Paying for shipping labels through the USPS

[naeem]

Since Ebay takes their fee for the item's sale price and the shipping charged, can we just not print the label. And go to USPS and pay for and print the label there? It would not cost Ebay anything because their fee would have already been paid when the buyer paid. Thanks.

[69heathery]

No, you would still get the fees on the total sale.  Plus shipping at the PO is more expensive.

[naeem]

Yes the fee is on the total sale (item + shipping paid by the buyer).

We'd like to pay for the shipping label on USPS and print from there.

[69heathery · Accepted solution]

Yes you can, but you will need to manually add the tracking number to the sold item for tracking purposes.  And you will still get charged the fee on the total sale. There is no way around that.

[1tuna]

I like to use ebay shipping with the USPS

2000 packages every year

buying postage at the post office is like the stone age

its much cheaper using ebay labels

it might be about the same with the USPS online

its even cheaper if you use the other big shipper online

I shoud be using the other biggy, pirate ship but I dont,its force of habit

pirate ship is probably the very best for international rates, you have to ask for them though

@naeem 

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@naeem wrote:

Yes the fee is on the total sale (item + shipping paid by the buyer).

We'd like to pay for the shipping label on USPS and print from there.

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Do you understand that you pay more for each shipping label that way?

For instance, shipping a 2-pound  Priority Mail package to Zone 8 costs $17.10 if purchased at the PO counter or through usps.com Click N Ship, but only $13.46 if you purchase the postage through eBay.