Good video, i subscribed today !!

I can see my dughters house from there....:)

Love your neck of the wood...Peter Reed fae Peter Heed is Deed, Volvo for sale...When I was driving, I spent lots of time overnighting in the NE corner...daughter and family live just along the road in Hopeman....you more than likely know, but the wee vintage shops in Cullen do throw up some great bargains...:)

Geez, Ian , I just walked away last weekend from the same type/age car in Lanark with 6 months MOT for £700..it ran great too.....not worth buying something for spares... I love a RR...:(

Love your location, Hazard a guess at Caithness wheer I spentmany fantastic holidays at my aunt and Uncles in Thurso, and did many trips fishing at Loch Calder and out of Scrabster...anyway....wish I had the space you have, my mancave is my "office", but the stock room, is my "under the bar" space...:) Great videos...:)

That Camera lot should go well....:)

Hi Ian, my Ebay over Dec turned over £1400..I had one lady panic at her having nothing for her husbands present, and she spent almost £18 on next day delivery !!! .I couldnt believe it, but this month, £80 !!......I think its just the time of year. No money after Christmas.... TBH, It's only a wee side hussle for me along with giving me extra cash to buy more for my collection, plus, I'm a "private" seller..... I'm back tracking all your videos..:)

Sorry Ian, add on to my last comment, Nope, you aint over reacting.we have family near Inverness, and have lots of grieff getting items delivered.......I do not buy from anyone using Evri or stating that the Higlands will induce higher charges........Royal Mail all the way mate...:)

Yep, Had that in the past Ian, and IMHO, it deserves either a neg or an neutral feedback, it's a scam for the seller more money !!!

Hi Ian, Think I was sub no 202 ...wooohooooo.....:)

I just love your comment "Failed Estate Agent"......I'm a retired lorry driver.....:-)

Hi Ian, My first view of any of your videos, and really thought it was interesting...Central Belt Scotland for me....I'm a re seller ( militaria) in a very small way, mainly cos I only sell the excess from my collection, and because I dont have the space to hold any stock to sell........but if I do decide to increase, I would def use your method of listing items, with date/cost etc....Nice one. Good luck, & will be watching for more of your vidoes. I'm now a subscriber...:)

Always the 8 quids orders always :))) I never had an complain about delivery from any big purchase buyer but i make sure to always send with better postage then listed so i think for me is different but cmon for 8 quids i wouldn't even care about what delivery company it is :))

What a great sale. Wow. Good advice.

two things, you should always send message to seller before buying to explain your evri issue before buying. second when i sell stuff on ebay i find the postage choice annoying, ebay will pick 3 postage services recommended and it can be a bother trying to match an item to best or cheapest service cos the prices shown on ebay dont match reality, several times i turn up to post office and get told my label isn't right for the item usually weight or size. also it depends am i getting parcel picked up from my home as to who i choose or will i take it to post office. it really depends. in other words dont assume the parcel delivery listed will be used it could just be the default one ebay selected.

Too much bubblewrap? The winter nights must fly by!

if it doesn't turn up you do not pay for it with the eBay money back guarantee, i do not see a problem, just try :)

Amazon use Evri as well especially if it's from a business.

You are not over reacting

You keep mentioning you're a failed estate agent. Why not do a video discussing your time doing that?

I like the date and price paid in the sku, I am going to start doing that now. Cheers Ian.

Hi Ian brilliant video, although not relevant. Seller myself and sent an item to a buyer who is now saying there coffe machine faulty! Although it was tested and descaled for hours before sending. So if we sold working and it tripped there electrics. Any advice ? We’ve recorded serial number But yeah buyer scams on eBay too it’s a shame.

If the seller takes an actual photo of the actual item, they are likely telling the truth when sending by royal mail, if they use stock photos like the example you used, they don't care at all.

Now on eBay, I only buy small items like cheaper collectible coins or Pokémon cards that fit into the mailbox. This is because, living in an apartment, delivery drivers are reluctant to carry items up the stairs to the apartment door and leave them near the mailboxes instead, where packages are quickly stolen. They are easily visible through the glass doors. Or, in some cases, the couriers falsely claim they attempted delivery when no one was home. That's why now, whenever possible, I shop on Amazon and opt for delivery to an Amazon locker or require a delivery code to be provided to the driver.

Evri previously know as Hermes, in my opinion is the worst delivery service in the UK. Once, they just left my ebay item outside my property, leaning ageist the door, which is just next to a pavement. Anybody could pick my parcel, read my name and address from the label etc. I mentioned this in the sellers eedback and eBay put a restriction on me, I can not buy any item where seller offered Evri as delivery option, since then I also can not make a offer to any seller to buy anything. Another story with eBay, I bought an carbonation alarm advertised as brand new by the seller, I got item with Wickes' sticker on it, item looked like a return or post-display, was previously unpacked, sticker were partly pilled off etc. I mentioned this in my neutral feedback which was quickly removed by eBay. Without this kind of honest feedback, you don't know what exactly you are buying, eBay tries to make it looks better that it is, it's became worst and worst.

It's common to see rm quoted as the carrier, even to the extent of having a rm looking tracking number. But it get delivered by evri or yodel. Both of these have a tendency to leave on doorstep on a busy street! This is why a lot don't "get delivered". There was a time when they all would attempt another delivery, rm used to be 3 times (good memory). Not a lot you can do about it. Fortunately in my case they all deliver to my address.

90% of estate agents give the other 10% a bad name

Ebay is stupid now .i buy from amazon. Sick of wasting my time trying to chase things up with customer services

I sell items of various weights and sizes and I tend to find that offering 'other 48hr courier' works well as it doesn't tie me to a particular delivery service and the buyer often selects their own service which I will adhere to. Parcel Force are great for the bigger items (guitars etc) as they can come and pick them up from my house, smaller cheaper items I go with Yodel or sometimes Evri as there local shops which will accept these.

As a reseller myself I would only post by service that is stated crazy they would even do that I hate evri in general for sending and receiving so understand your frustration. 😊

Evri are a comedy courier. They should probably just close down and try something else.

I remember once, years ago, that I paid around 7 pounds 99p for postage and packing for something or another. It said Royal Mail. Then it was sent with someone else and only cost them about a pound to send (must have been a long time ago!). I then complained, stating that they're not using the service I'd paid for and they've made an excessive amount on postage. Their reply was, "This is normal, all sellers do this, this is standard practice". Scummy seller.

I got a package delivered today from Evri, and they didn't even knock on my door, they just left the package outside my door, for all to see, absolutely shocking 😢😢

Royal Mail works with Evri, when the sending office cannot deliver to an address within a certain time frame or at all they transfer the order through Evri for a service that can meet the requirements. However, the system they use to book this will not tell them it cannot be delivered by Evri to your address. This issue is a post office systemic problem.

Not only do they not tell you what shipping service they use, they also lie about where they are actually located. I have had way too many purchases where I have the US Sellers Only box clicked and then find out once I get 'tracking' that it is actually coming from China. eBay needs to crack down on this fraudulent behavior. Oh, and Amazon is no better. My last FBA "Shipped by Amazon" order took over a month to arrive. Amazon is the store of last resort for me. They are horrible.

As an expat Brit living in Thailand for over a decade - I cannot sell on eBay because their payment processor Payoneer has rejected my documents! I've contacted Payoneer and eBay, there's absolutely nothing I can do. It's ridiculous.

Why not simply contact the seller prior to BIN asking if they would send Royal mail ?

I am with you on this. I buy things from different platforms depending on how quick I need the item. when I can get an item from ali express quicker than I can get it from eBay why would I use eBay if the item is twice the cost and probably just a drop shipped item from china anyway ... I understand this is not the case for all items.

Post office says request a safe place wheelie bin isnt one ... then off their own bat after telling them to leave in a shed safe they put in a wheelie bin with a photo of it saying left in safe place and behold it gets nicked ffs n no comeback seller says delivered n wont open a case with them for me .. post office only sender can do

Evri are horrendous

ebay sellers seem to always overcharge on postage

I advertise yodel as my courier with my free delivery and occasionally change to royal mail if it's going somewhere with higher postage rates or large letter. I wouldn't downgrade if i advertised RM

My experience with sending very small packages (things which are just too big to be a "large letter") through Evri and Yodel is that their loss rate is enormous - somewhere in the region of 20%. I just use Tracked 48 for everything these days.

I would leave a note on your order about the courier issue, that would resolve this.

I have been selling on ebay for about 7 months full time. I needed a part to fix something I'm wanting to sell. I thought, oh I'll support another ebay seller. Item says delivered but I never received it. Seller just kept repeating "says delivered" no matter what I said to them. Very defeating fo rme. Horrible customer service. How about opening a missing mail request? How about some guidance on finding my package instead of just throwing your hands up and saying not your problem? Really taught me a good lesson or two. 1) don't treat my customers this way and 2) maybe don't use ebay. That second one I'm struggling with. How can I sell on a platform I myself don't support?

I'd rather buy on ebay because I like to support fellow sellers and not Jeff Bezos. I've sold on amazon and they tend to make as much profit on my item as I do. I no longer list on amazon. Fees are too high and the people will open brand new items and start a return where you then have to have your item shipped back to you and it's often no longer worth reselling that item now that it's used.

It's a tricky one, as a seller I am always trying to keep my postage as cheap as possible... I always offer free postage so I am not sure if it shows a specific courier to the buyer or not. At the moment I'm using Yodel because they are not only the cheapest but the paper shop where they pick up from is open from 5.30am so it means I can drop my parcels early doors and get on my way to work. The post office doesn't open 'til 9.30am and closes at 5pm so I really struggle to get there... and then they insist on measuring every parcel to make sure it is the correct dimensions... sometimes the queue is out the door. If I have to post anything to NI, Scottish Highlands & Islands, IOM or the cannel islands then I go with RM because they are cheapest and in a lot of cases the only ones that can get it there. I ebay is possibly responsible for causing a bit of confusion... when I list an item it might not sell for another 4 months, by which time evri might have a promotion on that makes them cheaper than yodel so I want to keep my postage options flexible, I don't want ebay displaying RM as the postage service to the buyer because when the sale happens they might not be the most appropriate one for me to use. I think all my sales now come through with a courier that the buyer has selected... again, not sure how they are able to that but if they pick RM then they very rarely get their choice and I've never had a buyer message me to say anything about it.

I would message the seller before they send it to make sure they are using Royal Mail and tell them why

New subscriber, thanks for the helpful content. It's reassuring to know that I'm not the only one experiencing slow sales at the moment.

Might be a good idea to message a seller and ask them not to use Evri, we get the odd message here and there asking to use a specific postal service and we've got no problem with customers requesting that. For lower priced items up to 1kg we use EVRI alot, but when a buyer in NI or certain areas of Scotland buys an item we change to Royal Mail as it's actually a cheaper option in those cases.