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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@forestfeline62 wrote:

I had a scarf that had been unsold and when i relisted it I had the choice of custom delivery and SD ,and my partner still has items listed that when they sell they are custom delivery and some are SD so we are baffled by what is going on too 

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Ebay might think they are being clever refining postage options by category but it's stupid as it's driving some of us nuts with inconsistent experiences. At other selling platforms you generally know where you stand and can learn 'how it works' but not here even for very experienced users it's just a dog's dinner.

Hopefully eventually some adults with brains will take charge of this place.

[edwardian-dreams]

Even if you have a smartphone unless it’s a fairly recent one that can upload the recent enough  software you can’t use the eBay app

not sure if buying a cheap one in those second hand electronic shops or even eBay would work 

ie if you used it to take a photo of the qr code off your computer screen

maybe a friend or relative has an old phone gathering dust that you could try this with ?

maybe write to evri management 

do they not have a duty to have printers in the shops 

🤷🏼‍

or you could think of buying a second hand printer if you’ve got a lot of listings to do 

you can get them for 20-30 quid in a charity shop or on Facebook marketplace maybe

brand new ones needn’t cost the earth either if you get a very basic one 

you’d only need to buy black ink which you can also get at a good price here

[4minutemile]

ebay still doesn't get it !

Philatelists and postal historians  do NOT do labels printed off on printers at home. Capiche!

More than that. ebay's action is political. We are in a free market. We have choices on how we post. When we don't have those choices on ebay. We go somewhere else.

I don't do Totalitarian/Globalism/Marxism/Communism.

ebay's Simple Delivery is Totalitarian/Globalist/Zombie Apocalypse.

I've stopped listing stamps and postal history on ebay. I will never do new listings of stamps or postal history here EVER again! Comprendez! I will only relist what's already listed on ebay and gradually move off what's left of those to a.n. other website.

I will only sell odds and sods where the buyer won't care if they receive stamps or not.

[edwardian-dreams]

You asking ebay to be so knowledgable , culturally informed and sophisticated ? Lol

 The fact that they’ve introduced a draconian system however it impacts anyone negatively should tell you they’re not interested 

imho

[kevin*cedar]

Spot on ......I could not have responded any better than you have to 4minutemile

[sunflowers4me59]

I haven't a printer or smartphone, I screenshoot the QR code eBay send after a sale, take the tablet to post office, they zap it, give me the receipt. 

[goodibags]

I guess you could do the same thing with a camera too?

The main 'problem' would be that the charge for using a P.O. service is liable to go up, say from 30p to 50p next year or soon after? And like all other seller costs there's no way to include that in the postage.

[wattiesdad]

Is everyone now on SD? I ask, because I am still able to use custom option (as of Sunday)

[goodibags]

I have a hunch you answered your own question there. 😉

SD is still being rolled out and it's still running sellers over.

[sml192]

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@goodibags wrote:

I guess you could do the same thing with a camera too?

The main 'problem' would be that the charge for using a P.O. service is liable to go up, say from 30p to 50p next year or soon after? And like all other seller costs there's no way to include that in the postage.

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Yes, you could do the same thing with a camera. 

There's no charge for dropping items off at the Post Office. 

[sml192]

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@edwardian-dreams wrote:

Even if you have a smartphone unless it’s a fairly recent one that can upload the recent enough  software you can’t use the eBay app

not sure if buying a cheap one in those second hand electronic shops or even eBay would work 

ie if you used it to take a photo of the qr code off your computer screen

maybe a friend or relative has an old phone gathering dust that you could try this with ?

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The eBay app isn't required.  You can just use the eBay mobile website.  It is also not necessary to connect to a mobile network.  Just connect to your home broadband and save the QR codes to the phone/device.

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@edwardian-dreams wrote:

or you could think of buying a second hand printer if you’ve got a lot of listings to do 

you can get them for 20-30 quid in a charity shop or on Facebook marketplace maybe

brand new ones needn’t cost the earth either if you get a very basic one 

you’d only need to buy black ink which you can also get at a good price here

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If the printer is only required for postage labels then you can buy thermal label printers from around £25 new.  Then there is no ink required, just the labels.  

@forestfeline62 

[goodibags]

The charge would be for printing off and attaching a label rather than have someone drop off an item.

[sml192]

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@goodibags wrote:

The charge would be for printing off and attaching a label rather than have someone drop off an item.

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The Post Office doesn't charge for printing and attaching labels though? 

[goodibags]

Ok, I must be getting it mixed up with buying postage there. I'm still printing labels at home.

But if it's being done for free there's still a good chance that it may not be free one day.

[blacksea213]

The PO prints, brings and attaches your label for 30p!

[sml192]

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@blacksea213 wrote:
The PO prints, brings and attaches your label for 30p!

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No, Royal Mail brings your label and collects for 30p (Free with Simple Delivery if booked through eBay) not the Post Office.  The Post Office and Royal Mail are separate companies. 

[wattiesdad]

There are so many pages about simple delivery that  the answer to my question is most likely amongst them, but it is probably quicker to ask. If I did use SD, would anything I send be covered by eBay for loss or damage, including silver and gold, or would I have to send that Royal Mail special delivery? I tried searching for a list of what is and isn't covered, but to no avail. Could someone point me in the direction of such a list, if one exists?

[sml192]

Silver and gold aren't allowed to be sent with Simple Delivery (see under 'Valuables' in the list below).  For eligible items (those not on the prohibited list and with a Buy it Now or auction start price of £750 or less) you are covered for the full amount sold.

Restricted or prohibited items

The following items aren't allowed to be posted with Simple Delivery:

• Alcoholic beverages, regardless of alcoholic concentration
• Animals, alive, dead, stuffed and any of their parts
• Batteries, in particular lithium-ion (including those contained in electronic devices), which are damaged or recalled, or any type of used battery. However, functioning batteries may be sent providing they are properly installed within the devices they power and are secured to prevent movement during transit. See also Packaging Guidelines.
• Biological and DNA samples, including but not limited to organs, tissues, cells, bacteria, viruses, DNA, RNA, clinical waste, body fluids such as: blood, urine, faeces, saliva and sweat
• Clinical and medical waste, including but not limited to contaminated dressings, bandages and needles
• Currency, including cash, gift vouchers, cashiers or travellers cheques, negotiable instruments in bearer form, and bullion
• Drugs, any medicinal, narcotic or psychoactive substance controlled under applicable legislation including medical tests and prescription drugs
• Environmental waste, including but not limited to used engine oil
• Explosive items, including but not limited to fireworks, flares, blasting caps and party poppers
• Flammable items or items containing hazardous material, such as fuels, nail varnish, certain types of paint, and solvents. Items which are combustible and could react dangerously with other substances.
• Funerary items such as human remains, including but not limited to ashes
• Gases and pressurised containers, including flammable, non-flammable, toxic, and compressed gases. Pressurised containers, such as aerosols (that do not comply with the Packaging Guidelines set out below), oxygen tanks or fire extinguishers
• General waste, including dirt, filth or refuse
• Illegal items, which refers to goods which are illegal, the carriage of which is illegal, or the supply of which to the recipient is illegal
• Legal documents, including but not limited to passports, tenders, share option certificates, identification, medical, travel, land registry or home ownership documentation
• Magnetised materials, with a magnetic field strength of 0.159A/m or more at a distance of 2.1m from the outside of the package
• Matches, including safety matches
• Miscellaneous manufactured articles, which includes goods made in foreign prisons, except those imported for non-commercial purposes of a kind not manufactured in the United Kingdom, or those in transit
• Oxidising materials or organic peroxides, including disinfectants, nitrates and hair dyes or colourants containing peroxide
• Pesticides, includes weedkiller and any chemical used to kill pests and insects including fly sprays
• Radioactive materials and samples, which are classified as dangerous goods, such as luminous dials from aircrafts
• Scripts and subscription certificates, including but not limited to prescriptions for medical purposes
• Stamps, any stamp or stamped document issued by a government or related official agencies, other than those that have expired for use or cannot be used to send items
• Tobacco, all types of tobacco, including e-cigarettes
• Valuables, such as jewellery, watches, and precious metals, including, but not limited to, jewels, watches, gems, precious metals, real pearls, silver, gold
• Weapons and ammunition, including replica weapons (i.e., decorative, deactivated or air powered weapons), and ammunition

[wiganyankeeron]

So How do you get around using SD ? If you  are selling a gold medal , watch, chain etc.??

[sml192]

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@wiganyankeeron wrote:

So How do you get around using SD ? If you  are selling a gold medal , watch, chain etc.??

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The ebay system should automatically identify items that aren't eligible for Simple Delivery and provide custom postage options instead.