Seller Lounge

Created May 6, 2026

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136 discussions

Share experiences, clarify questions, and connect with other business sellers for more success on eBay.

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marcels-modellbahn-welt
10254 View listings
EPR packaging registration numbers - it's getting crazier and crazier
People already know the whole thing with notifications and all that from the national packaging law with LUCID, system participation partner, etc. According to a corresponding eBay message from today, from 12/08/26 EPR packaging registration numbers will also be mandatory in various EU countries. You’ll then need a separate EPR number for each of those countries (where the requirement applies), which must be applied for and stored with eBay. In addition, in some countries, if you don’t do that, the listings for the respective country may once again be excluded. We already know the drill from the OSS procedure... In its email, eBay refers to its partner lizenzero, which in turn offers a “free” status check in exchange for your name and email address. When I did that, it turned out that I have obligations to fulfill in the following countries: Germany Austria Denmark Sweden Norway Finland Spain Portugal Latvia Poland Hungary Slovenia France Greece Bulgaria Cyprus Luxembourg Lizenzero then offers to handle the packaging hassle for 299 euros/country/year net, and with discounts I came to 4,320.55 euros/year net for the 17 countries (!). Of course, that’s not all. On top of that, there are the licensing fees themselves, which according to the cost estimate can still amount to up to 347.77 euros/year in Sweden or 300 euros/year in Poland per country. So in the end it’s somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 euros per year just so you can keep selling to the beloved EU abroad + Norway. Don’t forget: the EU gives us sooo many advantages! All this for a few shipments that we regularly send to a handful of international countries. They go on about globalization and all its many benefits. When I see stuff like this now, it really turns my stomach. Bureaucracy and rip-offs times ten. Please don’t be surprised by any election results anymore!
1 month agolast reply 9 hours ago
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mmstore74
16043 View listings
Why can’t I offer an item as an auction, only as Buy It Now?
Hello everyone, I have an item that I can only offer as Buy It Now but not as an auction. Why is that? Could someone please tag an eBay employee for me. Thanks. Best regards Marc
yesterday at 1:29 PMlast reply yesterday at 2:59 PM
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3d_creativity_service
10562 View listings
Seller News August - free returns
Hello everyone, Have I understood this correctly, that I have to accept free returns for all vehicle parts? If so, I would ask you to reconsider this decision once again. Either I reduce all vehicle parts to under 10 euros, or I add the unfortunately extremely outrageous price of eBay return labels onto every item. Then of course there are still the eBay fees for the higher price as well as the advertising costs. That means if I sell an item for 15 euros now, I would have to sell it for 22 euros afterward to earn roughly the same... if I take an shl label, I already have to charge almost 25, so 10 euros more.... then nothing gets sold anymore anyway, because every Chinese seller is cheaper, since the location is not in Germany, they are not forced to do this- have I understood this correctly?
2 days agolast reply 2 days ago
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3d_creativity_service
10562 View listings
Repeated listing to excess
Dear eBay team, I have noticed a seller who basically lists many of his items 5 or 6 times each - he operates in the same segment as I do. I have already reported this as well, but. It is definitely all the same item, all suitable for the same vehicle. The same seller also does this with numerous other items. Since eBay is not doing anything about it, here is the very clear question: Is this now okay all of a sudden? Because then I will have to start doing the same from now on - if I still want to have a chance of selling my items too. If this does not violate the guidelines, I would also ask for an explanation here - if it is not okay, I ask you to take appropriate action. Thank you very much.
2 days ago
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petersmodellbahnstuebchen
20480 View listings
Return without reason??

Hi everyone, today a buyer opened a return, but no return reason is stored, return number 5326121190 Could it be that this is a cancellation based on the new "cancel" button? If so, this should also be labeled as a cancellation. The buyer has already entered a tracking number. Has anyone of you already had similar experiences? Maybe the lovely @samantha@ebay has more info too, thanks Samantha. ❤️ Best regards from the Baltic Sea Peter
3 days agolast reply 2 days ago
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urmele24
2595 View listings
Delete sellers
How can users/sellers be deleted?
3 days agolast reply 3 days ago
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petersmodellbahnstuebchen
20480 View listings
Seller News August 2026
Hi everyone, I received the Seller News for August today. I noticed 2 points: First, I can’t find the eBay Top-Service cockpit in my seller cockpit. Is that still a pipe dream or am I doing something wrong? There is, in my view, still the following unclear point in the text: When buying in the store, do they mean only the stamps without matrix code, or all stamps? It would be nice if an eBay employee could comment on this. Best regards from the Baltic Sea Peter
4 days agolast reply 3 days ago
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pitnaecom-de
0 View listings
Invisible elements
Hello, I have listed almost 200 items in my shop, but only 40 are publicly visible. Does anyone know what this is due to?
4 days agolast reply 4 days ago
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lak10102010
3598 View listings
OSS procedure + differential taxation
Hello everyone, my seller account was unfortunately restricted by mistake because of the EU delivery threshold (OSS). The system is blocking me because I have exceeded the turnover threshold for sales to other EU countries. The problem: I am a recurring margin scheme taxable person under § 25a UStG . By law, my sales expressly do not fall under the OSS procedure. Registration in the OSS portal is therefore not legally possible for me at all. Since this is a known, automated system error with accounts using margin taxation, I urgently need the help of a moderator. Could someone from the eBay team (e.g. @patrick@ebay or @miriam@ebay) please look into my case and arrange for the manual activation or the sending of the confirmation declaration through the tax specialist department? Thank you very much for the quick help!
5 days agolast reply 5 days ago
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cosmoretroshop
30597 View listings
Producer property packaging according to EU
hello we already have several threads here about 12.08. but these already contain a lot of posts, so they’re hard to follow, so this is a new one about a new development. According to the EU, the producer status of a cardboard box/packaging is now the responsibility of the company that manufactured or printed it. This means that retailers no longer have to document what the box is made of. This, even though according to the German waste "bureaucracy" supposedly the one who attaches a shipping label is the producer. https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/ad14cb8f-8d4f-11f1-9262-01aa75ed71a1 Which is at least a good step in the right direction. One can only hope that the EU will also eventually conclude that this PPWR nonsense should be designed sensibly as well, namely in such a way that not all small and medium-sized retailers have to stop selling.
5 days agolast reply 5 days ago
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strass4me
402 View listings
Question about the new PPWR packaging law
Hello everyone Since the new PPWR law comes into force on 12.08.26, which applies to all traders. And then you need a conformity declaration for your packaging materials. I wanted to ask how you implement all of this? As I have found that many B2B traders/suppliers, when asked, either don't know what is meant or you are told/read that the conformity declaration would only be necessary if the packaging materials come into contact with food. Although the law states that this applies to all traders/suppliers who sell their products, with the appropriate packaging, to end consumers. Best regards
3 months agolast reply 1 week ago
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loeppchensrummelbude
4929 View listings
Warranty and guarantee label from 27.9.26
I just read about it on the IT law firm website. Does anyone know how the whole thing is supposed to work at Ebay?
4 months agolast reply 1 week ago
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EPR packaging registration numbers - it's getting crazier and crazier

Why can’t I offer an item as an auction, only as Buy It Now?

Seller News August - free returns

Repeated listing to excess

Return without reason??

Delete sellers

Seller News August 2026

Invisible elements

OSS procedure + differential taxation

Producer property packaging according to EU

Question about the new PPWR packaging law

Warranty and guarantee label from 27.9.26