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Central US Tornadoes

Seller Protections are in place for sellers impacted by recent tornadoes and severe weather. Our thoughts are with the communities across the country that have been impacted by recent natural disasters. Many states in the central region of the countr...

REASON 1,234,892 WHY I HATE THE USPS

I live in Mass. and bought an item from a seller in South Dakota. It cost over $50 for USPS Priority shipping, with tracking. Not just "delivery confirmation", actual tracking. Tracking told me: "label created"...."package picked up by USPS"....."pac...

Received Package, but It has incorrect shipping address.

HiI've ordered some things from the same seller over the course of the last month and the first of which arrived today. I noticed the address on the shipping label was incorrect, it somehow still made it to me. I'm not only confused how it printed fo...

Accidentally put wrong tracking number on item

I recently sold an item and uploaded the tracking number. However I realized I made a mistake and put the wrong number on. I edited the number to the correct one but it doesn't have the right status. I looked on the usps website and it says it has be...

How to Cancel a Return for Sellers

I received a return request, after reading it, wanted to send the buyer a message. I saw the option of "Send Message to Buyer" under the return request as the last choice on the list, I tabbed on the option button (I was using my cell phone) then cli...

Just a FYI about International shipper SpeedPAK

Thought I would give a heads up for anyone buying items from sellers using SpeedPAK shipping...items are showing delivered when nothing was delivered. Informed delivery shows nothing being delivered, ring cameras show nothing being delivered..and I w...

Returning a Package to the Seller - Return Label Printing Issue Available to Buyer by Ebay

Hello. I would like to get help from the Ebay community on one issue. I recently requested Ebay's intervention on an issue involving the return of an item to the seller. The Item that the seller sent to me turned out not to be the same as what was sh...

Weird pricing with USPS plus hidden options

Lately, when figuring shipping prices for USPS in PayPal, I get unusually high rates. For example, I was figuring a price for a 6lb package to be shipped a couple states away and got $35. I was expecting more like $15. When I used Parcel Select I got...

Why are international rates so darned high?

It costs $20.40 to send a 5 pound Priority Mail package 2,800 miles from Los Angeles to New York City, and $53.96 to send it 140 miles to Tijuana. Why? Why is international mail in general so much more expensive than domestic mail?I get that moving a...

Can Dishonest Sellers Keep a 100% Seatisfaction Rating by Giving Refunds When Caught?

I have made over 1,900 purchases on ebay over the years.Most sellers have been honest and a pleasure to deal with.A few sellers have been dishonest and sent me defective items, short changed me on items or grossly misrepresented the condition of the ...

USPS Tracking All Messed Up! Probably Seasonal?

Three packages, all have messed up tracking! First one, a Priority Mail package, shows last movement 3-days ago!December 4, 2019, 9:10 pmArrived at USPS Regional Origin FacilityNEW ORLEANS LA DISTRIBUTION CENTER Now states arriving late. Since both t...

How do I sell items with extremely high shipping costs, making the total price ridiculous?

I recently tried to sell 20 pound dumbbells with little to no knowledge on how shipping and postage worked. I only ever sell very lightweight items so the shipping costs for me have always bee 2-8 dollars or something like that very cheap. I sold the...

Zero feedback new buyer paid, asked to ship to different address

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for your advice. I sold a phone yesterday, buyer (new to ebay since 12/2/19 with zero feedback) paid full Buy it Now price and sent immediate payment through paypal. There is a confirmed address on the paypal transactio...

Who reschedules delivery when returning an item to seller?

Hello, I sent back an item because I received it damaged, it has been shipped but USPS was not able to make delivery, first time there was no access and the 2nd time it was deemed that the area was unsafe for the package so the delivery driver took i...

Can I, as seller, extend my ship by deadline?

Hi, I am a seller and I have to ship my item by December 13, but it is made to order and something I need in order to make it (which I ordered online) has delayed in its shipping because of Black Friday and instead of estimated to come Dec. 7, it is ...

Buyer lying calling me names giving me a bad rap

I'm a seller I have a big problem with the buyer I did everything I was supposed to do I call ebay several times to make sure I did everything right on my end on the shipping label was the date I sended it was the tracking number and the date it shou...