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What is going on with USPS? Why can't we leave Feedback for them on eBay?

I bought a baseball from a seller in Alabama. I live in OH, 830 miles away.The ball got to within 5 miles of my home, then USPS sent the ball back to Lexington KY 191 miles away. USPS Tracking of baseball.Purchased date 6/5/2025Ball arrived: Spanish ...

usps is a lost cause

in the last month ive shipped 30 items priority mail.3-4 day delivery, supposedlyout of 30 items i have had 16 that took between 5-9 days to arrive and 2 that are currently missingsome items took 5 days to be delivered one or two states over.one miss...

Resolved! New USPS motto

“Delivering miracles every day” Yes, I am an unabashed and unapologetic fan of the US Postal Service. I recently shipped about 35 packages to various addresses throughout the continental United States. All items (except for one, which arrived a day l...

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...

Buyer returned item - why do they get postage refunded?

The buyer of my old laptop changed their mind and asked to return the item. It was sold with “no returns” selected but I accepted the return, because I wanted to be nice (and didn’t want to risk negative feedback). The buyer returned it using the “ch...

Wrong Shipping address

Somehow, my default shipping address got changed to my daughter's old apartment address. I bought 4 items before I realized this issue. I contacted the sellers, but it is not their fault. I can't talk to anyone from EBay because everything is automat...

How Tariff Announcements Cost Me My 3-Year eBay Store

For three years, I maintained an eBay store with the highest possible seller metrics and Top Rated badges for both Global and USA markets. My track record was spotless – until everything changed overnight. The Timeline That Destroyed My BusinessApril...

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! 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...

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...

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.

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...