This issue kind of snuck up on me today. A buyer placed and paid for an order, and then messaged me about the possibility of me having another added item, that I may not have listed yet. He was correct, so I asked for him to wait a few hours (until the next day), and I would get that new listing up for him, so he could purchase it also, and have both items/listings/sales ship out together. Sounds like it should be smooth and simple, right? It also saves me a box, and him some shipping costs.
I would just print a shipping label for his first purchase, pack the items together, and add that Tracking number to the second item listing sale, and mark that one as shipped. Both Sales now have the same Tracking number. That all goes perfectly smooth, as it should.
The issue I did not expect, is when purchasing insurance (through eBay). Now all of a sudden, I have two $200 items in a single box, and that would be quite a hit, if that single package gets lost. So I go to buy insurance. I can/could not find any way to insure both items (separate listing sales) in a single shipment. Am I missing a way?
I am not allowed of course, to double the insurance on a single listing, so that it would cover both items. The insurance amount can only be, up to equal the selling price of that single, first sold listing. I had both items packed carefully, sealed shut, and weighed, so I didn't want to open it all back up, split into two shipments, and re-weigh everything again, as the clock was ticking, and my 'get it out before close' on Friday window was quickly closing.
What should I have done differently, and still be able to combine both items into a single package? Buy insurance from USPS, instead of eBay? Would that have worked?
