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Ebay UK, Poor Decisions, A Bleak Future For Private Sellers, And A Lack Of Common Sense
A discussion thread regarding changes that have been made and forced upon users that have totally ruined what was a very good site.
Forced to have a BIN on an auction.
Recently I have been forced to have a BIN price on my auctions. I have used auction many times over the years without having a BIN, but recently when I try to remove the BIN option I can't list the item. It does seem to depend on category. Is this a ...
Simple delivery did not protect me one bit, and now I have lost mone
I sold an item using ebay simple delivery which clearly states any issues with delivery will be handled by ebay and I will not lose any value to the item or my funds. The item arrives at the buyer's house and he instantly says "there is no item in th...
Resolved! We are Ebay closing down valid current conversations !!
Twice in the last 2 days a thread about Not selling due to SD This reprehensible approach will only cause more discontent about so called "SD"
Please Help
I sold an item and the buyer has then asked eBay to step in as they wanted a refund and told eBay that the iPhone box was damaged on the sides. When I sent it, the box was immaculate as the phone was also sealed. What does that mean from eBay? I'm ne...
Resolved! Problem with unwanted Buy It Now option in 'Auction' sale listing
I have sold items on ebay for probably 20 years or so, but when going to list a few things now I am having a problem that I can’t figure out. If anyone can tell me what I am clearly missing, I would be SUPERDUPER grateful. Here’s what‘s I’m running i...
Rip off Britain's AVIOS points scam
Ebay management were made to grovel on national telly last week for allowing the selling of Avios points which they agreed was against their own policy and were fake anyway. So they took the listings down. I was watching Rip off Britain on my phone i...
Resolved! No Longer Selling And Minimal Buying Due To Simple Delivery And BPF (Version 2)
This Discussion Thread Is For Private Sellers Who Also Buy.PLEASE KEEP POSTS ON SUBJECT ONLY SO THIS THREAD IS HELPFUL FOR USERS.
Auction removed by eBay despite the fact that the photos are my own
Please do not delete or remove this thread/post, because by doing so you will effectively grant me permission to escalate the matter further. The line has already been crossed not by one abuse, but by many — and that is only in my case. To others: Ye...
Royal Mail collection vs QR code?
I've used the RM free collection option on EBay, but for the umpteen time RM postie has failed to collect. The problem is...How do you get a QR code so you can take the uncollected parcel to the nearest Post Office for them to print the label? AFAICT...
Master Your AI Skills
A banner is appearing purporting to help sellers. What a feckin' load of tosh.
International Poster
I posted a parcel to Saudi Arabia using Evri International it left UK on 5/11 today it is now saying being returned to sender with no information as to why I received the funds so what do I do, it says it may take the parcel 6 weeks to cone back to m...
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 .......
Is eBay actually dying? Or is it just private sellers that are suffering?
Ok I know I only sell a handful of things but I'm getting no views and few watchers. Things were much better a year or so ago. Are auctions falling out of favour?
Can't list as an auction without ebay defaulting a buy-it-now of £50
Hi there. Another ebay bug. I am trying to list an job lot clearance item as an auction and don't have a buy it now price. I leave the box empty. Then when the listing goes live ebay defaults a buy-it-now price of £50. Anybody else experienced this?
