Simple Delivery

[colcoo-616]

Is Simple Delivery mandatory now ? used to be able to select custom postage option but it’s not available now. Just tried listing and Simple Delivery is the only option for postage 

[sml192]

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@claire_leonhart wrote:

You missed the part where Ebay say their decision is final and cannot be challenged in any Court, so you have to just trust them, yeah sure and I have born yesterday.

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Again, where does it say that?

[incredible_how]

It was two items, bought on buy it now. If it hadn't been simple delivery it would have been easy to buy one label and refund the seller the other postage they paid.

When I had 2 items bought via auction by one person, the Simple delivery was combined to small parcel, but if done manually I would have combined postage to large letter tracked; the buyer didn't mind, think they thought overall price was ok.
We will wait to see how the using only one label goes - and when the money is paid.

But as we would really like Royal Mail collection at the moment it saves us 30p.

[sml192]

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@hummingbird-curios wrote:

One had a Royal Doulton vase arrived in bits (Royal Mail), sold for £110 and had £35 deducted from her account as tracked 48 only covers up to £75.00. Argued that with CS as it was simple delivery but they were adamant that Royal Mail T & C's overide those of eBay.

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That is not correct.  The 'eBay delivery Terms and Conditions' states that the carrier T&C's are overridden in the event of any conflict or inconsistency with the eBay terms:

2. Applicability of third party carrier terms.

The relevant carrier terms are set out in the Annex to these Terms (“Carrier Terms”). By using the Services, you acknowledge and agree that the relevant Carrier Terms shall apply to you as well as any items that buyers purchase from you for delivery through the Services. Subject to the above on “Applicability of the eBay User Agreement”, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and the Carrier Terms, these Terms will control. 

[claire_leonhart]

Yes, but still you can't get Ebay in any World Court, so if they states it is something you did wrong with posting and you can prove otherwise in Court, you are not allowed to do so, therefore you are still in danger. If i purchase by myself, i am the person witht he contract with the postal service and the consumer, with my own consumer's rights available, when Ebay or who for them is there, the contract is between them and you can only watch and accept anything they agree, no thank you. If they want to control the postage of private people, they have to take full responsability in a Court or deem any private seller not responsable at all, of anything, but Ebay only. And that will never happen, so better to just avoid that, because they have their shoulder covered but not yours in this ways.

[jacobfoster]

Since simple delivery became mandatory I have lost a lot of sales. My items are 40g each and the system cant work out that if someone adds 30 to a basket that its still a small parcel. Customers are being charged £15 - £20 for a DHL package. I have made multiple complaints to eBay and they aren't listening. Thinking of closing my shop as people aren’t checking out. I always used Royal Mail 24 small parcel before. Now this isn’t an option.. 

[jonatjonatjonat]

You are aware you should be on a Business Seller account right?

[incredible_how]

I don't understand why you can't sent Royal Mail 24 still? Royal Mail goes up to medium parcel 20kg. You can opt out of Evri.
I think sales not happening might not be entirely down to SD. I think now there are no fees for private sellers, eBay would like private sellers to promote their listings.
You might want to look at whether you should actually be a business seller - then you can customise postage

[sml192]

As already stated, as you are selling multiples of 'Brand new' items you really should be registered as a Business Seller then you wouldn't need to worry about Simple Delivery.  Note, having a shop subscription on eBay is not the same as registering as a Business Seller.

Also, you shouldn't be advertising items for hire on eBay.