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...
Has anyone sold to the US through the Global Shipping Programme in the last few days?
It does seem to be active with items showing up on ebay.com - just wondering if eBay are charging buyers the relevant tariffs.
Negative review even though item worked and I sent a full refund
What are buyers allowed to leave negative reviews even when the item worked but they ordered the wrong thing. I sent a full refund and they are delaying returning the item. g-mann97 bought an 8GB memory stick from me - then wrote to say it worked in ...
Simple delivery is making life really hard for me.. Anyone else finding this? It is this seller
Several times now eBay's now compulsory "Simple" Delivery hasn't allowed me to sell in a way that is convenient for me. Won't let me use the service I want, and the collection options are less flexible than royal mail. Anyone else feel like this?
Cancellation reason Found better price *bleep* !!!!!
Well now I have seen it all. Just had a winning bid cancellation notice. Not really an issue or a problem, I just relist & carry on as per normal. But it was the reason given that has got me flummoxed, which was "Cancellation reason Found better pric...
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 ...
listed an item which shows as live but does not show as live in search window using ebay number
Listed an item which shows as live ,but does not show in search window even with ebay number
Triple Trading Allowance Ebay Uk News 12/09/25
Hi, I think that despite current disillusionment with eBay this is something we can all support. Whether Private, Rogue Private or Small Business this would be good news for entrepreneurial spirit going forward. Ebay say this would "encourage side hu...
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
With the MTD for IT becoming mandatory from April 2026 what low cost accounting software do other Ebayers use that will make this possible. With profit margins squeezed and postage costs forever increasing turnover can be high enough to make MTD mand...
Resolved! Why aren't my new 1st class stamps selling?
Am I missing something and not listing my stamps in the correct category or is the listing title wrong? Because I'm selling my 1st class barcoded stamps for a decent discount off their actual value but I'm not even getting any views on my listing. He...
New Buyer Fee = Good News For Private Sellers!
Now that ebay are adding this extra fee maybe they will actually allow private sellers to sell!Now that the buyer has to pay a buyers premium, ebay will be making money off the private seller from the sales!The more ebay push private sellers to reach...
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 ...
Can't withdraw my funds. Why is Ebay not allowing me to withdraw my sales receipts?
I recently sold an item and Can't withdraw my funds. Why is Ebay not allowing me to withdraw my sales receipts?The so called 'NEW ' process says there is a 'Withdraw' option in the sellers hub which we can opt for at any time to transmit funds to our...
Seller location showing
Years ago when setting up my selling account, (this is account for forum use), I set my location as UK, United Kingdom and for years it was shown as this and when listing new items that is what appears on my listings. Also when viewing my own listing...
"Your seller account is at risk" notice on Seller Hub but now way to resolve
I'm getting "Your seller account is at risk" notice on my Seller Hub page, below that it also says "Resolve open issues by 14 Sep, 2025 to avoid account restrictions." So I click on "View issues" and it takes me to page with a green tick that tells m...
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