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National insurance number

Hi, seller from guernsey Channel Islands , having issues now the hmrc thing has come into play, asking for the nin as I’m not a uk resident we do not have them to give, we have social security numbers over here which do not get accepted when typed in...

Resolved! Dispatch time

I am trying to revise a listing because initially it was collection only but now I can send via courier. When trying to save I get an error saying missing Dispatch Time. If I click the link it bizarrely takes me to Payment Options. So I edit the Deli...

VAT added

Well I sold a Cassette Tape for £1.99 The buyer ended up paying £5.49 for it, inclusive of postage of course. But why the VAT too? I thought the buyers protection was bad enough. It's no wonder sales are low or non existent!

Suspiciously not getting ANY views of Items since ebay has started asking to (pay to promote)

Is anyone suspiciously not getting ANY views of some of their items since ebay has started asking to (pay to promote)? Im hearing people saying that ebay are shadow banning & secretly penalising private sellers who haven't (paid to promote any of the...

Tired of eBay

I'm honestly fed up with eBay, so I decided that I will build a proper marketplace, where every seller stands their chance of being visible to the buyers and actually selling something. Question is: Will you follow?

PRIVATE SELLERS NOT WANTED ON EBAY

The new regulations on ebay to arrive in February just prove that they are trying to convert Private Sellers to Business sellers. Buyers will noe have to pay ebay for expensive postal and courier rates which I know that I can get cheaper through Roya...

Guernsey Insurance Number PLEASE HELP

I’m being asked for my national insurance number as I’ve sold over 30 items. I live in Guernsey and have a Guernsey insurance number, which is saying invalid. A Gsy insurance number is GY and 6 numbers. I was on the the phone to eBay yesterday for an...

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National Insurance - Guernsey

I'm a seller from Guernsey, which is not part of the UK but is part of the British Isles and, therefore, falls under "UK" when selling on eBay.I'm being asked to provide a National Insurence Number, which doesn't apply to Guernsey. We do not have the...

Are these new changes here to stay?

Hi fellow Lemmings, Not sure, but is it the Lemmings that follow one another and run over cliffs?All the years being an eBay user, I don't remember ever looking at any messages posted on here, don't remember needing to?Was it always like it is now fu...

Sending To Northern Ireland

Just a heads up that the 'Windsor Framework' is now in effect from 1st May 2025It is for both business and private sellers.If you are sending to Northern Ireland, don't just stick stamps on it.It won't get delivered, but returned. There is no need to...

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