Can you purchase a shipping label without using PayPal?

[300denarii]

Hi everyone!

  I just listed and sold my first item today.  The problem is that  eBay hasn't had time to verify my PayPal account, so I can't find a  way to purchase the shipping label.  Is there a way to purchase a shipping label (carrier is USPS) without using PayPal??  Thanks for the help!

[tdumonde2014]

Yes, go to the post office and make sure that you include tracking. 

[dtexley3]

@300denarii 

Open a free account on pirateship.com.  It will be cheaper than the Post office.

[anthology-of-treasures]

Not Top Rated Ebay:

• Commercial Rates
• $50 Insurance Free on Priority

Top Rated Ebay:

• Commercial Rates Less 3%
• $100 Insurance Free on Priority

Pirateship:

• Commercial Rates
• $100 Insurance Free on Priority
• Cubic Pricing (special pricing for small sized Priority packages that may still be cheaper than even eBay's Top Rated 3% discounted rate.
• Import eBay orders.

Keep in mind that eBay is charging you a 10% FVF on that shipping regardless of whether you get the label.

If you are printing labels for non eBay purposes then use Pirateship always. This has the added benefit of keeping PayPal from obtaining the names of anyone you ship to for non eBay purposes.

[deech21]

I think FVF on shipping is charged when you uploaded tracking or marked shipped.
is it not?

[deech21]

if you have a Paypal account,then go to PAYPAL/SHIPNOW and print label

[deech21]

if it is not first class or media,you go to USPS.COM

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@deech21 wrote:
I think FVF on shipping is charged when you uploaded tracking or marked shipped.
is it not?

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No, it is not.

The final value fee is based on what the buyer pays, and is charged to your eBay invoice when the buyer's payment is received.   It is not connected  to where or when you purchase your postage or how much you pay for it.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@deech21 wrote:
if it is not first class or media,you go to USPS.COM

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At usps.com's Click N Ship, you can only purchase Priority Mail and the postage  will be charged at the retail rate rather than at the online (Commercial) rate which you'd pay at PayPal.com, eBay, endicia, et al.

[tienhu-66]

I'd like to you.

[johnrj1226]

Have you  checked with PayPal to find out what is going on with your PayPal account?  Don't recall any  delay in using my PayPal debit card  when I first signed up with eBay in 2008  but I  had our PP account linked to a checking account.   It seems you  have been an eBay buyer since 2004 and  have bought  over 300 items - am assuming with your PayPal account - should be smooth  selling by now.

Go your PO  buy a label, enter the tracking #, ship you item within your stated  handling time.  Yea you will  pay more than buying thru eBay but your job #1 right now is to take care of you customer first & avoid a late  shipment "hickey" on your  account.  Once you do that then research if you want to buy shipping labels  thru a third party.  IMHO buying thru eBay is much more convenient - tracking numbers are auto loaded to your  sales file, all financial activity  on a transaction can be found thru one account i.e. PayPal (I like things simple - hate having to  remember those  "i" before  "e" things).  Plusyou will get the cost  savings benefit of receiving the commercial rate (and commercial rate plus if you achieve TRS status down the road) as well as  economical first class package shipping for weights up to 15.9 ounces.  Just remember other parties don't do anything for nothing.

GL