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Ebay only charging 30p per sale
I sold 2 items yesterday and when I checked the order details I had only been charged the usual 30p fee, no FVF as such. I have sold 2 more items today on a different account and it's the same. One item was over £100 so even with the 80% offer it should have been £3.50 ish. Yesterdays sales have already been paid into my…
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I think I have a dodgy one......
Received an offer on an item early this morning. Responded with counter offer a few £ higher, stating I could post it off today (Saturday) AM. Buyer accepted and paid. Printed label via eBay and went to PO to post. Posted at 10:52AM via Tracked24 (which is what buyer paid for). I don't see how I could get any quicker?…
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Buyer wants to return item .. pattern is upside down
I sold an item a few days ago and have just received a message stating that the fabric pattern is upside down. I never noticed this but have to agree, it is upside down. however, i photographed the item and the person bought it .. i guess also not noticing the fabric. The buyer added that it fitted perfectly, but has asked…
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I was Sold stolen goods on eBay can I get a refund advice needed?
I wonder if any one can help me a few days ago I brought a smart speaker off eBay. It was advertised as fully working, like new. Speaker arrived yesterday and it doesn't work. I have today come to find after contacting Manufacturer to see if I was doing something wrong that speak was reported stolen and there for…
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ebay to request NI numbers from sellers
This thread is an off shoot of the thread below as there is a part that needs to be highlighted eBay Private Seller - Self Assessment Tax Return?? — MoneySavingExpert Forum This bit in the Guardian article needs to be checked carefully against anything formal from HMRC, the Guardian article is poorly written and I would…
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Any new offers for those that got 100% free selling fees?
I was lucky enough to be one of those that got the 100% free selling fees offer on eBay until the16th April. Since then I haven’t had any selling fee offers when I used to get 80% off ever 2 weeks. I just wondered if anyone else is in the same boat?
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Demand for fees on unauthorised transactions
I received a "Ransom" email in January 24 and my computer was compromised. Also some of my passwords. As I tried to change them the scammer kept stopping me. I informed eBay and others beginning of February 24. Since then I have communicated with eBay on their site and also with their head office in the uk by hard copy…
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Buyers wanting delayed postage
I have mentioned before about how a scenario seems to crop up several times, and then not happen again for years- and I have a situation at the moment with buyers asking me to delay postage. I'm now on my third in about 6 weeks. I prefer not to mess around on ebay, I sell, I post and that's it , anything else gets messy.…
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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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Query on Ebay offer for my item
I have an item on Ebay just now and have received an offer. I have also had a message from someone else with several transactions in their history and 100% positive feedback score who said they had bid on my item by mistake rather than making an offer and if I will stop the auction to invoice them for their bid plus add on…
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Swatch Omega Watch Bought At Auction
Hi, Last week I bought a lot of two watches from an auction house in Taunton, and one was a Swatch Omega Watch. When I received the watch last Saturday in the post, I then discovered the watch was a fake and not the original watch. The auction house description stated Swatch Omega Watch and did not say style off, or just…
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I sell only my own assets at a loss, but more than 30 per year. Do I need to tell HMRC?
I am a very active ebayer. Everything I buy for myself or home will usually end up on ebay once I'm done with it. Electronics, homeware, clothing - if it's worth selling then I'll sell it. 95% of what I sell is used goods of my own which I sell at a loss compared to what I paid for it, with the occasional 'profit' sale of…
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AliExpress Message Center.
Made quite a large order from AliExpress (multiple sellers). Not bought anything from them for over 2 years and noticed almost every order had a message about changing the order and to leave a note to the seller but changes cannot be guaranteed. Is this an automated thing from AliExpress? Using Chrome on a PC and I have…
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WISE bank - Scam?
I had just sold a sofa on Facebook marketplace...not eBay - but I didn't know where else to post..the seller has paid me £100 (sale price) bu WISE bank...but I haven't received the payment - just an email to say that in order to release the payment they need him to send me another £200 - then I refund the extra £200 to…
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Single Item Auction vs Bulk
I have 15 items, Home Automation compatible radiator TRV's. What would be the best way to seel these one ebay? A single item each week? Or all 15 on one auction? 15 single auctions would not get the best results 🤣
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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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Having to pay import Duty for a replacement item that was faulty
I have a microphone that was brought from abroad into the UK, item plus postage was $324. Item was then found to be faulty and the company have been great in fixing the fault with the item as it was a manufacturing defect. It's taken 2 months to fix their production but they have finally said they will now send me another…
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Vinted showing profit for the first time
Being reported on various Vinted groups- but Vinted are showing a profit and seem to be growing quickly. Interesting that other sites like Depop are reporting losses. Secondhand fashion seller Vinted moves into profit after 61% sales rise | Retail industry | The Guardian
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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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Free RM Parcel Collect - Extended to 30/04/2024
Just a heads up Royal Mail's free parcel collect service is due to end next Tuesday. "Parcel Collect is FREE when you book online between 00:01 on 30.06.2023 and 23:59 on 15.08.2023. Promotion does not apply to customers with an Online Business Account." It's been extended before, and it would be a no-brainer to extend it…