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@jond1492 wrote:

Simply Delivery should be renamed Shockingly Inept Delivery.  There is no way eBay can possibly know:

- what I am selling (based purely on the listings or title of the listed goods)

- how I intend to package it up to protect it from damage

- the size of packaging I'll use (or the amount)

- the weight of the complete package

- and/or how much Royal Mail (or any other delivery company) will charge for it.

 

Forcing me to charge only a set figure based on assumptions, means I - as the Seller - lose out on money, as inevitably postal charges cost way more than eBay let me charge for sending within the UK.  My loss can be a few pennies, or it can be a few quid.  Moreso, if I want to send it tracked and insured.  

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Whilst it is true that there are still a number of issues with Simple Delivery, I'm not sure that you really understand how it works. 

With Simple Delivery you are given a prepaid label to use.  You don't have to buy the postage yourself so cannot possibly lose out. 

Provided you select the label size recommended by eBay when listing then even if the parcel ends up being bigger you can still go ahead abd use the label.  It will still be accepted by the carrier and there won't be any surcharges.

Ebay knows exactly how much the carrier will charge them as they have agreed a contract price with them (flat rate per item regarfless of weight/size).