Need COMBINED Shipping Label WITH QR CODE (Problem: Need Bulk to Combine, But No QR Available @Bulk)

[moordeels]

ANOTHER EBAY TIME-WASTER, thanks!

Need to combine shipping BUT ALSO need QR code for shipping label.

Problem is that "Combine Orders Per Buyer " shipping option is only available in Bulk Shipping, but QR code option only available in Advanced Shipping/Single Item, mutually exclusive.

Any solution??

(I realize I can generate single-item QR code shipping label and then add that tracking info manually into other combined order, but am led to believe this will leave me more exposed to buyer scam becase this manual method apparently considered Seller-combining rather than Buyer-requested-combining, and especially concerned here since items going to freight forwarder/re-shipper.) 

[wastingtime101 · Accepted solution]

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@moordeels wrote:

(I realize I can generate single-item QR code shipping label and then add that tracking info manually into other combined order, but am led to believe this will leave me more exposed to buyer scam becase this manual method apparently considered Seller-combining rather than Buyer-requested-combining, and especially concerned here since items going to freight forwarder/re-shipper.) 

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Your understanding is incorrect. Generating the label and manually adding tracking to the second item does not leave you any more or less vulnerable to a scam attempt.

[moordeels]

Thanks @wastingtime101 

Ebay deleted my reply with sources for belief re scamming from combined shipping, but one was AI with some dubious info and other was 2021 post that may no longer apply. 

I wound up using combined shipping with Bulk Shipping screen.

VERY WEIRD the "Per Buyer" combined request was ONLY on Bulk screen (and easy to miss) and NOWHERE ELSE; no buyer message, no notifications, nowhere on Single Item shipping screen, checked both Ebay mobile app and PC/browser versions.

[wastingtime101]

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@moordeels wrote:

the "Per Buyer" combined request was ONLY on Bulk screen (and easy to miss) and NOWHERE ELSE;

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That's correct. I've submitted feedback to eBay several times that it would be beneficial to add the option to the single label page.

[moordeels]

Yes, good idea to ask Ebay for this (although v likely to fall on deaf ears). 

It is ceratin the Combine option is NOT truly "per buyer" request, and it really just Ebay's software noticing two or more concurrent orders from same buyer. If it was really buyer request of some sort, there would be message or notofocation sent to Seller.

Anyway, thanks again.

[wastingtime101]

No, that option has zero to do with buyer request. For a buyer to request combined shipping they can do that through the shopping cart (requesting a combined invoice before they pay) or through a message asking if you can ship in a single package.

Combining through bulk label flow as pictured above is a way for sellers to combine different orders in a single package while making sure they have shipping insurance coverage for the full value if they want it. It's also a convenient way for the system to automatically apply the same tracking number to multiple orders without the seller having to do it manually.

[moordeels]

Very informative, @wastingtime101 , thanks again for your help!

Ebay should have some comprehensive but concise - and hyperlinked - Seller's guide to save a lot of time and frustration. Not to mention, just use consistent and logical nomenclature to begin with...

(Now I have to deal with a moron - yes, absolute entitled moron - buyer who gave me neg feedback for canceling $20 order within 20 min of placement due to stock error, and I had also sent nice, apologetic message. First neg feedback in a year, first order cancellation in two...)