Buyer Protection, Pokémon Day, VAT invoices & other launches landing this February
As we wave goodbye to January, I wanted to update you on exciting changes coming in February.
Forum Posts
Update regarding “Urgent - VAT action” email
On 17-19 February, some sellers received an email asking them to update their UK Value Added Tax (VAT) registration on eBay or potentially be restricted from selling. This email was sent in error. Rest assured, this does not affect your ability to se...
Resolved! EBay asking for national insurance number
Hi everyone, I recently joined for like 1 month and I start selling as a private seller , and now eBay is asking me to provide national insurance number."New UK digital sales reporting legislation requires sellers with 30 or more sales, or who have s...
Resolved! FUNDS HELD NEW EBAY POLICY! CLOSING ACCOUNT AFTER 19 YEARS!
Im absolutely furious! Ebay have changed their policy and are now refusing to pay monies (which belong to the buyer) until the item has been posted and received!!I have been selling on Ebay for 19 years and this is how we are being treated?I will NOT...
Resolved! Having to opt out of Simple Delivery on EVERY LISTING
OK so listing some items tonightgood news first - even though Simple Delivery is now being pushed I can opt out to custom settings and select my standard shipping ratesbad news - I have to opt out of Simple Delivery every time I list even though I am...
Your funds will be available for payout once we receive delivery confirmation
Hi I've just received this message contacted ebay and is being sent to everyone That's me I'm done no more ebay for me bye bye We are making changes to the way we process payments on eBay. Going forward, we’ll make your funds available for payout wit...
Ebay's new buyer protection scam
So I have been a seller on and off her since June 2001, Over the years I have sent items recorded delivery that either never turn up , or arrive with no notification of delivery. Now someone wants to charge a buyer a fee for safe delivery, when they ...
non payer
i have someone who has not paid for an item since sunday and today i can cancel the order but can i give them a strike
eBay listing tool down?
Is eBay currently having problems? I have a buyer from a non-restricted country being told they are blocked from purchasing, and when I try to use the listing tool I get the following error on multiple devices and networks: We're sorry, the listing t...
Global Shipping Address no longer displays a shipping address!!
Sold some items and buyers chosen Global Shipping... however Why can i no longer view the GS address to ship to ?? Even if i click thw COPY icon next to the Post To: I no longer get an address... all i get it the buyers seller name! The only address ...
Resolved! Someone has asked if their is a technical reason they cannot buy a Rotovator / tiller I am selling.
I know their ebay name but I know I cannot put it on here. I asked them if they had bought on ebay recently but no reply yet. Can't see what he has bought or sold recently so can't help him out. It may be that I blocked them in the distant past but c...
Just switched to Business Seller and it seems monthly insertion fees will ruin me.....HELP
As a private seller I had about 8,000 seperate items listed, i only sell a small % of my stock so every month when my lots expire they are relisted. As a private seller I was not charged for my lots continuing every month. However now i am paying a 3...
Resolved! Option to send invoices disappeared
Option on sold listings to ‘send payment details’ has disappeared and I’m unable to send people invoices for combined orders like I normally do. I did a live chat with customer service, but I don’t really think they knew what I was talking about. I h...
Simple delivery: will I have to stop buying my postage elsewhere?
At present I use RM's Click and Collect. Very convenient for me. And it means ebay don't know when I dispatch earlier than they expect (my buyers do, because I message them) and so they don't use their 'algorithm' to screw over my EDDs. Does 'Simple ...
Account restricted and funds on hold
I started selling on eBay to get myself some money. All the orders were delivered to the buyer, however ebay restricted my account and put my funds upto £800 pounds on hold. They asked me to provide proof of delivery, i provided all the tracking deta...
Starting own business from new tax year April25 ADVICE
Hi there - just abit of advice please ? im starting my own small business from April 7th 2025( new tax year) using my existing private eBay account! im buying and selling various items which will make profit! I’m aware to register with HMRC for self ...
DROP IN SALES SINCE NEW BUYER PROTECTION 4TH FEB 2025
Has anyone else noticed lack of sales since the buyer protection update 4th february 2025. I used to sell quite a lot and virtually sold nothing since 4th Feb. Can anyone else relate to this and what can we do?
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