No longer able to put retail shipping rates on listings?

[bro.us.5iedd7mtn]

Hi all, I was trying to list an item today. I usually use standard rates for shipping as it gives me a small buffer in terms of paying for materials, my time to pack and ship an item, etc.

I mostly sell small items so the difference between the "standard" retail rate that customers pay and the discounted price I pay is usually like a dollar maximum, I'm not making monster profits here. I consider that dollar my "packing and handling fee."

As of today, I am seeing a new interface for shipping, and this message: "Save on shipping when you purchase an eBay Label. Buyers will see discounted rates on your listing." I checked my "shipping discount settings" and they are set to "Standard rates without discount" so I am not sure why it is forcing the discounted rates on me...

Anyone else seeing this? Is this an intentional change by eBay?

Edit: Strangely enough, when I go to my listing, it shows the retail rate, not the discounted rate. So maybe this is a typo or bug and not intentional?

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@bro.us.5iedd7mtn 

Very curious... most likely a glitch for which eBay is not responsible, according to Article 4 of the eBay user agreement.  😁

On the other hand... maybe eBay is trying to entice you to use eBay's labels -- in this instance, by telling you a little white lie about what buyers will see?

Have you always used eBay labels?   Would eBay have any reason to want to bring you over, say, from Pirateship, to the dark side, as it were?  

PS: I've not seen this message.

[bro.us.5iedd7mtn]

Are you seeing the same old screen for the shipping options? I am seeing a new one that has three "tiles" for USPS - UPS - FedEx. 

And nope, I use eBay labels 99.9% of the time. I used PirateShip only once reluctantly because a customer wanted really rush shipping before Christmas and the eBay price for two-day was much more expensive.