Seller News: December 2025
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Sold Item but automated postage label not sufficient to cover value of contents
I recently sold a record for £140 and posted it using the automated Royal Mail QR code I was issued. The item has now gone missing in the mail, eBay issued the buyer a full refund without supporting me in any way, and now Royal Mail say the postage l...
EBAY RIDICULOUS ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATES !!!!!!!!!!
Delivery dates….?????????? What on earth is going on - EBay are telling potential buyers that items won.t be delivered until AFTER Christmas…this should be the busiest time of the year for us and we have sold 2 items today!! RIDICULOUS. Rang eBay to ...
No Longer Selling And Minimal Buying Due To Simple Delivery And BPF (Version 2)
This Discussion Thread Is For Private Sellers Who Also Buy.PLEASE KEEP POSTS ON SUBJECT ONLY SO THIS THREAD IS HELPFUL FOR USERS.
Sixteen Day Delivery estimate for Royal Mail 2nd Class !!
I noticed that my sales have all but dried up , so had a look at my listings .. I see that they are showing delivery by the 27th of December for Royal Mail 2nd class - sixteen days away ! Has this happened to others ? Is it likely to be fixed ? No wo...
Simple Delivery is Discriminatory
I have repeatedly told eBay I'm a disabled private seller. With the new Simple Delivery they're foisting on us private sellers they are expecting us to process purchases in 2-3 days. I keep getting reminders to reduce my shipping time by one day - no...
What should i do ?
Buyer paid £55 for an item today and this evening i get this message. Item was sold under Simple Delivery so i should despatch in 2 days. Can you please post this on 5 of January as i am away at the moment , nothing wring with holding it until then ....
EVRI exposed on Panorama
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002nnkfShould be interesting viewing.
Evri Panorama program
Maybe Ebay should watch this program that was broadcast tonight and includes an undercover investigation into Evri as well as Evri's response's.https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002nnkf/panorama-evri-wheres-my-parcel
Parcel was collected but Royal Mail tracking says it wasn't
HiI sold an item on ebay and used the simple delivery label that I was sent. It was booked to be collected last Friday, which it was. I then had an email from royal mail saying that the item wasn't available when they called. I got straight on to the...
Resolved! Policy Violation
Can't believe that eBay think this is a Knife. I sold it packed it and posted it and now eBay are telling me its a violation. Absolute JokeDispatchedCourier scan 15 DecView order detailsKaren Rosesellerkaren101 Antique 1900c Hand Crank British Made M...
Reasonable postage cost - Average Rating low despite using Simple Delivery
I use Simple Delivery for 99% of my sales, free postage for the other 1% but my average rating shows 4.8 for "Reasonable postage cost" How can it be fair for me to be penalised for a postage rate I have no control over. Anyone suffer similarly and ha...
Buyer says item not fully described
I sold some lurex pyjamas/lounge suitThe buyer says she is disappoined as there are some 'clicks' on the trousers.She says I should have checked it properly and probably why I sold it!I said they were possible Lurex threads and to be expected in a us...
Christmas Sales Wrost in Years - December 2025
Hello, I wonder if anyone elese noticed Christmas sales decline. Other platforms have picked up but Ebay is still slow 1-2 Sales a day What exactly has gone wrong with Ebay run up to Christmas. We are advertising all items over 10% but still no luck....
Where are locations you won't post to set? I haven't set any, but apparently some are set!
I have a buyer who states that my profile has a setting whereby I will not send to their country; I don't think I have any such settings, but on digging on here, I found the same for the Channel islands came up, but I got round that without realising...
Missed collection DHL
I missed my collection at my address for a parcel. ( he came earlier than the email stated!!! )Does anyone know if I can just drop it off at a drop off point? Or do should I wait till tomorrow to see if he will come back? Thanks in advance
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