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eIS dollar limit?

Experts, I see that items up to $2500 qualify for the eBay International shipping: The following requirements apply to items shipped through eBay International Shipping:Items are physically located in the US and listed on eBay.comItems are eligible f...

Measuring a paper mailer

I've just started selling on Ebay, and I have a few DVDS I'd like to get rid of. I have a package of 12 Ebay paper mailers but don't know how to "measure" the package. I know Length x Width x Height, but does Length (longest side)= Height (how tall t...

Reminder: FedEx Ground Economy packages can NOT be dropped off at the post office

Sellers should not drop FedEx Ground Economy (SmartPost) packages with USPS. It doesn't matter that FedEx transfers to USPS for second leg of delivery some of the time or that there may be USPS info on the label. Always bring those packages to FedEx....

Resolved! USPS Proposed Nonstandard Surcharges effective July 2025 (tubes and more)

Starting July 2025 USPS will probably be applying a nonstandard surcharge to tubes, anything that rolls or doesn't maintain its structure, and some changes for liquids. This was proposed a couple days ago, it's pending approval. If you want to read t...

buyer paid shipping

Hi my buyer paid shipping, but it won't cover shipping do I have to pay the difference?

Resolved! So does "Flat Rate" not mean FLAT RATE anymore???

These even have the same weight. The only difference is the higher-priced one is traveling further, but last I knew that wasn't supposed to matter either.

New USPS scanners are really bad I'm told by 2 diff employees

You can do everything right yet & still not get an on-time Origination Scan even though your carrier SCANNED IT on time! Yup, I've written many times about my adventures with my local PO who says they don't have to follow the rules b/c they have more...

How could eBay be AHEAD of USPS???

@iamalwaysright I considered tacking this onto your "teleportation" thread about eBay showing extremely over-optimistic estimated delivery dates to buyers lately, but I don't know if this is related or not. -Probably not, but it's certainly something...

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Is ebay really not going to fix the problem with tracking ESE? Seems like a major issue.

The lack of updates on ebay standard envelope is a bit frustrating, but the icing on the cake is that the buyer, even if they receive the item, if it doesn't show up on tracking, can just file for INR. Then a negative review. Then I have to go throug...

Resolved! how do I determine shipping cost to china

A potential customer would like shipping rates for an item from my state to China. How do I go about calculating the cost?

Accidentally Made a New Shipping Label?

While I was using the mobile app I was confused with the whole QR code and thought it was something else and accidentally created a new shipping label. Once I got onto my computer I could see the mistake I made and tried to cancel the new shipping la...

can we create a shipping label without sale

Hello, can someone help me how to create a shipping label without any sale or without any purchase?

Your Excluded Shipping Locations Will Soon Be Managed By eBay

Received the following email today: "eBay International Shipping will soon manage your excluded shipping locations We're writing to let you know that starting June 6, your eBay International Shipping settings will be updated to automatically manage e...

eBay Standard Envelope - how a tracking "problem" generated more sales

Like some other sellers here, my eBay Standard Envelopes tend to zip through USPS without issue, scanned end-to-end 99% of the time. I attribute my success with the service primarily to appropriate packing. Recently a buyer expressed real concern ove...