On August 6th, eBay UK will make Simple Delivery the mandatory shipping option for private sellers. This means that if you are a private seller on eBay UK, you will no longer be able to choose your own delivery options, and will need to use Simple Delivery. Existing listings will be converted to Simple Delivery.
Although it was supposed to be mandatory from April 15th, what actually transpired was a form of soft roll out, whereby some sellers were moved over to Simple Delivery, and some listings were converted, whilst others have been able to list without invoking Simple Delivery. The usual chaos from eBay. I’ve been lucky enough to be in the latter camp, and I wonder if that has been due to my listing with GS.
There are still outstanding issues - such as parcels over 20Kg, and / or over 61cm x 46cm x 46cm not being able to be listed without a messy workaround, with no resolution in sight. Just one amongst a plethora of ongoing issues.
So I wonder how GS listings will be greeted by eBay UK on August 6th? I will attempt a listing and report back.