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Media Mail can take more than a month!

Just a heads up — you may want to reconsider using Media Mail for shipping a book or two. I shipped one manual from Southwestern Louisiana to Illinois, and my package arrived to buyer more than a month later! Crazy! It departed the post office on Dec...

Resolved! How do I ship something like a thimble as cheaply as possible?

I've been trying to read up on this...I have small items I would like to sell. One is a small engine part which is the size and shape of a small thimble. It's made out of soft plastic and hard to damage. It weighs a fraction of an ounce. Another is a...

Resolved! Ever void postage and use a scan sheet? BEWARE

Voided USPS shipping labels included in a scan sheet WILL NOT be refunded, those tracking numbers will not show to USPS as voided postage. The tracking numbers will show as “in transit” and therefore refund rejected. USPS has said no problem if scan ...

Resolved! Sold Item Damaged in GSP Shipment

Hello, I recently sent out an item via GSP to a customer on the other side of the globe. I figured this was safe practice as it's my second time sending something with the Global Shipping Program. This time, however, the buyer of the item is coming t...

Scan Sheet Dilemma

So i am a bit confused.... we are heavy ebay sellers, a philatelic company that ships items with postage stamps instead of ebay labels.... also we often ship small single items without tracking..... am i wrong in thinking ebay punishes sellers who do...

USPS JERSEY CITY SORTING FACILITY PROBLEMS

Having a terrible time with two packages mailed 1/23/2017. In limbo for 7 days and now stuck in Jersey city, hours on the phone with USPS and no anseers why the packages are stuck there. I know the 2 services media mail and parcel select are slow , b...

Return policy is not supported. Return policy is not specified.

I tried to change some of my ebay listings prices today.I am getting this errors Return policy is not supported.Return policy is not specified. but I didn't change anything, my listings accept 30 day return, which is according to ebay policyBut even ...

Resolved! APO, AP address

I sold an item that has an APO AP address and ebay nor Paypal will let me print a shipping label for it. Does this mean that I have to go to the Post Office to mail it and pay the postage there? I wont get my ebay shipping discount if this is the cas...

Buyer dropped and broke New light, now eBay forces return?

I sold a brand new spotlight, in original packaging, double boxed. The buyer obviously dropped it (scuff marks on body) and forced it open (pry marks in plastic housing). It looks completely different than the condition that it shipped (pictures in l...

no seller protection

For 7 years i sell items at Ebay. 2018 is the best 50% of selling items refund. The scheme is equal. buyer got item and said that it is not as described.Examples.Clothes: jacket( it is not good pressed by iron. ebay auto refund to buyer. Two weeks an...

global shipping program

does the ebay global shipping program ship to Russia

USPS less expensive than UPS or DHL to Finland?

I have an interested customer - no bids yet - in Finland who thinks that UPS or DHL shipping would be cheaper than USPS. My listing for a 9 ounce box to Finland comes up as $24 for USPS 1st Class Package which is what i use. I have no handling fee ec...

How do I chage the font size when printing address labels on to an envelope

Hi Folks99% of all my shipping is done by regular lettermail. I use to print an address label and then cut and tape the customers name onto my A6 envelopes. It finally dawned on me that I could print the address label directly to my A6 envelope but t...

Zero Feedback buyer wants me to Ship out late

I sold an item BIN last night to a zero feedback buyer.He messaged me before hand - "If I buy this, would you be able to not ship it out immediately... I need it to arrive (10 days from now) or later, when I'll be home." Verified he's in a neighborin...

Resolved! Partial Refund, I'm not sure CS rep had the right info about refunding and FVF...

Slightly amusing background info:Buyer sent message that they were disappointed in size of item—she thought it was going to be 4 feet tall, but it was only 48 inches….(what?!) But she was going to keep it. Messaged me again, she feels like my listing...