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No seller protection after eBay hub?

Hi everyone, I want to share a situation that I—and many other sellers—have experienced, often without even realizing it could happen. I shipped an item using eBay International Standard Delivery. The tracking clearly shows it was delivered to eBay’s...

How to make sure you take advantage of Ebay Discount Shipping?

I am sending a printer(large package) to someone across the US from CA to GA. I invoiced my buyer with Fedex Ground as this was by far the least expensive. This is unusual because Ebay automatically does it for me usually. Now to get the ebay discoun...

double taxation

I buy something eBay and pay taxes when I order then the delivery company wants me to pay taxes a second time. That is illegal and violates the tax treaty which blocks double taxation. The payment show taxes but a second hand item does not attract du...

Shipping costs

I have a bunch of Halloween costumes. I talked to several people who were shipping their costumes via Media mail. How are they able to do that? How are others shipping their costumes?

Resolved! Sold an item. The calculated shipping cost shown on the item differs by nearly 40%

Hey all,I saw a few similar posts when trying to find an answer to my question, but they all seemed to differ slightly. I listed an item (286476721273) that sold today. The buyer paid $18.40 for UPS Ground service. And if I go to the original listing...

I want to sell my sports cards but need USPS tracking...

I have a lot of sports cards and paper money I want to sell, but I need to include legit tracking even for a 2-3 dollar purchase... I certainly don't want 'item did not arrive' situations which shady buyers like to pull... eBay's PWE tracking system ...

Shipping Stamps

I sell stamp and ship up to 5 stamps for $1.00 using Ebay envelopes for shipping, Ebay limits up to $20, but sometimes the total cost is more than that, How can i add a second shipping such as USPS ground advantage to my listings so Buyer pays correc...

Issues with shipping poster tubes!!

Is anyone else experience issues with shipping poster tubes through USPS lately? I've been shipping art prints through them for many years. My tubes are not very large, generally 13 inches long with a 3 inch diameter. I always shipped them using Firs...

USPS is either slow in delivering or sometimes routing the package to wrong direction

I am experiencing often for last couple months that the packages sent through USPS are either routed to wrong direction or its being very slow in transit without any explanation. Just mentioned in tracking information "In transit to next facility, ar...

Surcharge for Poly and bubble mailers using UPS and Fedex ground economy?

We made the mistake in the past using an ebay poly mailer for fedex ground and got hit with a surcharge later for doing so. Fedex and UPS ground economy is now beating USPS ground advantage on several things. Have you shipped these methods recently w...

Say NO to USPS Ground Advantage to Hawaii

USPS Ground Advantage is a nightmare to Hawaii. As a Hawaiian resident, most packages shipped this way take at least 4-6 weeks! Usually 2-3 weeks longer than originally estimated. Priority takes only a few days. If the seller offers a 30 day return p...

Changed tracking id after Product Delivered ???

hi there I need an expert from community to answer my query please ! I shipped the item and added the tracking ID into eBay system. Item successfully delivered by courier service but after delivery I noticed that Courier company was selected incorrec...

Item never arrived and there's no longer a record of it, so I'm desperate to reach an agent.

The item I purchased 23 days ago hasn't arrived, and when I go to my account, there's no record of it. When I try to reach an agent, I'm completely blocked by inappropriate choices that are supposed to lead me there. Can someone help me with a trick ...

Resolved! FedEx 2 Day $33.04 Irregular packaging fee for a standard box. What?

First time I’ve seen this. I shipped a standard 16x14x5 inch box, 6.9 lbs, rounded to 7 lbs. Totally compliant with FedEx 2-Day rules. eBay calculated shipping at $18.75. FedEx hit me with a $31.50 irregular packaging fee and said the box was 8 lbs. ...

Ebay shipping area should have more than 3 options

I called and spoke to a woman rep. The top portion says select up to 3 for the shipping, regardless carriers. Ebay should now put in select up to 8 . meaning priority, media mail, grounds , then if resellers want ups and fed ex. So, I am going to hav...