You can obviously turn that off or choose which items to sell with GSP…you can also state which countries you want to sell in. GSP opens up a huge market and I am finding 30-40% of what I list these days goes abroad despite the really high postage/customs cost the buyer incures e.g someone just paid £45 delivered for my £24 XT front mech. One word of caution is the GSP returns process is not well documented or understood..even by eBay support.If a buyer claims an item arrived broken or not working and you follow the normal process you could end up with a shipping bill more than the value of the item. I learnt this the hard way.Something that caught me out recently was the option "Sell internationally with the Global Shipping Programme". I've always kept my listings UK only as it's simpler, so why eBay suddenly made that my default is beyond me.
If it helps there's also 70% off seller fees at the moment.
Anyway…I find the new payments system works well, you can now choose the payout frequency and it’s good buyers have more payment options than just PayPal. There is a great seller portal you can track everything including the fees etc. I have been on eBay since 2002 and still think it’s the most accessible platform for casual sellers, those who want a bit of a side hustle or those that want to start a small business.
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