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SHIPPING RATES GONE CRAZY

Hi! I am writing to see if anyone else is seeing ridiculously high rates on ebay? I do live in Puerto Rico, which is already complicated, but all of a sudden all products are $50-$80 dollars to ship to PR???? Please tell me this is a mistake..

USPS Signature Confirmation...........a waste of money and added misery!

DO NOT ADD THIS SERVICE! Your buyers will hate you! This USED TO BE a worthwhile security measure, but not anymore. Lazy USPS employees not longer come to the door with the packages. Instead, a pink form is put into your mailbox, which must be signed...

Pitney Bowes arbitrarily (fraud? loophole?) confiscating items

I live in the Netherlands and purchased 3 wooden tea caddies from different sellers in the UK within a few days. Two of them arrived successfully - both unimpressive, one very small and another in need of restoration - while the third one, clearly mo...

Is the new US tariff & clearance charges slowing down your orders too?

Hey everyone, I just wanted to share my experience and see if anyone else is going through the same thing.Before these new tariff implementations kicked in, my orders to the US were smooth and consistent. No weird delays, no expensive surprise charge...

Resolved! Saturday carrier not scanning picked up packages.

How do other sellers handle this? I ship immediately but have my handling time set to 3 days because this happened a few years ago and was too stressful. Now, second Saturday in a row the sub mail carrier is not getting a scan at pickup OR at the pos...

Seller kept shipping overage

Seller said he would return any shipping overage. I paid $16 he gave me back 4.22 so that leaves approx 12. Package arrived. It weighed 10 ounces and would have cost 5.26 to ship. Reused box and newspaper. Seller listed the weight at 5lbs 10 ounces. ...

Shipping to Puerto Rico

My listing has domestic and international shipping options, but customers continue to massage me that I don't currently ships to Puerto Rico.Please advice

Late Delivery Penalties

My pkgs are getting a high amount of abnormal late delivery penalties and i've been mailing same day that buyer pays.I've talked to my post office numerous times, and he told me that everyone that sells on ebay from Rio Vista, California 94571 is com...

All Items Show Free Shipping Nov 1, 2025 - Anyone Else?

All Items Show Free Shipping Nov 1, 2025 - Anyone Else? I rarely - very rarely offer free shipping. As I was listing new items today and referencing like items, I came across a few of my listings and noticed this issue. The majority of my listings we...

China Post shipments not updating on eBay

Hi everyone,Has anyone else noticed that shipments sent with China Post Carrier haven’t been updating on eBay recently? It seems like eBay isn’t picking up the latest tracking or delivery progress from China Post lately.

Post Office shipping by Ground Advantage and now package is in transit forever - HELP!

My outbound package of 4lbs shipped via Ground Advantage, due to the buyer up to 5 days later. I shipped it out on Friday, October 24th from Old Zionsville, PA and it was due to buyer in Michigan by October 29th. Even if you factor in the weekend, it...

Odd shipping policy

Hi all I'm a member since 2009 and i faced an odd issue which i don't know the cause of it! Several sellers from China specially stopped shipping to Qatar (where i live) knowing that those sellers change the shipping policy suddenly after adding thei...

Resolved! eBay's shipping insurance is a scam

I sold a $950 item and paid for the ShipCover insurance. The buyer chose USPS as the carrier. I labeled the box and dropped it off at a local shipping store and obtained a receipt. The item then disappeared. After two weeks, I refunded the buyer beca...

No longer see shipping discounts from carriers when listing.

When I would list something I remember when using Calculate Shipping I would be able to choose the carrier and see ebay discounted shipping rates. No longer have that ability and thought oh well. But today I helped my SIL list items and she had all t...

Resolved! USP Ground Saver is being listed for shipping rates INCORRECTLY!

All of my listings are set at default using USP Ground Saver. Usually it is $6.37, now they are all showing as $22.37 for shipping! What is going on Ebay?