Why do i have to select a service for shipping when i check the Free Shipping button?

[kquinbar]

I am trying to setup an auction to sell some tickets. The tickets will be transferred to the buyer via Ticketmaster to their email address so i dont need shipping at all. I noticed a number of other listings for tickets have that Free Shipping badge, so i assumed that was what the "Free Shipping" checkbox was for. 

I am finished with all the other setup, but i cant list my item unless i choose a shipping service. Should i just choose the first one or what should i select? or is there a different way to set this up?

[sam9876]

 "The tickets will be transferred to the buyer via Ticketmaster to their email address so i dont need shipping at all. "

If you email the tickets, it is likely that you will be ripped off.

[richard1rst]

Well, if you scroll to almost the bottom of the shipping selections you will find "standard shipping". That may not be what you are actually going to use but it satisfies eBay's demand for a selection.

[glgenterprise]

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@kquinbar wrote:

I am trying to setup an auction to sell some tickets. The tickets will be transferred to the buyer via Ticketmaster to their email address so i dont need shipping at all. I noticed a number of other listings for tickets have that Free Shipping badge, so i assumed that was what the "Free Shipping" checkbox was for. 

I am finished with all the other setup, but i cant list my item unless i choose a shipping service. Should i just choose the first one or what should i select? or is there a different way to set this up?

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You're opening yourself up to an INR claim if you don't ship them *anything*. Were it me, I would mail them a printout of the instructions about your transferring the tickets via email. Then you at least have a trackable delivery service. I know it sucks to have to pay a couple bucks, but it will keep you from getting an INR claim.

[orangehound]

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@kquinbar wrote:

I am trying to setup an auction to sell some tickets. The tickets will be transferred to the buyer via Ticketmaster to their email address so i dont need shipping at all. I noticed a number of other listings for tickets have that Free Shipping badge, so i assumed that was what the "Free Shipping" checkbox was for. 

I am finished with all the other setup, but i cant list my item unless i choose a shipping service. Should i just choose the first one or what should i select? or is there a different way to set this up?

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@kquinbar

It is against eBay policies to sell these via Auction on eBay.  Just to be clear and to protect yourself, eBay has a Digitally Delivered Goods Policy.  You must list these digitally delivered tickets under the Everything Else > Information Products category using only the Classified Ads Format.

[missjen831]

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@orangehound wrote:

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@kquinbar wrote:

I am trying to setup an auction to sell some tickets. The tickets will be transferred to the buyer via Ticketmaster to their email address so i dont need shipping at all. I noticed a number of other listings for tickets have that Free Shipping badge, so i assumed that was what the "Free Shipping" checkbox was for. 

I am finished with all the other setup, but i cant list my item unless i choose a shipping service. Should i just choose the first one or what should i select? or is there a different way to set this up?

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@kquinbar

It is against eBay policies to sell these via Auction on eBay.  Just to be clear and to protect yourself, eBay has a Digitally Delivered Goods Policy.  You must list these digitally delivered tickets under the Everything Else > Information Products category using only the Classified Ads Format.

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The tickets aren’t really considered a digital good and there is a ticket policy here https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/reselling-event-tickets-policy?id=430...

[orangehound]

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@missjen831 wrote:

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@orangehound wrote:

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@kquinbar wrote:

I am trying to setup an auction to sell some tickets. The tickets will be transferred to the buyer via Ticketmaster to their email address so i dont need shipping at all. I noticed a number of other listings for tickets have that Free Shipping badge, so i assumed that was what the "Free Shipping" checkbox was for. 

I am finished with all the other setup, but i cant list my item unless i choose a shipping service. Should i just choose the first one or what should i select? or is there a different way to set this up?

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@kquinbar

It is against eBay policies to sell these via Auction on eBay.  Just to be clear and to protect yourself, eBay has a Digitally Delivered Goods Policy.  You must list these digitally delivered tickets under the Everything Else > Information Products category using only the Classified Ads Format.

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The tickets aren’t really considered a digital good and there is a ticket policy here https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/reselling-event-tickets-policy?id=430...

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Yes, e-tickets are considered a digital good.  The policy you reference assumes that the tickets are physical tickets ... if you were to go back and read the Digitally Delivered Goods Policy, and you will see that it specifically mentions non-physical tickets.

Regardless, people sell digital tickets and digital products all the time, and eBay doesn't enforce those policies ... but, as a seller, if one were to sell to a dishonest person, then the seller has no protection.