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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...

Part for dodge truck

Ordered a part from eBay seller. Looked the same but did not mount the same. Looked up eBay money back guarantee. Give you lots of info but doesn’t tell you how to apply. Third time I have had problems with ebay. They don’t require sellers to give yo...

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! What happened to shipping costs?

So, I was hit with a pretty high shipping cost the other day when selling. It charged $8 on a $15 game that is only about 6 ounces roughly. Had read about the USPS price increases right after that and then decided to switch everything to paid shippin...

eBay ID?

eBay if? How do I find it

Listing not reflecting my chosen shipping destinations

I am having trouble getting the Ebay website to reflect the shipping options that I select (when I create the listing). I have checked and I have indeed excluded everything except for Alaska and Hawaii. (The continental US is always included when the...

What is considered "standard" & "economy" shipping?

eBay used to provide a table in the Help pages that provided a list of all of the shipping services sorted by whether they were: Expedited (Priority Mail),Standard (First Class Pkg), orEconomy (Media Mail) [ Examples above] Does something like this e...

What are my options for shipping a John Deere Pedal Tractor and Trailer?

I have a John Deere model Pedal Tractor and matching trailer that I'd like to sell and offer shipping. Do I need a really big box or strap it to a pallet or ? Need help on this one.

Seller adding shipping cost

were on e-bay does seller shipping fees???

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.

Resolved! Is anyone else experiencing any issues with USPS tracking status?

I recently sold a smartphone and opted to use USPS Ground Advantage to ship the item less than (but almost) two weeks ago. At the time of shipment, I wasn't aware that there was a service disruption due to weather which would affect the state that I'...

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...

Here we go... Changes to the shipping label pages, and more new problems.

So now when I purchase a label the window that pops up with the download to print is blank with some gobbledyguk printed on it... Not my shipping label. So instead of just being able to print the label like a few days ago. Now I have to close out tho...

3PL shipping

How do I get eBay to mark a shipment as delivered from a 3PL shipping company called uniuni? My package was delivered on the 12th of July 2025 but the tracking number doesn't give accurate updates to eBay because they don't recognize the shipping com...

Las Vegas post office burns to the ground ZIP 89119

There is no estimate or knowledge as to how much mail may have been inside at the time. Too early to know the cause. The post office was open at the time. Everybody got out safe. Keep that in mind if you get any INRs from the Las Vegas area.

Shipping labels

I just started selling on eBay again after a 2 year hiatus, I noticed the fees have gone up, I was expecting that. What I am not understanding is, it appears eBay is charging me for the shipping label, even though the buyer already paid for the shipp...