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whateve said:
Does anyone have experience with using QR codes from ebay for shipping labels? My son, in another state, wants me to sell something for him. He doesn't have a printer. If I list it for him, can I email him the QR code so he can take the package to the post office? I figured I'd use a medium flat rate box which he could get at the post office when he gets there. Will the post office be able to print the label and attach it to the box? Does he have to bring any packing materials, like tape with him?
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I've never used QR codes because I worry that I won't know which code is for which package. But I've seen other customers use them and they just show the phone to the clerk who scans and prints the label. Since it's priority mail, they should have priority tape there for him to use.
 
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whateve said:
Does anyone have experience with using QR codes from ebay for shipping labels? My son, in another state, wants me to sell something for him. He doesn't have a printer. If I list it for him, can I email him the QR code so he can take the package to the post office? I figured I'd use a medium flat rate box which he could get at the post office when he gets there. Will the post office be able to print the label and attach it to the box? Does he have to bring any packing materials, like tape with him?
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I've never used the QR code option, but I've read that it can be hit-or-miss at the post office. Sometimes they'll get an error code that says the label is not available. The Priority Mail long rectangular MED/LARGE flat rate boxes are self-sealing (the square ones are NOT self-sealing), but I usually add a strip of tape over each flap to be safe. They have packing tape for sale at the post office, or he can ask them to throw a strip of the Priority Mail tape over the flaps (that tape is free to use when you're mailing via Priority).

One important note: before you sell an item that will be shipped from another location, you need to make sure that the eBay listing shows that the item ships from HIS location (not your zip code), and the label you purchase will need to show HIS address for the shipper's address (not yours). It's flat rate so it won't affect the postage, but the post office can refuse the package if the origin address is out-of-state.
 
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thepeachpeddler said:
I've never used the QR code option, but I've read that it can be hit-or-miss at the post office. Sometimes they'll get an error code that says the label is not available. The Priority Mail long rectangular MED/LARGE flat rate boxes are self-sealing (the square ones are NOT self-sealing), but I usually add a strip of tape over each flap to be safe. They have packing tape for sale at the post office, or he can ask them to throw a strip of the Priority Mail tape over the flaps (that tape is free to use when you're mailing via Priority).

One important note: before you sell an item that will be shipped from another location, you need to make sure that the eBay listing shows that the item ships from HIS location (not your zip code), and the label you purchase will need to show HIS address for the shipper's address (not yours). It's flat rate so it won't affect the postage, but the post office can refuse the package if the origin address is out-of-state.
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Thanks!
 
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I listed an item and got 4 offers. I just realized that ebay only lets me respond to the highest one. I wanted to counter all of them. Also ebay isn't showing me the location of the buyers, just that they are in the US. Is that because I'm offering flat rate shipping?
 
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whateve said:
I listed an item and got 4 offers. I just realized that ebay only lets me respond to the highest one. I wanted to counter all of them. Also ebay isn't showing me the location of the buyers, just that they are in the US. Is that because I'm offering flat rate shipping?
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Are you sure you can only respond to one of them? If you expand the offers, they should all show and let you counter each.

if you got the messages in your email notifying you of the offers, you should also be able to access them from your email (which will redirect you to ebay). And you can check the wannabe buyers' feedbacks (left for others) prior to accepting or countering.
 
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BeenBurned said:
Are you sure you can only respond to one of them? If you expand the offers, they should all show and let you counter each.

if you got the messages in your email notifying you of the offers, you should also be able to access them from your email (which will redirect you to ebay). And you can check the wannabe buyers' feedbacks (left for others) prior to accepting or countering.
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I can counter all of them now but at first, it only let me respond to the highest offer. I really wanted to keep that one and only counter the others. One of the lower bidders declined the offer, then made a new offer of the same amount from before. I'm not really sure why.
 
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whateve said:
I can counter all of them now but at first, it only let me respond to the highest offer. I really wanted to keep that one and only counter the others. One of the lower bidders declined the offer, then made a new offer of the same amount from before. I'm not really sure why.
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I've had that happen with a lower bidder. They hope you're desperate and that you'll accept the same offer. I would either respond with your same counter or block. (I tend to block very easily!)
 
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whateve said:
Does anyone have experience with using QR codes from ebay for shipping labels? My son, in another state, wants me to sell something for him. He doesn't have a printer. If I list it for him, can I email him the QR code so he can take the package to the post office? I figured I'd use a medium flat rate box which he could get at the post office when he gets there. Will the post office be able to print the label and attach it to the box? Does he have to bring any packing materials, like tape with him?
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In case anyone is interested, I emailed the QR code to my son and he had no trouble using it at his post office.

Possibly not all post offices have this service. If you look up your post office, if it offers label broker service, it should work there.
 
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is there anyway to search your purchase history further back than the couple of years ebay shows???

i bought some pages for my LV agenda and would like to get some more but i can't remember who the seller was.:facepalm:
 
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bag-princess said:
thank you! :wave:
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You're welcome. It frustrates me that eBay won't keep an archive of the order information, at least. It would be nice if we could find the seller's ID, price paid, etc... in case we need to repurchase the same item at a later time. Sometimes I can find old order information in my email history, but I also have a tendency to delete everything in my inbox. If you used PayPal back then, you might have some luck searching your activity history (narrowed down to a timeframe).
 
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thepeachpeddler said:
You're welcome. It frustrates me that eBay won't keep an archive of the order information, at least. It would be nice if we could find the seller's ID, price paid, etc... in case we need to repurchase the same item at a later time. Sometimes I can find old order information in my email history, but I also have a tendency to delete everything in my inbox. If you used PayPal back then, you might have some luck searching your activity history (narrowed down to a timeframe).
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yes exactly! I wanted to buy the item again so I am going to do some digging this weekend to see if I can find them.
 
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