I’ve every sympathy if you’re in a tight financial situation.

Unfortunately, eBay is not the answer if you need quick funds and are an occasional seller only. As has been stated in this thread and on the boards generally, Managed Payments is geared towards eBay sellers who regularly sell (thus not being considered “new” by eBay’s algorithms).

Have you anything you can sell on Facebook? 

Do you want to try something like offering mowing/gardening on Facebook in your local community?

To cut down costs and make Christmas a joyous time for you and your family, perhaps some of the following thoughts could be useful:

  • think of some handmade gifts, whatever you can manage;

  • plan Christmas food around what’s most economical and in season;

  • use Reward points if you have them;

  • bear in mind that Christmas is actually not a celebration of how much you spend, but a time of thankfulness and love (with a spiritual non-commercial message at its heart); and

  • melodramatic claims that eBay has ruined Christmas are reflecting how you felt at a particular moment, not the reality. I think perhaps the people of Ukraine would have more reason to blame Putin and the Russian forces (and Iran for supplying the infrastructure-destroying missile-drones) for ruining their Christmas… But equally I think the Ukrainians will overcome the difficulties and focus on what really matters, celebrating in spite of everything. Doesn’t that give us a better perspective? Don’t fall into despondency about Christmas on the basis of money, but be thankful you have loved ones with whom to celebrate.

I would agree you’re probably best off not selling on eBay. People who are primarily just casual users on eBay (perhaps mostly buying, or used to sell the odd item from around the house in the past before MP came in) are not the sellers that are encouraged by eBay nowadays. eBay had changed.