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Why Do eBay Do This · 16-04-2026

Why do eBay send emails saying a package is out for delivery when the courier site says ‘it’s on its way’ and is at the delivery depot and not actually out for delivery?? The last time this happened my parcel was ‘on its way’ & ‘out for delivery’ for...

mrob7487 · 07-04-2020

I purchased a job lot of jewellery on the 5th March. It was never posted so I asked for a refund from the seller but they never replied so I opened a case. On Friday morning I received an email from an eBay advisor to say they'd investigated the clai...

Re: Why Do eBay Do This · 16-04-2026

Yes I’m sure, the parcel came from the U.S using eBay’s international shipping and the tracking on the order page said the same thing. This is the email I received this morning.

mrob7487 · 08-01-2026

Yeah, didn’t explain it very well, the sentence about hmrc & the £1,000 was about buying to sell not private selling but I added it in the wrong place when I edited the post.

mrob7487 · 08-01-2026

If you are buying to sell you are a business seller. If you are selling your own personal items you are a private seller, regardless of how much you sell. But you will have to report to hmrc if your sales are more than £1000 a year, which I already d...

mrob7487 · 08-01-2026

Absolutely, maximum 300 listings at a time is more than enough for any private seller.

mrob7487 · 08-01-2026

I understand that, I’ve seen it myself with jewellery sellers who are selling on private accounts when they are very obviously businesses.

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