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...
15% Coupon Codes added to my items without my knowledge
I've just discovered that 15% Coupon Codes have been added to all but one of my listed items. I hope I'm right in thinking that ebay will be covering the cost of the discount and that I will still get the full item price, but could somebody confirm t...
MC011 Restriction
Hi eBay community,I'm in a desperate situation and hoping for advice or similar experiences. Here's what's happening:6+ years account of good standing. Barely ever sold things before, but just sold three items in the past two months or so, and listed...
Pending Funds
I hadn't sold an item on eBay for a while, and so ignored the pre-paid label and sent the item independently via Royal Mail signed for. The item has been delivered and signed for, but my funds remain pending as Ebay hasn't recognised that the item ha...
Resolved! Why am I paying tax on my shop subscription fee?
Hi AllWhen I signed up for an eBay shop I was led to believe that it would cost £27 a month. I've just been charged £32.40 for the month which includes additional tax (VAT I assume?) I know that we have to pay VAT on things, but I can't find anywhere...
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...
eBay as confused as us about Simple Delivery?
eBay help says this about Simple Delivery postage rates for items under £100: which I was pleased to see had a 2-10kg option at a price that was close to Yodel’s £5.21 that I use a lot. BUT… there is no option for this weight range when you select Si...
Simple Delivery nightmare! Until yesterday I could choose custom and choose my carrier etc
How do eBay know the carrier, price, weight, size of box used to pack etc ? Large letter is charged at 1kg even if it’s 250grams. RM the box has to be 16cms max. It jumps from 2kg to 10kg with no 5kg offered. I always added a tiny amount towards the ...
Payments - payouts
I recently revived my ebay account and started selling again. a message appeared stating that i would be paid quarterly on the 1st of July then October,January and April. After my first "new" sale i received 1st payment as stated but as i list more i...
Is eBay open for buyers?
Hi everyone,I’m starting to get really concerned about the lack of sales on eBay lately. No matter how much we promote our listings or how generous the discounts are, nothing seems to be moving. It’s like shouting into a void.We also sell on other pl...
Suspicious purchases
Hi, does anyone have any experience with suspicious purchases and how do you deal with this? A buyer contacted me today about has not received the purchases made two weeks ago, but the account used to contact me is different from the one used for the...
Resolved! Simple Delivery - Inflated Postage on Large Letter
Hi,This is prob just the same stuff that everyone else has been posting here, but thought I would ask. Item has relisted with Simple Delivery, as this is now mandatory.Free postage has been removed and is levied at the buyer (yes I can toggle back).I...
Resolved! Waiting payment after auction
This is the first time I have ever sold something on Ebay, my item sold at auction and it is not clear to me what to do next. The only message I have is "waiting payment" there is a button that say "send payment details", however this simply informs ...
postage
Please help! Has ebay changed postage options again? It was so easy. I put something up for sale, picked royal mail 2nd class, charged them £x then went to the post office, sent it off, got a receipt and checked if it was delivered. Happy days. Now I...
Resolved! FORUM POSTINGS TODAY
Only 25 posting comments on todays Community Forum upto 9.00pm.Is this a blip or advance signs of possible interest on the wain ?
Again no correct answers - yet Ebay are still forcing incorrect postage options for you
I asked the question a week ago in the community forum:1 Simple question: Now we have Simple deliveryAnd its not fit for purpose! When are we going to have the correct postage options - so we can give the consumer the correct options regards Postage?...
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