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HMRC to increase trading allowance to £3000
It looks like the trading allowance is going to be raised from £1000 to £3000 in a future year. Threshold for filing ‘side hustle’ tax return to rise to £3,000 in UK This article doesn't give a date, but I've seen dates as early as 26-27 being suggested.
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Have you made money from eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Depop etc recently?
Have you recently sold something (or many things) on eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Vinted, Vestiaire, Depop etc? Let us know what you flogged and how much you made, and you could feature in this week’s Money Tips Email as inspiration for fellow MoneySavers. :-) We'd love to include some examples for the different platforms.…
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Zenmarket - Credit Card Cash Advance Fee?
Can anyone advise whether depositing funds into Zenmarket in order it bid on auctions is treated as a cash advance by their credit card, either depositing directly or via PayPal? (I know Zenmarket charge 1%, but this is apparently refunded along with the funds if they are withdrawn without winning any auctions, so you only…
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Inpost acquires Yodel
Inpost have acquired Yodel https://www.cityam.com/inpost-acquires-competitor-yodel-to-become-uks-third-largest-delivery-firm/ it will be interesting to see how this affects the eBay simple delivery as eBay hasn’t included either Yodel or Inpost ,and also the Vinted model where both are included. It will also be interesting…
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How much must something be worth before trying to sell it in the first place?
Hi there. I am a non-commercial occasional seller and am trying to declutter my house at the moment - not only to free up some space but because I could do with the extra money at the moment. From a non-commercial point of view, are there any general guides as to considering whether something is worth selling or not? E.g.…
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Yodel parcel not picked up
I (probably for the last time) bought a Yodel label from EBay last week. Dropped off and have receipt e-mail. The only tracking update is “we came to collect your parcel but wasn’t available. Please rearrange your collection “. This from 6 days ago. Anyone else seen this, am I supposed to do something, I presume they would…
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eBay watchlist sorting
My ebay watch list is now (for some time) sorted itself by items most recently added first rather than items ending soonest first. This has caused me (and also the sellers) to miss out on quite a few auctions now. Is there any way to change the setting?
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ebay unpaid item strangeness
I accepted a best offer on an item over a week ago. Buyer has not paid or responded to messages. The odd part, on the 'order details' page the 'sold' date is stuck at yesterday's date. And is rolling forward every day, If I try to cancel the sale using the reason 'buyer has not paid' I just get the message about the buyer…
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Anyone having a weird postage amount incorrect message?
It wouldn't let me sell something , kept on saying postage amount needed changing cant remember the exact wording now.
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use Simple Delivery to reduce turnover?
A bit advice on behalf of a friend who has a business account on Ebay where she is looking at ways to reduce turnover to keep under the VAT threshold . She sells a lot of ites where the postage can amount to 20 - 25% of the items value and in doing so the turnover mounts up but the profits do not , last year she spent…
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TV for local collection being bid on from all corners of the globe.
Hi, i recently got a good deal on a TV so i have listed my old LG 55" TV on eBay. Due to the size i only listed it for local collection, however after the listing ended it became clear that the buyer was not a local and wanted to pay to have it shipped to Jordan! due to the stand and no box it just sounded like a right…
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'add item specifics that will be required soon' message
On the tasks section of my seller dashboard (private accounts) I am getting the above message, with the number of listings I need to amend. However, I've looked at the listings and can see nothing missing in the items specifics, I thought perhaps one of the optional ones might now be highlighted as required, but nothing.…
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Selling Postage Stamps
Anybody know the best way to get cash for unused postage stamps? I have been doing surveys for years now and they reward you in Royal Mail postag3 stamps. Only just realised how many I have, and there is a lot. Thanks in advance
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Collect+ Store Delivery problems .. what do I refund as the seller
I sold a pair of trousers and the buyer opted for them to be sent to a local Collect+ store Now I receive this message .. "Hi. The collect+ store said they don t do collect+ anymore the option has not been removed from the system yet, so they will return the item to the sender.. Please issue the refund when you receive the…
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How can I send a large parcel (1.5x1.5m?)
I'm really struggling to find anyone who will take a parcel of this size. 19kg. Not fragile, definately can't be made any smaller. No one seems to take a parcel this large and I'd appreciate any ideas!
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RM price increase 7/74725
I think with all the nonsense about simple delivery we may have overlooked the RM price increases today. I didn't remember to change mine until past 11pm yesterday evening, luckily my overnight parcel size items are all going via SD. Online prices here Royal Mail Online Prices (valid from 7 April 2025) PO prices here: Our…
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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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Buyer ordered wrong option, asking for extras to be sent
How is it best to handle when buyer chooses the wrong option from the variation list, doesn't want to return but is asking that extra items included in some of the other variation options (that haven't been paid for) are sent? I'm concerned if I don't send the extras out, they'll leave negative feedback. I'd rather just…
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Ali express changing how they display basket prices
I buy a lot of packaging supplies from AliExpress for my business sales and just gone to reorder one line of things and noticed they have changed the way they display prices. Previously shown were before adding VAT/Tax so when you went to check out that was shown as a separate amount, now it is all included. I checked out…
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New sole trader on eBay when to get UTR from HMRC
Hi there I’ve just started to trade on eBay from this week April 6th 2025 im aware of self assessment and the £1000 trading allowance which I know I will surpass in the next few months! Questions 1. when do I need to register for self assessment ? Is it after a full year of trade now I.e after next April 2026? Register by…
