@secretmushroom wrote:
Hello,
I am wanting to sell a rare vinyl worth probably in the hundreds. I would like to try avoid the hassle of simple delivery, so am I right in thinking if I use custom postage as opposed to simple delivery I can choose the courier (Royal Mail by 1pm) and offer free postage to the buyer? Can the buyer change this to any other courier (I have disabled evri in my website settings but I’m using the app to list and can’t see how to make sure it is disabled there)? And would I be able to input the tracking number anywhere so I’m paid out when the item is tracked as delivered? Obviously assuming the buyer is happy, (I’m 100% honest and describe very carefully so don’t see that this will be an issue, never ever had a problem before). Sorry for all the questions, I imagine I will have more once the vinyl has hopefully sold. Thanks very much ❤️ x
A Record dealer friend I know was lucky enough recently to pick up the [Taylor Swift - 1989 US 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Pink Transparent [Crystal Clear & Pink] for the 'Bargain' price of £700 - and I say this, as it sells for a 'Minimum' of a £1000 today, and is extremely desirable. The Medium price on Discogs is £1003.12 - and the Highest was £1875.00 of what that DBL LP has sold for as recent as April 2025 - and on Ebay, (when clicking on Sold listings) have sold between £1215.40 to £2160.70.
So, what do all these Sellers, as well as Yourself and 'All' Vinyl sellers have in common ? - Well, it's VERY obvious. When posting records of such high value, we want the BEST service Royal Mail can offer, as Evri offers 'Diddly-Squat' - since Vinyl Records is on their Compensation Exemption list (among far too many other types of items which they won't even pay a single penny on)
So, when I post items of Higher value to buyers in The UK. I always have used 'Royal Mail Special Delivery', which is what my Record Dealer Friend used when he sold that Taylor Swift LP and made 'Double' the amount of money than the £700 he originally paid for it. He had complete peace of mind when Royal Mail Special Delivery offers up to £2,500 in Compensation, for any Loss, Stolen or Damage.
So, for 30 years since Ebay was first founded. Ebay has given the 'Freedom' for Any Ebay Private seller to post items sold through Ebay by Special Delivery and 'All' other options, until the dreaded April 2025 arrived !!!!
So, now an Ebay seller such as yourself, is naturally VERY concerned, because Ebay has replaced a 'Workable' system - which has worked well since Ebay first began - to a now 'Dodgy' system - which is Not-So-Simple-Delivery - which has now left you VERY worried, as if it does get Lost, Stolen or Damaged - then will you be able to recoup the amount in which the Vinyl Record sold for. Maybe 'Yes', Maybe 'No' ??
Believe you me. Nobody should be placed in this position of uncertainty. Especially with a company as big as Ebay certainly is who NEVER should have removed Royal Mail Special Delivery.
Oh by the way. My Record Dealer Friend did NOT sell the Taylor Swift LP on Ebay. And the Only reason for this, is because of the Same reason why you created this post in the first place, as just like yourself, he did not wish to 'Risk' it now Simple Delivery became Mandatory, and when word Swiftly travels around concerning this recent uncertainty. Many Many other Record Dealers (and others) will take their expensive items off Ebay, and yes indeed shall run like hell to sites like Discogs and many others, who don't do such stupid mistakes as Ebay has sadly done, by enforcing this Not-So-Simple Delivery upon us all - with 'No' other option available.
You know it's funny actually, how so many people in this Ebay Community and Reddit and Youtube have mentioned that Ebay UK has chosen to go down the same route as Vinted has. Well, let me tell you all something. Ebay should Never had copied Vinted. It should have proved themselves as 'Better' than Vinted, but sadly they massively 'Failed' in that department. As these Problems being highlighted by so many people about Mandatory Simple Delivery simple keep piling up
My advice to you, is to either speak to Ebay Customer Services over the phone - for 100% reassurance, or, place your rare and expensive Vinyl Record on a site where you can post it using Royal Mail Special Delivery with 100% Peace of Mind that you are fully financially covered, if anything was to go wrong.
Oh, and another thing to consider. Simple Delivery offers both Evri and Royal Mail Postage Options. But does Ebay make a great deal of effort informing it's Sellers as to what is on Evri's Compensation Exemption list ?? - Does Ebay make a great deal of effort advising it's sellers to change your postage to just Royal Mail, because Evri is really a worthless piece of **** postal site ?? - Well, not from what I have seen. It's a total travesty, and I think Scamming Buyers are going to exploit Ebay's lackluster approach to this to it's fullest potential.
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