eBay you don't half give out mixed messages to sellers. Today's message in the inbox - 'improve your delivery experience to help boost sales this season' went out to both business and private sellers. In that email it is linking the circular fashion fund offer for a chance of winning a £50k cash boost for a business. It is no wonder private business sellers just stay on the private account for the free fees.

And in that email it is telling sellers to get ready for the rush but don't worry about estimated delivery dates because eBay have us covered. They don't really do they when standard post options like evri, RM 2nd Class / RM Tracked 48 are always given an EDD of 1-2 days from the day the order is placed. Sellers just want you to get the basic EDD correct in the first place. I don't believe the dynamic EDD line. A family member of mine who is a private seller (and inactive in eBay for nearly a year) has just sold something today (2nd Class letter / 1 day dispatch time) and has asked me why the EDD would be Friday/Saturday. I can't help them to understand it because nobody but eBay seems to. If a 2nd class letter is posted on a Thursday the EDD shouldn't be Friday/Saturday should it? Why would a private seller who came back to test eBay out again want to list and sell if they are put under immediate pressure with an EDD they can't achieve. It's not a good experience for sellers at all eBay really need to listen to business and private we are getting tired of it.