Big question: When you create a shipping label can you cancel and recreate?

[marketplacecoinscmd]

This isn’t my first rodeo, but its definitely the first time I’ve had to think about this. I weighed my package and was about to print the label and send it out at the post office, but once I hit “finish and create label”, it defaulted back to “8 oz”. I had it at 2.6 lbs. So my question is, if I hit “cancel label,” is it going to let me try it again- and will it refund me the money I payed for it? 

I’m not sure if the post office is going to send the package back to me or reject it because I put the wrong weight. It’s in a medium flat rate box. Thanks guys!

[cadbury0007]

If the postage label that you printed out was for a Medium Flat-Rate box, I'm sure the actual weight of the box (unless it's over 70 lbs.) is secondary and of no real consequence.  As the saying goes "if it fits, it ships."

I have a lot of flat-rate stuff that gets the wrong weight, usually over the actual weight, but I've never had a problem.  I would drop it off as you normally would.

You CAN void a label, and then print a new one, but it takes a couple of weeks to get the refund from the post office on the first label credited to your account. 

[nobody*s_perfect]

If it's a Medium FRB, then the weight is immaterial. Go ahead and use the label that you already purchased.

However, unless you are shipping that package to Zone 7 or 8, it would have been cheaper to use a non-flat-rate box and pay the regular Priority Mail rates that are based on weight and distance.

For future reference, you can void an eBay postage label up to 5 days after purchase; the credit shows up in 2 or 3 weeks, because USPS won't approve it until they're sure that you really didn't use the label. 

And you can always use the link for 'Print another label for this order" if you need a second label under any circumstances such as purchasing the wrong weight or wanting to send a purchase in two separate boxes.

[marketplacecoinscmd]

Thank you both. The one problem is that it didn’t register as a FRB...it registered as an envelope or something. Would that also effect it?

[pooh333piglet]

If you want to void or not, print another or use same one for whatever reason (cant print again, at post office already, dont want to)  you can mail with that label on your package and USPS machines should catch it and you will be charged correct cost.

An example is in Dec I made a label for Rate A box which I keep in the car generally. I left the house with everything to mail, did my errands away from house, went to post office and when I went to package item it didnt fit. I asked for Rate B box, wrapped it up and shipped it with that label. If you notice the boxes have codes on them so that's what the machine reads.

I overpay at times and get some refunds too. I round on all packages over a lb and may get charged. It's not something I worry about

[mr_lincoln]

@marketplacecoinscmd   Just an FYI for the future in the event you actually need to VOID a shipping label for whatever reason.  Use the link below for your Shipping labels page, find the label and use the VOID function over on the right.  If it is not displayed use the little pull down menu to find it.  You have 5 days to VOID a label.

From there you can go back the Sold file and pay for and print a correct label for your package.