Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels

Feels like a silly question but is there a cheaper way of sending books to people regularly? Most books seem to fall into the small parcel category at £3.70 for first class, £3.20 for second class. I want to sell my books after I've read them and I was wondering if there is a cheaper way of sending them? Say, about 10 a…

Sold an item for £5 plus £3 postage. Not received. Evri photo "proof" was of the parcel being left on a doorstep of a very different (closed) front door (I can see the correct front door on StreetView). Spent ages going through the complaints and claims procedure, uploading every tiny little thing Evri demanded, and…

returned item to seller as not as described - they paid postage both to and from me - only problem is I have posted the wrong item to them ! question - so do I have to now send them money to post the wrong item back to me ( how ? ) and then pay to send the correct item back ? Would it be worth doing or just cancelling ?…

Hi Guys Happy Friday! I’m keen to get others thoughts on this as it’s eating away at me. At the tail end of June I purchased a top off vinted ; nothing expensive - literally £7 inc fees and postage. The item was sent by the seller and marked as delivered to my house ….. however it never reached me. I contacted vinted who…

This may sound strange .. but anyway, here goes. I usually list as follows (1) Using a template, I write out most of the text on the computer and save it as a draft. (2) I take photographs using a mobile phone ebay app, then save as a draft again (3) Final check on the computer then list it. Today I have listed two similar…

Never had a problem until recently but now 3 royal mail 2nd class large letter jiffy bags have gone missing, this is in the space of a week. The tracking number shows them dispatched and then just in the system now for around 3 weeks. I have put in a claim for the first one after the person who ordered it contacted me and…

Ordered an item last week. Lots of Chinese sellers but chose a UK based one for quicker delivery. Yeah right! Checked in with the tracker & it got sent out 1 week after ordering. Just seems a long time.

hello I bought an item from an ebay seller - theyve used the courier InPost. It was due to be delivered on Thursday. I checked the tracking at 3.30, it was out for delivery. Checked again at 4.30 and it was marked as delivered. It absolutley wasnt delivered - I was in my front garden all afternoon, the courier would have…

Just seen the business price rises for small parcels Oct 26 and am always amazed how expensive it's getting. When I started my small business 19 years ago, it was £1.40 for a small parcel, (although the formats were different) Small Parcels up to 2 kg from Oct 5th: Standard Click & Drop (Retail / No Account): will move up…

As the title says - have just joined and would like to know what others think of it. I've found it a tad confusing so far but am hoping it will get easier with time. One thing that's particularly confusing is that I can't seem to use the app on my phone. It sends me an email link but when I click on it. it logs me in on…

I've had the emails from Amazon wanting me to verify my selling account. I'm stuck at wanting to know what they want regarding business documents. I have sent everything I have regarding self assessment including statements, final calculation, everything and they just keep rejecting them with generic emails not explaining…

I have a eufy robot vacuum however i feel it is not very good at vacumming and it also requires a lot of input from me in terms of moving it when it gets stuck. It also seems to dry for over an hour and hearing the drying noise for so long is annoying Where would i sell it and should i say im not happy with its performance…

Hello, hope someone can suggest places where I can sell book token. I have one for £50. Haven't tried Ebay yet. Are there any other safe sites? I don't want the buyer coming back to say there was zero amount on the card.

So we have had a DHL/EVRI delivery a few weeks ago now. When the driver was reversing his van he turned and drove into our Rattan planters and twisted them quite badly. We have the driver on camera along with the van and reg. We reached out to DHL and was told it's not them we need to contact it's EVRI. And it seems EVRI…

I have some ornamental items (vases, glass and porcelain ornaments) that I want to sell but unsure how to post them and avoid damage etc A car boot sale event is probably the easiest way but in the case of the pottery items for example, these are somewhat collectable items and there are dedicated FB groups hence thought it…

I bought an item from off ebay and found it was faulty and not as described, however im willing to live with the fault as i rather like the item, i explained to the seller, he offered me this reply, can you explain to me exactly what the seller means, is it i can keep the item and seller will give me money back ? : I…

Just had this pop up on my ebay messages Simple Delivery: Free Click & Collect Promotion | eBay.co.uk Terms and Conditions Promotion This promotion is free delivery for your buyer valid on Fashion items priced at £20 or less in eligible categories, excluding the Buyer Protection fee, (the “Promotion”) and: Listed between 1…

Having subscribed to Amazon Prime for some 8yrs and not a everyday purchaser of goods or Prime video's. I contacted Amazon explaining as a OAP and not a everyday user etc., and asked if possible of a reduced subscription. They came back as much they value my membership and wish for me to continue with them, they do not…

So on 4 August I made three separate purchases on Ebay, from three different sellers. All three said they used Royal Mail second class for delivery. Two of the items arrived soon afterwards; one is still missing. Because of the timing, I am confident that this is not an issue with RM in my area. What is worrying is that my…

what a lot has changed. just done a "test" listing run through so as to get a handle on whats changed. i'm ok overall but postage has me a bit baffled. i always used to price things up with a BIN and free postage via RM tracked, BIN requires immediate payment. i had hoped to do the same going forward. do i not have the…