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Seller Protections are in place for sellers impacted by severe weather

As much of the country experiences extreme winter weather, with many areas impacted by snow and ice, we are closely monitoring conditions nationwide and assessing any potential impacts on shipping and delivery. Our primary concern is that you and you...

USPS rates not calculated correctly for "sell something similar"

This just happened to me twice. I found something close to what I was selling, clicked on "sell something similar" as a shortcut, then modified the listing to what I was actually selling. My item(s) was quite a bit larger and heavier than the origina...

FedEx

Help, I have the same problem, my parcel was sent, and Fedex wants a @members.ebay.com adress for me to change delivery details (it is important that I can do so, to have them leave the parcel behind a coded door, and not take back if I'm absent), wh...

How can i send a partial refund on a large multiple shipping order?

I had a buyer purchase multiple items and paid shipping for each single item, the total shipping was around $200, I combined shipping to bring the shipping down to about $20, we agreed that I would refund him the extra $180, however I'll the items he...

Resolved! "Delivered to Agent for Final Delivery" but Buyer Still Has Not Recieved Package

Hey all! I'm looking for a little insight about a recent order where I had a buyer open up a case stating that their package still has not arrived to them. The delivered message on the USPS tracking says "Delivered to Agent for Final Delivery" on Mon...

FedX shipping

Has anyone else dealt with this company’s incompetence ? If so please leave your comments here. Thank you

ebay Labels QR codes for UPS only work at The UPS Store? Not at UPS terminal?

I have been using UPS Ground a lot more in recent months for lower shipping cost of many of my 5-20 lb shipments, also because I can easily and quickly get to the terminal, where I can put packages on a conveyor "table" as late as 8:45pm and know tha...

tracking #'s

Hi Everyone, I have a dilemma. Shipped 4 items out today in 1 envelope to 1 buyer using the combined bulk ebay labels. Took it to the local PO - stood on line & got my acceptance scan. (I am looking at my receipt now.) Checking back a bit later in th...

Standard envelope shipping

Can I ship the item inside a greeting card for protection? Can someone show me an example of how to ship a baseball card. Thanks.

Shipping increase for media mail-same day?

I listed some items to be shipped through media mail, at $3.92. Just a few hours later, I sold a couple of the items-but now media mail rates for the two are $4.13 and $4.61, respectively. This happened a few days ago as well but I brushed it off. BT...

What is the pros and cons of using the Global shipping option

Thinking about trying this option but wanted feedback. What's the difference in using the Global or just offering international shipping like I was already doing?

Ground Advantage Comparison: Ebay and Endicia

I've used Endicia for decades because I ship to both Amazon and Ebay and never really explored using their postage (this has changed now that I've found shipping through Amazon to be much cheaper). I'm fairly new to Ground Advantage and today checked...

follow-up on shipping dishes

I found a good article about how to properly ship china. It's very clear about what to do which is helpful. But it says to use double-walled dish boxes presumably from Uhaul or other place. I don't know if my usual book sources carry such boxes, need...

PACKING POP CORN

WHY DOSE EBAY NO ADVISE SELLERS, THAT POP CORN STYROFOAM IS ILLEGAL TO USE IN SEVERAL STATES. IN CALIFORNIA THERE A FEE TO DISPOSE OF IT AND YOU CAN NOT JUST PUT IT IN YOUR TRASH CAN. OLD REUSED STYROFOAM CAN ALL SO COLLECT GERMS & BREED AND SPREAD T...

UPS Intercept for transaction canceled by eBay

I just sold a set of vintage keyboard keys for $395 on Friday. The buyer paid promptly, and I packed the item up over the weekend. I purchased my shipping through UPS on eBay, printed the label and dropped it off yesterday (Sunday). This morning, the...