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Self Assessment for HMRC?
Hi. I’ve been selling things on eBay for a while which are partly my own items I don’t want anymore and also things I’ve picked up in charity shops and car boot sales. I want to abide by HMRC rules so does anyone know the time scale for completing a self assessment form online and also the whole process? I want to be able…
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Should I let buyer send a courier?
I’ve sold a picture for £100, said collection only or I could deliver locally. Buyer has paid and has 100% positive feedback, but says they want to arrange a courier to come to my house to collect at their expense. I think I saw something once saying this is a red flag, but I’m tempted to say yes. What should I do?
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Safest/Fairest way to sell
I have a low value item circa £10 that I advertised locally and someone wants me to post. What's the fairest way to sell for both sides. ebay BIN with paypal? I know it's not a lot of money but interest in the answer anyways.
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Amazon customer asking for invoice!
I sold an old cd on my amazon private seller account around 4 months ago but rarely use the account and use other sites instead. A customer is asking for an invoice and is becoming very persistent on the order page it asks me if i want to upload an invoice? Any ideas what i can do to provide this for them or what i should…
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eBayer worrying about new HMRC Reporting Requirements
An autistic and mentally unwell girl I know has been selling on Ebay and Vinted for a couple of years. Her heath condition is important as she's been in receipt of disability benefits (UC/PIP). So, firstly... She does general art and crafts and makes cards as a hobby to give to people, not for profit - but if (for example)…
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Changes to compensation limited on RM signed for
Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class and Royal Mail Signed For 2nd Class change to compensation. From 2 April 2024, Royal Mail is changing the level of compensation available on Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class and Royal Mail Signed For 2nd Class. The maximum compensation available on these services will now be £20.…
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Advice on seller protection via GSP to Mexico
Evening all, I am looking for a little reassurance / advice on if I am setting myself up for possible fall. On re-listing an item I either inadvertently checked the the GSP or didn't realise it was an option. Regardless, I have a die-cast car that is has a bid on of £1475 and the current winning bidder is from Mexico. They…
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Bank transfer for car sold on ebay?
Safe - as long as I wait for the money to be in the account? Should I ask for it day before so they can't do same day cancel?
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Help with Amazon please
Hi, bought a phone from Amazon which when the parcel turned up it contained a bottle of hand cleanser. Presumably someone substituted at the warehouse, the bottle was the same shape and weight as a phone. Amazon have accepted a return for wrong item supplied and got a returns label to return the wrong item , which I posted…
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Buyer Wants Refund .. EVRi says item delivered
Just received a message from a buyer asking for a refund, as the item (according to her) has not been received. Looking on the EVRi website, it says it WAS delivered 2 weeks ago. I have just uploaded the tracking details to eBay How do I reply politely stating this fact ?
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Nintendo 2DS
Sold a mint in box and sealed Nintendo 2DS on ebay over a year ago now. This is just a warning to others. I was glad as was a profit but he then claimed none of the buttons work. I said that was odd as was sealed but send it back and I'll give you a full refund. All fine. Roll on a few months later and I decide to put my…
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Offers on items I’ve viewed
I’ve started getting personal offers on items I’ve simply viewed - not items in my watch list. Is this a new thing? I’m used to getting offers on items I’m actually watching but not this.
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Onbuy.com
Morning Has anyone heard of, or better still, bought through this website? https://www.onbuy.com/gb/ A friend in Sweden is considering buying a new iPhone 7 (at an excellent price) but they don't ship to Sweden so it would be delivered to me. No qualms at all at about receiving phone on behalf of friend, but as I've never…
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Small eBay Biz - How many eBay Gimmicks have worked for you?
Small eBay Biz - How many eBay Gimmicks have worked for you? There have been a number of drives from eBay on things such as make sure that your item has a white background because the search engines wont accept your item and even at xmas the video event told us take your item down (yes at the same time as loosing your…
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EVRi .. drop down address option not working
is it me, or is there a fault on the EVRi website ? The drop-down menu to select the buyer's address is not working. I entered one parcel by hand, line by line but will try again tomorrow for my other parcels as that way takes too long.
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FREE LISTING email alerts - no chat
The purpose of this thread is to set up an alert when there is a free listing weekend. Let's keep it free from chat as far as possible to avoid too many false alerts Please scroll to the top of the page and click 'Thread tools' on the right. There you will get an option to 'Add subscription', Then when anyone at all gets…
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2nd hand prices:Ebay/Marketplace, etc, not much cheaper for PC components/elect goods, than new!etc.
I think its now often better to buy many PC and many electronic item newon Amazon, etc, than FB marketplace, but especially Ebay, case in point: ,I want to buy 16gb of DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance, its 37.99 on Amazon , on E bay used its about 30, no provenance etc, SSD's are the same, Roku sticks the same. In many cases…
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Royal Mail Tracked 48 not deilvered after 10 days
sold an item on ebay worth £175 on 27th, sent it tracked48 on Monday 29th, it has progresses to the buyers local hub on the 30th and been scanned twice but nothing since there buyer opened a case yesterday and my funds are on hold, says I've got till the 12th to resolve it... first I heard of it was yesterday when they…
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"Pre-owned clothes"
As ebay are doing the no fees for selling "pre-owned" clothes I thought I might give it a go. I have 3 or 4 items I bought ages ago and have never worn ( don't like or don't fit) Only 1 has got a tag but are all unworn and new so how do i list? If I list as "used" they are not, if I list as "new" they were when bought!…
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Size of shipping envelopes for clothes?
I'm decluttering and aim to sell men's anoraks and two-piece men's suits. Any suggesting on what size grey shipping envelopes would be best without having the clothes get crumpled from stuffing them in but won't cost a bomb in postage?