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FedEx and UPS Shipping Updates

UPDATE: We have an important update regarding the UPS Cube Definition update for AHC/LPS packages: the implementation originally scheduled for Monday, August 18, will not go into effect at this time and will be revisited for 2026. Learn more about UP...

U.S. buyers purchasing items from Japan (About Customs Duties, Tariff, Aug 2025)

This post is a tips guide for U.S. buyers purchasing items from Japan. The de minimis rule for items up to USD 800 ended on August 29, 2025. - Trade term: Shipped under DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid) / DAP (Delivery at Place)These items are subject to c...

High value Japan Post shipment shows delivered in wrong city

Hi everyone, I ordered something from Japan worth about $3,000. The Japan Post tracking number is UN030671251JP - I cannot track this number anywhere besides eBay itself which seems to be a normal thing with these tracking numbers. I have not once be...

had to use 2 boxes for item

had to use 2 boxes for item. I printed 2 labels different sizes the tracking # stayed the same on both. Did I make a mistake?

Shipping label

Buyer purchased an item and paid $13 for shipping. When I went to print a shipping label from eBay, cost was $8.55. The box dimensions were correct as well as the weight of the item. I printed the label but I’m concerned the package isn’t going to be...

shipping costs

I am seeing a vast difference in ebays discounted shipping rates vs what I can get on like PirateShip. An example was on a package weighing 1.4 oz (8x7x6) going to a town in my State. Ebay had the price at USPS Ground Advantage at $10.34 and USPS Pri...

eBay Shipping Label Payment Integration to PayPal is needs HELP!!! Charging my BANK Acct

Problem: my shipping labels keep getting charged to my bank account via paypal. (And no, I don't mean my ebay funds. I am talking about my actual bank account). The main ebay-payment-page is misleading and a farse in terms of shipping label payments....

I am sending a postcard thru the mail in an envelope. How do I get tracking thru ebay?

Do I need to purchase special labels ?

Is ebay doing anything about the vast majority of the world suspending package service to the US?

Most of Europe and Asia have suspended parcel mail service into the United States due to Donald Trump's tariffs (not a political statement, please don't make it one)... I was looking for information posted on this and couldn't find any. 1) does ebay ...

Mark Packages as "Gift" & value under "$100"

Canadian sellers, your thoughts on marking all your packages going to the USA (if you ever get any US buyers anymore) as "Gift" with a value under $100.I'm thinking US Customs is going to see every second package marked as a gift,,,,, who knows what'...

shipping labels

If I purchase a shipping label and do not use it, will I get a refund?

USPS rates $4 higher than they "should" be?

I'm seeing posts from sellers confused about why their shipping costs are $4 higher on USPS services than they're expecting. The answer is you have "irregular package" selected on the listing form / shipping label page and the nonstandard packing sur...

USPS No More Saturday/Weekend Transit

Yes USPS will accept your packages and mail on Saturdays, but it now sits in the post office till Mondays, or in this case being a holiday weekend till Tuesday. Its apparently a national cutback, rotten for the money were all paying and then nothing ...

Mail Forwarding Buyer has left almost 1000 Neg-Feedbacks to Sellers

It's a shame that eBay let's these mail-forwarding buyers continue to fraud the system, just because they generate substantial revenue for them. Unfortunately, it's now my turn to go thru the hurdles of having negative feedback removed (here soon) fo...

Misdelivered package

I recently ordered a item that was scanned delivered even though the mailman was no where near my building at the time of delivery (I was right outside the building waiting ironically when I got the text saying delivered) . I contacted the seller who...

Shipping to Puerto Rico

Sorry to bother, but recently buying from eBay from Puerto Rico is impossible because they consider us as international instead as domestic by USPS. Shipping charges are incredible high. In some cases 4 to 5 times the cost of the product or more. USP...