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Am I Opening myself up to trouble with an Ebay Buyer
I have an item I am selling and have been approached by a buyer offering less than half my asking price plus postage. I declined and reiterated my desired price plus postage which they responded with the same offer again. I highlighted the fact that my item is very reasonable and to buy it new would cost 4 times my asking…
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Lost evri parcel
Hello all, looking for any guidance you may have. I recently sent an item to a company who offer repairs. The company provided the evri label for me to use to send the item to them. Evri have proof of delivery but the delivery photo looks like it is in the middle of a road or at least nowhere near the delivery address…
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eBay/Online Platform Selling Separating Personal VS Trade Receipts HMRC
So currently I have occasionally only been selling my personal hobby possessions on eBay and keeping under the yearly limit as honestly don't want the hassle to be dealing with eBay/HMRC and having to explain or justify my personal possessions being sold. I have been contemplating on beginning to sell on eBay for profit,…
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Ebay Sale : Pre-printed Customs Declaration
I have just sold my first-ever item to a buyer in Guernsey and when I printed off the Simple Delivery postage label (RM) there was also a Customs Declaration form I've never seen one of these, so was about to look up online on how to fill it in, but then noticed it comes ready filled. Do i need to add anything ?
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Parcel Hero Domestic Address Surcharge
Hi everyone, Just a quick query. I recently used the Parcel Hero parcel delivery service and whilst everything went fine with the delivery they are now trying to charge me extra due to it being a domestic address and taking their driver "off the standard delivery route." Long story short I have since found out the charge…
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Seller Account Closure and Refund Of Positive Balance - Rasing A Small Claim Against eBay
Does anyone know the UK legal entity you serve small claim papers against? Has Anyone any experience of raising a small claim against eBay? The story: I used to sell on ebay but no more as I have had nothing but problems. My seller account has a positive balance and eBay said of course they would send me the money so I…
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Sellers - is there much point in blocking someone?
Discovered this week that a seller has blocked me. I needed an item & this seller is selling cheaper than others so I go to buy. "this seller is not accepting bids from you" Or wording to that effect. And then I remembered - I'd bought from this seller previously except the item didn't turn up. I can't remember why I had…
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eBay, Royal Mail & 25kg parcels
Asking for relative as I've not sold on eBay for years. They say that they've had a nightmare with posting a 25kg parcel as it was to go through Royal Mail. I asked why on earth they chose that rather than a courier, especially after they recently had issue on similar lines & said they weren't going to use RM. They said…
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Existing eBay listings when upgrading to a business account?
II've been selling my old stuff privately on ebay for years but I am now thinking of trading in some of the items I have been selling as well as making some items of my own for sale. I have a lot of listings that have been selling fairly well (repeat buyers) so with those (and my existing feedback/sales history) it would…
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FixPart customer service/returns frustration.
Hi. Not sure if you are familiar with this company. They sell parts for washing machines. My washing machine stopped working recently and my online research told me that my carbon brushes were at fault. After looking on eBay/Amazon etc I found FixPart who were much more expensive for shipping but claimed next day delivery.…
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Parcel from Europe Auction Company Damaged , claim rights
Hi there. This is quite complicated , so apologies in advance I won an antique from a European auction company (France). The auction company asked me to sign this disclaimer (translated). "<Company> undertakes to proceed with reinforced and professional packaging of any purchase made within the auction house. It also…
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Automatic eBay Funds/Payments to bank accounts ending.
You can now enjoy better flexibility and control when managing your earnings on eBay. Starting today, available funds will stay in your eBay balance, instead of being sent to your bank account automatically every quarter. This makes it easier for you to build up your funds, set money aside for a future purchase or withdraw…
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Etsy seller wants me to buy outside of Etsy
Hi I have been in conversation with an Etsy seller through Etsy messages about a custom order and everything was great and then I asked for a custom listing so I could order but he said he's having issues with custom listings and so instead would like to send me his bank details and for me to pay that way and I'm not…
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Ebay advice buyer saying collected item has broken with use by someone else
Hi there i hope someone can help, i sold a dogs pushchair on ebay which was only used by me twice and for max 30 mins as i had to have my dog put to sleep it looked brand new etc zero issues. it was collection only, the buy came and checked it etc. messages on ebay before saying they are buying it for a homeless man and…
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My first sale to an 'InPost Locker'
I have just sold an item and it seems the buyer has picked 'InPost' for the delivery. I have never had such a delivery, although I do know where the nearest lockers are situated. Is it correct, there is no actual label to stick to my oarcel. All I have is a QR code that has been emailed to me. Do I scan this at the machine…
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Ebay £10 reward for using app doesn't work
Well I scanned the barcode and downloaded the app on the premise of £10 reward voucher for buying via the app. Loaded items in my basket for over the £50 minimum spend requirement and nothing. No voucher showing anywhere. beware as this might be a scam!
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Parcel just left on doorstep.
Hello I've noticed talking with others and by my own experience that delivery drivers are now just leaving parcels on people's doorstep even when they are without any front garden. Do these companies have a minimum duty to make sure that peoples deliveries are safely delivered?
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Vinted query - print at home Royal Mail?
Hi, I've just sold my first ever item on Vinted. The buyer has chosen Royal Mail, but I can only seem to get a QR code to scan in the shop. I hate these as have had no end of issues with them. When selling RM via ebay, I prefer to print the label at home and book a free RM collection. Is there any way that I can get a…
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Apple Air Pods
So I have two pairs of Apple AirPods I am trying to sell. I have listed them on Ebay but am really struggling to sell them at a really reasonable price. It seems that the only people interested in them are those with absolutely no feedback and they all ask the same questions are they genuine do you have a receipt etc and…
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Postage
Today eBay seem to have stopped the 'add additional service' button. When selecting this one gets the box that used to have all the alternative services but this is no longer there. One is instructed to choose up to 3 services but there is nothing to choose. When listing new items yesterday the postage rates part worked…
