What's happened to postage options?

[steve_hall99]

Went to list something just now and the post service options have completely changed since yesterday. I usually list with free post (I then select yodel as that's my nearest/best priced drop off centre), but there's no option to offer free post. I'm forced to list with *whatever* ebay has chosen, which might be a service miles away from me making post a nightmare. Why why why mess about with this when it was working fine.... (I have my own ideas of why it was changed, you can guess my thoughts...)

[buffster1963]

Its still optional at the moment so you should be able to change it to custom post when you list and choose your own postage. 

[parsley2003]

My 87 year old friend is in a right state trying to change the postage to normal uses RM £1 for a knitting pattern and they are saying £2.70. Plus she has a load of stamps to use up. I have given up listing so if anyone can tell me how she can find custom post i can pass it on to her

[wintersdawn1]

Just went through the process of listing an item on the ebay app to see if something has changed and yes, it came up with Simple Delivery in the 'Postage set-up' section.  I tapped on 'Simple Delivery' and an option came up for 'Custom postage' and selected that.

I could then list as normal i.e. specifying the postal/courier service and choosing whether I or the buyer pay the postage, can still select 'free postage' for the buyer. 

[parsley2003]

Ah that's what i needed to know for a friend thanks 

[steve_hall99]

Yeah I've figured it out now - initially looked like I was being forced to use whichever service ebay decided, choosing advanced options was useless but going on I did get the choose custom option. Still seems a pointless update, actually adding an extra step for me when listing on the desktop when the old system worked perfectly. Oh well, I dare say something else will change in a month or 2... it's like folks at ebay empire need to do *something* to the platform to justify their existence!

[parsley2003]

Will be mandatory maybe as soon as next month so that finishes me, not listing any more now