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A 'Petition'

In one particular thread about 'Simple Delivery' which I've been active in over the past few days, the suggestion has been made that someone - ie., me, an eBay member of 25 years - should start a petition.With seemingly thousands of posts in numerous...

Order details stating I've marked item as payment received when I haven't. Why?

A couple of buy it now items that I sold before the weekend are showing on the order details that "you marked this item as payment received". Well, I haven't marked them as such. Is this some sort of ebay glitch? The thing that's bothering me is that...

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.

Sending an item to the Czech Republic

Hello everyone. I'd be super grateful for advice. I advertised a piece of kitchen equipment. It is 23kg and over the size covered by Ebay's Global Shipping programme. I advertised it as collection only.I was contacted by a buyer in the Czech Republic...

Simple Delivery - no way to opt out for small low value items.

Just to add & clarify some of the various posts on the lack of an opt out on the Simple Delivery for low value items under £10 & 100g. As of Friday there doesn't seem to be any obvious way to avoid the Simple Delivery.I've tried a range of methods - ...

unable to post parcel

I have just been refused by parcel shop to take my parcel as too big, Yet it is under the weight and size limit.How do I report them? I am disabled and had to get someone else to take it for me well over a mile away!

Latest News About Combined Postage Simply Delivery

I had a buyer who won 3 items via auction , I sent her a message asking her to give me time to speak to customer service before making payment. I spoke to the first agent this morning at just after 8am . He confirmed there was a way to combined posta...

Cigarette smoke smell rears it's head again.

Bit of an odd one this, so am looking for some ideas. In the last 2 months I have had 2 feedback comments ( Both still positive ) but also saying the item(s) had a smell of cigarette smoke about them. Now if I smoked or anyone else on the premises di...

Buyer sent item to a shop that is permantly closed

I sent the item to a shop address given by the buyer with an eCP number on it. I checked the tracking and it says action needed and that the courier has had an issue getting to the delivery address. I google mapped the store and it says permantly clo...

Private Seller And HMRC

Hello , i know this question was asked many times. But i need to ask im so upset.Im selling my own private items , many of them. I paid for them used for a short period of time and selling them becouse i don't use them. on all of items im selling i l...

Ebay's new buyer protection scam

So I have been a seller on and off her since June 2001, Over the years I have sent items recorded delivery that either never turn up , or arrive with no notification of delivery. Now someone wants to charge a buyer a fee for safe delivery, when they ...

Ebay’s TV advertisement

Does anyone have a theory as to why ebay's TV advertisement is as it is? It’s well documented that ebay's CEO wants ebay to move in the direction of high-value items and buyers who spend a lot of money. So why is the advertisement promoting the selli...

Global shipping rejection

I sold the most beautiful bur walnut 19 th century wooden box to America,when it reached the global shipping at Lichfield it was rejected for sending,with no explanation why,can you not send antique wooden items to America?I any one can give clarity ...

Auctions exempt from being classed as trading?

I've not seen anyone question this yet on here: Are auctions exempt from being classed as trading for private sellers? Originally it was the only way things were sold on eBay so I think it should be exempt and you can't claim someone is selling with ...

Free post with simple delivery

Just wondering how it works.If someone buys an item listed with free postage and the seller doesn't have any funds available how's the postage paid for?

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A 'Petition'

Order details stating I've marked item as payment received when I haven't. Why?

NO LONGER SELLING DUE TO SIMPLE DELIVERY

Sending an item to the Czech Republic

Simple Delivery - no way to opt out for small low value items.

unable to post parcel

Latest News About Combined Postage Simply Delivery

Cigarette smoke smell rears it's head again.

Buyer sent item to a shop that is permantly closed

Private Seller And HMRC

Ebay's new buyer protection scam

Ebay’s TV advertisement

Global shipping rejection

Auctions exempt from being classed as trading?

Free post with simple delivery

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