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Seller Protections are in place for shipping delays.

The United States is experiencing severe weather across several regions of the country, and we are tracking impacts to shipping and delivery. Our primary concern is that you and your close ones stay safe. However, you may also be concerned about ship...

Resolved! how did they pick USPS 1st class mail? I chose Advantage.

A buyer bought a small microcassette that I had for sale and paid 1st Class postage amount of roughly $1.90. When I tried to print a shipping label, ebay didn't offer 1st class as an option. I went to the post office, and the worker behind the desk s...

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....

Clearance delay because of missing tax info - MEXICO

Hello! This is my first time buying off eBay. I got a digital camera from Japan to Mexico and it was going well. I got some notifications that it was with FedEx when it entered the US but then it arrived to Mexico and now I’m getting a “clearance del...

Resolved! Buyer Claims Tracked Package was Missing the Contents--what to do???

I have been selling collectibles (stamps and autographs) on EBAY since 2006. Maybe I have been lucky but I have never had a situation like this before and need the EBAY Communities help. If it were not for EBAY's International Shipping Program, I wou...

Fedex Lost $3,000 Pkg in Transit As a Seller What to Do Next?

Been selling on eBay over 20 years, first time occurred to me that Fedex lost the package in transit. Happens to be a $3,000 item. Bought shipping label via eBay with max coverage possible ($1,000). Obviously buyer is entitled for item not received r...

International buyer on an item specifically listed as US shipping only

I sold an item and marked it everywhere including wording it in item description that I send to USA only. I was given only $5 in shipping for this item so they definitely didn't pay to ship overseas. I got a letter from ebay that said "This item will...

Dollar general closes for middle of day. FedEx cannot pickup packages.

I have two packages out to buyers at dollar general store 19601. The dollar general store is a FedEx drop box. The store closes everyday during the middle of the day. Sometimes, and I mean sometimes they are open in the morning. Then same thing, only...

Seller Guide: Nonstandard (Irregular) Packaging

Straight to the good news: eBay (finally!) built a process for sellers to deal with nonstandard/irregular packaging. It's a pretty straightforward design for most** package types. The new feature ensures buyers will be charged accurate rates when usi...

PWE "Default" Weight and Size

I've tried to dig around and did some research but not sure if this is a thing. I've been listing hundreds of cards using PWE but have to change the weight and size each time. Is there a way I can change the default weight and envelope size to 1oz an...

Sellers address was wrong

I've updated my address I don't know how many times. I even updated it through my account but the shipping address still has me in Colorado. I just dropped off a package in Las Vegas to be sent, is it going to screw with shipping if they expect it ou...

Shipped a local pickup item

I listed and sold an item as local pickup, but ended up shipping it to the buyer. The items remains as "awaiting shipment," because the buyer doesn't have a "confirm pickup," number. Anyone know how I can resolve this? Thanks!

Shipping page chsnge?

I’ve noticed recently that when I go to ship items I’m not getting to put all the information in on one page anymore. Rather, I’m having to go into each item and enter weight/package size, then print individually for each item. Is this new format? Is...

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...

Resolved! Can anyone help me figure out why I paid $9.20 for a 8 oz. GA package?

8 oz. package in a 9" X 7" ebay padded envelope.Usually ships for about $5.20.I just caught one (that already shipped) for $9.20.I'm just trying to figure out where I screwed up.

eBay/USPS reusing tracking numbers after only a few weeks!?!

I shipped out 20 packages today - June 21st - and had a buyer email me saying they just got a notification that their package was delivered on May 28th to an address is a different state. I checked the tracking, and sure enough, they're right. I doub...