Seller News: July 2025
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Simple delivery first sale first problem!
So I got my first sale of a DVD box set using simple delivery. I listed five items yesterday as a test. I have disabled royal mail as an option as I won't have access to a post office near me during working hours. Especially with the 3-day dispatch. ...
Ebay imposing simple delivery on older listings so postage is more expensive
A while ago I listed an item for £4 including postage - a women's top. I listed it with RM large letter without tracking so the postage would have cost me £2, and I would have been left with £2. Ebay has since changed the listing to simple delivery s...
Resolved! how do you list anything bigger than 61cm?
Ebay is now forcing me into SD with no custom delivery option The largest postage offered under SD is 61cm There seems to be no way to list anything over 61cm and get the correct postage, even if you declare the dimensions in the listing height, widt...
First time having someone request a refund…dodgy?
Hi, I sold our Dual Fuel Rangemaster oven today. It was collected by the purchaser this morning. The purchaser has, this evening, requested a refund claiming that the item isn’t as described. The purchaser wanted the ovens to be electric, but one is ...
Simple Delivery - buyer paid £2.75 for Royal Mail Tracked 48 small parcel postage?!?
I sold a record yesterday for just under £150 which was being sold with Special Delivery postage, having chosen Small Parcel size and a weight of up to 1kg. At some point last week, most of my items automatically switched to the dreaded Simple Delive...
Marking an item as dispatched
Have successfully used eBay for many many years, and have always posted via Royal Mail and done my own labelling. Sent an item the same way a few days ago and cannot find any way of marking the item as “dispatched”, so ebay keeps saying the item is o...
Quick query regarding selling items I've acquired by accident
Hi, just thought I'd pick the brains on here to find out where I would stand. A company sent me a large box of new goods by accident. I informed them and after they tried to get them collected, they were unsuccessful in finding a carrier who would ta...
Resolved! Having to opt out of Simple Delivery on EVERY LISTING
OK so listing some items tonightgood news first - even though Simple Delivery is now being pushed I can opt out to custom settings and select my standard shipping ratesbad news - I have to opt out of Simple Delivery every time I list even though I am...
Royal Mail Compensation Amount
I got Special Delivery by 1pm, my sent item was lost in the post before it got to the buyer (supposedly) but Royal Mail are saying that the basic compensation is £500 but i thought it was £750......anyone know more about this? Is the basic amount 750...
Resolved! Simple <flicking> Delivery
Dear Sellers, Have you noticed anything new re this Simple Delivery? I sell items that used to be exempt - vintage and antique porcelain. Until yesterday I had an option to select Advanced Postage Options. Yesterday this option disappeared and I can'...
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.
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 .......
I’m confused about eBay’s simple delivery. Can I get an item collected without a printer?
It says “the courier will bring the label with you when they collect your item” but when you book the collection, there’s no option to tick for them to bring a label. I booked a collection the other day and the RM guy turned up but had no label. What...
Ebay's response to Post Offices who refuse Simple Delivery packages with the wrong label on them
This was Ebay's response in the chat today:
Simple Delivery is the WORST idea ever by Ebay
The old adage used to be " don't change anything that works well".......the Gen Z crew at Ebay have done the exact opposite and are well on the way to ruining a once great business.
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