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I've only just started selling via Ebay since Simple Delivery came into operation, and I can't quite get to grips with it. I'm selling an item that is more than 61cm x 46cm x 46cm, and although I have enabled all four carriers in Simple Delivery (RM, Evri, Inpost and DHL) when I go to select the size of the item for…

Hi all I've sold x12 CDs on Discogs to someone in Australia. I'm in the UK. I'll be sending with Royal Mail. I wondered if anyone familiar with selling and sending abroad might be able to help please? Here are the bits I'm confused about... Do I have to list each CD separately on the customs form? I've read both no and…

I have an ebay purchase that the tracking says was delivered to the collection point at Argos , I went to collect it but they dont have it , i contacted ebay and they said "claim closed" as it has been delivered. Tracking says delivered but not collected. Do I really have to pay for an item that Argos has lost ? This was…

Hi, I'm selling an item on Ebay by way of aution. I do have "buy it now offers" accepted too. Somebody has been in contact with me to ask if they can buy it now and sent an offer, which is over £800 and cash on delivery. The person lives 10 miles away which is no problem. If I do accept, how do I go about it on ebay and…

I bought a 32 inch Smart tv and realise its not big enough for the lounge I cant return to amazon as its too late next best place to sell it ?

Hey guys, I was sent wrong item on vinted. Vinted want me to send it back and sell er says they will refund me that postage but I don't have a guarantee, just their word. We are talking under a tenner I spent, but vinted don't want to help me as say as seller sent me their address I have 5 days to send it back with all the…

Bit of an eBay quandary. There's an Auction of some figures ending this eve. Good start price and no Watchers. However, the photos are poor quality and zero description of item condition. I've messaged Seller twice for Condition confirmation but with no reply. I even tried making a lower Offer to again try and get an…

Hi folks, I sold an item on Ebay, probably first item in over 20 years, well I thought I had signed up to an auction but anyway half an hour later the item was sold, so even though I didn't see a buy me now on my listing somehow (probably my fault) that's what it must have been. Got a good enough price for it anyway Anyway…

I've noticed a new thing on ebay (this is on my private account), it appears that buyers can add things to an order if they use Simple delivery. I thought the first time I saw it it was a glitch, but it's just happened again. Buyer offered on something and I accepted, item was paid (possibly under immediate payment…

Hey all, have a bit of a weird one, as its the first time ive had an item priced just over the threshold for the seller (Cobi) I’m trying to work out how the UK £135 low-value import threshold applies to a specific purchase from Poland. I’ve bought from COBI in Poland several times before without any issues, but this is…

Hi Saw add for dij mini 4 pro drone for £352. Contacted seller. All good. Transfered money. Then, nothing. Hw can I get money back pls? Am unemployed and disabled. Tha ks

Bit of a niche question but has anyone ever sold an empty beauty advent calendar, eg, Liberty, please? If so which one and how much did you get for it? We've seen they can go for £20+ and are looking for examples for the weekly newsletter. Thank you!

Anyone having an issues withdrawing funds at the moment? I've never had any problem in the past, but today I tried withdrawing, as normal, and upon entering the amount and hitting the withdraw button, it thinks for a few seconds and nothing! Have tried via 2 different computers, and the app - all the same……

At my local Post Office in Brixton the Self-Service Kiosk (SSK) has been permanently closed. Brixton Ferndale Rd. PO is a major branch which had many self-service options such as Drop and Go and Post and Go. When the queue for counter service was 20 or 40 minutes, you could go to the SSK, which had a separate queue, maybe…

Hello, I am a small seller and often ship my parcels via Inpost - I have noticed its okay when everything goes well but when it comes to lost parcel Inpost would not entertain any of my claims. Lot of parcels were lost in the past few months and in all instances they ask for one document after another. Even when tracking…

I have had two parcels where the shop staff have not bothered to scan the parcel properly , one gave me the parcel without scanning it out and the other hasn't scanned it in so my parcel has no record on their system and has dissapeared. Relay dont give paper receipts so I would warn everyone to take a picture of their…

hi I’ve sold 2 items to one buyer on eBay, I use evri for postage In my sold section there’s a link for each item sold to get a QR code, so looks like I can’t combine? But I have a email from eBay saying ( Ready to dispatch be sure to group all 2 items). I sold 2 items last week to another buyer (2 separate buys to the…

I listed several very similar items today using a template (10), all scheduled to go live at 17:00. It's now over an hour later and my 'scheduled folder' on eBay is totally empty, but only three of the items are showing as being live. Furthermore, I have only received 3 email notifications about the listings. What's…

I am still downsizing and changing my small business bit by bit and have sold some stock in bulk but I also have 'dead' stock that is basically taking up space I could use for something more profitable, and a lot of that, including some of my never ending supply of books is being offered for free on places like marketplace…

Over the past few weeks, I have noticed about 20 items that have been removed from eBay with the note that they no longer follow their 'sizing policy' I contacted ebay who were slightly helpful As an example, I had a shirt listed, with the size 16", as per the collar label and traditional UK sizing but this is no good now…