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Seller sent my package to wrong address

I recently ordered an item and the tracking said it was delivered, but I never received it. I checked with my apartment to look at the cameras at the time of delivery and they never saw my package being delivered. So I called UPS and they said my pac...

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multiple items in one package

I have seen where a customer can combine orders to ship together, however I am looking for something different and haven't found the answer.My products are heavy, so I need different shipping prices if a customer orders more than one. I have a set sh...

Shipping options when listing an auction.

Not sure I did this right the first time -- so will ask again.When I created a listing for some used event tickets I had the option of choosing 1st Class Letter -- package was 3 ounces and the flat bubble envelope measured 6" by 9". However, when I w...

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Shipping Insurance

Just sold a $4k piece of computer equipment, when I went to shipping labels there was no option for adding insurance! What happened? It gave me the option of "declared value" of a $1000...If shipment is damaged I'm out $3K and that's IF they pay out ...

Resolved! Bought UPS Label from eBay and Now I Can't File a Damage Claim

I sold a vintage clock with glass dome and purchased a UPS label from eBay. The well-packed and taped box was damaged by UPS and the well-packed contents still resulted in a broken glass dome. The buyer reached out and because a dome was not availabl...

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How do I permanent change ship from zip code for listing?

I have moved to a new address; I have changed all my address in my account settings. However, every time I post a new listing my old zip code shows shipping from. I have been manually changing it with every new listing but it is becoming tedious. How...

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Resolved! USPS Delays

I only ship using USPS priority, but everything I've shipped in January has been really slow in delivery. I dropped off a package on the 20th last week and tracking still says "USPS in possession of the item". I tried to file an online missing packag...

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USPS lost package request???

Does anyone else have problems getting the USPS website to accept a lost package requst? My local USPS delivery person is so incompitent that most of the time when a package is listed as "delivered" to my locked parcel box, it never arrives becuase t...

UPS overcharging Blackwood NJ

I sent an item via UPS it was weighed and measured right there in front of me and it came out to 95 dollars to ship the man that runs the UPS store was not happy he initially tried to charge me 240 dollars before I got the label on the ebay app. Dec ...

Ebay auto-combined shipping without asking

I listed Item 205172789016 (electric shaver) at $12, with quantity of 4 available. It was Buy It Now with immediate payment required. Shipping was by USPS Ground Advantage which would be about $6 to the lower 48 states. Someone in Missouri bought all...

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shipping charges

Hello,Can anyone tell me, if I charge a customer for shipping, therefore bill them, and add that to the selling price of item. Is that shipping now part of my sales, and included on the tax form 1099.Also, anyone, know the threshold for 2025, $600, o...

eBay not handling International shipping correctly

I sold two items to the same buyer yesterday. Germany, I think. She was charged $5.95 shipping for the first item and $1 for the second. Which is exactly the way I have it set up. I generated a shipping label and it was around $6. Fine. I look at my ...

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Resolved! ANYONE ELSE HAVE PRINTING SINGLE LABELS (JAN 2025)

last week when I go to print only one shipping label it no longer lines up. If I print 2 or more at once using the Bulk option its fine. I have tried everything I can think of. I use self stick labels, 2 to a page printing. If I try to print a single...

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Best shipping for large box

I'm looking to sell foam borders for a sleep number bed. They're big (box is 24 x 16 x 19) but not heavy (8 lbs). The shipping options are $100+ (UPS, USPS, Fedex). How do other sellers charge only $20 or so for the same thing?

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