eBay, etc. General Question/Answer Thread

[Catbird9]

When you buy your postage on ebay or paypal, there is a box that asks what day you are planning on mailing, so you shouldn't make that mistake. I wonder if they will let them slip through in the first few days.

I believe there's a grace period.

Well, this is funny. After having this this discussion here, one of my items just sold and I went to print the shipping label. It's under 1 lb. so it's going First Class. But I MADE THE MISTAKE of not changing the shipping date to Monday!

Had to void the label and reprint. When I changed the shipping date to Monday, the rate changed to the new zone-dependent amount.

 

[whateve]

Well, this is funny. After having this this discussion here, one of my items just sold and I went to print the shipping label. It's under 1 lb. so it's going First Class. But I MADE THE MISTAKE of not changing the shipping date to Monday!

Had to void the label and reprint. When I changed the shipping date to Monday, the rate changed to the new zone-dependent amount.

That's interesting. I made a sale a couple hours ago. When I went to print the label, the shipping date was already set to Monday. It was priority and the rate was the same as it had been before the rate change. I hope there wasn't some kind of mistake.

 

[BeenBurned]

Well, this is funny. After having this this discussion here, one of my items just sold and I went to print the shipping label. It's under 1 lb. so it's going First Class. But I MADE THE MISTAKE of not changing the shipping date to Monday!

Had to void the label and reprint. When I changed the shipping date to Monday, the rate changed to the new zone-dependent amount.

That's interesting. I made a sale a couple hours ago. When I went to print the label, the shipping date was already set to Monday. It was priority and the rate was the same as it had been before the rate change. I hope there wasn't some kind of mistake.

I think that's why they have a limited grace period.

@Catbird9, you could conceivably have printed the label with today's date and could have run to the post office or a mail box and dropped it off. It still wouldn't get picked up until after the rate change but since you printed and did mail during the pre-rate increase, you are legitimately allowed to send it at that rate.

@whateve, again, I think you're fine. They aren't sticklers to the minute when there's a change like this. You too could say it was dropped off before midnight, thus sent before the rate increase.

 

[Catbird9]

That's interesting. I made a sale a couple hours ago. When I went to print the label, the shipping date was already set to Monday. It was priority and the rate was the same as it had been before the rate change. I hope there wasn't some kind of mistake.

Interesting! On mine, the expected ship date was set to today (even though the post office is closed until Monday).

On the online label record that printed with the label, the shipping date is shown as 1-28-2018, but the amount paid is shown as $4.94 (the old rate), even though I paid $5.12 (the new rate). That is definitely a mistake.

For some strange reason, if your package weighs 2 - 3 lbs and is going to Zone 5, the priority rate is the same as before, $9.26. And it looks like some of the rates actually decreased for certain weights and zones.

 

[whateve]

Interesting! On mine, the expected ship date was set to today (even though the post office is closed until Monday).

On the online label record that printed with the label, the shipping date is shown as 1-28-2018, but the amount paid is shown as $4.94 (the old rate), even though I paid $5.12 (the new rate). That is definitely a mistake.

For some strange reason, if your package weighs 2 - 3 lbs and is going to Zone 5, the priority rate is the same as before, $9.26. And it looks like some of the rates actually decreased for certain weights and zones.

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I was charged $10.80 for a 2 pound package to zone 8. It looks like it should have been $10.86. Not a huge difference.

Zone 9 looks super expensive. I wonder what area that would be for us Californians.

 

[Catbird9]

I was charged $10.80 for a 2 pound package to zone 8. It looks like it should have been $10.86. Not a huge difference.

Zone 9 looks super expensive. I wonder what area that would be for us Californians.

Zone 9 is for a few (but not all) zip codes starting with 969, U.S. trust territories in the South Pacific such as Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, etc.
https://postcalc.usps.com/DomesticZoneChart

 

[Luvpurplepurses]

I had a buyer do a last minute bid, win the auction and then asked me to cancel. She said that eBay's rules are that she has up to an hour after the auction ends to cancel her bid. Is this correct information? I would rather she get an unpaid claim against her.

 

[BeenBurned]

I had a buyer do a last minute bid, win the auction and then asked me to cancel. She said that eBay's rules are that she has up to an hour after the auction ends to cancel her bid. Is this correct information? I would rather she get an unpaid claim against her.

As long as an item hasn't yet been shipped, the buyer can request to cancel. (That's the not same as retracting a bid.) As the seller, you aren't obligated to accept her request.

But if I get that type of request, I do cancel because if she really doesn't want the item, she might pay but then find a reason to force a return.

 

[Luvpurplepurses]

As long as an item hasn't yet been shipped, the buyer can request to cancel. (That's the not same as retracting a bid.) As the seller, you aren't obligated to accept her request.

But if I get that type of request, I do cancel because if she really doesn't want the item, she might pay but then find a reason to force a return.

Thanks BeenBurned for the clarification. I wasn't sure if I was obligated under ebays rules~ because a 1 hour cancellation window after winning a bid just didn't sound right to me. I did cancel her purchase because I figured she would be trouble down the road.

 

[BeenBurned]

I had a buyer do a last minute bid, win the auction and then asked me to cancel. She said that eBay's rules are that she has up to an hour after the auction ends to cancel her bid. Is this correct information? I would rather she get an unpaid claim against her.

As long as an item hasn't yet been shipped, the buyer can request to cancel. (That's the not same as retracting a bid.) As the seller, you aren't obligated to accept her request.

But if I get that type of request, I do cancel because if she really doesn't want the item, she might pay but then find a reason to force a return.

Thanks BeenBurned for the clarification. I wasn't sure if I was obligated under ebays rules~ because a 1 hour cancellation window after winning a bid just didn't sound right to me. I did cancel her purchase because I figured she would be trouble down the road.

Yup, that's why it's probably a good idea to cancel.

You probably should block her too (and please PM me the ID to block).

 

[Luvpurplepurses]

I have never PM before, would you mind telling me how?

 

[whateve]

I have never PM before, would you mind telling me how?

I don't know if it is the same on the app, but on a desktop, you can either click on a person's ID and when you get to their profile, click on the green box on the left to send message, or you can click on the square icon at the top left of the forum page (it's in the middle between your profile picture and the flag that shows your notifications. That is all your conversations and it will have a link that says 'start a new conversation'. Then you just enter the name or names of people you want in the conversation. I'd like to block this buyer too.

I had someone ask to cancel yesterday too, but it was 6 hours after the sale and I had already shipped. If I hadn't, I still would have cancelled. Now, I'm worried they will complain when they get it.

 

[whateve]

My saved sellers on one of my accounts has disappeared!

 

[BeenBurned]

You probably should block her too (and please PM me the ID to block).

I have never PM before, would you mind telling me how?

The PM isn't necessary since you posted her ID on the BBL thread. And I think it's a good idea to block her. Her feedback left for sellers is scary!
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/ebay-non-paying-bidder-list.165307/page-195#post-32910345

 

[Deleted member 626500]

I had a buyer do a last minute bid, win the auction and then asked me to cancel. She said that eBay's rules are that she has up to an hour after the auction ends to cancel her bid. Is this correct information? I would rather she get an unpaid claim against her.

A buyer can ask to cancel within the first hour after an auction ends. You are required to cancel. After an hour, it's at your discretion to cancel. However, if you've taken an unpaid item strike after the buyer has asked to cancel, eBay in all likelihood will remove it at the buyer's request.
Save yourself the heartache and cancel. If your buyer has changed her mind, or maybe her credit card won't go through, or maybe her husband said "no,"--in the other words, there could be all kinds of reasons for the request, none of which you're privy to, the bottom line is that she's not going to pay, and you may as well part ways without any bad feeling. After all, she might want to buy from you in the future and could well be a very good buyer.