eBay has made some tweaks to its “Simple Delivery” method of postage – only days after rolling it out for the majority of its listings. “Simple Delivery” was made compulsory for most new eBay listings from April 15.
It means rather than using an external shipping method, sellers must use eBay to arrange the delivery of their listings after an item sells. “Simple Delivery” sees eBay calculate the size of your parcel to come up with a postage price – then once it sells, you have to take your item to your nearest carrier location or schedule a home delivery.
Sellers are given a QR code or label to print off by eBay to post their item. There are some listings where you won’t have to use “Simple Delivery” including low-priced items, bulky items, and items that are for local pick-up.
eBay has now published a longer list of exemptions. The page on the website reads: “Simple Delivery will be optional for items priced £10 and under, letter-sized, and in certain sub-categories within the following areas.”
The list includes more than 30 categories including antiques, books, cameras, coins, furniture and stamps. An eBay spokesperson said: “Simple Delivery will be optional for letter-sized items that are £10 or under and listed under certain categories like Trading Cards, Coins, and Stamps.
“These changes reflect our commitment to continue to optimise the experience for our customers, aligned to how different types of products are traded on eBay.”
eBay claims sellers will save 20% on postage costs by using “Simple Delivery” but the new service does change how quickly sellers will receive money from their sales. The funds are released two days after the carrier confirms the delivery has been made. eBay has been emailing sellers to inform them about the change.
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It comes after the selling site added a new buyer fee in February this year. This fee is included in the price of the item you’re buying and is made up of a flat fee of 75p per item, plus 4% of the cost up to £300, then 2% of the cost between £300 and £4,000.
You don’t pay any additional fees above £4,000 – meaning the most you can be charged is £86.75. There are no buyer fees for car, motorcycle and vehicle listings, along with property and classified ads.
eBay removed all selling fees in October last year, meaning sellers keep more of the cash they make through the website, as they no longer pay final value fees, regulatory operating fees, or an insertion fee when they sell on eBay.
Sellers fees are still be in place for car, motorcycle and vehicle listings. The site removed selling fees on all fashion items early last year.
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