Can anyone check to see if ebay is down right now

soolin

RFW wrote: »

Blimey! Given the big money earners using tax avoidance schemes and people thinking like that it's a wonder this country has any money.
I'd happily take a couple of months a year off if I could have a seventy grand turnover and not have to bother with tax and tax returns.

If you need to waste an hour or two one day give the 'private' seller boards a try...the rubbish that people spout is incredible. It is actually worrying that tax and employment issues are so badly misunderstood by many people, I have come across the same in the voluntary work I occasionally do, people are genuinely surprised to be accused of defrauding HMRC or the DWP when they were not employed just 'earning some cash for holidays'.

charlies_mum

You need a strong constitution to read them. Some sellers have feedback of 10,000+ and aren't registered as a business !

verybigchris

soolin wrote: »

If you need to waste an hour or two one day give the 'private' seller boards a try...the rubbish that people spout is incredible. It is actually worrying that tax and employment issues are so badly misunderstood by many people

My favourite so far:
Business sellers are people with (at least) a unit on their local industrial estate, and a mini van with decals

soolin

verybigchris wrote: »

My favourite so far:
Business sellers are people with (at least) a unit on their local industrial estate, and a mini van with decals

I loved that bit too

The worrying thing is I thought at first it was tongue in cheek, but I actually think they are serious

charlies_mum

soolin wrote: »

I loved that bit too

The worrying thing is I thought at first it was tongue in cheek, but I actually think they are serious

How do you report someone who is obviously a business seller ? Ebay probably won't do anything about it, but the ones with shooting stars feedback are just taking the mickey !!

soolin

I'm still having minor issues with ebay today- slow loading and uploading photos and some pages getting 'stuck'.

Very poor sales as well

ballisticbrian

Rather than start a new thread, is the eBay picture uploader down again?

soolin

ballisticbrian wrote: »

Rather than start a new thread, is the eBay picture uploader down again?

I think there is an intermittent glitch. I struggled yesterday on and off, and I've just tried re listing something and all my photos had gone, I didn't try again as I just can't be bothered.

soolin

Back on the subject of the community boards I've just come across this great comment on a thread arguing about business sellers registered as private sellers

Live chat told me that it is up to the individual seller whether or not they CHOOSE to be registered as a business seller.

charlies_mum

soolin wrote: »

Back on the subject of the community boards I've just come across this great comment on a thread arguing about business sellers registered as private sellers

Live chat told me that it is up to the individual seller whether or not they CHOOSE to be registered as a business seller.

Shocking ! Why don't HMRC crack down on these 'private' sellers ? Surely the revenue they would recover would pay for the cost of employing staff to do it.

When sellers have feedback of 10,000+ there is no way they are just clearing out their junk.