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Seller Protections are in place for sellers impacted by severe weather

The United States is currently experiencing severe weather across multiple regions, including the Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast. We are actively monitoring conditions and assessing potential impacts to shipping and delivery operations...

Resolved! What can cause eBAY USPS charges to be sometimes way higher than expected?

Today's examples of postage cost differences:6 oz, 6x4x1" package to Oklahoma City, OK 73107-2133, ebay USPS Ground Advantage $4.80 -- same as ShipStation6 oz, 6x4x1" package to Cache, OK 73527-5000, ebay USPS Ground Advantage $8.97 -- I used ShipSta...

Resolved! when a buyer changes the mode of shipping

I just packaged up a combined order. I listed the items as shipping Ground Advantage with a note that I would combine shipping. The total that I charged was $10.98 and assumed that I would refund the difference. However, the buyer changed the shippin...

Resolved! Shipping label charge?

Just purchased a shipping label for USPS Ground Advantage $8.91 for 7 oz package. Usually this is about $5. I checked USPS estimate directly and it shows $4.91. Used another platform to get estimate and it also says $4.91. Used same zip codes, weight...

Resolved! 1st ever UPS shipping label adjustment

I had been boasting in the past about never seeing a upcharge from UPS on a shipment.That came to a halt yesterday as they hit me with a $2.24 adjustment.I normally always error on the highside with measurements and weight. Say, if it touches the hal...

Resolved! "FedEx and UPS will round up all package dimensions" - clarification, please?

Hi, all. The notice says: "Starting August 18, FedEx and UPS will round up all package dimensions—length, width, and height—to the next whole inch. To avoid unexpected charges, make sure to round up your measurements for accurate shipping rates." Doe...

FedEx Deception

My very first experience with FedEx shipping. If there is a seller out there who's never tried FedEx, I just want to warn you. I've sold a 1,5 lb roll of wallpaper and chose FedEx shipping, $8 supposedly - less expensive than USPS. Now, a month later...

how do I change my item location for my listings ?!?!?!

Trying to sell my vehicle. I just posted it up for live auction and noticed that the item location is an old address I haven't been at for years. I immediately changed my address in my account, but there were no options in my revised listing page to ...

Resolved! POST OFFICE Shipping Delay - Seller Responsible?

I shipped an $18 item from Midwest to East Coast. Item spent 10 days getting from KC to Jersey City, now is languishing for 6 days in Jersey City. Boston Buyer wants a refund. I told buyer I have no control over Post Office. According to Ebay policy,...

2nd time I’m being charged to ship

I thought this was fixed because it happened to me in May. I sold an item, internationally, but i had a flat rate ‘shipping policy’ that didn’t account for the item i needed to ship. I called eBay, they walked me through the steps to change my shippi...

USPS Losing Packages at ALARMING RATE.. What is Happening??

I've been selling on eBay since 2002 and have done decent volume since 2014.. on average I open 2-3 lost item cases per year with USPS. I've NEVER had to open a case with UPS or Fedex. So far in 2025 alone (we're barely over a month in), I literally ...

USPS in the Grocery Store?

We recently moved to a different part of the country and was surprised to see a USPS kiosk in our local grocery store. I've been dropping off packages there, often several times a week, because of the convenience. But, I'm wondering if I should conti...

How to send usps first class online?

Greetings. How can I purchase first-class labels online? I'd like to sell used PS2, PS3, etc. video games of low value and ship them via USPS first-class shipping.What service or website do you use to purchase and print USPS first-class labels? Thank...

PWE help tcg

I've always had a ebay account but just started selling a lot of my low end duplicate cards. Been using the pwe cheap shipping. Problem is I started shipping on Aug 7. (10 days ago) and not a single one has been marked as delivered. I've done about 5...

International shipping: how to specify "contact seller for rate" for specific countries

I've sold internationally on eBay for a long time now, but I frequently run into a problem and I've never found a solution for it. I don't use eBay's in-house international or global shipping program. I buy labels on Easyship, which makes carriers li...

Error Message: Something went wrong and we were not able to generate the label.

I have been getting this message since around 9:00pm of August 19th 2025. I was literally generating and printing labels without any problem earlier that day. What werid was, I can generate ebay Standard Envelope Labels but not the USPS Ground Advant...