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For questions about buying and selling in online auctions or at car boot sales and jumble sales, as well as postage stamps, postal services and parcel couriers.

Tax and N.I. Ebay
So I have a banner on my private account telling me to give Ebay my N.I. and Tax info. Why should I when I am a private seller only selling things and clothes that I no longer want? Although I have sold more than 30 items in the last year, they are all small amounts and totall approx. £500 in the last year and a lot less…
GDPR???? Amazon
Amazon delivered a parcel to my home address which was labelled my work address and left it on the doorstep!!! Amazon are blaming the courier but I'm saying they must have shared both addresses with them. The courier couldn't have just linked them somehow!!! Any advice? Im thinking a GDPR breach? Thoughts?
Aldi goods on Ebay
I was doing a search for reviews on an Aldi hair product earlier and Ebay came up as selling it, at 300% of the Aldi price. Just curiosity really but who buys these things? I understand people might not have an Aldi nearby but I just can't understand who would pay these prices - I'd rather go without if I couldn't source…
Royal Mail fee to pay
Sent a small parcel Tracked 48, Royal Mail says a fee to pay, no card with customer but CS (after 20 minute wait to get through) said the fee was £3.20 but there isn't a fee for £3.20, there is one for £3.50 for insufficient postage paid on a small parcel but the postage can't be insufficient unless they think it's a…
Decathalon not delivering to certain NI Post codes
I was trying to order an item from Decathalon and wasn't given option for home delivery.Nearest store is about 100 miles away.I emailed Decathalon CS to find out what the issue was and was told its due to restrictions by UK Government.Although they seem to be able to deliver to some NI post codes BT27,BT28,BT23,BT21,BT20…
How to change ebay postal label option for RM 48
I sold an item, which is quite small and lightweight so it could easily be classed as a small parcel, or be sent as RM tracked 48, the latter seeming to be the better due to increased value. I priced at about £3.50 postage, but was going to purchase the label through eBay, but the only tracked 48 option was showing as…
Are carrier choices clear to buyers for SD?
Are buyer's easily able to see a choice of carriers? Only asking as I have had 2 feedback left now both moaning about how long evri took to deliver and how the seller used the worst carrier Both of these were SD sales so I'd have thought the buyer should have had a choice? I have both carriers enabled. Also, out of the 10…
Best Offer Question
I have 2 identical (apart from colour) items of ladies clothing on sale which are on separate listings. A buyer has asked me to put a 'Best Offer' option on both the listings. They were listed using Simple Delivery so if I do put a BO on them and the buyer offers on both what happens regarding the delivery costs if I…
First Class Signed For letter issue
I looked at the royal mail website and 1st class signed for £3.60 seemed to be the best bet for me to have peace of mind my letter would get delivered to the addressee asap. The PO counter staff asked me if the letter was important which seemed a strange thing to ask, and when I said 'well it is to me' the staff suggested…
Order not coming from UK but China
I ordered a couple of natural repellent dog collars stupidly assuming they were coming from the UK as it was a .uk website. There was no immediate update on my purchase and on checking the company has a registered address in Austria, (but I've since found out that he products are being shipped from China, all a bit of a…
Sold item on eBay - how to post? Help!
I'm a private seller and it's the first time I've sold something under the new eBay.It looks like my buyer paid £4.14 postage on top of the item price. In "Manage all orders" the sold item has "Get prepaid label". What will happen if I click on that? I don't have a printer. I used to show the parcelshop my email from Evri…
Tax and NI split thread
This discussion was created from comments split from: Tax and N.I. Ebay.
Selling a large tent - is ebay suitable for this?
1. I have a large tent that I want to sell. It will be collection only, cost over a thousand pounds and I'm sure that any buyer will want to view it before buying. As I understand it ebay makes it difficult for a buyer to contact a seller. Is there any way to use ebay for selling this?2. I also have a small bell to be…
Old Trainers!
Hey guys, I'm having a clear out, and really it's time to slim down some of my trainer collection! I was just going to give them to charity or in some cases bin them. Then, I had a look at vinted, I wad quite surprised - pairs of say Air Force One trainers which I'd think were fit for the bin being sold for 15 quid odd.…
Paypal - no mobile, cannot set up log in / 2FA, help desk no help, cannot get a human on phone.
I would appreciate any advice on this, as I have wrung all the Paypal options dry and just don't know what to do. I have a PC and a landline. I do not have a mobile, or a mobile number. I put my landline number in their mobile box ages ago as they were nagging me about it but it didn't seem to matter. Now however, they…
How do I print out eBay postal label invoice ?
I have just started using the ebay system to print off labels for EVRi and Royal Mail and I must admit, the system is quick and works well .. I don't know why I didn't do it before However, I'm not too sure on the best way to download the label invoice. It seems to take quite a while for the invoice to be generated, so a…
Help thread for 4th Feb 48hr hold for payments
I thought that it would be useful to have a new thread just for the 48 hour hold on funds to point any newbies or worried existing users to from the 4th Feb. I am sure many private sellers will be unaware of this change or do not gully understand it and may post on MSE for clarification and hopefully a dedicated thread,…
Couriers Evri and DHL merge to form UK delivery giant.
Evri and DHL to merge. Couriers Evri and DHL merge to form delivery giant - BBC News
Item of clothing lost in post, buyer still demanding she gets it rather than a refund!
I posted an item of used clothing ten days ago. It has not arrived and the RM tracking has not updated. I have apologised and offered a refund and told the buyer that if the item arrives after I refund she is welcome to keep it. I posted the same day as payment was made and 2 other parcels posted at the same time have been…
Parcel missing, best way to get compensation from Royal Mail?
I last made a claim from Royal Mail well before Covid when I downloaded a form and sent it off by post. What is the process these days? I purchased the postage online from Royal Mail - large letter over 100g. Posted at post office (proof of posting obtained). Not a very expensive item but I will try claiming. Will probably…

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