IE Seller News: April 2025
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buyer protection fees, new payment arrangements, simple delivery
As a private seller of small items we are one month into this Ebay dictat/strategy of killing off private sellers. Surprise, surprise my sales are 45% down month on month and I have to what three weeks to get paid. Thanks ebay, hope you get what you ...
No printer or smart phone
I hope ebay are going to make provisions for sellers who don't have smart phones or printers . I was told I could get a QR code on my Laptop but I don't have a printer and I don't want to be walking around in public with a lap top
NHS letters to get own Royal Mail postage class
NHS letters to get own Royal Mail postage class
Resolved! Collection 6-Digit Confirmation Code?
Just had a sale where the item is too big and fragile to send via courier, so had set listing to collection only, the buyer has been and gone, so I was left to mark the order as collected, but up popped a message I haven't seen before, asking me to "...
simple delivery etc, thanks to ebays stupidity
simple delivery etc, thanks to ebays stupidity i have listings until april 15 then they can stick it up there ????.plus 4% buyers fees and 75p per invoice, wes better when the seller paid fees, as sales have now dropped over the las few weeks.
Simple Delivery - Comparing Royal Mail Tracked 48 costs...
How can ebay get away with this Simple Delivery scam? I've just been comparing prices for the Royal Mail 48hr Tracked service (It's the service I always use), against what Simple Delivery would charge for the exact same Royal Mail Tracked 48 service....
4% additional extra very high fee Item not as described returns metric LOL
Hello just need to vent sorry if worded badly but i am raging right now! 17 cases out of 471 - wrong item sent - not working - missing parts ect, all resolved without ebay intervention. I literally stand here every day and night and to get this 4% ex...
Royal Mail tracking down again.
Can't track parcels on Royal Mail or any parcel tracking companies due to 'Royal Mail tracking doesn't appear to be working'. And they've increased their prices again. Anyone got the same?
Introducing automated positive feedback... April 2025
Introducing automated positive feedbackThe great service you provide to your customers deserves to be recognised. This is why we are excited to introduce automated positive feedback. Starting late April, automated positive feedback will be added to y...
Ebay "buyer protection" targetting charity sales through their own scheme
Like many, I'm really unhappy at ebay's new tax on buyers masquerading as "buyer protection" - but what really angers me is it is so badly thought through, it even hits ebay charity sales. I assemble an item, and sell and donate most of the proceeds ...
Confused over needing NI number and allowances
My non-related business *completely* died in May last year but I still had a huge tax bill from the previous tax year to pay off, so resorted to selling off a lot of my prized possessions on eBay to soften the blow. Today, I just got a notification a...
Why does Ebay change your listing values without telling you?
Every time I use Ebay it's more ridiculous than the time before. I scheduled three auction listings to go live this evening. Each one has a starting price of £0.99, yet when I view the previews I see it says £1.75. Why does it ask for a starting pric...
Just tried to buy a postage label Says age verification ????
Just tried to buy a postage label Says age verification ???? It will not let me buy a royalmail label ?? says age verification .Its a watch wheel ??? ALL this has happened since they ask for my national insurance number /// now it will not let me buy...
Resolved! Another Simple Delivery question
I've decided to bite the bullet and have a go at Simple Delivery. I'm selling my LP collection, so it's pretty straightforward to set the correct price I've excluded Evri as an option, as I've had issues with them in the past. I added in the cost of ...
Final Value Fees 2025
It feels unfair that eBay includes postage costs when calculating Final Value Fees. Here's an example: I charged £8.99 for overseas tracked postage (small letter size) and sold the item for £6.99. eBay's total fees came to £4.44, leaving me with £11....
