No option for flat rate shipping boxes?

[dlb9]

I've been listing some items over the years with Priority Mail as the first shipping option, and Priority Mail Flat Rate Box as the second option.  I just worked on a sell similar listing....and am no longer able to offer Flat Rate as an option. It is no longer there.  Any suggestions/thoughts?  Thank you.

[nobody*s_perfect · Accepted solution]

eBay's wacky programmers have recently introduced a completely unnecessary hoop to jump through for sellers who want to use Priority Mail flat rate packaging: Sellers must enter specific package dimensions which correspond to the dimensions of the flat rate package. This is what member wastingtime101 wrote about the situation:

eBay made an unannounced change related to setting up listings with certain types of packaging. When package dimensions entered exceed eBay's programmed dimensions, eBay will not show you those shipping options when setting up your listing.

To access these services, enter the following package dimensions:

USPS Flat Rate Envelopes: 12x9x1
USPS Small Flat Rate Box: 8x5x1
USPS Med Flat Rate Box: 14x12x3
USPS Large Flat Rate Box: 12x12x6
eBay Standard Envelope: 11x6x0.25

[dlb9]

Thank you so much. I did what you suggested and it worked.

I appreciate your reply.

[inhawaii]

Mine still offers me a choice.

Click on "carrier packaging".

Then select whatever USPS packing you wish to use.

The flat rates options are:

[inhawaii]

Sorry, I mis-read.

You're talking about when you are making the listing not creating a shipping label.

When making the listing it also still gives me the option to choose a PM flat rate box of my choice. 

I just click on "add services" and select whatever PM flat rate box I want.

[dlb9]

Thank you for the reply...

The problem I was having was in creating a listing, not printing the labels.

I have the option when printing.

Another seller was kind enough to help me figure it out.

[dlb9]

I had to put in the measurements below to get the flat rate options to display:

USPS Small Flat Rate Box: 8x5x1
USPS Med Flat Rate Box: 14x12x3
USPS Large Flat Rate Box: 12x12x6

[hardyart]

EBAY STINKS!

[mortalheadwoundharry]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KNOWING THIS!

[steamrailroading]

I wouldn't say it Stinks, but it doesn't smell as great as it used to.

[matslindskoug]

Thanks everyone, you've been a great help.  I was starting to go crazy trying to understand why listing has become nonsensical.

[onefootflippers]

I wonder what you are selling that you use a lot of flat rate boxes. I sell full time and it has been about 3 years since the last time I used a flat rate box.

[kh-jean]

Hi everyone,



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Thank you for understanding.