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Holiday Shipping Dates

We’ve published the carriers' last days to ship for on-time holiday delivery using the services available through eBay Labels. These dates will help ensure your buyers receive their orders in time for the holidays. You can find the details at ebay.co...

Ignore eBay's suggested package size and weights!

I highly recommend IGNORING eBay's weight and package sizes on the listing tool when you see them. I have no clue where they come up with them but in my case I would price myself right out of the ballpark with extremely inflated shipping costs. Scree...

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Used old shipping label by mistake!

Hello! Curious if anyone has made the same mistake as me. I sold an item a couple weeks ago, and I hastily put the package together trying to make it to the post office before they closed. A few days later, after not getting any updates, I went back ...

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eBay "Embargoed Seller" to Hawaii

Sold an item to a person in HI in June and shipped via FedEx only to have the item returned noting "embargoed seller" on the package. See from other threads this is an issue between FedEx and eBay. In order to get the item to the buyer, I purchased a...

USPS Media Mail

I have used Media mail as a suggested shipping method when something is large and heavy. Ground advantage gets very pricey in some situations to the point of most likely losing sales due to shipping. The last couple of times I wanted to use media mai...

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Endless USPS Tracking Updates

Over the past few days, I have started receiving tracking update emails on all my shipped packages.I have logged into USPS and verified that I am not signed up for either Informed Delivery or text/email tracking updates. I have not done anything in m...

Questions on flat rate shipping

I wrote a few days ago about a buyer that wanted me to use the flat rate for shipping. She explained that under shipping on listings you can choose flat rate where the buyer can put in a shipping amount and if the buyer agrees that’s the amount it sh...

UPS/Fed Ex "Cost Adjustments". Weeks Later

I just wonder how many people are getting P-O-K-E-D by UPS/ FEDEX shipping charges after a purchase was made and paid for. ?? I have been selling on Ebay for 28 yrs(5-20 items a week) and maybe get a few cost add ons a year..BUT here in the last few ...

Resolved! RIDICULOUS UPS SHIPPING ADJUSTMENTS - NOT VALID

I received yet another unjustified UPS shipping adjustment on a package that was sent using a purchased 16 x 16 box. UPS charged an additional $1.95 saying the package was 17 x 17 ??? Huh?? This is the third adjustment from UPS with WRONG information...

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Does USPS priority still get priority?

Had a buyer in a hurry so I upgraded them to priority shipping. Going about 300 miles from southern Illinois to Nashville, shipped on 11/10, did not leave my local PO until 11/12 and today arrived in Chicago, 225 miles in the absolute wrong direction...

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Address legit??

Has anyone shipped items to below addresses? I got two orders and it’s not a big amount but should I be worried. Looks like a cargo company. first class sea cargo1561 NW 82nd AveDoral FL 33126 1636 NW 82nd AveSercargo, #2275Doral, FL 33126-1050United...

Sellers using eBay Standard Envelope Label Issues

Hi everyone - quick note for those of us who ship with eBay Standard Envelope (and eBay International Standard Delivery):eBay is currently showing a site-wide warning that Standard Envelope labels may not generate correctly, especially when:Adding in...

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