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@bill23h wrote:

Just had my first experience of the new eBay systems.

Bought a small item for £1.99. Charged 80p on top for 'buyer protection' and £2.70 for tracked postage.
Total - £5.49 for an item that last year would probably have been £1.99 + 85p 2nd class postage = £2.84

Posted on 14/4 as 'tracked 48' - arrived 5 days later on 19/4. 2nd class would probably have been quicker.

EBay badgering for feedback before the thing was even delivered.

Aren't 'buyer protection' and 'simple delivery' wonderful!? Going great so far, eBay!

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Even the £1.99 may be a bad deal if the seller had not lowered their price from when they had to pay a  seller's fee. I didn't do that when the seller's fee was abolished, as the buyer was not suffering, but I am now slowly lowering my prices to counteract the 'Buyer Protection' Fee and remain competitive.

And why did Ebay do this to postage for Large Letters just when Royal lowered the rates for two 2nd Class weight ranges and didn't raise the other two?!