09-28-2021 04:42 AM
Why after a sold item I go to print shipping label and 85% of the time it has listed as flat rate envelope as my shipping choice when I didn't choose this packaging. I wouldn't chose this to send glass in. Then I get screwed because buyer pays for that shipping cost but I have to change it and pay the difference. This happens when using my mobile phone.
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09-28-2021 04:47 AM
If the buyer chooses Parcel Select Ground, that option isn't available to buy on Ebay, so it defaults to another service.
09-28-2021 04:47 AM
If the buyer chooses Parcel Select Ground, that option isn't available to buy on Ebay, so it defaults to another service.
09-28-2021 05:20 AM - edited 09-28-2021 05:21 AM
The buyer paid for Parcel Select Ground, not for the flat rate envelope.
As noted in the other post, eBay has decided to phase out access to Parcel Select Ground labels, even though USPS has made no changes in their services or policies, and it's offered by all other online postage sellers including PayPal, endicia, stamps.com, etc. When it's not offered, the shipping label page usually defaults to the first option on the list, which is the Priority Mail flat rate envelope. You can purchase Parcel Select Ground postage through PayPal at
www.PayPal.com/shipnow
But do compare prices before you do that. For Zones 1 - 4, the USPS online price for Priority Mail is less than a dollar more than Parcel Select Ground. The shipping section of the listing shows the retail price for Priority Mail, so the price difference is exaggerated. If you're a TRS you get a 3% discount when purchasing Priority labels through eBay, which often makes it cheaper than Parcel Select. And of course ground shipping is slow and is much more likely to result in damage to fragile items.
IMHO Parcel Select ground should only be offered when necessary such as for hazmat or Oversize packages (i.e., length-plus-girth above the Priority limit of 108 inches).
09-28-2021 07:33 AM
Priority Flat Rate Envelope is the default shipping for any item that was offered with a service that eBay no longer sells. Such as Parcel Select, as mentioned above.
It's important to remember that just because you can offer a shipping service, it doesn't mean that eBay has to sell you the label for that service... nobody*s_perfect has probably the best copy/pasta on this subject and you should take his advice to heart.