Buyer: can I use my own shipping label instead of ebay's for a return, would I still be charged?

[sabasushistuff]

I need to return a couple of books (which weigh a litle over 1 pound together), and and since the policy is that the buyer pays the return postage. So I downloaded the shipping label and looked at it. It turns out it is Prioirty Mail. Does it means I would be charged around 8 dollars for it? What if I buy my own shipping label elsewhere using Media Mail which would be less than 4 dollars and upload the tracking number to ebay.  If so, would I still be charged the Priority Mail postage even if I never use that ebay label?

[soh.maryl]

Why are you returning the books? 

[bctk5292]

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@sabasushistuff wrote:

buyer pays the return postage.

So I downloaded the shipping label and looked at it. It turns out it is Prioirty Mail.

What if I buy my own shipping label elsewhere using Media Mail which would be less than 4 dollars and upload the tracking number to ebay. If so, would I still be charged the Priority Mail postage even if I never use that ebay label?

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Have you finished reading the books yet, and what are their titles?

[tdumonde2014 · Accepted solution]

You won't be charged for the label if you don't use it.

[sabasushistuff]

Just a couple of cookbooks that I thought I were looking for, but after a quick look through them, I realized they weren't the right books (as I told the seller, it was my bad).

[sabasushistuff]

Are you implying I'm trying to pull off a scam? LOL.

No, as I mentioned in another reply, the books weren't what I thought they were -- I haven't read them or anything. The issue is that I didn't want to $8 for postage for a shipment that could be sent cheaper via Media Mail for less than $4.

[computerperson777]

If this was a return scam, the buyer would select not as described and get free return shipping too! I think this is an honest return.