Seller News: August 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...
eBay Looking For Private Sellers For Paid Case Study & Media Exposure
In case you missed it, eBay is apparently looking to recruit private sellers in the UK for a paid case study and opportunity to share their selling journey through eBay’s marketing channels and media outlets. Posted on the official eBay UK LinkedIn p...
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.
eBay Is Dead
I am thinking eBay as a selling platform is dead since the seller protection was added ? I wonder if eBay have notice the decline in sellers since new rules started . In my 20 years of selling on eBay Ive never seen it like thisI have 20 watchers on ...
"Simple delivery" large items - 1.1 stars on Trustpilot
Title says it all. If you sell an oversize item on "Simple" delivery, you have to use DHL eCommerce. Their Trustpilot rating is 1.1 (on a scale from 1 to 5) with over 600 reviews.
Red Banner Saying “Open Issues” But I Have No Issues
Hi everyone,I’m hoping someone here can help or has experienced the same problem.Recently, my eBay account was reinstated after a restriction. Since then, I’ve noticed a red banner under my payment section saying there are open issues to resolve. How...
Private Sellers trying to Sell Valueless Stamps at Stupid Prices
I am a stamp dealer. I sell mainly GB Queen Victoria postage stamps. Has anyone noticed that some private sellers (since the free listing) are listing valueless stamps at ridiculous prices. In particular I have noticed quite a few listings showing QE...
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 .......
Buyer claims not received within an hour, but photo shows delivery
Hi I sold an item last week, added tracking information like a I usually do. Buyer lives in a flat it seems. It was delivered yesterday at 3.59pm, but at 5pm, the buyer messaged to say they did not have the item although it showed delivered. I checke...
Going to ship to the US & bypass the Global Shipping Programme - no tariffs applied by eBay?
Whilst there seems to be no certainty with regards to how eBay is applying tariff charges re the Global Shipping Programme, I think I'm going to resume sending to the US and use Royal Mail International Tracked instead. The item I'll soon be listing ...
Ebay & HMRC
Hello! A couple of days ago I got a message on my eBay account that I need to provide my national insurance number because of my sales. After some research, apparently I have recently sold my 31st item this year, so I've triggered this check-up, appa...
Royal Mail 2d Tracking
Hi, im just wondering if anyone else is experiencing royal mails 2d tracking not updating? (royal mail 24/48 / 1st / 2nd class post) i have a number of shipments which have been delivered but they don't seem to be updating on eBay. The standard Track...
Be Aware! Offer prices INCLUDE the Buyer Protection Fee
I made a sale on my personal account this morning for a set of headphones that I had listed at £59.95 with it set to auto accept offers over £50.00. A buyer made an offer 10% below asking price, so £54.00 and as I have it set to auto-accept above £50...
Resolved! Simple Delivery more expensive for letters & large letters
With custom postage being rolled out and eventually the only option, I am a little confused and trying to clarify something please. If I am posting something of large letter size, less than 100 grams and low value - a DVD in it's case for example, I ...
sells still down
Morning. I wrote few days ago my sales just dropped and still down. All coupon active and sales mark down too. But still something wrong 4 days ago started just dropped after very hard to to start sells again and I do not know why :(((
Resolved! Simple delivery is awful
I list a few things on ebay occasionally, but this new simple delivery is just rubbish for sellers. It assumes that ebay actually know the size and weight of items And that everyone can easily get to Evri or other courier services easily. Why did the...
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