eBay Global shipping sucks

[tree105]

Every time a seller uses eBay Global Shipping it turns into a 1–2-month journey on a container ship. Second bad experience and the last. I will ask seller every time what shipping he is using if it's eBay Global shipping I will ask for another way to ship it or it's a no-go. Seller shipped a Sailors WW1 era British Navy ditty box on time, but eBay Global shipping fumbled the ball. It got stuck 11 days saying this little box was a restricted item it was a little wooden box. With a little complaint by seller and buyer the slow eBay global shipping finely put it in a container on a container ship 11 days late. I used to load containers on container ships of military equipment when in the Navy takes 2-4 days to load one then the slow ride over and if there so cheap to use container ships when it gets from England to the USA, they use Big Rigs trucks for a slow ride across the states no air for global shipping. And there no way to give feedback on Global shipping only the seller and it's not their fault. There should be a way seller and buyer can give feedback on global shipping. Otherwise, it stays broken and does not get better. So sellers avoid using eBay global shipping to avoid bad feedback. Funny thing when I contacted eBay, they said it was not shipped by eBay Global shipping, but the seller told me it was, and the tracking said it was eBay Global Shipping, eBay don't want to claim their problem child eBay global shipping the slowest shipping on the planet. When a seller uses other shipping even royal mail faster had a deck clock from England, I got off eBay on my doorstep in 2-3 days, I did not ask for FedEx, but he got the best feedback I ever gave.

[robbie31415]

It's not perfect, probably more expensive and slower.

It's not ideal for buyers.

However it is ideal for sellers.  It brings more sellers who only do domestic to the international game because us sellers still only do the domestic side.

It also brings us far more protection as a lot of foreigners will abuse returns and the return costs are a lot higher which results in higher likelihood that the buyer gets both money and item.

You can always pass on the sellers who use it and look for one who ships directly. The listing tells you in the shipping section if it's eIS or not.

[tree105]

Not really ideal for sellers when they get bad feedback for slow shipping buyers avoid them.

[robbie31415]

Ebay will remove it if you use eIS.

One of the protections.

[tree105]

1. Sep 12, 2023

   1:58pm
   Data Exchange Confirmation

   City, State 0000
2. Sep 12, 2023

   1:21pm
   Shipped from Shipping Center to International Destination

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
3. Sep 12, 2023

   7:16am
   Container Closed

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
4. Sep 12, 2023

   6:16am
   Containerized at Client Facility
5. Sep 11, 2023

   12:58pm
   Container Assignment

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
6. Sep 11, 2023

   10:58am
   Customs Documentation and Labeling

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
7. Sep 11, 2023

   10:58am
   Second Dimension Event

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
8. Sep 11, 2023

   10:58am
   First Dimension Event

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
9. Sep 11, 2023

   10:57am
   Delay - Resolved

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
10. Sep 11, 2023

    9:58am
    Label created
11. Sep 8, 2023

    11:53am
    Delay at Global Shipping Center – Item Potentially Restricted

    Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
12. Sep 8, 2023

    11:53am
    Delay at the Global Shippping Center

    Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
13. Sep 8, 2023

    11:52am
    Processing at Shipping Center

    Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
14. Sep 5, 2023

    11:10am
    Package not received by Hub or First Mile Carrier yet
15. Sep 1, 2023

    11:10am
    Tracking details uploaded
16. Sep 1, 2023

    12:00am
    Label created
17. Sep 1, 2023

    4:10am
    Tracking number provided

[tree105]

Lackluster eBay Global shipping 11 days stuck

[tree105]

Since it was eBay mess up, they should have shipped it by air as a curtesy on their dime.

[robbie31415]

What is the expected delivery date?

[tree105]

September 14 and it's done passed. Got put in a container on Sept. 12 that's a container ship. That takes 12-14 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean.  

[tree105]

1. Sep 12, 2023

   1:58pm
   Data Exchange Confirmation

   City, State 0000
2. Sep 12, 2023

   1:21pm
   Shipped from Shipping Center to International Destination

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
3. Sep 12, 2023

   7:16am
   Container Closed

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
4. Sep 12, 2023

   6:16am
   Containerized at Client Facility
5. Sep 11, 2023

   12:58pm
   Container Assignment

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
6. Sep 11, 2023

   10:58am
   Customs Documentation and Labeling

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
7. Sep 11, 2023

   10:58am
   Second Dimension Event

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
8. Sep 11, 2023

   10:58am
   First Dimension Event

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
9. Sep 11, 2023

   10:57am
   Delay - Resolved

   Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
10. Sep 8, 2023

    11:53am
    Delay at the Global Shippping Center

    Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
11. Sep 8, 2023

    11:52am
    Processing at Shipping Center

    Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8UR
12. Sep 5, 2023

    11:10am
    Package not received by Hub or First Mile Carrier yet
13. Sep 1, 2023

    11:10am
    Tracking details uploaded
14. Sep 1, 2023

    12:00am
    Label created
15. Sep 1, 2023

    4:10am
    Tracking number provided.

eBay removed their mistake that it was a restricted item when it was a little wooden box. Now trying to hide eBay global shipping mistake.

[tree105]

Should I report it missing you have 30 days to report it after expected delivery date but the first date was the 25 then it was updated to the 14 that has long passed.

[jpnrecords]

Did you ever get your package? I am waiting on an item and the shipping progress looks exactly like this.

[velutarboraevo]

Mine is even crazier. Also wondering if OP got it. 

[6al_4v]

I just went thru this very thing. My purchase sat for 15 days doing nothing and going nowhere despite me paying for "expedited" shipping. The item took 21 days to reach me (california) from UK.

The item is/was a high quality  gearbox bearing that are no longer being produced. I needed several but after the GSP delay I was reluctant to order more.

I found another UK seller however and noticed he used Royal Mail/USPS and gave them a try.

Three (3) days total to go from UK to California and my mailbox. So Royal Mail is 3 days and eBay's GSP, a system designed to streamline things, takes 3 weeks. Not a huge surprise to me as everything the eBay upper management touches turns to.... well  you know....

Avoid the EIS, GSP or whatever it's being called today. Find Sellers not using it. It's right in the middle of the listing and ez to find.....

[jpnrecords]

Mine did wind up arriving. I got an email once it arrived in the US. Didn’t get a new tracking number to use, but I could use the ebay app to track it.