Is there a way to change how the NEW bulk shipping labels sort?

[hallenbeckcoins]

Short version: How do you change how the new bulk label printer to sorts the labels.  By zip code for example.

Long version: We ship dozens of packages a day and have been doing fine with the classic bulk shipping system. Now that the Order Management pages have changed we have lost a lot of productivity having to work around the lack of combustibility.  We've managed to find workarounds for most everything except the new bulk label shipping tool. We package and sort all of the items at the same time and must be able to sort the labels that print out so that we are not doing a "search and match" mess. Right now we are sorting by zip code.  How can we do this?

Thanks in advance.

[orangehound · Accepted solution]

The new bulk shipping doesn't allow sort by zip.  You need to continue using the classic, and use the "tell us what you think" link in order to get a message to eBay that this is a capability that was dropped ... and is needed.

[toomstoys]

Both the updated bulk shipping and the new orders awaiting ship page are lacking. It is pretty sad that the orders awaiting shipment page doesn't even display the zip codes or destination anymore either. (You actually have to open each record to see it.)  It was helpful to have the zip codes, country etc displayed on the front page for planning/packing purposes. Combined orders - compare options for using a regional box etc,etc. Once again, let's have someone change something without knowing a single thing about the purpose or use.

I did use the link - but doubt they'll do a thing about it.  

[tkmanus]

As of today, the classic bulk shipping is no longer available.  We have alway shipped by state then zip code in alphabetical order.  This was efficient and quick.  Line items were small and easy to scroll through for your search.  I was on the phone for 45 mins this morning with someone from the Philippines just to find out it's no longer available.  Yes, we have made suggestions with the new way, but ebay doesn't care.  We can't believe this is the finished product they put out.  It's a disaster and a mess.  There's no way to organize anything helpful.  How can sellers ship anything efficiently with this.  It looks like ebay let the kids loose on this.  This is clearly designed by those who have no clue about selling on ebay.  The classic bulk shipping worked perfectly and efficiently.  Why change it to this mess?  

[classykeys]

 ... I completely agree with all of the above sellers.  

eBay, please bring back the ability to sort by State/Zip. If you can't do that, at the very least, sort by Buyer Username, Buyer Last Name, Buyer First Name, something we can use to sort our orders intelligently ... but what a tease it is now to offer SORT BY BUYER when you really mean SORT BY USERNAME, and then not even show what our buyer's usernames are on the NEW bulk shipping label page!!! Sort by order # doesn't help either because eBay's newfangled 12-digit order numbers are random, no longer consecutive.

... What a struggle just to get through the label purchasing phase of our day.  Why in the world would eBay insist on fixing something (classic bulk label tool) that ain't broke??!! 

... Please fix this serious problem!