousands of listings every day.

Since BPF that has fallen off massively. These days it's hundreds, never thousands and most days my saved results are dominated by listings from abroad.

That's all within personal areas of interest, so Warhammer models, inov-8 boots, Salomon 4d boots, Hanwag boots, Paramo hiking gear etc.

I've been watching and buying this stuff for years so know when price anomalies occur.

Why I'm still buying Warhammer models here. Looks like eBay almost killed the market here with BPF. I would be surprised if SD doesn't give it a further hit.

Already down upto 50% in some lines and the Warhammer market is incredibly stable. Still is elsewhere. 

[akemp1]

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@tonnesofstuff wrote:

That's a good point about getting the BPF email as a seller.  It's really shady if they didn't send it to everyone, especially buyers, seeing as the word 'buyers' is in it and it is allegedly there to protect them.  Shush!

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But who protects the buyers from ebay themselves?

Ebay seem to be harming them far more than sellers might these days.

[akemp1]

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@paulblueandwhite wrote:

And what about costs and time for packaging. You need a printer, ink, paper, smartphone, bubble wrap, tape.  And be charged a lot more if booked directly with Royal Mail.  

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From their latest update they expect you to absorb all the packaging in your item price.

So 'sell for free' as long as you are willing to get less than it's worth because of buyers tax, extortionate postage, packing costs and the cost of taking it to the drop off location which most of us already absorbed.

They really think we are total mugs.