How eBay's GPSR Policy Will Ruin Businesses in Northern Ireland

[@BigAl-Castle]

Watch my new *video* regarding GPSR kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmaZY6Suqa2LapY

[@thmhamilton]

Glad to see someone speaking up about this. Why aren’t we hearing this on the news / Radio and getting our useless politicians into action.

[@andykane9866]

@thmhamilton because people in the north were warned time amd time again what will happen to ni after brexit , but loylists push wirh the dup for it because it made them more british

[@BigAl-Castle]

Tbh i dont know i tried nolan he doesnt care did not respond

[@Evo836]

Jake Okaine 'FLAGS' it's not important too them as Flags crap, They have taken my identity. The amount of postage warnings 'don't post to N/Ireland' is rising.

[@Yourballix]

Hahaha the Protestant people voted Brexit. THEY WERE WARENT THERE’D BE CONSEQUENCES. But they listened to the DUP and talk of magic cameras that could see into containers 😂😂😂 You reap what you sow

[@DeftTouch]

​@andykane9866 that's how hardy we are. You can threaten us with economic war after everything and still here we are

[@dorsetbookbuyer8701]

Great video. I am sorry you and other NI ebayers are having to deal with this. I am in the UK mainland and it may cost me a few sales a year but that is all. I can see how this must be a worrying time for ebay business in Northern Ireland.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes it is. Its just sad that so many many people have stated they are leaving Northern Ireland

[@JimHowe-vf6kw]

BTW, Amazon treats NI as part of all Ireland market.

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

Britian is not the mainland, it's just another island

[@janechamblesswright119]

I live on the border between the Republic and NI. We have a PO address in Garrison, because the fees to ship in and out of the Republic are batshit. Over the last year or so - when buying supplies for my antiques restoration business - I have repeatedly encountered sellers refusing to mail things to our NI postal address. So this nonsense is impacting my business here in the republic, as well. I needed a particular adhesive which comes from a manufacturer in England - a tiny bottle of glue which cost £24. They charged me £30 to ship it to the NI post box. From the UK - to the UK?! It’s a mess, and I’ve been an eBay buyer (and seller) since 1998 - I’m not sure where it goes from here…..

[@BigAl-Castle]

Wow great comment. Please remain on those channel to show your support and so we can hear from you every time you get discriminated commercially

[@phill6859]

Another "Brexit bonus"

[@cdenver]

Wow, I am another local from Garrison and I know the place you speak of, beside the chemist. I'm an eBay seller too and was temporarily closed for about 4 months there and now I am only hearing this information now. I was just about to start up again. We need to do something about this.

[@christopherfinlay7887]

Big AL please Also take notice in Northern Ireland here we can’t even get lithium Ion batteries delivered to here off Amazon. However if I was to buy example a electric drill that includes the lithium ion battery with the drill it’s fine to ship but they are unable to ship lithium ion batteries separately it all makes no sense

[@BigAl-Castle]

@@christopherfinlay7887 remember i sell Batteries i own the Battery shop in Northern Ireland due to the last issue of selling batteries to northern ireland Www.thebattery.shop

[@christopherfinlay7887]

@@BigAl-Castlethank you so much the store has everything great job

[@MegaGrumpyoldman]

The gutless politicians are to blame, simple

[@ClaireSweets]

That's not a problem with eBay though. I had one sent last week and the seller put an led in it for me so i would get the package. It arrived next day.

[@peaceformula5830]

What's a led? You said led? ​@@ClaireSweets

[@wonkey3733]

Although not a seller, I regularly need to buy various parts and equipment, it is already extremely difficult trying to find suppliers that will ship to NI. This is going to impact on business in general in NI, not just the sellers, our MP's and MLA's need to get involved in this urgently.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Wow yes im looking to report this to the Bbc tomorrow as no one has bothered to concern themselves about this

[@rhpuch]

@@BigAl-Castle lol they most likely don‘t care because bbc is part of the agenda and controlled by those implemented all these rules.

[@EvangeliseGood]

@@BigAl-CastleBbc works for govt you have no chance.

[@Yourballix]

Dry your eyes. Lots of sellers don’t sell to the highlands and shetlands and Isle of Man etc

[@mutepint9153]

The same MLAs who got paid full whack for sitting on their hands for months cos they couldn't reach agreement on anything, less than a year ago? They don't give a monkeys...neither does that overfed ghet nolan.

[@ProfileP246]

I have been purchasing eBay items for 20 years for my business items that cannot be got in Europe btw, I have had issues for the last 5 years and it’s getting worse some of the bespoke products I used to make I just can’t do currently. You hit the nail on the head they want small businesses gone truth!

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

I’m in U.K. it’s just mad what they doing to people and businesses 😢😢

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

I’m in U.K. it’s just mad what they doing to people and businesses 😢😢

[@Yourballix]

Hahaha u balloon you probably voted Brexit and now you have buyer’s remorse

[@huzcer]

BREXIT. you voted FOR it.

[@mutepint9153]

Small sellers gone....exactly this...same for all small business and sole traders...big Corp only is the ultimate goal...for both eu and uk

[@thegentlemanmarketeer]

Hi Alan, thank you so much for shining a light on this. I also have been trying to get some answers from EBay l, you are spot on with you conclusion, EBay just don’t know what is going on. I appreciate all your efforts and hope you get some support soon. All the best Simon

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thanks Simon i really need everyones support to this

[@TruthTeller-vk1du]

But who honestly believed a voted in representative would do anything for the constituents ( in any country) as they are only in for self gain.

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

The people of the north want to remain in the EU sm, blame brexit

[@ProfileP246]

@@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb yes but the people of Northern Ireland are happy to stay in the UK👍

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

@@ProfileP246 Really? Let's have a border poll and see what happens then 😉

[@sabni8668]

@@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bbyou’ll never get it ❤

[@ProfileP246]

@@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb You’d loose but its likely the Republic of Ireland would rejoin the UK 😉

[@AGM_Rmxzh]

As someone from the Outer Hebrides living in Northern Ireland, this video really opened my eyes to the struggles businesses truly have, most craft artists and sellers I know back home have to maintain a fulltime job on top of their own business just to stay afloat and manage bills.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Are you seeing geographical discrimination

[@KieranKelly-o9s]

Well done for highlighting this but why on earth has the mainstream media not picked this up?

[@BigAl-Castle]

I genuinely dont know all i know is that i have tried to raise this with political people and nolan no one has replies

[@huzcer]

Did you vote Yes for Brexit?! 😂😂

[@tractorwilly674]

Yes vote for brexit did this. It is part of the brexit with drawl. All the people who want to remain eu are to blame. The half of what is to be stopped is only about to happen. Remember over the next month politicians will be voting in Stormont to strengthen this even more

[@JimHowe-vf6kw]

Brexit in a nutshell. You idiots voted for it, even you Big Al. I know you campaigned for it too.

[@nua1234]

The London based national media barely sees beyond the M25, and couldn’t careless about Nothern Ireland

[@brickdoctor5417]

Same here. I live in England and I’ve been a business seller for 13 years and in 22 days if it hasn’t turned round I will be out. I will bulk sell my stock on another site and pack it in. I complained to them but all I got was a generic message saying it worked in Germany. On top of the loss in sales they are changing the regulations for what I sell, so I would have to individually change hundreds of listings to comply or they will hide my listings. Stuff them, they don’t care about the business sellers so I won’t care about them when I leave. Sad times

[@BigAl-Castle]

Sorry to hear this, i do hope that Ebay find a way to ease this pain for all of us

[@rhpuch]

you can't sell on other platforms. ALL platforms need to implement it.

[@johng.1703]

that's Brexit for ya. the other option would be to move you head office to the EU and trade out of the EU.

[@rhpuch]

@@johng.1703 lol sorry it seems you are quite naiv. If you are within the european community you need to fulfill everything. GPSR is only one new law, there are many other required starting 1.1.2025. google EUDR as well as having your webshop and website ready for handicapped people. Finally they want to get rid of used equipment business owners.

[@RADARLIVE89]

@@johng.1703 you do realise Brexit is the reason that sales within and to the UK don’t have to comply with GPSR... so Brexit has actually made this easier for UK, apart from NI who ended up mixed in with the EU. So moving a business from NI to the EU would make zero difference, they fall under the same rules imposed by the EU. I’ve seen so many comments getting this wrong and blaming Brexit for GPSR. Brexit benefited the UK here! It’s pretty easy to understand

[@FHutch]

Great video- it really is a significant hurdle to business in trading to NI and EU

[@WillsM85]

I appreciate being able to buy stuff that I can I trust is safe and not going to poison my children or burn the house down. I do hope they can answer your questions soon.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Ive never seen that or heard this or even been accused of it in the 33 years i have sold products to customers and ive sold millions

[@onwardalone1182]

this is affecting my business too, the EU regulations are going to require any business in N.Ireland that wants to 'export' their manufactured products to the EU to provide full tracability on all materials used in its manufacture. Not so bad when you think about it but my business is also required to 'export' it's products to the UK as well because we use natural products governed by seperate regulations in the UK. Our politicians and the DBT need to sort this out. N.I. has a great opportunity for trade given it's interesting position regarding brexit. Many business owners I've spoken to also do not understand why our politicians are not taking the business opportunity in front of our country

[@BigAl-Castle]

There are no real business leaders in charge most are woke or green or orange

[@biggilo9467]

I would happily cut the EU out of my business but we are being forced to do this .

[@jamiecusick1033]

We ran a ebay shop for 15 years with about 2000 items in northern ireland . It was only a small part of our business but was good for getting rid of surplus stock. I closed the store earlier this year as its now not worth it. Too many fees and paperwork along with postage getting more expensive. The problem with local mps and mlas is that most of them dont know how hard it is to run a business and now they are making it even more difficult.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Wow totally Jamie. We need a proper local ebay equivalent site for Northern Ireland

[@jimcampbell7517]

@@BigAl-Castle You should do something with that, I think it would be great, call it NIbay or something, you know I don't think it would be too hard. It wouldn't help with the GPSR regs or any of the other rules of course. Jim

[@rhpuch]

@@jamiecusick1033 we do not sell to foreign countries at all because regulation requires having to certify and pay licenses for weee or packages. And finally we can‘t import anything because due to missing certification on any UK item.

[@jenconn17]

It's not just Ebay, it's Amazon as well. I already noticed a huge amount of sellers not selling to use anymore. Sellers I have been using for years for repeated orders will no longer ship here. It's crazy. It's going to start costing us nearly double to buy things from the UK now.

[@Misslisalashes]

Yes and some tiktok shops now too wont ship either yet I bought of them a few months ago!

[@phill6859]

When we were all in the EU then everyone was in the same boat. Now it's just not worth dealing with small markets. GB has had to backtrack on imposing their own building material standards, as everyone was "ok, good luck building houses then". Ultimately Brexit was about rich people conning poor people into giving up the rights they had, in return for nothing.

[@BigAl-Castle]

This is not good jenny. I have contacted an MLA who hopefully is able to bring this issue to Northern Ireland

[@youtongtube]

I’ve found that too, with Amazon.

[@Mr_Web]

I’m from the South, and a few years ago, all my suppliers in mainland UK offered free delivery-but NOT to the Republic of Ireland. To work around this, I got a location in Enniskillen, just an hour from where I live. Long commute each day but I was able to save a ton of money on delivery. Perhaps you could consider getting a location in the South too, so you could manage the business from here?

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes it seems to stay trading i have to open a new post in Ireland and a new post in Scotland to sell to northern ireland from ireland ??? I mean its crazy

[@wavioli]

​@@BigAl-CastleI mean really Brexit is the problem here right?

[@donalfinn4205]

All will be fine when the 6 counties becomes part of the Republic again. You know it makes sense.

[@sgalvin80]

I used to buy lots of used items on Ebay uk, but not anymore. We need a more pragmatic approach for used goods, with lower doc requirements and no 33% taxes.

[@fkc2107]

You're a great speaker, Alan. I wish you all the best of good luck...❤❤❤

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thanks ever so much for your kind words

[@mint-tedpreciousmetals7735]

I am in NI myself. And gave up selling on eBay. I used to sell precious metals, gold and silver britannias and also proof coins etc. slowly but surely the increases in fees wiped out my margins. It worked out I only made £1.00 per sale. Once postage etc was taken out. Unfortunately the volume of sales was not large enough, combined with the fact precious metals fluctuate daily. Was too complicated for such a small operation to be profitable, as it would have required me to play the market with silver and gold contracts, to offset losses/gains. Plus I do not have the luxury like the bigger retailers, with charging premiums to buy back gold and silver with their massive businesses etc.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Wow jm sorry to hear this. Do you still trade in metals

[@mint-tedpreciousmetals7735]

@@BigAl-Castle unfortunately not. I still use both as an investment vehicle however, within my portfolio as an insurance policy, in the event of stock market downturns over the long term. As well as to reduce counter party risk. Plus gold and silver Britannias are CGT free.

[@valentinionescu6192]

I feel you... as a Ebay seller of customer returned item, selling from GB, i can't deal with this hassle and I will be stopping selling to NI and EU... we don't sell a lot in IN and EU anyway, but still, for the few items a month we would have sold, I rather not deal with this regulation...

[@BigAl-Castle]

@@valentinionescu6192 im hearing this so much and yet not one politician cares to keep the channels open

[@frostiesboy123]

Unbelievable, sorry you have to put up with this. Just another eBay storm of nonsense. The sellers have built the platform and continue to be treated like they are muck on the eBay shoes. I really hope you get this addressed and resolved. eBay do have people checking KZbin for complaints like this so hopefully it does reach someone higher up. Im not sure if this helps but when you ring eBay ask to speak to a manager (they will try everything to say no, but just tell them you can wait and they will eventually put you through to someone higher up) All the best and good luck

[@BigAl-Castle]

yes, i know ebay look for bad publicity, but they simply dont seem to care than much about us Northern Irish, they never did when you can uncheck Northern Ireland but cannot uncheck England Scotland or Wales when it came to selling

[@Lisa-cj8cu]

it's not eBay fault they never made this law what is eBays fault is they are not doing anything to make it easy for us to get this information

[@rhpuch]

it a european law. Amazon and other platforms needs to implement it as well!!!!! Btw. WEEE is recommended as well, CE for each article is required! That is law and there are now laywers and government organizations hunting for people not fulfilling it. Fine is up to 100.000 EUR. Sorry guys but ignoring it for the last years was not a valid option.

[@MrTrilock]

As others Have said. You speak very well. It's someone like yourself who gives us a voice. Can we try to help in any way

[@jennymccullough9517]

Yes. Contact eBay and your local politician and now not next month. An economic dive in Northern Ireland will take down the rest of the UK too.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thank you this inspires me to keep fightinh this

[@RoyJess]

I would really like to see you contact utv bbcni or nolan show and try to get yourself on there then the politicians would be contacted this realy needs to be sorted this is not a small thing in Northern Ireland this is going to affect a lot of people and they dont even no it yet keep us updated good work AL

[@BigAl-Castle]

Roy. I think thats an idea

[@glenhouse46]

Crazy crazy crazy. Our politicians have led us up a dangerous path, and then disappeared, left us alone. As well as this, eBay is so unresponsive to the sellers needs.

[@BigAl-Castle]

yes, i have txt and called 3 politicians no one in Northern Ireland at Stormont or Westminster give a damn

[@glenhouse46]

@@BigAl-Castle A pity there wasn't a bit more competition for eBay they might actually listen to their sellers. The dream would be to have multiple sales channels and not care too much about any 1 in particular

[@Pera5637]

Have you noticed that most our top pro UK politicians who supported the Brexit Disaster are all at Westminster. Rats leaving the sinking ship. I don't blame people who have already moved to live in England and Scotland.

[@darrenjoseph4005]

Brexit....you were warned

[@jimcampbell7517]

@@glenhouse46 The problem is that the GPSR is being imposed on eBay and would (is being) imposed on any other platform. Not eBay's fault that they have to deal with GPSR, but maybe in the way they are dealing with it Jim

[@kevincampbell2982]

Ebay is a joke at this point one of the big issues is ebay has offshored all its customer service to an outside Agency . Along with increasing fees ppc ads etc they have killed the profits . Now free ads to private sellers is another kick in the nuts for full time traders . Hope you get sorted Al . Always thought they were better than Amazon . At this stage I'm looking at Amazon instead. Major headache .

[@BigAl-Castle]

I agree Kevin its ok for them

[@maureenclarke3602]

Thank you for highlighting this problem, I've noticed over the last few months when buying from Ebay and Amazon when I go to the checkout I was getting a message ' this item cannot be posted to your location' from your video now I know why 😮

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thanks for sharing

[@seanswilson]

I've been buying stuff from eBay for over 20 years, and ever since Brexit, the number of sellers in GB that won't send to Northern Ireland is enormous. What annoys me is that the sellers that do send stuff to NI have no idea that we are part of the UK. I've received multiple packages that have customs declarations taped to the sides, and others with multiple copies of invoices inside. I also used to order used car parts from one seller, and regardless of size, shipping was always free (I even had a pallet load of parts delivered free). Now, since Brexit, they charge for everything, yet still using Royal Mail or Parcel Force, for which they apologised for having to do.

[@BigAl-Castle]

I agree Sean, its been killing us too i have no idea how we move forward as everyone is turning off

[@seanswilson]

@@BigAl-Castle so yet again we get screwed over by our own government, and this is part of the fallout.

[@johnrogan7473]

​@seanswilson wake up and smell the coffee. The deal was done. The British government want rid of the north of Ireland. The politicians know the score, that's why they wont answer. No shortage of caulties like this man.

[@Yourballix]

Blame the Protestants that voted Brexit 😂🇮🇪🇮🇪 they really are dumb

[@geoffduke1763]

If you call ebay between 8-9am you get through to the irish call centre, after that the phillipines comes online. Fellow N.I. business seller here, I can not believe how we are being treated, I don't know what to do it is ridiculous to have to close my business on ebay because of this. If we put in fake info in that it will come back to bite us when we get returns I bet ie used as a way for scammers to get refunds and ebay will more than likely mark us as below standard so they can take more money of us. Hard to know though as it is just guess work at this stage.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Ill try that Geoff, i will be calling them on monday morning again, which will be my 5th time getting no where

[@rhpuch]

@@geoffduke1763 gpsr is only to feed lawyers. If you enter incorrect values you‘ll will be fined. Btw it‘s not only on information. You need to check if the item is compliant to everything EU recommends. You agree on that by GPSR, starting from CE, Weee, verpackG, eudr, crc etc. so if you sell articles repaired or even without ce then you may be fined.

[@JamesBrown-py3ft]

I get wat ur saying, but the whole point is to not buy cheap Chinese crap, that may or may not have toxic chemicals in it, u buy it for 2p & sell it for £5. Buy from reputable company's, people don't mind paying a bit extra for quality items.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Im not sure there are such thing as items from china that cheap. Ur i understand your thinking however if you bought an item from china for 1 pound you need to sell it for 5.75 to include free postage, staff costs, taxation and profit for the business to grow. Which really is about 50 pence

[@cdenver]

Insane. I just started an eBay business in NI. Selling second hand clothes and toys just like the Wallace and gromit egg cups. This is insane, we need to do something about this. If there's a petition, I will sign it 100%

[@BigAl-Castle]

We are about to form a group

[@RabLennox]

Well done for bringing this up ! I've been saying the same now for months.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Wow ok thanks for your comment

[@alansimpson596]

I'm a fellow Northern Irishman and I have been with eBay for about the last 12 years. I have accumulated over 500 transactions without a single negative feedback. I should say that I have been an amateur buyer and seller. In other words, I don't depend on eBay for my main income. I'm simply an amateur woodworker and most of my transaction relate to buying or selling e,g. exotic wood, tools etc. During the past year I've tried to buy certain items mainly from England and the answer I get is "We don't post to Northern Ireland". I really feel for you as it's your main business. If there is any help I can give you please please let me know.

[@garywade1938]

Ebay is doing the same from what I can make out when trying to purchase goods out of American to the UK , I have been buying vehicle parts for years but not anymore by the looks of things . I tried to buy a vehicle manual on a buy it now gave up in the end now USA sellers will loose out on sales .

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes this is totally agreed

[@littletreasures.9437]

Im in Northern Ireland too and quite frankly I'm scared for my future. I have a part time Ebay business and look after my 92 y.o. mum full time. I sell vintage and antique items, (ceramics, glass, etc.) and second hand and vintage clothing. I have messaged and rung EBay so many times and they promised to call me back too which predictably doesn't happen. I feel so depressed about the whole situation, not only because of what it means monetarily but it is literally my life, going out sourcing, listing and selling. Could we all maybe arrange a meeting with our MPs and get them to speak up on our behalf ? Thanks for your video, Linda.

[@RADARLIVE89]

You have nothing to worry about. There’s been a lot of wrong info being shared on KZbin and forums. Second hand items introduced to the EU before 13th Dec 2024 are NOT required to have GPSR info included. Continue as you are selling second hand items until you sell something that’s introduced to the market after 13th Dec 2024

[@littletreasures.9437]

​@RADARLIVE89 thanks for your message, I hope this is the case!! I can't help thinking that Ebay might just stuff it up somehow!

[@jennymccullough9517]

​@@RADARLIVE89then how come practically we can't buy online? It's increasing in numbers the unavailable items.

[@jennymccullough9517]

Why don't you contact your MLA?

[@Yourballix]

Hi there. I hope you voted for Brexit like most Protestants did. It’s be a nightmare for yous and I’m delighted 😂🇮🇪

[@kc8485]

Alan, I'm afraid that the only opportunity from these regulations is to incorporate a special purpose EU company and set it up as the "Product Rep" in the EU. A Brass-plate operation that can be as basic as a PO Box in Dundalk. Similarly you can provide your own CE certification and Declarations. I'm sure you don't want to be selling potentially dangerous.

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

No you can't

[@christinefullerton7183]

Great video. Thanks for speaking up.Its all about control control control.!!!!!!

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thankyou

[@hannahmitchell87]

I'm in England & things aren't any better on Etsy. They've said nothing on the topic so far & NI can't be separated from UK in list of countries to sell to, hence watching your video for more info. Heart goes out to you & all the businnesses affected. HATE all this red tape

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes its going to hurt

[@lauren-emily]

Thank you for picking this up - it's a huge issue

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes it is Lauren its really upsetting

[@Bigbadbaza]

Feel for you :( Im a UK Business seller and have had to turn NI off my listings, its just not practical, as i have thousands of different listings....... ive already had loads of messeges asking why i dont ship to NI anymore.... Insane policy, i hope you can get some sort of resolution to this insane policy...

[@BigAl-Castle]

thanks, and i get it, i would too if i lived in the GB, i am tempted to actually buy a premises in GB and change my registered offices and businesses to there just to protect myself from the massive burden of uploading 13000 product information packs on stupid things like an ornament

[@scarfo]

Yep this is the approach I've had to take. I sell second hand xbox stuff and it's literally not worth my time to upload all of this stuff, taking my listing time from 2 minutes to an hour (and in some cases making it impossible to list because the info literally doesnt exist) just to increase my potential customer base from 58 million people to 60 million people.

[@Yourballix]

Thank you for doing this. 😂😂😂 The. Balloons in Northern Ireland where warned thered be consequences but fools like this guy wanted Brexit

[@jennymccullough9517]

This isnt just EBAY. Ive been having such a number of issues with Vinted items as a buyer that I contacted government. They saud therell be measures put in place soon but I see no change.

[@BigAl-Castle]

I dont think they will tbh i think northern ireland is under threat of being under traded

[@ptc2307]

My heart goes out to you guys in NI, we in the UK are going to be hit by this but nowhere near as badly as you all. Hopefully eBay figures something out in time, by the 13th if there are any ways to get around it that will be a necessity for many of us.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thanks update im getting no where with no one

[@Tomm9y]

It's bonkers. This sounds like an issue for the UK government to sort out. Given the appalling abilities and distorted priorities of the current government, there's no chance of a solution. Although this is a situation arising from Brexit, the problem is the EU regulations, perhaps a petition method may work, but it comes back to the problem that the UK had pre-Brexit in getting issues dealt with.

[@alibro7512]

You say this like the previous government was in some way better. Didn't they cause the problem in the first place?

[@alibro7512]

I'm from Northern Ireland and do a small amount of selling on ebay but a huge amount of buying. TBH I didn't realise the impact of these new regulations from Ebay. Thanks for bringing it to light.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ladysilvermoon2252]

I wanted to purchase an Anker power Bank on Amazon while I was in Northern Ireland and just couldn't. They were listed in the UK and in Ireland but Amazon refused to deliver it to NI.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Another example this is now the 40th person saying this to me to date

[@colincampbell4261]

Thanks for explaining the situation with eBay.

[@BigAl-Castle]

@@colincampbell4261 thanks i just hope this doesn’t cone to fruition

[@Hellrun]

We won't need to buy any more items soon as we will be owning nothing and being happy

[@BigAl-Castle]

Oh yea that old chestnut made me sick when i heard that

[@phill6859]

That would be an improvement. You voted for not owning anything. At least you could be happy

[@DecrepitGaming]

Ebay need to sort this out. I ran an ebay business years ago ending in 2012 ish. Can't believe just how we in N.I are getting shafted. I have spent many, many thousands of pounds on their site.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes this is so true i have invested nearly 22 years in ebay growth and now it looks like after everything ebay have thrown at me this is going to be the end if i dont find another way to sell to my own country

[@johng.1703]

NI isn't getting shafted, if it moving goods from a lower standards customs area in to a higher standards area, the problem is UK regulation not meeting the same standards as EU regulation. higher standards countries don't have this issue.

[@DecrepitGaming]

@@johng.1703 So your saying that UK standards have changed and have lowered? So the items that BigAl sells on ebay have all decreased in quality while sitting in his warehouse? Or do they all suddenly decrease in quality in December? So John what's your angle? It certainly isn't in helping out anyone in Northern Ireland that wants to buy and sell, you sound like a very bitter person. All I want to do is to be able to buy products, the same products that I could buy if I lived on the mainland.

[@johng.1703]

@@DecrepitGaming what has changed is the regulatory system, goods from a 3rd country needs all the correct paperwork.

[@DecrepitGaming]

@@johng.1703 So folks like yourself are part of the problem not the solution. Regardless of what you may think your obviously not from here and if you are then your just a jobsworth. No idea why you would even throw your 2 cents in to be honest. The people of this country should not suffer because of the fools in Westminster or the unelected fools in Brussells.

[@qft4300]

Blatantly obvious, the top end of town doesn't want small businesses to shadow them.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Well it seems we arent able to sell to northern ireland

[@PecanBaby...]

Unfortunately, it's not only Ebay that is causing the problem. We even have Amazon sellers refusing to sell anything to anyone in Northern Ireland. Im completely over the nonsense, and it's so extremely frustrating to purchase anything. Is this happening because Northern Ireland voted to stay in the EU maybe we need to get the heck out of EU altogether like the mainland UK. How do I know because I have tried to purchase items from Amazon and it states its unable to send to my address and to change it how on earth can I do that.

[@MervynThompson-dw2jb]

That’s balls - Northern Ireland didn’t vote to stay in the EU We voted as part of the whole United Kingdom to leave the EU as a whole

[@MarkStronge]

​@@MervynThompson-dw2jb did you miss the bit were Boris sold us down the river. There's still a "NI protocol" and it's only going to get worse until the NI MPs demand a proper, actual Brexit.

[@wintersnowowen2254]

It’s happening because of the Windsor Framework which we had no say in.

[@PecanBaby...]

@MervynThompson-dw2jb ... I didn't vote infact I never do vote, so I'm just as confused as you. I'm especially over the bs trying to purchase items sometimes even from the same company on Amazon and they will sell me one product but refuse to sell me another one of their products to the same address make it make sense. How are we being treated like this when the mainland is just fine for everything. 🙄 Edit...I was under the impression that Northern Ireland had voted to remain in the EU whilst everyone else wanted to leave. I didn't really care either way, to be honest with you. I just want to be able to purchase things without all this nonsense going on.

[@PecanBaby...]

@wintersnowowen2254 Sounds like the norm for us over here. We just have to accept all the bs aimed our way these days.

[@colinhutchinson5282]

This is crazy of course, and thanks go to Boris and Farage. I have recently had difficulties getting things from England through ebay "does not post to N.Ireland" . One supplier didn’t show this and took my money but no delivery.

[@BigAl-Castle]

yes this is highly unfair for us, i have no idea where to turn, the politicians here have ignored me

[@stuartriddell2461]

Farage had nothing to do with the NI Protocol, but you are right about Boris, he signed off on it. It was the EU that imposed the rules, and Boris who agreed to the rules. We were nothing more than a bargaining chip to the EU, UK and Irish governments, all three of them them used us to score points against the other, none of them give a s**t about us.

[@kjamison5951]

I hope you are actively pursuing a resolution via PayPal for non-delivery.

[@AndrewBuchanan-n6h]

Great video - you have my sympathy! IMHO, this debacle is not accidental - or the result of stupidity. It is deliberate. In many ways (too many to list here), NI is being punished for daring to confront Westminster / Brussels on many fronts.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Nice it seems you are right commercial punishment

[@johng.1703]

this is a Brexit problem, and there are extra costs associated with international standards. oh and this isn't an EU problem or issue, we the UK instigated these regulations for 3rd countries, the problem you have is sourcing things from within GB, which is a 3rd country and is subject to a lot of red tape, what you really need to do is take advantage of Brexit and buy from within the EU and sell to the UK, not the other way around. goods originating in the EU there isn't any issues with, goods from GB with much lower standards and no regulatory alignment is where you will have problems.

[@BigAl-Castle]

I would love to take advantage of the EU but that stopped when brexit occurred no trader can do business with us due to taxes it really doesnt work the way its supposed to

[@Oluinneachain]

⁠@@BigAl-Castle”…the way it’s supposed to.”😂

[@kyhber1]

​@@OluinneachainAnd buy preferably from the Republic lol

[@stevocarton]

@@BigAl-Castle I thought NI still had the advantage of trading within the EU even though Brexit has been set up? Mianland UK it's different though?

[@kjamison5951]

@@stevocarton No. that’s not the case. It’s because we have a soft border with the Republic of Ireland that we are in this unusual situation. Cameron didn’t bother to investigate the implications of leaving the EU before he popped the question. Interestingly, the majority in Scotland and Northern Ireland voted against Brexit. The majority in England and Wales voted for it. London didn’t. The majority in England and Wales eclipsed the minority in England as well as adding the majorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland combined.

[@AndreaPick]

Nice one, Alan. It's mental, I'm thinking of giving ebay a miss because of too much messing.

[@BigAl-Castle]

sell as a private seller free of fees and free of regulations

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

Just found your channel I absolutely shocked stupid these people are they have no idea they are killing off or small businesses and harming people that really do struggle with even setting up a business . I will share your video onto Facebook . bless, you Helen, UK 😢🥰

[@BigAl-Castle]

Class comments thanks ever so much looking forward to getting your help with my mill project and getting it off grid too

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

@@BigAl-Castle I’m just waiting to hear back for my passport and then I’ll be visiting you all soon next year to find my family on my mom’s side of family . Take care you do what you can do best 🙏😊

[@SMNC-mf4fb]

From Northern Ireland. Stopped using eBay since brexit. The ‘doesn’t ship to northern Ireland’ has been happening in eBay for years. I now have to use Amazon for most my business needs now because seller that I used to rely on for bulk buys in relation to my business no longer sell to NI. Most of the time I can find things cheaper on Amazon than eBay now so just makes sense to use Amazon.

[@BigAl-Castle]

This is where amazon are also starting to allow customers to stop selling to northern ireland by postal expenses

[@AJB2K3]

Those in power don't want those they perceive below them to have power.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Agreed

[@MarkLemanUK]

Much though I hate extra regulation: The brass bowls, no CE mark and from China, yet you suggest they are for food. How do you know they are brass and not contaminated with heavy metals which will poison people?

[@BigAl-Castle]

Just examples mark making my point

[@dianemaxwell4535]

I think you’re right!! start your own NI Bay, probably the only way to get around it and I bet it would be a real success

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

Never going to happen, NI is to small

[@BigAl-Castle]

I may do this and get investment from Northern Irish sellers

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

@@BigAl-Castle But you can't, you don't own ebay

[@dianemaxwell4535]

@@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb okay, call it something slightly different then there is no legal issues

[@dianemaxwell4535]

@@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb yes it is small but there is also a population of nearly 2million people. If handled correctly it could be a very lucrative business

[@vincentohare6351]

😮brexit now that was a great idea

[@TankEnMate]

Article 51 can mean that you don’t need to add the additional information required by the GPSR to listings for consumer products sold in the EU or Northern Ireland before 13 December 2024. So this should just affect your new stock, not old stock.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Aaaah well no. If you resell items for consumer use even if used must have documents as per new GSPR

[@TankEnMate]

@@BigAl-Castle Yes, I understand what you're saying. My point was slightly different, what I meant by my statement was if you have stock that is already listed you don't need to retroactively provide the documents. But if you list new stock (regardless of whether it is a new or used item) then you need to provide the documents.

[@jeanwallace9791]

My daughter closed her very busy local restaurant with inflation she couldn’t cover end of year tax and VAT.seems government don’t want small businesses,that where once the back bone of the country. I’ll sign on for local NI bay or face book seller.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes if i had 3 million i would develop a new website offering northern irish to uk mainland sellers

[@EvangeliseGood]

@@BigAl-Castleyou are highlighting a big problem, find a way, the sense in our society is gone and no govt N or S or across the water is working for its people, it’s time for us all to wake up and make our own honest and worthwhile way.

[@68diggerman]

Rent some in the south of Ireland use that address to sell from there how did the produce get got you with out this information to start with sell it on Amazon it seems government doing this again or eBay saying your only a little spot of business China can sell it cheap even by posting be there in a week even one nail in rapping which rapping cost more but not invirmentel approved

[@annoyingfoothold]

It doesn't seem completely ridiculous to require business sellers to have some basic idea of what it is they are selling. Maybe eBay are going a bit far, but the choice seems to be either get the details from your supplier, or just don't sell junk from an unknown source?

[@BigAl-Castle]

Happily we dont sell junk. However all products junk, great, poor high and low quality.

[@proteinclearance6449]

Great content, you are great at speaking & explaining Alan,

[@BigAl-Castle]

thankyou ever so much for your kind words, i do hope we can work this out with your help maybe?

[@daigriffiths399]

Then it gets better. When is CE approval not CE approval? Look at the spacing on the letters; 'C E' (with a space between them) is genuine. 'CE' where the letters are immediately adjacent to each other but in the same font, is not. It means 'China Export'.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Lol yes

[@brianredmond4919]

Hard to tell why some mainland sellers don’t do NI. Sometimes it’s the cheap carriers that don’t do NI but don’t do far north of Scotland IOM or even Cornwall either.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes this was an issue we had for a long time

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

Britian is not the mainland, it's just another island. Europe is the mainland

[@colinmassey527]

Also in NI, working for a UK company. Business with NI and ROI has dropped by nearly 40% as a direct result of Brexit. The extra hurdles to jump over are ridiculous and really turning off local companies from buying anything from England. We had to start charging a delivery charge to cover the extra admin required.we also have warehousing in Belfast, but cannot ship from Belfast to ROI, so everything for ROI has to be shipped from Milton Keynes at huge cost.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Colin can i ask what is it you do sir?

[@colinmassey527]

@BigAl-Castle healthcare textiles

[@BigAl-Castle]

@ are you able to help me further? Im looking for these examples to bring to the next episode of the issues? Would you be able to send more to me as i want to use your issues as a point of concern

[@jamesmartin4586]

Hi Alan I'm sorry to hear this and I feel your anger and frustration. Back in 2016, pre-referendum, I met Nigel Dodds of the DUP outside his constituency office and asked him a question about this, albeit more generalised. I asked him. "I sell things to NI, GB, the EU and RoI. If we leave the EU, what will the effect be on my business with regard to a difference in processes, regulations, delivery costs and potential weakening of GBP to the Euro". He said one word. "None". A few days later I voted for Brexit. I'm lucky enough to have been able to register my business at an address in England but my turnover has reduced by about 60% because of this. How did we make such a mess of this! This kind of thing should have been ironed out long ago. Good luck mate.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thanks ever so much for your comments and im glad you are safe but im saddened by your down fall of turnover. I have to wonder how hard this will hit northern Ireland

[@patrickmcgivern9686]

As a regular ebayer I sympathise with you. I wonder if the mp that ignored you was one that voted for Brexit and told us there would be no problems or indeed it would open up wonderful opportunities...the oven ready deal.

[@BigAl-Castle]

It feels that way

[@williammurdoch7502]

Surely legal action can be taken against eBay they can be sued for victimisation against Northern Ireland citizens who are British citizens

[@BigAl-Castle]

I genuinely dont know

[@fintonmainz7845]

Victim mentality

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

No there not

[@sinjinsmythe1]

Go for it William 😂

[@wungabunga]

What happened to NI being in a Goldilocks position following Brexit? No import duty for EU and GB, boom time! A joke.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Goldilocks i wish

[@Blaze23557]

We can bring as much duty free in as we want…

[@kebabimpaler]

Only thing goldilocks about it is we're all living off porridge

[@johnborne1175]

We never really got the full Brexit, just a watered down version.

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

NI is doing better than the rest of the uk

[@cdenver]

We really need to get a petition. I dont know how to do all that, but we all need to get it done.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Working on it

[@Jack_Warner]

This is the problem when you allow other platforms to run your business. eBay, Etsy, Google, Amazon, Paypal...etc. They will keep moving the goalposts.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes jack i agree its been hard over the years with all the goal posts being moved

[@chaseshadow]

Well said Jack.

[@SWDFGX]

I think it is quite simple. If you are importing goods from China directly rather than purchasing from a warehouse in Europe or GB you assume responsibility for the safety of the product. As an importer you then would need to affix a label on the product or packaging with your name and address. The point of this is for traceability if a product is found to be unsafe as per the requirements of the GPSR or other safety regulations.

[@PaddyDoesasia-bj3bb]

Wrong

[@BigAl-Castle]

I agree with you. Its highly important no shyte product comes to the uk and the eu but over complicated labour requirements for someone who sells stock from local sources im expected to be an importer when im noy

[@flutterbyenterprises8452]

Went to eBay open in September not much info. I sell a lot to NI but will not be from Dec 13 every listing taking 30 to 45 minutes and as you say if it's not new. eBay did say not having gpsr will impact the visibility of listings. Lot easier on Amazon. God bless.

[@BigAl-Castle]

This is awful. It feels like the rest of the Uk are goibg to turn us off

[@gillianguy8248]

Many companies on Amazon do not sell to Northern Ireland either.

[@brysyf1480]

Amazon are at this too. Plenty of times I've been told that simple items can't be shipped to my location (Belfast). It's a shitshow.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes you are correct im hearing this so much

[@michaeldoherty7434]

I guess this applies to anyone outside of the EU (and NI) who wants to ship into the EU (or NI). Almost all products will need CE marking to state that they comply with relevant safety regulations. So it will apply to anyone shipping into EU and therefore applies to GB. It applies to anyone selling within the EU and NI. It’s therefore not an EBay requirement but an EU one. It doesn’t just apply to NI but all of the EU. It’ll probably be the end of cheap unmarked Chinese stuff coming into the EU (although they may just fake the CE marking). The EU would say that without this law then there’s no traceability of goods especially when it comes to safety. So for example, the “brass” bowls that you showed could have a toxic coating on them. Yes CE marking and the paper trial will push prices up and exclude some products but the EU will say it’s about safety. It’s hard to argue against the fact that most goods imported and sold within the EU should have a safety statement and the materials used should be safe and traceable. Sorry I know that’s not going to go down well but it’s the price of remaining within the EU legal system.

[@BigAl-Castle]

It only applies to businesses private sellers are exempt

[@enricofromm4994]

The Chinese have already tried to counterfeit the mark. What comes from China may have the CE mark with the C and E closer. This has been the case for years. And there have already been several warnings about the need to make sure of this by looking carefully at the mark on the box.

[@jennamc6537]

As a single household, We would support you if you created a Northern Ireland trade market. I appreciate your diligence in Tackling this crippling situation that our government and the devilish European Union created.

[@BigAl-Castle]

It is inspiring me to seek funding to grow this idea

[@rgoonewardene380]

I can understand needing this information for new items, but for second hand items, this is absolutely ludicrous.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes how is it second hand items should have us resell the items with zero information not in the box and for the value like its going to take seconds to do its going to take 30 minutes minimum

[@johng.1703]

it doesn't matter if new, used, or second hand, when you send goods across regulatory and customs borders you still need all the correct paperwork. the Brexit benefits only work from NI to GB and not the other way around. but if you want to be able to sell in both directions the goods need to be sourced in the EU as they have higher standards than the UK does.

[@rhpuch]

@@rgoonewardene380 its more than having 9nformation on the item. Sorry but you need for EU trade: Verpackg = licensing of packages in every country with a named representative EUDR = if your products using paper/Wood you need to document where it comes from CRC = webshop and website needs to be compliant for people having limitations GPSR = all security updates and informations needs to be visible even where it comes from/manufacturer CE = not allowed to sell anything within EU without certification of CE class Weeee = electro waste law. You need a license in every country you want to sell, you need to register every product All of the above laws having heavy fines in case not implemented. I know UK seller doesn‘t care but with GPSR it has now a department and lawyers interested to detect every seller not fullfilling it.

[@rhpuch]

@@johng.1703 sorry but you guys outside of EU having a much better time then any seller within the EU. I sell used equipment even repaired. That is not possible to other countries since years. Now it is forbidden or having high risk in my own country. The EU finally blocks to sell anything if you are not a big blackrock company.

[@mickoholland1]

Agree. Its such a mess. Asking suppliers to CE mark items that are inert at best is utter BS.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Is that british standard BS LOL

[@andydry100]

It’s been getting really difficult to buy a lot of items from the uk lately they just don’t want the hassle of shipping to this dump of a country anymore we’re second class citizens 😡

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes its happened a lot of sellers are turning off selling to northern ireland

[@evelghostrider]

I've been asked to pay extra delivery and customs charges from mainland UK to Belfast Northern Ireland as I'm supposed to be in the EU ..... don't people know maps ????

[@waynegordon2688]

@@evelghostrider people know maps. But unless you're using RM, most shipping companies charge extra going to NI, the Highlands and islands of Scotland, because it costs more to transport stuff to those places. It has always been that way.

[@Luckyjo21]

@@waynegordon2688 You cant even buy anything on vinted if they are only using Evri, NI getting treated like shit as usual

[@rhpuch]

@@andydry100 problem is if i buy something from UK the custom is in place and on other hand if i resell them i‘m the manufacturer with all sort of ugly certification needs etc. as most articles from UK are not compliant or even repro articles it is a high risk for any reseller not fulfilling the required laws.

[@AdrianMcDaid]

Interesting video. Would I be right In saying this all because of Brexit? Was those MP's you talked about did they back Brexit ? Who are those MPs's? Yes the red tape seems crazy . The line had to go somewhere this fallout from it.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes brexit allowed this

[@990drifter]

Very interesting Al and stupidity at best. I live in N.Down & Ards area, needed help and reached out to MP Jim Shannon and counsellor Stephen McIlveen, both DUP stupidly after getting a similar lack of response when Iris Robinson was the sitting MP, years previously. All too busy only making themselves available for media exposure and dramatic speeches in Westminster, Guess who came knocking on the door within a few weeks looking for votes? Last time ever and they wonder why their support is forever waning. Good luck mate, cheers.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Hi 990drifter yes i spoke with Sorcha delivered leaflets and canvassed for her zero response. Second was an old friend of mine Stephen Farry no response its a bloody disgrace that they either don’t care OR they dont understand its importance to goods in and out of northern ireland

[@990drifter]

@@BigAl-Castle It's about time and long overdue that all the good people in Northern Ireland removed those two-faced politicians and replaced them with leaders who genuinely want to work for us all. I genuinely and honestly believe that few enter politics these days with the interests of the people at the fore. They're much more interested in what they themselves can get. Holidays, cars, jobs, holiday homes in Florida. They should have an 8 x 6 holiday home in Maghaberry or by the sea at Magilligan. Good luck mate.😀

[@AndrewGibson22]

Hard to hear the great unwashed when you are traveling on the gravy train 😡

[@MikeBeSafe]

Let me understand this. If you are a business in NI and you sell to NI but you sell far more to England and Scotland and Wales, can you (not that I’d want to) just not strike off selling your items to NI, to get around this issue? Amazon I don’t think are implementing this like eBay are.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes we can turn off northern ireland but why should i ?

[@MikeBeSafe]

@ you shouldn’t. Also if you are an NI business, your ROI business also suffers cause of this. NI and ROI addresses might need to be turned off. Madness

[@seanfallon4580]

Thank your DUP MP's , they went along with the seft centered, Boris Johnstown As they all said nothing would change in Northern Ireland if people voted for Brexit As the saying goes Brexit means Brexit , sadly

[@FSLandscaping]

No I blame the stupid situation of this country, we get brexit but we don’t get brexit, we don’t know if we’re European Union or UK and it’s hurting us all, blaming DUP doesn’t change a single thing so it time to move on from the finger pointing and the I told you so’s, SDLP and sin fien were so focused on remaining in the EU because to them it was closer to a United Ireland even though they knew it would hurt us all and what happens if Ireland pulls out of the EU? Does the pro EU idiots still want to be part of the EU?

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes i recall the dup saying there would be no issues only advantage

[@Yourballix]

Magic cameras that could scan parcels coming into the north 😂😂 and you balloons voted for it and believed it

[@JimHowe-vf6kw]

This was highlighted from the start. But Arlene took dodgy money to campaign for brexit. Spent it in London. The DUP don't do strategy, even common sense. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Brought a United Ireland forward by 10 yrs. Statue of Arlene in O'Connell Street Dublin in a few years.

[@davidsomerville6904]

It's sf sdlp and alliance that actually supports this situation,

[@carlislebailey8902]

You will have to project the costs somewhere , which not many people fully comprehend …. That is rather the end customer or worse the staff … if the economy and business does well guess what , the business will share more of their revenue with their workers … and obviously when times are tough you cut wherever you can and hooter !

[@BigAl-Castle]

Great words

[@fatheadcat9958]

I think UK sellers shouldn't rest on their laurels over this as Starmer will have us back in the EU as soon as he can. The thing with this gpsr stuff is ebay doesnt give us examples of what to upload or add...for example does everything have to be filled out to become compliant or is some of it optional if you have it? It also seems silly that the gpsr applies to used items as these items will typically have lost such info and indeed have been manufactured long before even CE regulation. Also do other EU countries have the same problem as NI? In that France cannot sell to France for example. I think that the info submitted will never be used by anyone other than on newly manufactured products which may require recall....so I think you could just enter generic info, especially if you sell one-off items as who is to say the info you have entered is incorrect?

[@Lisa-cj8cu]

everyone in the EU has to do it the same as NI

[@BigAl-Castle]

Oh im not convinced anyone will save anyone when it comes to uk politics tbh ive lost all levels of faith

[@samuelstubbs3174]

This is ridiculous. How does this affect when a charity sells online? Am I meant to go and ask whoever donated it to tell me where, when, and why they bought it? Like I can't go and get CE approval from Waterford Crystal, for example, when they no longer exist.

[@BigAl-Castle]

This is and has been my issue

[@Sean-fj9pn]

This is the importance of free trade and free enterprise, the state should have nothing to do with any of this.

[@BigAl-Castle]

And yet trade is massively hindered right now in Northern Ireland

[@WillsM85]

The information only needs to be filled in once, but you will likely sell the same item multiple times? So won't the additional cost only be once per item and then never again? Since you will reuse that information every time you sell that item?

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes but i have 13000 seperate products

[@MichaelMinecraft190]

Oh dear, a result of the YES BREXIT VOTE... Blame the politicians who pushed Brexit...

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yet the majority of northern Ireland voted against it

[@seymourclearly]

While the politicians bear a lot of blame, I blame the voters of England and Wales who voted for brexit.

[@garymorrison277]

Blame the politicians that balls up brexit, it's nothing to do with the result or those of us who wanted out long before 2016.

[@vintage-sounds]

I am also a Northern Ireland eBay seller. Used goods, so from what I have read through your comments the GPSR may not apply. But who ever thought up a set of rules that would allow you to sell to other countries, but not your own where you are based? I have used eBay heavily for more then 20 years too as a consumer, often sourcing stock as it allowed an easy marketplace for many things not available locally. It looks like those days and likely my business are about to end.

[@rabby77777]

i thought it was all sorted by boris .... we should have stayed in the E.U

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes rabby and yet Northern Ireland was the poor child of both states

[@Nandrea7627]

Thanks for all your help and the information!

[@BigAl-Castle]

My pleasure! Please like and subscribe

[@philegley364]

I hate to stick up for eBay, but this is an EU directive, and unfortunately, whoever negotiated the brexit deal effectively left NI in the EU .Personally I sell around 100 items per week on eBay,we have decided not to sell in Europe or NI once the rules come in

[@Luckyjo21]

well youre going to lose alot of sales

[@philegley364]

​@@Luckyjo21How do you know

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thats what my issue is. I have to myself untick my own country if i want to continue selling to the rest of the UK

[@dukeriesengineering7647]

@@BigAl-Castle And BigAl that is total madness

[@Yourballix]

@@Luckyjo21hardly a lot of sales. 😂😂 it’s not worth the hassle they hardly give a fuk 😂😂

[@thecatholicman]

Northern Ireland is in the EU single market and the UK market. So you have to comply with the regulations of both markets you trade in. Sad but that is the law

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yea it is. I only wish GB have their regulations at the same time which meant we in NI would have more commercial choices to avoid the sheer levels of labour required

[@thecatholicman]

@ my suggestion is ask your suppliers to provide all the UK and EU listing details and documentation.

[@stevocarton]

Its nrexit. It is now too expensive for nortern Ireland to sell. Its gone. Your not part of europe anymore. Pay extra to join the market. Your knackered. No one is ever going to buy from the north again. Britain could not give a toss. Bad decision.

[@BigAl-Castle]

Brilliant opinion thanks

[@JimHowe-vf6kw]

You could rent a shed in Dundalk and sell from there. Intergrade Ireland will grant fund you. Then, no isues

[@argyros911]

Does anyone know how to reach the EU department responsible for creating the GPSR? We need to stand up for our right to sell products without this restrictive law, which threatens to destroy our businesses. All sellers need to come together to make our voices heard.

[@enricofromm4994]

EU here. GPRS is to protect EU buyers from non-compliant products from third countries. You are a third country. So you have no power to change EU regulations.

[@BigAl-Castle]

No ive tried however ive got a big one ebay are violating the equality acts of 2010 by not assisting our transition

[@Lisa-cj8cu]

eBay are going to find a way to get more money from us sellers due to the lost revenue of most people switching the EU off

[@BigAl-Castle]

Yes Lisa i tend to agree. I am worried that this may affect our fees to ebay they need us to keep them whilst ebay privates are now free

[@michaelmccrudden2532]

Really well done ,keep it up Alan

[@BigAl-Castle]

Thanks so much please like and subscribe