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Jeans - listing condition?
I want to sell some men's jeans on Vinted for for a friend but I don't know what condition I should select. They look worn but they weren't much different when they were new. Grateful for any advice.
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Ebay charging large amount of VAT to buyer on Digital gift card.
I recently got a PS5 gift card as a present that i do not need/want, so i have put it up for sale. I am aware that lots of scammers try and buy these from hacked accounts so i am trying to sell it for the third time now. and every time it has been cancelled. However today i saw that the buyer paid, asked for it quickly…
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How is everyone dealing with posting letters (Ebay sales)? Any tips?
A lot of my sales can be posted in letter size (5mm thickness). I don't do SD for them - just custom and choose letter which costs me 87p 2nd class. As most of the items are £4 - 5, I don't choose SD as that would mean £2.70. My main problem is Ebay estimated delivery times for letters is very unfair. My postman tells me…
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Vinted Returns
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has any experience of Vinted - particularly their returns policy. I have bought/sold quite lot on ebay and a little on depop, but am new to Vinted. I recently bought a white blouse, and despite specifically asking the seller if there were any stains or defects and being told there weren't,…
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Would neutral feedback be warranted?
I bought an item off an eBay seller last week. The listing stated (and still states) that it would be posted using Royal Mail Tracked 48. However, they actually used Evri. I ended up missing the first delivery attempt because I had no idea it was coming by courier later in the day.Should I use a neutral feedback to inform…
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eBay simple delivery (merged)
This thread has been created by combining posts from more than one thread
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I can't find Global Shipping Programme on Shipping Preferences - Ebay private account
A buyer in France has contacted me to request I turn on Global Shipping Programme (GSP) for an item. I cannot see GSP listed in my Shipping Preferences to turn on. I last sent an item via GSP a couple of weeks ago, so I'm confused why it has suddenly turned off and why I cannot find it to turn it back on. Please help me…
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Royal Mail ignoring lost postage claims and emails
Anybody else getting this? I've been selling for about 15 years and the occasional lost item, Royal Mail would generally post the cheque out to me within about 5 days with the apology letter for losing my item. The tracking of items is all over the place. One parcel I sent to USA, it stated it was received in a depot in UK…
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Royal Mail - currently problems handling complaints / claims
Just for info in case others are waiting on a claim: On 18th Feb 2025 I raised a claim for an item lost by Royal Mail. Something sold on ebay, sent by RM Tracked 48 - quite a lengthy process collecting all the required evidence including images and entering it all into the RM online system. Still no response from RM except…
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EBAY's New Payments System - Holding our momey...
Is there a way to opt out of this new strangulation by ebay? It used to be that once you sold your item and the buyer paid you had access to your money right away. Now it seems they hold your money for more than a week and up to 9 days... This absolutely sucks.. Is there a way to get your money right away? I can only…
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Post Office compensation for lost First Class Signed for Letter.
On Friday 23rd May 2025 I used my local Post Office to post a time sensitive letter to include 6 colour photocopy attachments. I elected to post the letter by Royal Mail First Class Signed For at a cost of £3.60. I checked the Post Office Track and Trace website a couple of days later using the reference number detailed on…
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Vinted Stolen Parcel
I sold some expensive trainers on Vinted. The seller never received them,, we got a message saying delivery taking longer than expected and to wait a month, before raising as lost. it then updated to being returned, i was told to wait for the parcel by Vinted, it then said delivered, Yodel said contact Vinted, Vinted said…
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Responsiblity of a lost return
Hi all! I have purchased a few trading cards worth £400 but when the cards turned up, upon close inspection, they were actually fake. I explained to seller and showed them proof and they were happy enough to take them back. I opened a return, seller provided label through eBay and next day I had the item collected with…
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Suspicious and Fuming but I doubt there is anything I can do
We have 2 Post Offices in our town. One has been closed for 6 weeks due to the person being very poorly. The other is a place everyone complains about regularly on social media. The staff are incredibly rude staff and there are numerous issues which make the town Facebook page every week. There have been lots of complaints…
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Our friends at Evri - again
A bit of advice please: I have shipped a parcel. It 'arrived' at the customers pick up shop 6 weeks later, (these things happen), however, when I (as the shipper) call the shop they say that the parcel is not there. The customer has been to the shop and the customer has been told its not there. In short, the customer does…
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HERMES / EVRI HOW TO COMPLAIN DIRECT TO CEO
LIKE MANY OF YOU I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH HERMES NOW CALLED EVRI AS IF A NAME CHANGE WILL IMPROVE THINGS. WHEN IT GOES OK ITS FINE BUT WHEN IT DOESN'T THEY DON'T WANT TO KNOW, WAIT FOREVER ON A PHONE LISTENING TO COLDPLAY, YOU MIGHT EVEN GET A NUMBER WITH AN ESCALATION BUT NOTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL YOU CONTACT THE…
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demanding opportunist buyer
I'm getting all sorts of strange things today. I have a £40 item up on my private account that shows as an SD item with 3 day seller despatch as standard. Just got an offer for £10 ....but with a message that the offer was conditional on me getting the item to them by Friday evening at the latest. I didn't even bother…
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US removed from global shipping eBay - any way around it?
I’ve only just realised , especially from lots of messages lately from people in the US, that they can no longer buy my eBay items, as looking at the global shipping countries you post to eBay have now removed United States – my best customer. Needless to say my sales are plummeted which is gutting when I’ve been paying…
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Negative eBay Experience
Hello, I have just registered on this forum, and this is my very first
post. Nice to meet everyone! I just wanted to share a negative experience I’ve had with an
eBay seller earlier this year back in January 2025. I will start off by saying that
this issue has obviously long since been resolved; I am basically…
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Being overcharged for simple delivery postage
So I listed an item and the only option for postage was simple delivery. I put the size in and selected 'seller pays' at £2.94. Both carrier options are enabled my end. Item sold, ebay have sent me an evri label and charged me £3.38. What's going on here then?
