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Lost of parcel due to incompetence

I had an issue with a carrier of one of our sellers, a carrier of a parcel costing me $200 was lost due to incompetence and lack of crude and actual assistance. A parcel I ordered was delivered to the address that was similar to mine which was slight...

Resolved! EBay Standard Envelope When Shipping to Puerto Rico

Hi, How could I avoid having to cancel some orders that are sent to PR using eBay Standard Envelope? Sometimes when a buyer’s shipping location is PR I am able to generate an ESE label fine. However, most times the ESE label will not generate due the...

Delivery on the east coast

Have sellers and buyers found problems with the U.S. Postal Service when it came to deliveries on the east coast? When I sold Yugioh posters that went to California and Indiana, those posters got there quickly. When I sold Yugioh posters that went to...

Sharing some info in regards with delivery issues with the USPS.

I have been a seller on eBay for over 20 years and a recently retired high level Mgr/Postmaster of 33 yrs with the USPS. I do have 2 eBay selling ID's. I would like to share some of knowledge on the USPS delivery process so if others experience probl...

USPS delays - heavy items versus light items

For those of you experiencing delays with USPS have you noticed if it has been heavier items? I ship a variety of items and it seems all my delayed packages (probably 20 in the last two months) were packages weighing about 10 lbs or more. I haven't h...

USPS Ground Advantage

I was wondering if anyone else are having problems with USPS Ground Advantage. Recently it seems to be longer delivery time than normal. I ship same day unless it is purchased after normal shipping hours. My margins are tight on some items, and I hav...

USPS sending to Mail recovery center, then stating unrecoverable. 2 this month.

Is anyone else having this issue with USPS this month. We have had two that have not been returned to us & this latest one was sent to the mail recovery center. We use 4X6 stick on labels and I tape clear tape across the address. It states that it co...

package hasn’t moved from IL hub in 13 days

I bought an item in late march, it got to the international shipping hub on april 3rd and since then i’ve gotten no updates. the last update was: arrived at our international hub. your item will be prepared and shipped to you. the delivery date is co...

Post Office keeps on telling Ebay Shipping Tape is not Allowed.

The cashier tells me Ebay Shipping Tape is not Allowed.That she will let it go this time but not to use it next time.It was not the first time I had this problem.Because of that reason I go to another Post Office.The other Post Office no problem.This...

change address after purchase order

Any one knows if you can change your order's shipping address before tracking information shows up?

USPS Shipping problems

Can Ebay NOT Post something to let all buyer be aware of the PROBLEMS USPS is having all over the country in shipping our items to our customers.IT WOULD BE NICE.

Ebay tracking differs from USPS

I made an order recently and the Ebay tracking is saying "Unable to deliver ... PUDO return accepted." USPS tracking still says "Pre-Shipment." I know that PODU requires choosing a parcel to pick said package up from, but my shipping info is my home ...

Resolved! Ebay Standard Envelope Delivery

Quite often I have a buyer contact me and tell me the item was delivered but there is nothing there. Sometimes the item shows up the next day or two, sometimes never shows up at all. I end up refunding the individual even though it shows it has been ...

Parcel lost by courier, ebay restricted my selling privilege due to claim case

Hi, a buyer bought multiple items at the same time and I posted it via one parcel with tracking number provided to the buyer. The tracking number showed no update (for more than 1 month) after it arrived at the destination inward office of exchange. ...

Resolved! Can Someone Explain This Tracking To Me?

I've never seen anything like it before. It said on the listing that the seller was in the U.S., one state over from me in fact, and it is a 3 oz strap for a CPAP machine, free shipping. Smart package between USPS and UPS?