Ebay Standard Envelope Shipping - How do the Tracking Numbers Work? Not Showing Up

[making_your_dreams_come_true]

Ebay has the new Standard Envelope Shipping for sports card under $20 -  It says it comes with $20 insurance and a tracking number.

Question:  How do the tracking numbers work?  How are they tracked, I've sent a few packages and the tracking numbers start with ESU -- and then some numbers.  They don't seem to be tracking anything though.  When you go to USPS.com it says that the number is invalid.  And nowhere along the way to it's destination is the number scanned.  How are these numbers actually scanned.  My post office worker said they couldn't scan them, are they doing something wrong?

Does anyone know how these tracking numbers work?

[itscalledapostingid]

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@rskaggs7333 wrote:

The problem is most post offices don't have the equipment to scan these codes. Most scans are done at distribution centers. Which can be a day or two from the PO that you dropped off at (Which gets you lots of defects). Or a day or two from the destination (Which creates mad customers). But the biggest problem is they don't seem to be getting scanned at all lately. I looked the the cards I shipped in March and only half of them show to be delivered. Many have the original destination scan and nothing else. And many of them have In Transit scans but no delivery scan. So if a customer files a complaint your SOL. I'm strongly considering going back to USPS First Class only.

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I hope you are utilizing the free insurance that's included.

[hg201162]

I used eBay standard envelope for a few months, about 20 items lost. Lot of complaints from customers. I refunded everyone at my lose. The reimbursement from eBay is a lot of red tape. Not worth the time. Ebay was to down grade me unless I made changes. That’s a joke, I can’t change their poor system. Back to shipping strictly with USPS tracking, no problem 

[worldcoinauctions]

I've shipped hundreds of these now. Had one never arrive and refunded the customer, then requested a refund from ebay. No problem except they have to send the refund to your paypal account... odd since I no longer have it linked to ebay.

[kh-gary]

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