So far i'm still using the ' original ' postage method for my listings but i'm still being offered eBay's smart postage before listing.

Now if you list a book for instance, eBay's smart postage say's £3.33 however if you take that item to the post office or use say Parcels2GO it's £3.53 ( so your saving saving 20p using eBay postage ) however eBay don't take into consideration the cost of stationary supplies, packing materials, ink for your printer, electricity to list and print labels etc etc.  My postage cost for a book is £4.00 which by the time i pay for 2nd class tracked and the cost of my packing and stationary i don't make anything on that cost.

Now i could offer free postage but again that means i have to add my postage to the asking/sale price of item which would put off potential buyers/bidders because the item is priced too high. Then there's your ' buyers protection ' fee which is calculated as a percentage of your asking price for your item, and what doe's that fee really do? it's an administration fee eBay are charging the buyer so that if there is any issues with the buying process then they can step in and help, well didn't eBay do that before the silly fee came in.

So now eBay have dropped listing and selling fees for sellers but have added a fee to buyers, are keeping sellers money until the item arrives ( tracked ) and are trying to get sellers to take up eBay's wonderful postal service.

I'm still selling on eBay but personally i'd prefer if they went back to how it was, charge sellers for listing and selling, get your sales money as soon as the person pays, and be able to use whatever postal service you want.