Seller News: August 2025
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Royal Mail 2nd-Class Letter – what’s changing and what isn’t
Royal Mail now has Ofcom’s approval to deliver 2nd Class Letters on alternate weekdays and will remove Saturday deliveries. However, Royal Mail has not set a go-live date, meaning as it stands currently your delivery estimates and seller metrics will...
Includes a battery
So, with the new massively flawed Simple Delivery, I sent an item off today using that *bleep* system. Got to the Post Office and if I know the item has a battery in, before they even ask I tell them. They then put the battery sticker on. Today howev...
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 .......
NO LONGER SELLING DUE TO SIMPLE DELIVERY
AS OF 15TH APRIL MY DAYS AS A PRIVATE EBAY SELLER WILL STOP AFTER 19 YEARS.I AM FED UP OF THE GREED OF EBAY AND I HOPE OTHER EBAY SELLERS DECIDE TO NO LONGER LET THE EBAY CONTROL FREAKS HAVE THIS MUCH CONTROL OVER PRIVATE SELLERS.
Resolved! Global Shipping Program USA to UK - Not working US seems to have been taken away this morning
Hey all, This morning I've had several customers contact me from the US saying that even though they are watching my items, and could purchase them yesterday through the GSP they can no longer do this and all my other items that they are not watching...
Opt out Simply Delivery
Confused by this. Because when listing there is no way, that I could see, to opt out of Simple Delivery yet their FAQ claims if you don't want to use it and want to get your own labels then opt out when you list. Again, I tried but they made it impos...
Scammers Sending Postage Messages After Sale!
Over the last couple of months, have bought and sold several high value items such as mobile phones and laptops. However recently, when said items have sold and have been shipped, I get several direct eBay messages from random eBay accounts asking "w...
EBay’s prepaid label is absolute ****
Why has eBay brought in this stupid idea of having to use a prepaid payment, i have had to cancel the order and refund the buyer it’s nothing but hassle it’s not simple it’s complicated. I had to get them to ring me so I could claim a refund and then...
"There is no need to return the item. You should receive your refund in 3-5 working days"
UK eBay. I bought an item that arrived damaged, I opened a case. The case was instantly won by me and I was refunded instantly but told by ebay not to return the item? In this instance what happens to the seller? They don't get their item back so do ...
No Sales? Double check the postage fee after Simple Delivery
Do check all your postage fees after the SD change. For reasons only known to ebay the use of a medium size parcel rather than small is adding extra costs to buyers (£5.15 instead of £3.38). All changes are also 2 days dispatch. You can change in bul...
Error when sending offers
When trying to send an offer to a buyer through messages, I am able to type the amount to send but when I proceed I get an error preventing me from sending the offer. I cannot send the offer from the seller section either and changing browser, loggin...
Simple delivery
Hi I am struggling with my listings and simple delivery.I cannot follow why some items will not allow me to register my postage cost. How can I opt out?Also the costs are often more than I would list. Also there is no way that the costs of printing a...
Resolved! Record (ie vinyl) Guru Wanted.
A question that has intrigued me for ages. I keep hearing the phrase 1st pressing mentioned. How can I tell easily if the LP i have is a 1st pressing?
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
With the MTD for IT becoming mandatory from April 2026 what low cost accounting software do other Ebayers use that will make this possible. With profit margins squeezed and postage costs forever increasing turnover can be high enough to make MTD mand...
Resolved! Simple Delivery
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
Resolved! Simple Delivery - Label Printing
So Simple Delivery is here. Bite the bullet or lose Ebay I think.I have never used postage labels and have some questions if anyone can help:Does the label need to be any particular size?Can you print it more than once if you mess up (which I will)?C...
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