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    When I sell an item on ebay can I use the buyers payment to pay for the shipping label upfront?

    macar-3256
    macar-3256
    9View listings
    Posted 1 year ago·Last reply 1 year ago
                                           
             
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    jonathanbrightlight

    jonathanbrightlight

    ·1 year ago
    0View listings

    When you purchase a shipping label on eBay, you'll have a choice at the bottom of the page for how to pay for the label.  You can choose the Available Funds option and it will take it from the funds that have not yet been paid out to you (that can be the money paid to you for that sale by that buyer, but can also include any funds from other sales that have not yet been sent as a payout).

     

    This is only available if you're purchasing your shipping labels via eBay.  If you use something like PirateShip or Stamps.com, you'll have to pay with a payment method those services support.  Some sellers choose to do that and put the shipping label charges on a credit card that gives them points, or for various other reasons.

                                           
    ryry-jj

    ryry-jj

    ·1 year ago
    1912View listings

    Yes, but always remember...when you finally get your payout that shipping amount along with fees will be deducted from the payout.  Too often new sellers (& older ones) come back wanting to know what happened to their total expected payout

                                           
    monroe67

    monroe67

    ·1 year ago
    199View listings

    "When I sell an item on ebay can I use the buyers payment to pay for the shipping label upfront?"

    Yes.  That's actually the way the process is intended to work.  

                                           
    caldreamer

    caldreamer

    ·1 year ago
    4043View listings

    When you sell an item EBAY immediately deducts (selling fees + shipping).    Shipping money is "held for you" so you will have available funds to print the label.   

     

                                           
                                                                                     
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