How can I determine the location of a bidder before sending a second chance offer?

[origon]

Is there a way to find the zip code of a losing bidder in order to determine the cost of shipping, before sending them a second chance offer? 

[mam98031]

No and you don't need to know before sending the SCO.  For what purpose do you think you need to know for?

If you have calculated shipping, it will recalculate for the buyer's ship to location.  If it is because you offer Free Shipping, that is the risk you took when you chose to use that option.  You should have increased your price of the product for wherever you'd have to ship it.  You always go for the higher number.

[a_c_green · Accepted solution]

When you bring up the Bid History page to choose which bidder(s) will receive your SCO, their ZIP codes will be shown next to their user IDs. (Don't send more SCOs than you have of examples to sell. Take them one at a time.)

Note that this is kind of academic because you cannot change the terms of your SCO,  so your Shipping terms and charges will remain as-is.

[mam98031]

Nor is the buyer required to ship to that address.  Buyers can set their ship to address as they are paying.  They may need to send it to a kid away at college, a friend across the country, or any number of reasons to change the ship to address.

[origon]

You are wrong on both counts. See user a_c_green's answer to my question.
1. "When you bring up the Bid History page to choose which bidder(s) will receive your SCO, their ZIP codes will be shown next to their user IDs."
2. There is zero risk involved.

[buyselljack2016]

I accepted an offer from a buyer in my state.

When they paid the ship to was in Zone 6.

(shipping cost was on me)

[origon]

Thanks!👍 I knew that the zip codes were out there somewhere, as I had seen them at one point, but then when I got some more inventory and wanted to send a SCO, I couldn't find them.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@origon wrote:

You are wrong on both counts. See user a_c_green's answer to my question.
1. "When you bring up the Bid History page to choose which bidder(s) will receive your SCO, their ZIP codes will be shown next to their user IDs."
2. There is zero risk involved.

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The ZIP Code that is shown there is the ZIP Code for the bidder's primary address on file with eBay. As mam tried to point out to you: during the payment process, the buyer can change the ship-to address, so you could end up with Zone 8 shipping regardless of the buyer's primary-address ZIP Code.

[mam98031]

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@origon wrote:

You are wrong on both counts. See user a_c_green's answer to my question.
1. "When you bring up the Bid History page to choose which bidder(s) will receive your SCO, their ZIP codes will be shown next to their user IDs."
2. There is zero risk involved.

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When I ran auctions I sent out plenty of SCOs.  While you are correct that the buyer's zip code does show up, that does NOT mean that is where the buyer is going to have an item shipped too.  The zip showing would be their primary ship to address, but buyers do NOT have to use that address if they don't want to.  When a buyer pays is when they designate the actual ship to address.  

They may have the item sent to their sister on the other side of the country, or the brother one state over or a friend in the middle of the country or any number of other places.  

I don't believe I said anything about risk.  I loved sending out SCOs as it is a great way for sellers to move more product.

[mam98031]

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@a_c_green wrote:

When you bring up the Bid History page to choose which bidder(s) will receive your SCO, their ZIP codes will be shown next to their user IDs. (Don't send more SCOs than you have of examples to sell. Take them one at a time.)

Note that this is kind of academic because you cannot change the terms of your SCO,  so your Shipping terms and charges will remain as-is.

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@a_c_green 

While what you have said above is absolutely correct.  The buyer sets their ship to address during the payment process and that zip code you see before payment may end up being different.