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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...

How to solve USPS tracking updates not sent to Ebay?

USPS Priority shipping label bought and printed from the ebay platform with tracking # automatically applied to the order details on 10/20/25. In the last 2 days USPS.com tracking shows 4 tracking location updates as of 10/22/25, but ebay shows nothi...

Resolved! Ebay Standard Envelope - Honest input requested

I've been selling on ebay for about 2 years now and have been shipping my items USPS ground advantage. My items qualify for Ebay standard envelope and I am currently considering switching to that shipping method to save the seller shipping fees, save...

Resolved! Ebay Standard Envelope Question

I just got a new Rollo Printer and want to start using Ebay Standard Envelope for my shipments. I've seen some different info on where to place the labels on the envelopes. I just want to get some feedback from those that ship ESE. Do I place the lab...

Resolved! Trying to set up a shipping policy

I set up a shipping policy for media mail a few years back. Haven't been too active on eBay lately. Tried to set up a shipping policy for general merchandise. The site says I already have a policy for general merchandise -- which I probably do -- but...

Shipping on older listings?

First off thanks for all the help this forum provides. Every once in a while I run into something I need help with and I've always gotten good help and advice on this forum so thanks again. Ok, I've been putting up listings for over 5 years on this a...

Lost my tracking number as a seller

Hello everyone, I sold my first item on eBay a little over a week ago and I shipped it through my local post office with one of their labels, but I forgot to get the tracking number. Since I didn’t use the eBay label and lost the tracking number, my ...

UPS Access Points

I dropped off a couple of UPS packages at my local CVS today because they are an access point. They let me know that UPS has taken away their ability to text a drop-off receipt to you. As long as they scan it in front of you, it will show up on the t...

Resolved! USPS shipping mistake

The USPS reader when a poly bag is used doesn't see the size of the bag because the edges are not stiff. Therefore they charge an extra $4.00 for "non sandard characteristics" This is just happening now; no problem before. You and the clerk need to w...

What is going on with my package?

I ordered an item from South Carolina. On Tuesday the 21st it shown it was within 2 hours of me. I live in Missouri and it made it to Kansas so very close....I checked tracking today the 22nd and it is in Wisconsin (10 hours away)

How to Ship and Pack a Man-Sized Harvesting Scythe?

The general shape is a 5-6' long handle with a right angle blade at the end. Wondering if wrapping just the blade in cardboard w/handle exposed would be good enough.OR crudely wrapping the handle & blade with cardboard, the resulting "package" would ...

Ebay Customer Service solution to no USPS tracking info made the situation worse.

Created a USPS label from ebay on Oct 20th.Dropped package face-to-face with a USPS employee that scanned the label and gave me an acceptance receipt on Oct 20th.USPS has seven (7) location scans on this tracking number since Oct 20th.Ebay shows noth...

eBay wholesale authorisation overseas block

I want some to help me fill the form of eBay wholesale authorisation overseas

2025 Shipping cost for small items seem too highhigh

I'm really confused about shipping costs seeming to be so high thru eBay but maybe I've just been out of the loop to long. Years ago when I sold on ebay I would wrap a small item up, put it either in a tyvak envelope or small box, weigh it in at 8 or...

Resolved! eBay Overcharging My Buyers for Shipping Costs

When I list items, eBay's calculated shipping fees as displayed are nearly always a few bucks more than it actually costs me to ship. As an example, I usually default to USPS Ground Advantage and ship in my own bubble mailer. I sold an item last week...

Shipping Rate Tables Needs To Be Improved!!

I went to configure my Shipping Rate Tables only to realize that it's limited to what can be added. If you are on .com, you can easily set a price for each state, but you cannot set a price for each province, and from what I've read, if you are on .c...