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Resolved! VAT added to private seller

Hi. I've had VAT added to my item. I am a private seller, not selling for profit, I'm not vat registered. I'm selling from the UK to the UK. Why is eBay adding 20% vat to my listing. I spoke to that support and they are absolutely sure this is correc...

Red flagged when selling

Hi all, I’m trying to sell various items, changing the delivery to post only and second class post. Each time I do this I get a red flag and it tells me that there is something wrong with the delivery charge. I’ve sold loads of items this way before....

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The new when we get paid rules from February.

Ebay was always heavily weighted in favour of the Buyers, but this new mad rule thats coming in next month about having to wait two days after delivery is confirmed to get paid is simply beyond the pale. And sometimes delivery conformation never come...

Buyer making false claim

I sold a use iPhone on eBay. The phone and its software worked completely fine apart from the defects I stated in the listing, which were a crack on the screen and an issue with the speaker not working unless the phone was on loud speaker. The phone ...

Refunds

Why do eBay take a refund from you - when the buyer has not paid yet - but requested the refund as ordered by mistake.Then ebay take out of your funds.No payment has gone through as of yet - except the payment from my funds for a mistake someone has ...

Ebay side with lies and negative feedback given by a buyer!!! And told me that's their policy!!!

Seller receives unjustified negative feedback, including, blatant lies and misinformation - seller contacts ebay who, after x2 appeals, including, reviewing all messages b/w seller and buyer (with no justifcation for negative feedback), states they w...

Resolved! Change of delivery method

I printed a Yodel despatch label which automatically generated a tracking number. Then the local Yodel drop off point refused to take the package because it was too large. Instead I delivered the item by hand. Now the system has it that the item is i...

Buyer Protection makes selling complex

Not happy with buyer protection. Actually it should be renamed Seller Obstruction. Without sellers there will be no buyers, so why make it harder and complex to sell? I am a private seller and tried selling for 9.99 but now my listings are 11.11 so t...

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Resolved! Seller Hub

Hello, I hope you can help. I keep seeing that people are able to choose their courier etc. by going to 'Seller Hub' and selecting 'Advanced Option' which opts them out of Simple Delivery, is this correct or have I misunderstood? Also, do you have to...

Private Seller And HMRC

Hello , i know this question was asked many times. But i need to ask im so upset.Im selling my own private items , many of them. I paid for them used for a short period of time and selling them becouse i don't use them. on all of items im selling i l...

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Ebay going down hill

I have found that my eBay sales have dropped off a cliff since the ebay changes and see others are getting the same. I wonder how this is now working and profitable for ebay if sales are down. It is certainly not working for me. If I don't sell, ebay...

Resolved! Private Sellers and eBay promo coupon codes...

Just done a bunch of listings as a Private Seller and on checking them I noticed that they all have a 5% discount coupon code (BALFEB5).It's highly likely I'm going to make myself look like a complete horses' asre here but am I right in thinking that...

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