Seller News: July 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...
Ebay Scam
I'd like to share a scam that happened to me, which I believe eBay employees are involved in. I sold an item on eBay and then the buyer risesd a dispute directly with his bank without returning the item. Of course the dispute was found in the buyer's...
SD label show incorrect postage. No guidance from Ebay!!
I've have just sold an item via GSP. It weighs 7.5 Kilos but the Prepaid label is only for £2.72 when the actual cost should be over £7.00. I can find no clear and concise instructions from Ebay regarding what to do so I have to come here to ask for ...
Resolved! Simply delivery
Simple Delivery on eBay is absolutely terrible. It severely limits sellers and doesn’t even include all the couriers I used before. Honestly, it feels like a disaster — I don’t know who came up with this system, but it looks like something pushed by ...
Simple delivery is awful
I list a few things on ebay occasionally, but this new simple delivery is just rubbish for sellers. It assumes that ebay actually know the size and weight of items And that everyone can easily get to Evri or other courier services easily. Why did the...
EBay changing my listings from ‘collection only’ to ‘postage’ sneakily
Hi alli have a few larger items I’m selling, like a set of 4 chairs, a junior bed, large wooden storage box, etc.. Anyway, I listed these items as collection only with no probs. Few items like the fridge, washing machine, etc have gone already. Howev...
Thoughts on the HMRC and National Insurance Number issue
I'm no longer selling due to Simple Delivery and I am sure that that will affect eBay's revenue from private sellers as well as have a knock-on effect from people buying less due to having less to spend. I should just forget it but the whole thing is...
Payments
Just seen one of the mentors over on the other board say we only get paid out 24 hours after the buyer has paid (subject to the qualifying criteria) if the item was sent tracked and there is proof of delivery.How can this be?Items will not be deliver...
Resolved! sales down
Hi Everyone. Is anybody see the sales on this week down again?I have a lot of as today almost 500 but not any offers or sales :(( I sent out lot of offers and coupon active plust promotion active too but not sales. And on the week just go down. On Mo...
The Omega Seamaster 176.007 Automatic Chronograph and Bracelet from 1972 is a vintage wristwatch des
Can I obtain any suggestions on a value of this watch, in a private sale using eBay in the UK.The watch was bought in Vicenza Italy in the Autumn of 1973.After extensive research into the Omega Seamaster range, I can find no examples of this exact mo...
What's happened to postage options?
Went to list something just now and the post service options have completely changed since yesterday. I usually list with free post (I then select yodel as that's my nearest/best priced drop off centre), but there's no option to offer free post. I'm ...
US tariffs coming end of month 29th August
From August 29th 2025, all parcels sent to the United States will be subject to duties and taxes, regardless of their value. This follows a new Executive Order signed by President Trump on July 30th, 2025, which removes the long-standing de minimis e...
Seller claims they can only send by EVRI.
I bought a LP Record at £42.00 including postage . About 12 hours later I was checking my orders and noticed that Postage method was showing as Evri who only cover items up to £20 and Vinyl Records are exempt from loss or damage compensation. I conta...
Resolved! How long ebay will hold back funds for not giving NI number on Blackmail.
Used to sell on ebay but no more as refuse to give ebay my details.ebay is not my employer but just a selling platform, HMRC are not my employer but deal with my yearly earnings where i pay no tax what so ever after calculating my way.so now i cut of...
Simple Delivery
Hi, I would like to use Simple Delivery for all my items. However the option is not available for ladies hats, belts and handbags or men’s hats? Does anyone know when Simple Delivery will be added to these categories?
Be Aware! Offer prices INCLUDE the Buyer Protection Fee
I made a sale on my personal account this morning for a set of headphones that I had listed at £59.95 with it set to auto accept offers over £50.00. A buyer made an offer 10% below asking price, so £54.00 and as I have it set to auto-accept above £50...
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