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Holiday Shipping Dates

We’ve published the carriers' last days to ship for on-time holiday delivery using the services available through eBay Labels. These dates will help ensure your buyers receive their orders in time for the holidays. You can find the details at ebay.co...

eBay "Embargoed Seller" to Hawaii

Sold an item to a person in HI in June and shipped via FedEx only to have the item returned noting "embargoed seller" on the package. See from other threads this is an issue between FedEx and eBay. In order to get the item to the buyer, I purchased a...

Ships to Puerto Rico, United States?

Hi: I just noticed that my listings all have that I ship to Puerto Rico and the United States. I checked my Business Policies and Puerto Rico is on my exclusion list. It always has been. Most of my listings are either free shipping or flat rate. What...

Used old shipping label by mistake!

Hello! Curious if anyone has made the same mistake as me. I sold an item a couple weeks ago, and I hastily put the package together trying to make it to the post office before they closed. A few days later, after not getting any updates, I went back ...

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Shipping to buyer not allowed

Hi, I have a potential buyer trying to purchase an item but when he tries to complete the purchase eBay send him the message "Seller does not ship to this location". I am not aware of any restrictions on my part. Any suggestion on how to remove this ...

Endless USPS Tracking Updates

Over the past few days, I have started receiving tracking update emails on all my shipped packages.I have logged into USPS and verified that I am not signed up for either Informed Delivery or text/email tracking updates. I have not done anything in m...

Questions on flat rate shipping

I wrote a few days ago about a buyer that wanted me to use the flat rate for shipping. She explained that under shipping on listings you can choose flat rate where the buyer can put in a shipping amount and if the buyer agrees that’s the amount it sh...

Resolved! RIDICULOUS UPS SHIPPING ADJUSTMENTS - NOT VALID

I received yet another unjustified UPS shipping adjustment on a package that was sent using a purchased 16 x 16 box. UPS charged an additional $1.95 saying the package was 17 x 17 ??? Huh?? This is the third adjustment from UPS with WRONG information...

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Address legit??

Has anyone shipped items to below addresses? I got two orders and it’s not a big amount but should I be worried. Looks like a cargo company. first class sea cargo1561 NW 82nd AveDoral FL 33126 1636 NW 82nd AveSercargo, #2275Doral, FL 33126-1050United...

Sellers using eBay Standard Envelope Label Issues

Hi everyone - quick note for those of us who ship with eBay Standard Envelope (and eBay International Standard Delivery):eBay is currently showing a site-wide warning that Standard Envelope labels may not generate correctly, especially when:Adding in...

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USPS Alert Awaiting Delivery For 4 Days

The package I shipped to a buyer was marked “Out for Delivery” on November 10, but ever since then the tracking has been stuck on “Awaiting Delivery.” The buyer contacted me today about the issue, so I went to the post office to see if they could hel...

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ebay international shipping program

The eBay international shipping program is a waste of both time and money. Try to find a seller who ships directly to an international address, otherwise your package will be bouncing around within the United States for 10 days or more.They also char...

Buyer in Romania

I am a little leary of shipping an item to Romania. I am wondering should I be or not? I recently received back an item, a stamp, I sent to Hungary and was rejected at customs. Maybe Ebay didn't do their job and but I would prefer not to go through t...

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