Return shipping label

[ra_matma_sfj4go]

Hi I'm trying to return an item and the seller is demanding a personal email address for him to send me a return label is this legit? He says he needs my email address for the return label. is this legit?

[jakni_5]

Don't do anything by email. Ask him to upload the label to the ebay return case or use the eBay return label. There is no other reason to make futher conversation. 

[lightlily_arts]

If I needed to send a return shipping label I would need the buyer's  email address as they are in PDF format. You can only upload JPEGs through eBay's message system.  JPEG copies turn out wonky or blurred as they have to be scanned for upload and PDF format gets lost.

[lightlily_arts]

Some sellers  prefer to send their own return shipping labels because eBay only uses USPS with no insurance.

[friskya]

How does the seller expect to get your email address? Does the eBay messaging system no longer strip out anything the algorithm "thinks" might be contact information? Or has that changed recently?

(fun fact: it does, if personal experience is any guide, prevent sending any message with the word "paypal" in it.)