eBay Simple Delivery

[Narcisus]

It looks like eBay will make this compulsory in Q1 this year anyone clued up on how it will work ?

If I sell an item I just drop it off at the local Post Office on the way home I wonder if I will still be able to do that ?

Would the Post Office print a label for me ?

[MattsCar]

Yes, it is just an option.

ETA, just realised it will be compulsory for private sellers. So ignore the previous.

There is plenty online about it, explaining how it works.

"eBay simple delivery" in to Google.

Edited by MattsCar on Saturday 25th January 17:35

[Jamescrs]

EBay further trying to control the whole process and making it more restrictive for private sellers.

[Colonel Cupcake]

MattsCar said:

Yes, it is just an option.

ETA, just realised it will be compulsory for private sellers. So ignore the previous.

There is plenty online about it, explaining how it works.

"eBay simple delivery" in to Google.

Edited by MattsCar on Saturday 25th January 17:35

eBay seems to say that you can opt out of Simple Delivery, even as a private seller.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/posting-items/...

[Narcisus]

Colonel Cupcake said:

MattsCar said:

Yes, it is just an option.

ETA, just realised it will be compulsory for private sellers. So ignore the previous.

There is plenty online about it, explaining how it works.

"eBay simple delivery" in to Google.

Edited by MattsCar on Saturday 25th January 17:35

eBay seems to say that you can opt out of Simple Delivery, even as a private seller.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/posting-items/...

Said in the first post compulsory in Q1 this year

[elise2000]

The other thing that sellers will have to change is incorporating the cost of packing materials into their sale price, instead of into the postage charge.

[Narcisus]

Goes live in April for Private sellers and you can’t opt out this will be the only way to send stuff :-(

[Quattr04.]

It works really well

The seller chooses what they want, Royal Mail or Evri, then you get a QR code and send off at either a parcel shop or a post office, and you get a tracking number.

You will need to factor cost of packaging into your costs when selling

I think it works really well, automatically provides the tracking number to the app and the buyer.

I prefer it

[Bluevanman]

From April 15th

[VeeReihenmotor6]

I have been using it and it seems better than going to the post office and buying/entering a tracking number manually, in terms of ebay tracking the postage and paying you on time once it is delivered.

They also insure the item for the purchase value, sometimes not an option on on postal services i.e. £50/£100 limits.

So far, so good for me.

I have also used their global shipping program for international sales on an item I sold for £160. I was paid once it reached the UK Hub for international distribution. I was happy with that too, rather than waiting for it to arrive in Australia.

[alangla]

Narcisus said:

Goes live in April for Private sellers and you can’t opt out this will be the only way to send stuff :-(

Can’t help feeling that eBay will be facing a court case for anti competitive practices from one of the courier companies or a parcels comparison site before too long.

I’ve been using it recently as well, mainly because a certain comparison site that makes Parcels Go 2 their destination offered zero assistance when an eBay item was wrecked by an American based Express courier & said courier, after investigating, told me they wouldn’t deal with me because the comparison site was the account holder. I wrote it off in the end as it was a low value item.
Personally I’d still prefer to have the option of who to use, Royal Mail collections in particular always seemed to work better when arranged direct versus an eBay integration.

[Simpo Two]

Is this responsible for the inflation in postage costs?

I bought a book recently; p&p was £8.80 but the actual cost was half that. Is eBay taking the difference?

[beko1987]

No mention of being able to have Collection labels... My local post office is awful and I usually book a parcelforce 24h or evri collection for things I sell. Do I no longer get that choice?

[Narcisus]

I'm now collection only see if they have any problems over the next few weeks then maybe give a few items a go.

[WildThing]

This new Simple Delivery only option to send things is just one massive rip off.

Ebay now set the postage rate when you create a listing and the seller has no option to change anything. Thing is, they can now charge the buyer whatever they want. It's just a con.

For example - I sold an item weighing less than 1kg for £79.99 and Ebay charged the buyer £5.15 postage. It was a small parcel sent Tracked 48 and used to cost £3.70 collected with Royal Mail arranged through Ebay. They are simply marking up the postage cost to the buyer and pocketing the difference.

I've been selling on Ebay for nearly 25 years. This is the worst move they've ever made and I'm about done with it.

PS to answer a question upthread regarding Collection. If you opt for Royal Mail Tracked 48 then you can use the tracking number on the Ebay generated postage label to arrange collection on the Royal Mail website. It costs 30p to do so mind.