UK Seller News: April 2025
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So What Happens Now? (Simple Delivery)
Well today is 'SD Day' supposedly, where Simple Delivery becomes the only postage option. However I still have over 200 listings up with the old postage option, none of which have been changed by ebay as far as I can see (still showing older Royal Ma...
NO LONGER SELLING DUE TO SIMPLE DELIVERY
AS OF 15TH APRIL MY DAYS AS A PRIVATE EBAY SELLER WILL STOP AFTER 19 YEARS.I AM FED UP OF THE GREED OF EBAY AND I HOPE OTHER EBAY SELLERS DECIDE TO NO LONGER LET THE EBAY CONTROL FREAKS HAVE THIS MUCH CONTROL OVER PRIVATE SELLERS.
eBay removed a woodcarving gouge set even if listed with age verification posting
This woodcarving gouge set is a tool set for wood carving work. As per the policy, it has been listed with the Age Verification posting which is double the price of the usual Tracked48 small parcel via RM. Ebay sent email saying the item had been rem...
Buyer Protection Fee Woes
I see the Buyer Protection Fee has been added to our items for sale (not for the toys category yet). I know that if someone opens a not-received case for an item and then rings Ebay, that Ebay will often refund them out of their own pocket. Thus enco...
SIMPLE DELIVERY - IS THERE A JOURNALIST OUT THERE???
Hopefully there is a journalist amongst the eBay sellers that will be as affected by Simple Delivery as everyone else, will visit the community boards and will bring the situation to the attention of the MSM!!!
Does anyone know how to set the label size under Simple Delivery?
Does anyone know how to set the label size under Simple Delivery? I have made my first (possibly last) sale using Simple Delivery. All seemed to go well except for printing a label, it comes as one of four on an A4 sheet and prints a quarter of the e...
Is there a Seller's Union?
It seems obvious that Ebay does not listen to or care about many of the problems that sellers experience. Is there an Ebay sellers' Union? If we collectively challenge them - with threats to pull listings - they might listen.
EBay it’s the end for private sellers.
Well finally after changing the format of their selling platform it seems every couple of weeks you have come up with the ultimate level of stupidity with this latest total ridiculous set of changes. Nobody is going to wait what could be weeks to be ...
Buyer cancelled order but I have been charged for postage. What can I do?
Someone bought my item by mistake and immediately cancelled. I found another buyer very quickly and posted, but I was charged for postage for the first order despite the label not even having been printed. Several threads on the same subject suggeste...
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...
Cancelled order
Hi. I listed an item for collection. A buyer bought it before asking me of its condition and when he can collect. He then said that because i am away this week, he needs to cancel the purchase. He is saying that i need to have included the informatio...
SD gets better VAT charged
Had my first 'Simple Delivery' sale and noticed item said VAT rate: 20.00%. Im not VAT registered, do not charge it and the item for what little i could see with SD was going to UK (Northern Island)So (I know) I contacted CS and the VAT is charged on...
International Sales Through Ebay's Mandatory Simple Delivery System 15/04/2025
As most of us here now know that Unfortunately from tomorrow (Ebay Simple Delivery System) shall be completely Mandatory to all Private Sellers, but there is one particular area which I have noticed is not really getting the intention it needs, as UK...
Resolved! Having to opt out of Simple Delivery on EVERY LISTING
OK so listing some items tonightgood news first - even though Simple Delivery is now being pushed I can opt out to custom settings and select my standard shipping ratesbad news - I have to opt out of Simple Delivery every time I list even though I am...
Yodel lost my parcel
Yodel lost my buyers parcel. I refunded my buyer and contacted Yodel to make a claim. Yodel referred me to Ebay. Ebay referred me to Howly. Howly referred me back to Ebay. Now when I go on ebay live chat it takes me straight to Howly.How do I lodge a...
