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Seller changed shipping

I put a bid on a microwave which the shipping was only $18.85. When I went back to check on how my bed was doing the shipping increased dramatically from Leslie $20 to over $100. Are sellers allowed to do that and am obligated to pay for the item if ...

Resolved! Shipping costs and the percentage that Ebay is charging on them

EBAY needs to Stop taking a percentage of the shipping cost when it is actually the REAL SHIPPING COST.We are being shammed on this. I charge the right price or accurate price for shipping, and sometimes not enough, and then Ebay is taking a percenta...

International shipping

Afternoon, I am new to E Bay's new way of doing international shipping. how do you figure out shipping cost? I normally just do shipping by buyers' location and size and weight of package. does E Bay figure it out after the sale? any help would be gr...

Seller adds note on Customs charges after sale of computer before delivery

‎01-01-2025 09:45 AMA Computer was offered with FREE standard shipping. I then paid on 22 December and await delivery.Today 1 January I notice that that the Sales notice has added this that wasn't there before. "International shipment of items may be...

Calculating shipping

How did I lose the capability to calculate shipping for individual orders? Somehow I have to pick off a list of policies and that is not accurate! I do not want policies!!!!

Postal rates are going up again!!

Hi everyone, our great postal system wants to raise prices again on us on January 19th. Just a heads up!! The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will raise shipping prices in early 2025 while keeping the cost of first-class stamps unchanged.The proposed pric...

Resolved! UPS charge adjustments

Past 3 month i been getting charge adjustments on shipping through UPS called ebay to discuss this issue. I have a Serviced monthly pitney bowes scale and i measure all my packages. Then i round up to assure that im covered. Recently ive had charge a...

USPS closed on Thursday, January 9th

Exiting my local post office today, I saw a notice on the door that the PO will be closed on Thursday, January 9th due to a day of mourning for Jimmy Carter. I did a double-take and went back to the counter and asked if it was just for my local offic...

Ebay Shipping Service

I've been using ebay shipping for some time. Shipping one card using ebay standard envelope is .69 cents, but today I went to shipping and it wants to use USPS Ground Advantage at $4.26. Nothing has changed. Can anyone explain this?

Trying to switch my listing to FLAT RATE from CALCULATED. But how?

I am trying to change one of my Listings from CALCULATED to FLAT RATE.However, eBay changed the format (just today I think) and now I don't see that option anymore...Basically all I see is a section that wants me to give my Listing a special "Rule" (...

Thermal Label Printer that works DIRECTLY from Ebay?

I have decided to get a thermal label printer, but the first 2 I purchased required me to print the label as a PDF, save it, then open the printer app, pull in the PDF file and print. Are there any brands of thermal label printers that will simply le...

Question on Mail Intercept

Today, I called USPS over an issue that arose New Years Eve. The buyer insisted the package was lost in transit because it was supposed to have arrived that day and had not and requested refund although did not open a request. Got a little insistent ...

2 weeks and item still hasn’t reached the international hub

Can someone please guide/assist me? I live in Maryland and ordered a package from the UK on 12/18/24. The estimated date of delivery was today, 1/3/25. As of now, the package hasn’t even reached the hub. Should I assume the package will take a long t...

Resolved! Why does eBay frequently miscalculates shipping for me

Can someone provide insight on why eBay's calculated shipping is frequently wrong for me as of late? Usually it's only by 30-40 cents against me, but the most recent item was almost $4 off (https://www.ebay.com/itm/176743064039). This is frustrating ...

Buyer wants invoice for combined order before paying

The buyer bid on multiple items and won. The buyer wanted an invoice showing the combined shipping for multiple items before paying. Makes sense. This used to be easy, but now I can't see the buyers zip code until after he pays. I called ebay and CS ...