Seller News: August 2025
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Royal Mail 2nd-Class Letter – what’s changing and what isn’t
Royal Mail now has Ofcom’s approval to deliver 2nd Class Letters on alternate weekdays and will remove Saturday deliveries. However, Royal Mail has not set a go-live date, meaning as it stands currently your delivery estimates and seller metrics will...
New Simple Delivery pricing!
So they are introducing new pricing for SD from Feb 12th! Methinks that mandatory SD is approaching rapidly.... Well goodbye E Bay when that happens.
Hidden listings due to policy violations
Since 1st March, I have had a total of 5 listings hidden "due to policy violations". I have had a total of 3 prolonged chats with support (after spending a lot of time getting past the bot) and appealed all 5 .The listings have been active and unchan...
Will an untracked unpursued INR eventually close in seller's favour?
Am I right in thinking that an INR will eventually close in the seller's favour if the buyer does not pursue the request for refund when eBay offer it? (Buyer would have been asked to confirm non-arrival / offered refund by eBay five days after INR c...
Resolved! how do I cancel an order that I have previously declined a cancellation request on?
As I say, I previously declined a cancellation request in good faith but the buyer has messed me around so when I try to "cancel order" now, the system won't let me as "a cancellation already exists". I don't want to refund them as I haven't got thei...
You can no longer send items RM Special Delivery......
I am a private seller of over 20 years on E-Bay. While a lot of people complained extensively about the recent changes with payment systems frankly it never bothered me as I only sell bits and pieces and occasionally will have a burst of selling some...
Custom delivery option disappeared
Have tried to list an item this afternoon and there is no option for custom delivery anymore, either that or I can’t see it?!? Any ideas?!?
Sales Are Too Slow Jun 2025 -
Hello everyone, how are you doing? I see many sellers are facing slow sales right now—it’s really difficult, especially when you have to pay for warehouse rent and other expenses. In my case, I have almost 1,000 listings and only get less than 17 sal...
Ebay Offensive Material Policy Regarding Nazi Emblems
Recently placed an ad to sell my German Naval Clock.The dial has a 3mm Swastika which I covered with the Clock hands (see image).My ad was immediately removed by Ebay,saying it contravened their Offensive Material Policy by displaying a Swastika.OK t...
Decline in sales due to Ebay introduction of buyer protection fees
Just another voice to add to the many dissasfied sellers encountering the decline in sales due to the introduction of Buyer Protection Fees. Sellers are lossing business, so Ebay must be loosing reveniew. Whoever decided to introdce such a scheme sho...
Where have the Buyers gone?
Where is everyone? Sales have dropped drastically sine the introduction of this new buyer fee tax and I find this really depressing to be honest.This site is turning into a digital Graveyard, no actually there's more life in a Graveyard than on Ebay ...
EBay Confusion
Like many others..confusion reigns!.. Latest point…. so, I’m a private seller dealing in small quantity, low value.. postcards. If I post abroad from the UK it costs £3.25 with Royal Mail.However with EBay’s new policy, they charge £2.72 SD…..it’s so...
Buyers who bid on items and don’t pay, ignore messages.
It was so foolish for eBay to remove the ability to give negative feedback to buyers. the reasoning seems to be “to avoid malicious negative feedback” but surely that’s what the function for removing incorrect feedback is for? I had an item which had...
Simple Delivery - how to mark as despatched without generating label?
Good afternoon everyone, Does anyone know of a way of marking an item as despatched without generating a Simple Delivery label, please? Thank you
Selling using personal collection
I’m selling an expensive item (a bike) and have flagged it as for personal collection only. An offer has been made by someone who lives some distance away, near enough financially to be acceptable. However, they have only been a member since April 20...
Resolved! Is the Global Shipping Programme to the USA still suspended?
Just had a potential buyer from the USA making an offer on one of my items. I replied explaining that GSP was suspended. However the fact that this buyer was able to make an offer leaves me uncertain as to the current status of GSP to the USA. Advice...
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