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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...

Ebay only flaggs you if you fail to upload TN with correct Orig_State and Dest_State

From what I read, I feel that this is the right assumption. Ebay doesn't care if your residence address is from an outside-US country, ebay doesn't care if the exact city of item location or buyer's location in TN doesn't match (you can in the end ag...

Ebay shipping needs to add Priority Cubic for discontinued Regional rate

USPS website says it is discontinuing Priority Regional Rate A,B boxes Jan 22,2023..Bummer..Ebay has already discontiued 4 days early.. USPS suggests Priority Cubic mail as an alternative..Why is ebay not offering this option?

Fed ex shipping label thru ebay... billing is way higher than originally stated!!

when shipped fed ex quoted $88. then they bill a few days later and debit your account for $345. !! had "misc. surchage...$170. " misc. surcharge 2" $120. "fuel surcharge" $45. does anyone know how to find account# ?they wont talk to you in person......

Friend bought an item from me, puts in the wrong address, stuck in limbo and now wants a refund

So I have a friend that wanted to buy the last Mr. Men figure for her collection. I was able to save her the last one last year. But the problem is that she just moved and forgot to change her address just before buying. So USPS had to forward the it...

Shipping cost for valentines and 1-3 ounce items

eBay was no help on this so thought I would try here. How are sellers selling Valentines for .99 and making money when they have free shipping? First class starts at over $3.00. And because it’s not a postcard we can’t use the eBay standard envelope ...

Resolved! difference between parcel select ground and economy shipping?

when you are creating your listing under shipping options there is, under the Economy Shipping section, these two USPS shipping methods offered : parcel select ground and economywhat is the difference between those two? I know retail ground is for wh...

Combined Shipping For International Sales

Is there any better way to combine shipping on multiple items wanted to buy customers in foreign countries? The only trick I'm aware of is:1. Work with the buyer to have the full list of items and the prices they offer and I accept.2. End listing of ...

USPS claims underpayment for shipping label.... no way

How many of you have gotten these emails recently and how did you handle it? I know the items I sent were correctly weighed at under 4oz but they claimed one was 9oz and the other 14oz. Charged me about and extra $3 total so money is not the issue, i...

Resolved! Seller on the hook for undelivered item shipped via eBay Global Shipping Program

Hi All, I sold an item using the eBay Global Shipping Program and I shipped it to the eBay hub in California as directed by eBay on the shipping label and it was successfully delivered. A month later, the seller reaches out saying it hasn't reached t...

shipping to Canada

I sold an item to someone in Canada. I chose Ebay international shipping and went to print the label - the buyer's address does not show - my return address does and Ebay's Internationl shipping address. Why is not the buyers address not on the label...

USPS Media mail has gone up $.30 as of today??

USPS Media mail has gone up $.30 as of today per package up to 1 lb. Has anyone else experienced this? I looked for an eBay announcement in regards to this but found nothing!! Is it an eBay increase or USPS increase?? Usually eBay will post an announ...

Resolved! How to use my personal Postal account for shipping

(Sorry it's me, the PITA, Again) When I sell an item, in many cases, I can ship a tracked envelope and supply tracking. This is a big issue for me and domestic shipping. (Canada) My rates to USA addresses seems to be equally good with EBay's parcel o...

Another Media Mail increase?

I checked before the USPS increases, but did not see one for Media Mail. When, though, I just printed five labels, it showed a 16 cent bump to $3.65. Is this from the Post Office or e-Bay?

Shipping from US to Canada?

Hey guys I'm going to start shipping my items to Canada. I've never shipped international before so this is uncharted territory for me. What's the easiest/cheapest way to ship to Canada these days? I'd like to print a label through eBay if possible. ...

Ebay Specific Shipping Rates

As a seller, we utilize the rate table options for shipping charges and have found that it helps us stay competitive. However, we have to base our rate information on what the shipping companies (USPS, UPS, FedEx). We know that this amount is oversta...