Unfortunately, this deal has expired 31 March 2023.
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Sell an item for free (New sellers and sellers who haven't listed for 3 years only) @ eBay
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Have a free trial on us and sell an item on eBay with zero selling fees. Activate the offer, list and sell your item by the 31st March 2023 and watch the money roll in. New sellers and sellers who haven't listed for 3 years only
Who is eligible?
eBay.co.uk registered private sellers who have never listed previously or not listed in the last 3 years and have actively opted in to the Promotion via the RSVP link shown in the marketing communication during the Promotion Period. Participation is linked to the seller’s account and is not transferable. Sellers must have a UK shipping address.
How do I get the promotional rate?
You must have actively opted in to the promotion via the RSVP link shown in the marketing communication.
The Promotion is valid for the first sale during the Promotion Period on eBay.co.uk using the auction-style, auction-style with Buy it now option, or fixed price formats, in an eligible category. Listings using the auction-style with Buy it now option will be charged only the listing upgrade fee.Listings must be created after activating the offer.
Only sellers whose accounts meet eBay minimum seller performance standards are eligible. Please sign in to My eBay and view your seller standards dashboard to verify whether your account is currently meeting the standards. The seller standards dashboard is available to all sellers here.
If you registered after 15 March 2011 or haven’t listed any items for a while, you may have a listing allowance of 10 items per month or of £650 per month, whichever is reached first. You may be able to increase this allowance by providing additional verification.
An eligible item previously scheduled to go live during the Promotional Period will qualify for the Promotion only if you have opted in to the Promotion before the listing starts.
If an item qualifies for the Promotion and when the item sells, the invoice will indicate the fee including the discount. Please note: if the item does not sell during the Promotional Period, or is not the first item sold, standard final value fees will be charged according to the eBay fees policy when the item sells.
Items that are automatically relisted through the Automatic relist function or the Good ‘Till Cancelled function will be charged.
Only single quantity listings are eligible.
For items listed in 2 or more categories, only the insertion fee for the first category is included. Standard insertion fees will be charged for listing the same item for each additional category, according to the eBay fees policy.
Your first listing period may vary and is dependent on the listing format you choose (e.g. – auction-style vs buy-it-now), the duration of the listing you choose and the listing experience you use. The first listing period will be considered to have been ended when the listing you create first renews or relists.
Who is eligible?
eBay.co.uk registered private sellers who have never listed previously or not listed in the last 3 years and have actively opted in to the Promotion via the RSVP link shown in the marketing communication during the Promotion Period. Participation is linked to the seller’s account and is not transferable. Sellers must have a UK shipping address.
How do I get the promotional rate?
You must have actively opted in to the promotion via the RSVP link shown in the marketing communication.
The Promotion is valid for the first sale during the Promotion Period on eBay.co.uk using the auction-style, auction-style with Buy it now option, or fixed price formats, in an eligible category. Listings using the auction-style with Buy it now option will be charged only the listing upgrade fee.Listings must be created after activating the offer.
Only sellers whose accounts meet eBay minimum seller performance standards are eligible. Please sign in to My eBay and view your seller standards dashboard to verify whether your account is currently meeting the standards. The seller standards dashboard is available to all sellers here.
If you registered after 15 March 2011 or haven’t listed any items for a while, you may have a listing allowance of 10 items per month or of £650 per month, whichever is reached first. You may be able to increase this allowance by providing additional verification.
An eligible item previously scheduled to go live during the Promotional Period will qualify for the Promotion only if you have opted in to the Promotion before the listing starts.
If an item qualifies for the Promotion and when the item sells, the invoice will indicate the fee including the discount. Please note: if the item does not sell during the Promotional Period, or is not the first item sold, standard final value fees will be charged according to the eBay fees policy when the item sells.
Items that are automatically relisted through the Automatic relist function or the Good ‘Till Cancelled function will be charged.
Only single quantity listings are eligible.
For items listed in 2 or more categories, only the insertion fee for the first category is included. Standard insertion fees will be charged for listing the same item for each additional category, according to the eBay fees policy.
Your first listing period may vary and is dependent on the listing format you choose (e.g. – auction-style vs buy-it-now), the duration of the listing you choose and the listing experience you use. The first listing period will be considered to have been ended when the listing you create first renews or relists.
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Edited by a community support team member, 28 January 2023
39 Comments
sorted byI sold an item for £120 on the 18th. “Funds held pending confirmation of delivery.” OK, fair enough. Posted it on the 21st, first class signed for (the listing said 2nd, but I sent it 1st because I really needed the cash and eBay had previously waited until delivery to release it.) It was delivered first thing on the 23rd, according to Royal Mail tracking. Buyer left me glowing feedback that very afternoon.
Over 24 hours later, eBay tracking still showing it as “in transit”. Funds still held. I went onto their live chat - the agent immediately assured me that I was a valued customer, and then proceeded to attempt to gaslight me into disbelieving what was before my very eyes on the order page - namely that my money was being held until delivery was confirmed - by alluding to undefined “other factors.” He accepted that the item had been delivered, but all of a sudden, that wasn’t the reason for the hold. Sample of our conversation attached below - shortly after I gave up before I had an aneurysm.
On the 25th, over 48 hours after the item was actually delivered, eBay’s tracking updated to “delivered”. Miraculously, my funds were suddenly available for payout - must have been a coincidence, seeing as I was told the tracking status wasn’t the reason for the hold. I also received a message saying my “complaint had been resolved”. Yay!
So, I requested payment at 16.30 on the 25th, and was immediately informed it had been sent. It wouldn’t be long until I had my money and could go and do a proper food shop.
As of today, a week after I sent the item, I haven’t received a penny.
Any advice from more seasoned eBay victims appreciated - at this point I just want to hurt them, so thinking of lodging a case with the Financial Ombudsman as I understand it will cost eBay £750 even if it’s not resolved in my favour.
Thanks for reading my tale of woe, I know it’s far from unique - but newbies, ye be warned.
I sold an item on the 28th of October, sent it off with another 20 parcels on the same day that all arrived safely, the buyer opened a dispute on the 28th of December, and eBay/PayPal decided in their favour...
1) Only ever send signed for. Scammers and chancers will do just that on items posted by unsigned services, but they are much less likely to pull that scam on anything with tracking since the seller always has something to fall back on in the inevitable ebay case, so it's not really worth their effort. No tracking means ebay will automatically decide in the buyer's favour and without a tracking number you're not getting your money back however much you protest to them. You'll lose out on sales against people who are selling without tracked postage but they are taking the risk. There are other scams of course but the 'item not received' one can be avoided.
2) Don't post anything that you genuinely couldn't afford to give away for free, if it came to it. Sooner or later at some point, some sale will go wrong and ebay's policies largely favour buyers. Higher value items are more likely to be subject to scams. If you need the money to be in your account to do a food shop etc, then sell for cash locally on gumtree or facebook, even though you'll get less - once you have the money then, it's yours, which isn't the case on ebay.
3) For collected in person items, only take cash on collection.
4) Whatever you might write in your ad, by listing on ebay you offer a policy of free returns. It's called 'item not as described'. The buyer says they it isn't as described - no evidence is required. You are paying for the return postage and you'll be providing a full refund which includes the original postage cost. Again, don't beat yourself up when it happens, it will happen and it's ebay's policy - it's designed to be that way.
5) It doesn't help to get mad with a buyer for any reason, so whatever the issue you might as well hold your tongue and deal politely with them to fix the problem to their satisfaction. If they're in a dispute with you already, then with ebay's buyer protection policy then the chances are that in effect they've already won the case anyway. (edited)