Seller Update: January 2025
We’re kicking off 2025 with some important enhancements and updates.
Weekly Chat with the eBay Community Team
Open every Wednesday from 2pm-3pm
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.
Community Mentor Programme
Experienced eBay sellers and buyers, helping other users with all things eBay.
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...
where is my money? why am i still waiting 56 hours after tracked delivery
why am i still waiting for my bloody money 56 hours after delivery? i though tit was 48 hours. this is pathetic.
Ebay's new Buyers' protection fee from the 4th Feb
I'm a private seller. Items I sell are between £2.90 - £10. Is It just me or will ebay's new Buyers' protection fee from the 4th Feb make it near impossible to sell competitively. A few months ago Ebay got rid of Sellers' fees for private sellers, wh...
I Rejoined and Quit Again within a Month
Well i reopened my Ebay store on the 19th Feb this year after checking my Ebay fees were 72% of my sales i have now closed my Ebay store again EARLY ! and come to the realisation i did when i closed my store down last year , Its not worth the hassle ...
Inpost
I would like to sell on ebay, however i would like to use inpost lockers, but I can’t even select it when picking a posting option, does anyone know how to do this?
Resolved! Send Combined Invoices box has disappeared and replaced by 'cancel order'
How do i get round this problem.
Resolved! Unable to send Invoice or Combine Postage
So usually when I sell multiple items to a buyer I send them an invoice and adjust the postage accordingly - there is no such option there at the moment - there is a link to combine items so I click on that and then try and collate them there and get...
Ebay business school
I was so right! Last year I asked what business school ebay went to as the reduced listings would impact on on my private selling account. Sales have been down by one third since. I have used up all my free listings and now will not be able to relist...
How to Remove Auto Relisting on eBay?
We want to remove Auto Relisting the unsold items, and choose relisting ourselves later. But now eBay just auto relist everything all the time. So we have no choice but auto relist everything which were not sold. There were option menu to remove Auto...
R.I.P eBay (UK) ------>> 19th Feb 2025
The introduction of the eBay Buyer Protection fee of 75p plus 4% of the value of goods, effective from 19th February 2025 has effectively killed off eBay (UK). Buyers have walked away and Private Sellers are now forced to drastically reduce their pri...
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...
Resolved! Extra verification for payouts
Hello all,I want to share on of the worst experience with ebay customer service and make you aware .Last week I have just changed my payout account to an business card.e-Bay wasn't able to verify the bank which is TIDE and an red flag pop up through ...
paypal
i need to enter a 6 digit code but have lost the app that lets me get a code so which app do i need to download to get a code
Ebay Is Conning Us
So if I sell a vinyl record to someone for £4 it will cost the buyer £4.85? What is this nonsense? It won't be worth selling small items after Feb 4th. EBay are going to lose 1000s of sellers and buyers.
Sudden low performance and barely any views, after 20 years use (private seller).
I am no longer able to sell under my private sellers account. This one im posting under is not my main account. One of my listings (shown) has no views after a week. How is this possible? I have never known this in 20 years of using eBay under our v...
This is going to mean the end for many small private sellers. "Buyer Protection Fee"
https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/paying-items/buyer-protection?id=5594 75p plus 4% buyers fee, so something which was priced at £5 will be £5.95 in February.
Featured Posts
jBQw8yPVRi!~~60_7.JPG "lucy_farmer"){kind=avatar}
