Seller News: October 2025
Read the latest updates to streamline your selling experience.
Forum Posts
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...
email addresses for packages being sent to the United States
Since the imposition of US tariffs Sellers are now required to include the email address of the Buyer within the Customs Declaration/ Address label on every package. As the Carrier or Postal Service is responsible for collecting the duty, they must c...
Resolved! Simple Delivery Mini PC
I hope I picked the correct forum for this, if not let me know.On occasion I sell Mini PC's. Small PC's under 1kg. For some reason they have never allowed Simple Delivery. Which, given the £300-£400 price, means I have to use Special Delivery to insu...
VEHICLE SALE
I sold a car by auction, the buyer had the car collected by a recovery driver not in person. The buyer was meant to provide details for vehicle registration. I have only been given a postal code and area, I need a house number, the buyer is not respo...
Buyer must have chosen wrong postage label on simple delivery
I just sold a pair of badminton rackets but the buyer chose & paid for Yodel (whom I never use so I'm not familiar with their parcel sizes) so I printed out the label but when I got it to the shop who takes Yodel they said the parcel was too long & r...
Simple Delivery is a nightmare and a total Con!
I am close to closing all my listings from Ebay as I am now forced to use the awful Simple Delivery. It may be simple but it is total rubbish and a huge con. I have just gone to list a dvd in a slim case, it weighs less than 100g so it would have cos...
Resolved! Simple delivery the last straw
After nearly 10 years of selling I stopped completely and closed my account because ebay started messing with a great selling platform. I started as a hobby when I retired selling a few old IT bits and pieces and this gradually turned into a great pa...
Feedback
How can I cancel a listing which I suspect a fraudster has done buy it now and paid without the fear of receiving negative feedback?
Vanishing Views
What is going on with viewing totals on ebay? The other day I had something like 12 views for an item I listed under a week ago, then those views suddenly disappeared and it now says 2. I have had other items that have lost views as well. Sometimes y...
Resolved! Private Sellers trying to Sell Valueless Stamps at Stupid Prices
I am a stamp dealer. I sell mainly GB Queen Victoria postage stamps. Has anyone noticed that some private sellers (since the free listing) are listing valueless stamps at ridiculous prices. In particular I have noticed quite a few listings showing QE...
Ebay & HMRC
Hello! A couple of days ago I got a message on my eBay account that I need to provide my national insurance number because of my sales. After some research, apparently I have recently sold my 31st item this year, so I've triggered this check-up, appa...
Resolved! Chasing chargeback fees from 10 years ago
Hi All, I would appreciate your feedback on this please. I have had my UK ebay account for 10 years. Last weekend, for the first time, I decided to list an item for sale. I created the listing and then at the final stage, received a message saying th...
Muliple Listings
I am trying to list the same type of items using the drop down box tool but am getting nowhere, does anybody out there know how to do it I will need a step by step guide what ever information I get from E Bay I can't follow please help as I have a nu...
SENDING LETTERS TO USA POSTAGE
HAVE JUST TRIED TO POST A CABINET PHOTO TO THE USA STANDARD INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE COSTING £ 3.00 HAVE NOW BEEN INFORMED BY POST OFFICE ALL SELLS OF PHOTOS POSTCARDS ETC WEIGHING LESS THEN 100G ,HAVE NOW GOT TO BE SENT BY TRACKED OR SIGNED FOR COSTING...
Resolved! Double postage?
I am a newbie seller to eBay. I have collectable toys for sale and someone offered to buy 8 if I bundled them at a discount. I ended the listing for all 8, created a discounted bundle, charged the buyer for postage. eBay suggested Royal Mail special ...
Item damaged by Simple Delivery - how do I claim from ebay?
I sold an item. I was forced to use Simple Delivery and buyer received the item damaged. I've approved the return but how do I recover the costs from Ebay?
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