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eBay UK Adjusts Postage Limits for Sellers

Increases reflect upcoming postage fee hikes.

By Sarah Brown · April 17, 2012 · 3 Comments
TAGGED IN: eBay policies, shipping

eBay UK has increased the maximum limits sellers are allowed to charge for postage and packaging in response to an upcoming increase in Royal Mail postage fees.

Effective immediately, the eBay UK site reflects a rise in postage costs at Royal Mail, which will take place at the end of the month. eBay says it sets maximum limits for sellers to charge for postage and packaging in order to retain a reliable and consistent cost for buyers.

Royal Mail’s postage increase will be the largest price hike since 1975, with second-class stamps going up as much as 39 percent. The last several years have cost Royal Mail a loss of nearly 1 billion pounds, the company reports.

For more information, see eBay UK’s maximum postage and packaging breakdown.

Sarah Brown is a freelance writer who writes about e-commerce and small businesses. She recently graduated from Chico State with a journalism degree and is also a budding online entrepreneur, having launched two Web businesses and her own line of handmade products. Opinions expressed here may not be shared by The Online Seller and/or its principals.

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US postage has also increased recently.
Colin Marsh8

Good topics, unbias, and helpful
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Freddie George

Ebay won’t prosper completely until then have a “sellers charter” to stop buyers messiong around and leaving unjustified feedback whilst the seller can’t leave them the same.

Small wonder the GPO lose money – Ebay’s postage amount restrictions on items such as books are a farce………….they suggest a carrier but you UST give a postaghe cost which is restricted. They refer you to how you can circumvate the postage on weight limit but this can’t be found…….typical!.