Seller Update: January 2025
We’re kicking off 2025 with some important enhancements and updates.
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Buyer Protection, Pokémon Day, VAT invoices & other launches landing this February
As we wave goodbye to January, I wanted to update you on exciting changes coming in February.
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Update regarding “Urgent - VAT action” email
On 17-19 February, some sellers received an email asking them to update their UK Value Added Tax (VAT) registration on eBay or potentially be restricted from selling. This email was sent in error. Rest assured, this does not affect your ability to se...
selling fees
i’m off after this ebay you keep millions of pounds of money for a week earning massive interest now back door protection fees come on your loosing people left right and centre sorry i’m off
EBAY FREEBAY !!
I have just spent another few hours reading all the posts on here. I have written off the £100 or so that I should have been paid for my sales this month as clearly Ebay have no intention of paying anyone ever.I have sent a Letter to my MP and being ...
BPF & refunds
Had a duplicate postage refund to do & looks like Ebay have refunded part of the BPF as well :- So the order total was £1.34 & BPF seems to have been reduced to 35p. (Ebay refund of 41p) So looking at this logically it would be cheaper for buyers to ...
New Buyer Fee, CATEGORIES Thread - Please Add any updates
Hi, because of the numerous threads on here about the new Buyer Fees for private Sellers, I thought it would be a good idea to have one main thread to post the notifications of when the Buyer Fee is introduced in the different categories, now that Eb...
Thoughts on new seller rules
Sold first 2 items with the new rules one posted and one for collection.Posted off the item and it said payment would be taken from my Ebay funds which at the time were zero. Still I seem to have bought the postage OK.Today my other item was collecte...
important - if your item appears to be "lost" after using GSP
My item appeared to be lost a week ago and my money is on hold I checked the following link - https://trackpb.shipment.co/track My item is not lost and already left a hub few days ago! We should all call ebay and demand release of our funds!
Evri postage showing as remote after changing address
Hi I recently moved and updated my adress from PA1 to PA2 but now the Evri postage thing thinks I’m in a remote area which I’m not. I’m even using the same drop off point. The post code is entered correctly so I don’t understand why it’s happening.Ha...
Buyers protection fees
I really don’t understand what eBay are playing at it’s hard enough to make any money on eBay as it is now they bring in buyers protection fee for what for a service that should be there for free. I list stuff regularly and have no trouble selling it...
Private Sellers Unite! We need to figure out a new sales strategy that works for us!
Hi everyone, This discussion thread is for genuine private sellers only. Okay, so we all know where we stand now with zero selling fees, payments on hold until 2 days beyond successful delivery and the new 4% Buyers Premium. I am a 100% genuine selle...
Auctions finished with bids are showing in UNSOLD not orders
A few of my auctions have just finished with bids, but they are showing in my unsold listings and not my orders - something has gone wrong. I'm not how they will be showing for the buyer and whether they will be able to pay?
funds will typically be available in your eBay balance 2 days after delivery
This doesn't bode well. For this to work eBay need to make sure their tracking is up to speed.
Changing sellers Listing Amounts
Sorry ebay, this adding on to our Listed prices is not good for you, I do understand you want the buyer to know the full price you are charging, But what happens if I get an offer to Lower that price, Just means buyers OFFERS have gone out the window...
selling
i sold 3 items in the last 30 minutes but have had no notifications.anyone had a this problem with EbayUK
Image theft & ripping off of other sellers listing photo images for resale
I am a long time regular buyer and occasional seller on Ebay and collect rare photographic postcard and photograph images with a particular interest in cinema and retail history. There is another seller who regularly rips off these sorts of images fr...
returns
I was shocked to see the video on you tube from a couple who sold a brand new car light on ebay and it was returned damaged the way the situation was handled by ebay was a real eyeopener and that was for a valuable item ,so no hope if you have someth...
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