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eBay Simple Delivery - Sellers aren't protected
Word of warning to sellers - You're told that if you use Simple Delivery your item is fully protected if it's lost in transit. You're not. My scenario - sold a watch on eBay, used simple delivery & EVRI were the carrier. Package was scanned in at parcel shop but after that all tracking ceased. Buyer messaged me after a…
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Inpost/Vinted parcel.mix-up
Hi Trying to get my head round what has happened and what to do.... Yesterday I took a Vinted parcel to a shop to despatch. Showed Inpost QR code, staff said scanner wasn't working very well, scanned, took my email address but it didn't process. Later in day, went to InPost locker. Tried to scan again and it said 'not…
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Ebay INR - Info FYI (in case you didn't know)
I've got an issue with a buyer and an item that is taking longer in the Evri network than I had hoped. The buyer opened an INR last week which is due to expire tomorrow. The parcel seems to go missing for a few days then is scanned again and it's been scanned at the delivery depot today so I wasn't sure what to do. I…
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Bargain £2 items - what happens next?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/shopwithconfidence11 Everything is priced at £2. I assume that some automated shop software has gone wrong. I only ordered half a dozen items! :) Does ebay allow the seller simply to cancel and refund?
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eBay Return Never Scanned into Royal Mail
I purchased a fairly expensive item that turned out to be faulty. The seller, who is based in China, generated a Royal Mail returns label for a UK return address. I took the parcel to my local Post Office, handed it over, and was given a receipt. When I looked at the receipt later, I realised the Post Office had given me…
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Using own stamps
This discussion was created from comments split from: Seller making no money.
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Seller making no money
This discussion was created from comments split from: How does the seller make any money from this? Just wondering..
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eBay Businesses not accepting messages?
How is it allowed for established eBay businesses to click "not to be contacted"? This seller doesn't accept messages. Why would eBay allow that if you want to ask something or have a problem? It's the first time I have encountered this on a business account, and I purchased from another seller instead that was helpful in…
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Amazon Live Chat - working for you?
If any of you reading this could spare a moment to check the live chat https://www.amazon.co.uk/live-chat/s?k=live+chat I clicked on the customer service banner & then on something else (no not something else, actual something else when you scroll down). I then clicked on contact us which brought a pop up which USUALLY…
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New sizing rules for ebay clothing
As i don't sell clothes I haven't fully read this yet, but for anyone that does it might be worth checking your listings. Today's announcement is cut and pasted below. Several months back Vinted changed their sizing categories and caused absolute chaos purely because they went for a straight formula of Xs/S/M/L with non UK…
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Bank transfer for Gumtree sale - safe?
Hi, I have an item worth £1500 so I'm a little wary of taking cash on collection as it's a lot to check. Is bank transfer still safe? I know there have been some changes lately to protect people from scams when using this method, but not sure if it would be relevant to something like this.
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Delivery driver forged my signature and left in an unsafe place
I purchased as item online and the postage which had to be signed for costing £6.99 FedEx sent a message re date and time of deliver. It hadn’t arrived so I checked online and it was delivered before the allotted time. I have 24 hour serveillance cameras no one had set foot on my property. I called the company I purchased…
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Damaged parcel - missing items
I think I've messed up a return and could do with some help. I ordered 8 items from eBay. Package arrived badly damaged, with 4 items missing. I messaged the Seller, but the AI interface suggested I needed to raise a case as it was a Simple Delivery issue. I googled to tried and find the best way to do this, and got as far…
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AliExpress parcel stuck in RM DC
I bought something from AE and I thought I used DHL for delivery option. I got an email from AE to say my item is despatched and when checking it was RM service. It says 48 he service used but it has been sat at Home Counties DC for 6 days now and the parcel was sent from AE using UK centre I can't go to RM as I am not the…
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Carboot sales
I was just wondering how people here feel about carboot sales? Do members here, still go to carboots to buy / sell ? I like going to carboot sales.. up to a point lol, I sometimes find nice things. I never spend that much money and it is a bit of a morning out. I’m also a big fan of recycling and I like the fact a lot of…
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Widespread Ebay listing abuse
Ebay listing abuses are increasing at an astronomical rate the past few months. Many listers (often those who import goods from the Far East) are creating partially false listings in order to appear near the top of the goods value listing. They do this by including an item in the offering which is nothing to do with the…
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Cash on collection
It's a long time since I've sold anything on eBay. I have sold a cash on collection item but it has been paid for. The message I received states the buyer lives many miles away but someone local will pick it up. They say they paid to secure the sale. I'm erring on the side of caution here and wondered if I am able to…
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Change feedback I left?
So I left bad feedback and would now like to change it but cannot see how to do that.
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Parcel Force Label recommendations
Hi We have set up a small business selling a small number of high value items. We will probably be selling 300 to 400 parcels per year. The items come ready boxed so we are just going to print the postage label and stick it on. Does anyone have any recommendations for good labels that print well and stick. I don’t want to…
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eBay simple delivery quandary
Sold a picture (measures 43 x 38 cms). Simple delivery has determined that it’s a small package (45 x 35 x 16 cms; 1 - 2 kgs). I finally managed to find a box to send it in, however, the dimensions of it are 53 x 40 x 22 cms. As it’s over on all 3 sides, I’m concerned that there may be some issue, either at the P.O or the…
