Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels

I recently wanted to return a Bathroom Vanity Unit & Basin to the retailer. I found Parcel Hero online, entered the weights & dimensions of the 2 items and was offered a choice of 2 services from UPS. The 2 items weighed 50kg & 18kg and had a value of approximately £400. I made my selection and increased the insurance…

Have traditionally been a long time seller on EBay selling all sorts but majority other halves vast clothing resources (😬). Haven’t done so much lately as finding Vinted more successful but just as one personal example, did decide to list a pair of trainers on EBay and “paid” to promote them. 2 and a bit weeks and no…

I have a balance from a couple of sales so decided to spend it on a few bits and bobs. I added items to my basket then tried to check out using my ebay balance but the pay button was greyed out. As a workaround I paid £7 with my balance and 29p with paypal. This worked OK, another ebay glitch?

I've found several of these at home when trying to clear out old stamps, and wondering what to do with them. The royal mail person couldn't tell me when I rang up, other than that they don't do them anymore. I don't need to write to anyone abroad, but can I just use them as letters to uk addresses? May keep one for…

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Sold a watch on ebay to a buyer from Austria, the watch was £35 and the buyer paid £66 total. The resin strap got broke in the post and the buyer wants to return it. I thought I was protected from this when using GSP? Ebay want me to refund £66 to get back a broken £35 watch, it was damaged in the post after ebay posted it…

I don’t know if anyone else has encountered this, but Royal Mail are refusing to allow claims for compensation for lost or damaged items if the postage label is purchased through eBay, irrespective of which service is used. You may know as a private seller you have two shipping options, “simple delivery” or “custom…

For the past 2 days I have been unable to change my custom postage options on my listings, I just get a message saying they are not available. I called eBay and they advised it was a global issue and wouldn't be fixed until Monday because being the weekend they don't have the resources (Staff) to fix it, surely as a…

I'm really getting frustrated at Royal mail as I once again have 2 INRs open, both items sent at the end of January, both LLs. One is a business sale so all I can do is refund the buyer, and because it was a low cost, to me, stock item there's no point in wasting time fighting for a refund from RM so I've lost the original…

Anyone else experiencing extreme problems or unable to login to ebay at the moment? Typically, when I try to login I get a screen like this: I try a dozen times, then I get a screen like this: this refreshes itself for maybe 10 minutes! then I get the infamous MCaptcha screen: but it doesn't matter how many times I…

anyone had any experience of this please and advice on what to do? last time i sold on Ebay was probably about 18 years ago and my god it has changed! I put some lots up for sale and one of them sold to a buyer lets call him Frank some didnt sell so i just deleted them (was going to just donate what didnt sell). so I got…

Hello all, hoping for a bit of advice please. Posting on behalf of a family member. He's always been quite an avid collector of things, a bit of a hoarder. He bought some pokemon cards in the late 90s which we have now since found out they are worth a lot of money (had them valued). We are talking 10s of 1000s. He is…

Occasionally I add extra protection to parcels I am shipping for my business (using a "domestic" account) with Parcelforce Worldwide. Just noticed this morning that they are adding VAT to the additional premium cost. As I understand it this is a form of insurance and would be subject to Insurance Premium tax of 12% at…

Been selling some old used video games and DVDs on eBay to declutter. I got a message to hand over my NI number having reached 30 sales so in order to continue I did. They claim my personal details and bank account used to withdraw will be sent to HMRC. My total turnover for the year is only £117:96 including all the…

I am selling something that would often be sold with something else, let’s say saucers without the matching cups. My item title says saucers (only) my description mentions saucers only and goes on to say ‘no cups, saucers only’, the photos show just saucers. I first sold the listing which was paid for and luckily before I…

Royal British Legion poppy pins? There are hundreds already listed - I've even bought some from eBay myself! But I get a message: "The sale of Royal British Legion poppy pins or brooches is not permitted on eBay as these are typically sold for charitable purposes." I understand the message but how have other sellers…

hi I won a job lot of items, 12 items. It’s a local collection, so I have paid over £100, as I understand it just show them the QR code when collecting But what if maybe one or two of the items have a fault, and I say I don’t want that item, I’ll just take the 10 items.do they issue me with a part refund after or before I…

It seems that at least once a month someone bids on an item early in the listing and then there`s radio silence. Auction is over and there`s no payment.. This week`s it`s a 6 litre slow cooker which is bulky. No response to any messages. I really hate waiting 4-5 days before I can cancel the transaction. What do other…

Has anyone used this inside the eBay app ?