Seller News: June 2025
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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's new buyer protection scam
So I have been a seller on and off her since June 2001, Over the years I have sent items recorded delivery that either never turn up , or arrive with no notification of delivery. Now someone wants to charge a buyer a fee for safe delivery, when they ...
Resolved! HMRC tax on £1000 sales
Does the £1000 p.a. sales figure include postage? I sell low value items & the postage is usually higher than the value of the item. On £1000 sales i'd be lucky to make £200 profit. Seems the end of Ebay for sellers like me.
Buyer opened a request a month after the item was posted claiming that he has not received it
Hi all, Anyone could share some advice? I sold an item a month ago, and then the buyer opened a request claiming he has not received it. Given Royal Mail 2nd class was used and not tracked therefore I dont have any evidence that the item was actually...
'Simple Delivery' failed, now a test case - worried
Private Seller here, I sold a gold sovereign for £590 on ebay and was forced to use "Simple Delivery" as you all know. Both ebay and RM tracking show it as delivered, RM say they left it in a safe place and uploaded a photo. Seller says package has g...
eBay listing images/Hotlinked question
Hello! I have a question regarding listing images, all of my listings were uploaded via csv via the reports page, I have about 14k unique active listings, I would like to put a watermark over all of my listing images, the images were hosted in a goog...
Year to date total before having to pay tax.
Hi, I'm a private seller and I sell used items from my attic on eBay.I've sold over 30 items this year.eBay sent me a message and a banner in April I believe it was saying I've reached the threshold (30 items or a total of £1740) so therefore I neede...
Add your tax information to your account to get compliant with UK digital sales reporting?
Information visible on my private seller's accout: "Add your tax information to your account to get compliant with UK digital sales reporting legislation, and to avoid upcoming restrictions". - UPDATE ACCOUNT DETAILS. I am a private collector buying ...
Vanishing Views
What is going on with viewing totals on ebay? The other day I had something like 12 views for an item I listed under a week ago, then those views suddenly disappeared and it now says 2. I have had other items that have lost views as well. Sometimes y...
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...
Sellers - Stop using 'AI' nonsense for descriptions, you are losing sales....
It might seem an easy option but I won't buy from sellers who use the lazy option for descriptions, it's sometimes completely wrong or just nonsense and does not tell me want I want to know to make a buying descision so I don't. I want real descripti...
A Heads-Up for Private Sellers using Royal Mail Click and Drop
I have just received the following notification from Royal Mail: Important Update: Changes to eBay Shipping RulesNew shipping rules from eBay are now in place. If your account on eBay is currently set up as a Personal Account, please be aware that:Yo...
Fee Changes have KILLED Private buying & Selling
As a buyer and seller on here for 22 years, I'd like to congratulate the people who came up with this buyer protection scam. Let me refresh you with the original announcement and I Quote: "At the end of 2024, we changed our fee structure, making it f...
Promoted Listings Still Charging After Listing Deleted?
Hi everyone,I’m a private seller and recently noticed that eBay continues to charge me for a Promoted Listing, even though I’ve already deleted the item. I wasn’t aware that charges could continue after the listing is removed.Does anyone know how to ...
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