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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 return case "doesn't fit"
Sold an item recently for £30, it's a 50 year old household item in working condition with multiple photos, measurements and a descriptions stating what is included 1 week later buyer opens a return case with 2 words "doesn't fit" I'm a private seller, I don't accept returns, so I instantly decline it theres a box to…
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Is this a new feature with Amazon or am I being watched for returns?
I've actually returned quite a bit in recent times. Nothing shady I must add. I'll be unsure of sizing in clothing & so as to save time getting the wrong one, returning, buying a new one I'll just order 2 sizes it might be & then return the one that doesn't fit. Not just clothes, I've returned various other items. Some…
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Sold voucher on ebay what do next
Not used eBay for a while. I had some vouchers I wasn't going to use. Sold them BIN and offer accepted. I used the collection in person option as I am not posting them. So it asking for a QR code. Does the buyer email me this code. Can anyone help please. Thank you
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Ebay SNAD
I understand that buyers have 30 days in which to open a SNAD - is that correct? As a seller how do I know the end date of that 30 day period please.
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Amazon Dropoff - No proof of posting
So I noticed some times ago, that after using my local Post Office to send a parcel back to Amazon, I was informed they no longer issued a receipt as proof of posting. Instead, an email would be sent. I didn't like this, as while some people appear to have email on their mobile phone, and would have received notification…
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1st class letter stamp for 2nd class LL items.
I'm probably the last person on here to realise this- but 1st class letter stamps are now worth £1.65 whereas a 2nd class LL only costs £1.55 to post. I have hundreds and hundreds of 1st class letter stamps, some barcoded and some pictorial and no hope of ever using them - but I sell a lot of LL items under 100g both on my…
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Simple Delivery Disaster!
After having to cancel a few orders as a private seller recently due to simple delivery giving wrong parcel size I feel like fool. I had no idea that the unused postage label is not automatically refunded and now I can only request to void one label as the others are out of date so I have lost about ten pounds. Does…
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How can I send a combined invoice please as an Ebay seller ?
Hi one buyer has bought 2 items from me and both were best offers that I accepted. He now wants me to send an invoice to combine p+p. One of the postage costs will cover both items easily. How do I do this please? tia sx
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Vinted lost parcel compensation
An item I sold on Vinted was lost by Evri, using a postage label purchased from Vinted by the Buyer. The item was reported as lost to Vinted by the buyer, however 3 days later the purchase was then Cancelled on the Vinted site. Vinted have refunded the Buyer but are saying that they won't compensate me for the lost item,…
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Large, very heavy item from eBay faulty. Buyer pays for returns?
I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but wanted some confirmation. I have bought an extremely large and heavy item that needed specialist delivery on a pallet. It turns out that this is unfortunately faulty. On the ad, they claim that buyer pays for returns. From what I can tell, this is purely for if the buyer…
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Vinted Pro Verification
We are a homeless charity , have significant funds in our Vinted Pro account which we need to withdraw. We are a limited company charity , been unable to "pass" the vinted verification process, get the same rejection auto replies which offer no guidance about the reason for failure. They have no help desk to call , have…
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MSE Guide: Parcel Protection Insurance
This is the place to discuss our new Parcel Protection Insurance guide. We'd love to hear your thoughts, personal experiences, and general feedback. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
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Possibly affecting all small packets from China
Possibly affecting all small packets from China and small packets by IOSS sellers in the UK sending abroad. Quite a big deal if you sell small items. My only question is, will it affect the Chinese sellers we all know that send items into warehousing in the UK allegedly really parcel handlers. Announcement from Royal Mail:…
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Vinted - notification of a sale.
I have an item listed & got an offer made. I priced knowing full well people on Vinted seem to be cheekier than other platforms but this person was extra cheeky. I was alerted of this via a Vinted notification on my phone home screen. I declined their offer & thought ok let's meet in the middle & never heard from them…
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Am I about to make a stupid eBay error?
Amazon have just gifted me 4 bottles of supplements. (They sent the wrong item, and don't want it back.) They are Solgar supplement tablets in a glass bottle. Worth £6 a bottle, or so. I thought I might sell them on eBay. I'm a private seller, and I'll price them a bit lower than the other sellers. This sort of thing:-…
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Postage and packaging and using pre-paid labels
Sold a couple of books recently in auctions. They went for £1 each which was what I'd listed them for, so kind of disappointing, but I'd added £2.94 to each to pay for postage and packing. They both went to the same buyer and I printed off the pre-paid label and posted the package. I expected to receive payment for the…
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Yodel is rebranding to Yodel by InPost
I suspect sellers on Vinted all have received this message, not sure if they have also sent them out on Ebay as I don't use Yodel at all on there. "Hi, Earlier
this year, we announced that Yodel became a part of InPost UK. From 15th
September 2025, you may notice some changes as we update our brand to Yodel by InPost.…
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Lost listings - has anyone else experienced this problem
I`m a private seller selling a mixture of items but mainly knitting patterns. Periodically I go through the boxes and check whether the listing is still ` live`. A lot of them seem to go off the radar and disappear so I am now listing them as BIN rather than auction.. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Minimising cost of sending knitting to the Netherlands
TLDR: is there a way of sending preloved knitting to the Netherlands without the recipient having to pay tax on arrival? The details: I am about to become a Grandma. I am here in the UK, Baby is in Amsterdam. I knit. I am already a Great Aunt, and some of the things I have knitted for my Great Niblings have been returned…
