05-03-2018 08:39 AM
While shipping a package this morning, I came across this fiasco. The new shipping label page only allows the expensive ShipCover insurance; not the free $100 coverage provided with all USPS Priority and Express packages. I had to roll back to the old system to use it.
05-03-2018 12:14 PM
@rassilon007 wrote:While shipping a package this morning, I came across this fiasco. The new shipping label page only allows the expensive ShipCover insurance; not the free $100 coverage provided with all USPS Priority and Express packages. I had to roll back to the old system to use it.
Because if your item sold for less than 100.00, then you already have the 100.00 USPS PM insurance(because you are TRS), so why would they need to offer or show it?
05-03-2018 06:59 PM
05-05-2018 03:27 PM
If it's a glitch, it's still there as of this morning. There is no option to select USPS insurance on the new page, even with the $300 board game I sold recently. Fortunately, you can select the "classic" page for now, as I don't care for ShipCover.
05-05-2018 03:31 PM
@d-k_treasures wrote:Because if your item sold for less than 100.00, then you already have the 100.00 USPS PM insurance(because you are TRS), so why would they need to offer or show it?
Your logic may be correct, but I tend to doubt that. In the past I've been denied insurance claims on USPS Priority packages because I failed to manually check the insurance box.
05-05-2018 03:37 PM - edited 05-05-2018 03:39 PM
@berserkerplanet wrote:
Haven't see the new label flow (and don't want to), but ... I'd guess the what you say is a glitch, that they are tinkering with the new label page, and screwing it up along the way....
Many other features are also missing from the new streamlined label: Change shipping date, change "Ship from" ZIP Code, check off option to show listing number on label.
Here's what you see if you check the insurance box on the new label form, regardless of which USPS service is chosen, but I checked First Class in order to address the theory that it's not shown because of the insurance included with Priority Mail.:
05-06-2018 12:42 AM
07-12-2018 05:18 PM
It happened to me today too. I wanted to use USPS insurance for a $750 item because signature confirmation is free when you insure for that amount. My only option was ShipCover and a separate charge for Signature Confirmation. Fortunately, I was able to switch back to the old label view and get the USPS insurance for a cheaper price. I would bet this is no error on ebay's part. Of course they will try to shift you towards the option that makes them more money. Even in the old view, ShipCover was always the default method shown. This is no coincidence. I wonder how long it will be before they remove the classic view option.
07-13-2018 03:41 PM
What type of seller buys insurance?
07-15-2018 11:19 PM
I’ve read here that Sellers were able to switch back to the Classic site to print a label offering USPS Insurance rather than Shipcover. How do yo do this? I tried to figure it out and finally resorted to printing my label for a $350.00 item from my personal USPS account so I could have USPS Insurance coverage. FYI it has nothing to do with the lower cost, it has to do with coverage! Read the terms of Shipcover Insurance and you’ll understand the significant risk of using Shipcover Insurance!
07-16-2018 04:19 AM
@oldish-newish wrote:I’ve read here that Sellers were able to switch back to the Classic site to print a label offering USPS Insurance rather than Shipcover. How do yo do this? ...
There should be a link in the upper-right corner of the new label prep form that says "Go back to classic label printing."
Or you can print a label through Paypal and get the online rates:
08-22-2018 04:14 PM
Today on the classic veiw the drop down only gave me the shipcover not option on the usps. Is this a glitch or is ebay removing the usps insurance option because it is cheaper?
08-22-2018 04:21 PM
Must be a glitch, because the NEW label form is now offering USPS insurance! But not if you're printing a postage label for Priority Mail for an item under $50.
10-03-2018 09:04 AM
10-03-2018 09:12 AM
If you were denied a claim, it wasn't because you didn't check the insurance box (that's additional to the automatic insurance on PM), it's because you did not provide enough valid evidence of your claim.