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No tracking number?
Hey there, I shipped an item on April 5. It shows on the order that it was shipped successfully but there is no tracking number. It shows that the buy should receive it by tomorrow but I don't have tracking to give to him. What can I do to add tracking? I've never seen this before.
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austinspace1
OP2 years agoExcept...this buyer chose USPS Ground Advantage.
I was just informed about the Media Mail restrictions and that's easy enough to fix for future shipments.
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Mentor2 years agoBuyers can only chose the shipping method you offer on the listing.
FYI media and mail and ground advantage about the same for one comic with cardboard for protection in a polyvinyl. At 6 to 7 oz
I brick about 10 to 12 and ship in a Priority Bubble rate usually for less than ground advantage.
For larger shipments consider the box size, and double check on Pirateship.com to see if you can get a better shipping price. You round to the nearest 1/4 inch on Pirateship for cubic rate.
https://www.pirateship.com/usps/priority-mail-cubic
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Mentor2 years ago@austinspace1 Did you make sure the post office scanned the package when you mailed it? I always stand in line to get my packages scanned.
I see you are shipping comics using Media Mail which is not allowed per USPS. Media mail is opened and inspected randomly. Your package could be returned to sender, delivered to your buyer postage due. I believe you get charged the Priority rate too.
https://about.usps.com/notices/not121/not121_tech.htm
Excerpt from the policy>
Media Mail packages may not contain advertising. Comic books do not meet this standard. Books may contain incidental announcements of other books and sound recordings may contain incidental announcements of other sound recordings. In accordance with standards in the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), Section 170, Media Mail packages must have a delivery address and the sender’s return address and are subject to inspection by the Postal Service™. Upon such inspection, matter not eligible for the Media Mail rate may be assessed at the proper price and sent to the recipient postage due, or the sender may be contacted for additional postage.