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Zero sales all year

I’ve been selling on eBay (seriously) coming up to a year now. Switched to a business account towards the end of 2024, sales last summer were booming, I was doing great! This year I’ve not even made £2000 in sales. I’m listing x 3 per day. I’m now en...

Not had any reviews for a week..

I've not had any reviews for a week..(good or bad) which is unusualNormally get 3 or 4 per dayIs there a glitch in the matrix?

Do I poke the angry bear

So i've just had an OUTRAGED customer appalled started a return and then email me to say they have no access to a printer. I suggested they contact Ebay direct as its their automated process along with the epitomy of a polite and courteous response S...

eBay likes AI descriptions, so I asked AI to give me a description of eBay.

I asked AI to give an honest description of the current reality of eBay for someone who has never used the platform before and what they should expect if they do. Here is the response:eBay positions itself as a bustling online marketplace, but beneat...

Simply Delivery Help

Hello,I'm a fairly new seller on ebay, only been selling a month. I have been using royal mail click and drop and picking tracked 48 and dropping my items off at my local postbox because they are pokemon cards and large letter size. Royal mail wont c...

Resolved! Low priced items £10 and under

I read that "Simple delivery will be optional for items that are priced £10 or under and lightweight( 100g or under) so if your items are in this range then you should be able to continue with your own postage"If I list a Buy it Now item for £9.99, w...

Simple Delivery - No more combining lots to save buyer postage?

Does mandatory simple delivery mean that I won't be able to combine lots? I often have buyers that purchase two lots of four comics. These usually fit nicely in the one package so I refund the postage on one of them. Will I have to send both lots sep...

Unable to add Aditional Description to auction with 2 days left.

Despite having another two days to run, I have an auction with a bid that I'm unable to save the additional description I type. I've always been able to do this in the past. Anyone else have the same problem?

Post Office and Simple Delivery

HI AllAnother post about the dreaded SD.Just come back from my local Post Offices (yes 2 as I had business in both places), and thought I would just post on here that both have now instructed their staff to refuse eBay parcels if they are labelled in...

SIMPLE SELLING!' I DO NOT WANT THIS OPTION!!!

I DO NOT WANT SIMPLE OPTIONS. I HAVE TRIED TO OPT OUT AND USE MY TRIED AND TESTED METHOD...ROYAL MAIL TRACKED...I HAVE JUST SOLD SOMETHING AND AM BEING FORCED INTO CHARGING £2.73 POSTAGE WHEN I HAD PUT P & P AS £3.90. THE ITEM IS LARGE AND WILL NOT F...

When to cancel current listings

Fun and games when from 7th April, eBay will rewrite existing listings. Are they capable of separating those less than 100g weight and envelope sized items that will be exempt from the Special Delivery fiasco ??I don’t intend accepting eBays new ruli...

Account suddenly temporarily restricted after listing first item?

Hi I opened up an eBay account 4 days ago. I added my debit card. verified my mobile number and email address, and then made one purchase for a small amount of money. This evening I have gone to list a relatively cheap item (£30) which would have bee...

Accepted offer from buyer but status is showing "We couldn't process this payment". Why is this?

Underneath it saying "We couldn't process this payment", it then says "We let the buyer know and asked them to update their payment method before the time expires".So how long has the buyer got to pay for the item before the time expires?And what hap...

What is deem'ed a low-priced ebay on simple delivery?

Now that ebay are making simple delivery mandatory shortly what is deem'ed a low-priced ebay on simple delivery. Is it items listed at £20.00 and under or what? As a low priced item is excluded from simple delivery I prefer to just put on a 1st class...

Resolved! Proof of Delivery vs Click and Collect collection

Hi. Sorry I haven't read through all of the many posts regarding the new funds released only after delivery of goods policy but I am concerned that the measure being used should be postage tracking to Click and Collect shop and not whether the buyer ...

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Zero sales all year

Not had any reviews for a week..

Do I poke the angry bear

eBay likes AI descriptions, so I asked AI to give me a description of eBay.

Simply Delivery Help

Resolved! Low priced items £10 and under

Simple Delivery - No more combining lots to save buyer postage?

Unable to add Aditional Description to auction with 2 days left.

Post Office and Simple Delivery

SIMPLE SELLING!' I DO NOT WANT THIS OPTION!!!

When to cancel current listings

Account suddenly temporarily restricted after listing first item?

Accepted offer from buyer but status is showing "We couldn't process this payment". Why is this?

What is deem'ed a low-priced ebay on simple delivery?

Resolved! Proof of Delivery vs Click and Collect collection

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