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Royal Mail: updated delivery restrictions & packaging requirements for bladed items
Royal Mail has added delivery restrictions and packaging requirements to bladed items and sharp or pointed objects which will be in force from 7 May 2024. If you are posting bladed items such as cutlery knives that you have sold on eBay via Royal Mai...
Resolved! Will I pay a fee for reserve price again if my listing is auto-relisted for free?
I paid a fee (£10 or so) when listing my item in order to set a reserve price. I am told on the details of the listing it will be relisted automatically up to 8 times for free. I am wondering however if I will need to pay the fee for a reserve price ...
Resolved! Sold a drone buyer has crashed it.
Sold a drone, he received it on 27th and sent me messages via ebay regarding contents. He said nothing about physical damage or issues and said he was going to fly it next day. Tonight he messaged me saying drone has faulty rota, damage which he sent...
new postage rates
don't forget that postage goes up on tuesday and how will it affect your sales
Zero feedback- member since March 2024
In two minds on this one;- Sell item to them if they win. Everyone has to start on eBay at some point, I did in October 2000 with zero feedback. - Block them from bidding in case they win and are a scammer. Even if I send to address as adviced by eba...
I think buyer is trying to scam me via returns process..
I sold an electric guitar amp, virtually brand new. About 4 days later i recieved a return request from the buyer saying i had not listed it correctly and this was an 'acoustic' guitar amp and not an electric one. I used it with my electric guitar no...
Resolved! Ebay and taxes for a private seller.
I read in the papers that there are changes afoot and anything over 1,000 a year in sales will have to be declared, yet I've gone onto the HMRC site, put in all relevant details, and it says I don't have to declare unless I've sold things worth over ...
Resolved! Why is ebay so hard to sell on now
I remember when i first started on my first account back in 2005, it was so easy to sell things, it didn't really matter what it was, you could post it on auction and it would sell within a week or two maximum and you'd get quite a few bidders and a ...
Info For My Tax Return
Doing my simple , non VAT registered tax return ... All I need to know is my total sales and my total fees for thetax year .What's the easiest way to get these figures ? Realise I will have to add up the shipping labels from Paypal ...
Warning - Buy it Now listings not running for a full month
Just listed a Buy it Now and it is showing ending on 3rd March. I had around 100 listings auto-renew today half are finishing on the 3rd March whilst the remainder are finishing on the 4th March. These were sequential listings in order that buyers ca...
Possible outcomes regarding return / chargeback
Regarding one of the phones I sold, the buyer opened a return request on eBay with a reason 'Just didn't like it'. He stated that the phones colour looked different in the picture to that in reality. So in essence, he could have opened a not as descr...
Resolved! reduced fees
hi, i have not recieved the reduced seller fees for two weeks now. i always get them fortnightly. any clues as to why ? kind regards
Sign In Verification Glitch?
Better half had a phone call earlier from a regular repeat buyer. They have tried to sign in from early morning but can’t get past 2-step verification because no code is being sent/received - also had two emails from repeat buyers saying the same thi...
Resolved! Negative feedback removal declined
I sold an item, buyer claimed they didn't receive it and opened a case. The tracking showed it was delivered, the buyer in their messages called me stupid and said they were going to leave negative feedback. Eventually I won the case but the buyer le...
Editing a listing after bid received
How can I change my listing to 'accept offers' after a bid has been received?
Global Shipping Programme
UK Seller - I decided to add the Global Shipping Programme to a few of my listings to see how it works - but after just one day had a buyer trying to buy from Jersey (Channel Islands) and being asked to pay £32.00 shipping/customs etc - when UK to fr...
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