UK Seller News: April 2025
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I want to start selling on eBay UK, do I need a business account ?
I want to start selling on eBay UK, some questions need to know before start 1. Do I need a business account or can sell as individual ?2. If I use a business account, do I need a VAT number (my company is non UK business) ?3. If I don't need a VAT, ...
Simple delivery
I purchased hundreds of 1st class stamps to use for postage. From 15th March I am not going to be able to use these. EBay have ruined the selling experience. Charging buyers a buyer protection fee is basically a charge on the seller as I have had to ...
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.
Broken teapot
I sold a willow tree Sadler teapot to a buyer through Yodel. I packed it tightly in bubble wrap, yet the buyer said it arrived damaged. He sent me photos and demanded a refund. I rang up Yodel, who said it had arrived unbroken. Apparently, the photos...
Late delivery defects / royal mail not scanning
Hello We have recently had a barrage of late delivery defects taking us up to 4%, resulting in us being due to loose our top rated status this month. We have recently switched to Royal Mail as our default courier, but it appears they are regularly no...
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...
list pricing problem...
Can I ask a favour - can some of you check the following listing: 'M L HASKINS signed Through Beds of Stone 1928 1st HB Minnie Louise Haskins', item no 376155054204. It's listed for £95, is showing in My Ebay as £95, but in search results, it's £114....
Bladed items
Think Ebay are just annoying members now for the sake of it. Bearing in mind I don't list bladed items! I have just received an email from Ebay, posted part of it below:Since you’re listing bladed items on ebay, we’re writing to let you know about so...
Immediate refund on return to private seller...
So I received an item that had non-disclosed perished leather from a private seller who didn't offer returns. I opened a return as 'arrived damaged' and attached 5 photos. Thinking about it, I should probably have used ' not as described'. I used 'ar...
Simple delivery costs considerabily more than the proper service
I've noticed today while trying to list an item that the simple delivery for what would be a medium parcel (6.65 RM 48) starts upwards of £10 (and they can choose between Evri and RM). I can still choose the classical way, but if they remove it, this...
Resolved! Simple Delivery
Is Simple Delivery mandatory now ? used to be able to select custom postage option but it’s not available now. Just tried listing and Simple Delivery is the only option for postage
eBAY = WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT WEEK
I wonder how things will be on eBay in a weeks time on Friday 18th April ?eBay have less sellers, buyers and listings,eBay continues to see their bottom line shrink,eBay still not listening,eBay still clueless. All predictions welcome.
No Sales in March 2025 - What happened to our once best selling platform
We have noticed a sudden decline in sales and since last week we are on Zero. Has anyone else noticed this issue and is this related to any new changes by Ebay. What happened to our once best selling platform.
Ebay’s new policy for private sellers is like hell now!
I’m a private seller with 99.7% rate for 7 years now. The new policy changes are like hell for me. I’m not getting paid for sold items for a week now. Most of my sold items are delivered already, but Ebay still showing the as “Dispatched”, but they h...
15th APRIL … eBAY TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR YOUR PLATFORM
My local Post Office Outlets have said a recent and noticeable drop in eBay sold items passing across their counters for despatch. There are still too many under priced labelled items which they continue to refuse as instructed. The BPF and SD is a f...
