08-15-2022 10:42 AM
Around Aug. 1, eBay changed something in its shipping label programming, perhaps to enable QR coding and smart phone use. The result was that after seven or eight years of using eBay labels, the formatting is now wrong and it's not my printer. The address label looks right on the screen and prints as usual except that now the bar code scan itself is enlarged to the point it doesn't fit inside the scan window. The optical info in the little box at the top is also distorted. The label has the address and other info correct, as always. But without the bar code it cannot be scanned in at the post office, nor tracked at centers along the way. I've voided three labels and requested refunds from USPS now because I've had to purchase new labels at the counter that can be tracked. I've tried to tell eBay but, of course, there's no consumer-friendly avenue set up to handle that. I hope someone reads this that can offer a solution and not just suggest it the consumer's fault. John
09-18-2022 08:24 AM
@gandjrarities47 wrote:I've been buying the label from eBay and instead of printing from there I take a screen shot, adjust the size and print that out. The scan codes are preserved and the USPS post office can read them. It's a couple of extra steps to get what I had before. I compensate my time by posting and selling less often on eBay. Well done, eBay!
That is a good idea for getting a scan sheet via Firefox when I need one. The picture of the scan sheet bar code looks fine on my screen.
You're right. The more time I spend working around eBay glitches and "improvements", the less time I have to list (and heaven knows I have hundreds of things I could be listing).
09-18-2022 09:31 AM
@tealt wrote:
@gandjrarities47 wrote:I've been buying the label from eBay and instead of printing from there I take a screen shot, adjust the size and print that out. The scan codes are preserved and the USPS post office can read them. It's a couple of extra steps to get what I had before. I compensate my time by posting and selling less often on eBay. Well done, eBay!
That is a good idea for getting a scan sheet via Firefox when I need one. The picture of the scan sheet bar code looks fine on my screen.
How about printing to a PDF file, then printing that file from your PDF viewer?
09-18-2022 09:46 AM
@a_c_green wrote:
How about printing to a PDF file, then printing that file from your PDF viewer?
I tried going the PDF route, and it didn't work. Label looked fine on the screen, but was a mess when I printed it.
09-19-2022 06:50 AM
@tealt wrote:
Since there are now four of us posting on this thread with the same problem, could you please get in touch with the Label/Shipping/Whatever team and inquire about why this is happening to us. Thank you.
Hey @tealt! We will be sure to share this with the Shipping Team and once there is an update we will be sure to share their response!