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Postage and the ebay user interface

I'm confused with the badly designed postage form on the ebay selling pages. Choosing a postage service in one field (let's say Royal Mail Tracked) brings up a form with a suggested price which AFAIK isn't accurate. In the adjacent field to the right...

NO MORE FEES - Perhaps we private sellers can start selling 99p DVD's & 99p CD's again

as I still like to watch DVD's & listen to CD's and collect cheap plastic kinder suprise toysand have never used , have any inclination to, or know how to use a streaming service.sending 99p items untracked on trustjust like in the good old days

Confused about payment after a sale

Normally the money from selling an item goes directly into my bank account so I get the money quite quickly. Will I now have to request this to be done each time I sell an Item?

Cash on collection - what if buyer pays via eBay (and/or requests courier) before collecting?

Hi, I'm preparing to list a couple of vinyl record job lots for collection only. I haven't done a 'collection in person' listing before, and feel rather nervous about how things could go (assuming a sale, of course). It seems a bit 'Wild West', with ...

Free Listings for Private Sellers Down from 1000 to 300 per Month

Genuine Private seller selling off my comic book collection of several thousand comics which I have collected since the 80s . Did not have a problem myself with seller fees , as in a real world auction the buyer and seller both have to pay about 20% ...

Promotional offers 300 listings per month down from 1000 last month

last month i had Promotional offers listings of 1000 last month,this month i only got Promotional offers 300 listings per month down from 1000 last month whats going on no message or what so ever

No More Fees so Why No Cash On Collection ?

why does ebay not allow cash o collection any more ?previously i would have thought it was to prevent fee avoidanceas i know some sellers cancel a sale after an item has been collected to avoid fees.however after todays srprise announcement, which I ...

eBay are being utterly ridiculous on their "Safety Policy"

I posted a listing for a well known and widely available Baby Cot Bed this morning. It is sold on Amazon and John Lewis. It's a British company. I have described the product as "used" which it was briefly. eBay immediately removed the listing as it d...

My other account Suspended for refusing to change to a business seller

So, it has begun. Despite me not trading, not selling anything new, not selling anything in multiple, and only selling personal items (currently I am selling my collection of Radio Times which I built up over many years when I was younger - most of w...

New Fee Format Isnt eBay's Real Issue For Business Sellers

I dont so much mind the new fee format, although its another things ebay has done to favour private sellers over businesses. The benefits given for business sellers on the email was just fluff to distract from the main subject, those "benefits" shoul...

Authentication for wristwatches

Is the authentication service still available as I have just listed two wristwatches for sale and neither have the blue authenticity guarantee available on the listing. They fit all of the criteria and are relists . Another watch that was already lis...

I'm a new seller (not new buyer) but this has me worried...

Ok, so... I advertised a camera yesterday, excellent condition, reasonable price, buy now (or offers). I have never tried to sell on eBay before, just buy. Received an offer a few hours later, from 'A'. Ignored it, as late at night, can't be bothered...

Simple delivery - returns

So Simple Delivery sounds OK as far as the seller being protected against loss or damage in transit. As long as they don't start denying protection if you can't prove your packaging was adequate. But what happens for an item not as described claim, p...

Is a international sale through eBay foreign income for HMRC?

I was just about to complete my Self Assessment tax for last year, but I have been asked if I received any foreign income. Most of my sales were through eBay, and were to overseas buyers, USA, Canada, etc. Do I have to say yes, this is foreign income...

No selling fees! Hurrah!

I'm simultaneously pleased about this, but frustrated that it happened the very day after I sold my old laptop with close to £50 of fees. I'm just awaiting the communal meltdown of all the business sellers on this forum.

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Postage and the ebay user interface

NO MORE FEES - Perhaps we private sellers can start selling 99p DVD's & 99p CD's again

Confused about payment after a sale

Cash on collection - what if buyer pays via eBay (and/or requests courier) before collecting?

Free Listings for Private Sellers Down from 1000 to 300 per Month

Promotional offers 300 listings per month down from 1000 last month

No More Fees so Why No Cash On Collection ?

eBay are being utterly ridiculous on their "Safety Policy"

My other account Suspended for refusing to change to a business seller

New Fee Format Isnt eBay's Real Issue For Business Sellers

Authentication for wristwatches

I'm a new seller (not new buyer) but this has me worried...

Simple delivery - returns

Is a international sale through eBay foreign income for HMRC?

No selling fees! Hurrah!

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