Seller News: October 2025
Read the latest updates to streamline your selling experience.
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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...
Simple delivery - EVRI issues
Sold several items and shipped via the simple delivery scheme - Evri was the carrier, items boxed up and shipped as per the listing timescale dropped the 4 items into the EVRI collection point all at the same time now had 3 messages from 3 buyers tha...
Verifying Bank Account For Over a week
I've been waiting for a payout for over a week but eBay are still trying to verify my bank account. I've had 1p go in and 1p go out. Surely it can't take this long usually. I use one of the biggest banks in the world, I'm not sure why it's taking so ...
"Simple" delivery of large items - what a fail - forced to wait at home for a whole day.
So having sold a large item (plastic wall cladding sheets, about 1kg, but 1 metre long) I had the joy of "simple" delivery to content with. Only option for the size was the large size, which it turns out is DHL collecting it. No option to drop off, h...
Why is it so hard today to find an appropriate category for items
Today is a nightmare trying to list items. Firstly a Stuart crystal photo frame. Oh boy i tried so many variations of those words and kept getting totally inappropriate categories......from actual minerals and crystals to art work Secondly.....9ct go...
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.
Has Custom Postage Now Gone ?
Please can someone offer some advice.I've read that we can opt out of the Simple Delivery and still use Custom postage but I cant see the Custom Postage option anymore when adding a listing ?I've tried this on new listings, revising a listing, listin...
Royal Mail 2d Tracking
Hi, im just wondering if anyone else is experiencing royal mails 2d tracking not updating? (royal mail 24/48 / 1st / 2nd class post) i have a number of shipments which have been delivered but they don't seem to be updating on eBay. The standard Track...
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...
Resolved! Buyer Fraud – Sellers Beware – Ebay Won’t Help
I have been the victim of a buyer fraud and Ebay say it is not covered by Seller protection In February 2024 I sold a £4000 Computer part I decided not to use to a buyer who had joined ebay one month before – zero feedback. I discounted the part from...
Image theft and what you can do.
IF you watermark your image and someone downloads it, removes your watermark and reuploads it. This action falls outside eBays t&c's. In addition, why does eBay state 'You have selected another sellers listing to help draft your item. Photos from the...
Royal Mail price increases (October 2025)
It’s not the cost increase but change in insured amount.For Tracked 48 hours cost increases to £3.55 but insured amount halves from £150 to £75!So as I plan to list some vases that I expect to sell for £135 each to £145 and package will weigh over 1K...
Payout still in progress
Good morning, I have sold an item yesterday and funds went into available balance. I have withdrawn this but payout still in progress which is longer than expected. Any idea why?
Resolved! Not recieved a refund for an unused simple delivery label
I sold an item on freepost but to my horror ebay deducted £2.70 from my balance for a label I didn't use because it only needed to be £1.55 for L letter so I bought the correct label from RM & sent item with that. To make matters worse I only got pai...
Criminal
Ebay have trashed what used to be a great platform. I have used it for around 25 years, first in business and then when I retired 8 years ago in a private capacity mostly buying but also selling surplus items from my various collections (lower end st...
Ive caught ebay literally working with a scammer
I actually can't believe what I'm seeing with ebay today, it beggars belief. Please read til the end. I was on ebay this morning browsing new videogames that had been uploaded when I noticed a seller uploading a new one every few seconds. He was list...
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