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Has anyone had dealings with this buyer? Bought a Sonos Bluetooth speaker from me. Sent by royal mail tracked 48 and have photographic proof of delivery. Still showing as he hasn't received the item. I believe he has bought items under a different na...

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Where have sales gone !!

Crikey ...... things on here have gone from bad to worse, private sales have almost dried up & disappeared!What is going on here. Look at last year vs this years sales:Year until November 2024 £1471Year until November 2025 £769That's dropped about 50...

Has Custom Postage Now Gone ?

Please can someone offer some advice.I've read that we can opt out of the Simple Delivery and still use Custom postage but I cant see the Custom Postage option anymore when adding a listing ?I've tried this on new listings, revising a listing, listin...

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Resolved! Sellers - Stop using 'AI' nonsense for descriptions, you are losing sales....

It might seem an easy option but I won't buy from sellers who use the lazy option for descriptions, it's sometimes completely wrong or just nonsense and does not tell me want I want to know to make a buying descision so I don't. I want real descripti...

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Paypal for Custom Delivery

Hi, Has the option to use Paypal to purchase RM labels been removed or has one of my settings mysteriously changed, I was using Paypal on Monday, today it's coming out of my funds.

Postage

I have been away from Ebay for many months due to illness and have realised after returning that Ebay has now taken away the option for opting out of "Simple Delivery" for private sellers.Now the majority of my items are only a few grams and comforta...

Simple Delivery - Trying to send a small DVD

I'm trying to sell cheaply my brand new DVDs. However, eBay won't let me use my own cheapest 2nd class Royal Mail stamp at £1.55 due to Simple Delivery. So I was charging £2.99 offering free delivery. Fair for me and the buyer that way. But seems the...

Buyer refunded for item and ebay say I will not get it back

So this has never happened to me before - seller bought an item from me, it arrived yesterday. They messaged me this morning to say they wanted to return it as it had a mark on. I agreed and told them to open a returns case. The next thing I got an e...

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Selling seeds and plants

Hello all.Could someone tell me what the situation is selling plants and seeds on ebay?I heard you need a plant passport.I'd be selling my seeds and rooted cuttings from my own plants. Would this need to be a business account?TIA.

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Resolved! Buyer with 0 feedback and brand new account – worried about potential scam

Hi everyone,I’ve just sold a book on eBay for £69.99, but I’ve noticed the buyer only registered yesterday and has zero feedback. The item is due to be collected by Royal Mail on Saturday (standard tracked delivery), but I’m now feeling quite uneasy ...

Should I be suspicious here?

I’m selling a couple of guitars on here, both relatively expensive. I’ve stated on both that it is collection only and that I hate shipping guitars.Anyway I received an offer on one of the guitar and it seemed quite reasonable, so accepted it. Only t...

Buyer claiming parcel isn’t available for pickup.

What would you guys do here. The buyer ordered to a click and collect shop (Food & Wine) and I posted it with Royal Mail which is the courier they chose. The tracking photo shows it was handed over a shop counter and everything looks fine there. The ...

Evri? Anyone else having problems?

I sent 2 items last Tuesday, and they were scanned at the drop off point. And that is it! No movement on the tracking, and the items have definitely left the drop off. 1 customer has complained and has been refunded by Ebay, not me. I am expecting th...

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