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Paying Tax to HMRC for selling my own personal collection?
Good morning I hope everyone is doing great. I've a question if anybody could help with please? I've been selling on eBay regularly for about a year now selling off the bulk of my personal items the amount has passed £2k now about 90% of these items are my own personal items with the odd few bits brought from charity shops…
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Estimated Postal Cost?
I have just listed a couple of items on ebay both with RM postage of £3.75 second class. I don't use ebay postage but buy my own. On getting emails confirming the listings there is a star next to the postage amount and at the bottom it says - This price is an estimation of postage costs and once buyer has paid the…
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FB Marketplace buyer wants to pay by bank transfer
Hello, I am trying to sell a few pieces of furniture on FB marketplace, as we are reorganising one of the rooms. Got a few messages where a prospective buyer wants to pay by PayPal and send a courier to collect. This made me wary of a potential scam and I've refused these offers. However, someone else has now offered to…
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Why do you need proof of post when you have proof of delivery?
Hi, i have had several occasions where i have sold something on eBay posted with RM and misplaced the proof of post, that was for items that were either lost or had no tracking updates. As i made a claim for those items i understood fully that RM could only offer me stamps to the full value of postage (even though they…
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New RM online postage prices from 7th October
1st class letter £1.65 https://www.royalmail.com/sites/royalmail.com/files/2024-09/online-price-guide-october-2024-v1-ta.pdf
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Postage options
Hi, so after clearing out the loft I've decided to sell a number if items such aa glassware or china. Basically breakables, big, heavy. I'll probably use Ebay and sold some stuff like this many years ago and posted over the counter with Royal Mail. Seems things have changed since. So, for example, if I was sending a…
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EBay policy violation
When I worked in Switzerland a Russian chap in office used to fetch back from visits home a Putin calendar in December for following year. It was a giggle at the time seeing the man pose in various situations. on return to UK I had a collection of 5 calendars ranging from 2013 to 2018. So I sold 3 on eBay with one listed…
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Problem adding photos on PC
Anyone else having problems with photos on desktop site? I just get blue circle eventually failing. Same even if I try and edit a photo I’ve uploaded to a draft previously. I can upload in the app but unfortunately the photos I want to use are not on my phone! I’ve tried clearing the cache as I read online but no…
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Increase in questions, answers in the listing
Is any one else receiving an increase in questions, where the answers are clearly in the listing. Bullet-pointed and easy to understand, but unfortunately not easy to see because of a plethora of other items, sponsored items, similar items to what you wanted, because you searched for... Some buyers just would simply ask…
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Parcel sent via Ebay postage not received
I sent a parcel last week via Ebay's postage which is supposed to inform the buyer of the purchase. It didn't. I dropped the parcel in a Royal mail parcel drop box and videoed myself doing so for proof. How do I proceed as this was last Friday and the estimated delivery date was 30th Sept ?
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New Postage options EBay
This has been mentioned on other threads but thought would separate it in case some (like me) was looking specifically for something. I just went into a draft listing I had started and I noticed now four new discreet boxes that weren’t there yesterday as far as I remember. Basically says Postage or collection in person…
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Moved: Income insurance/Critical illness quotation
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Item received from auction completely different to what was shown/described (Raw Returns)
So I do a lot of buying from a less known online auction website, and I purchase a lot of returns/untested items from a business and get them delivered to me. I understand the risk that things might not work, but on occasion I've received something completely different to what the image shows and what the description says.…
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Vinted & Hmrc
I couldn't find a thread for this although I'm sure there is. I lost my mum,dad husband within a 10 month period. I was left to sell anything that wasn't donated. My parents were married 50 years and hoarded,as well as my mum was a crafter with lots of new items that she never got around to doing. I also have many items of…
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Do I have to complete a tax return?
Apologies if this is commonly asked or not the right place but I say I made £3,000 on eBay. £1,750 = sold old items at a loss £1,250 = sold for profit I'm aware you get £12,570 tax-free income and £1,000 trading allowance but I'm an unemployed student and nowhere near the £12,570 threshold. I know I don't have to pay tax…
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ebay reducing free listings for private sellers
From the 1st October the amount of free listings for private sellers is being reduced from 1000 per month to 300 per month. https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/fees-private-sellers?id=4822 The main page still links to show the original 1000 that they currently get, there is now a highlighted box that…
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Ebay and Fedex import duties
Hi I purchased item on eBay which included VAT and had free shipping from Japan. I chose the option to "pay import duties now" rather than on delivery. I received item but then received a Duty & Tax invoice from Fedex stating i owed Import tax and disbursement fee. Fedex will not accept i paid eBay. What do i do?
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Sell or block?
So I have a specialized external computer SSD drive. Retails value is £1,360 My listed price is £869.99 or best offer - listed as used, although its practically as new, boxed etc. The item has been listed and relisted for several months - I've had silly offers (one was £200!) , but am in no rush to sell so am happy to…
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Item Not Recevied - Best Course of Action with Tracking Delivered
As title says, what would be best course of action if I have to open an INR but the tracking shows as delivered? I'm asking because of eBay automatically favoring seller due to tracking number. Basically, I ordered three items from a seller. Item A was sent but item B and item C were not. All the items have the same…
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Parcel insurance -high value items
I need to send a couple of electrical items to buyers in the UK and wonder if there is a better value insurance arrangement than using the insurance provided by the parcel courier. The items in question are valued at £1500 and £5500. The cost of delivery with one of the more reputable couriers is under £10 per parcel, but…
