new $0.75 shipping from eBay

[jamcas997]

Originally Posted by Eric1285

So I just started listing a few cards on eBay last week with most of them being cards that can ship via standard envelope. I've sold a few cards now and have been doing the old print, cut, and tape procedure with the labels.

Thanks to eBay user disneyshopper's post on the eBay community forum, I realized it was possible to download the label as a PNG, which makes it much easier to manipulate. I was able to pop it into Microsoft Word and with a tiny bit of fiddling got it to print out on a 6 3/4 envelope on the very first try!

To change the label format, on the screen where you put in the details before purchasing the label (size, weight, etc.) click on "More Options" next to where it says "Shipping Service". Then click on "Show more" at the bottom of the "Order details" box on the right. At the very bottom of the expanded box is an option for print format. It looks like once you change it to PNG, all your future labels will download as PNG so you don't have to do this every time.

Note that you can also change the format by pretending to print another label for an existing order - you don't actually have to purchase the label for the change to take.

Hooray for no longer having to waste time and a sheet of paper printing, cutting, and taping!

I went with a new Rollo Thermal printer. love it . I only use my printer now for scan sheets on the regular FC bubble mailer shipments for my USPS workers. No more cutting here.

[frenchquarter]

Originally Posted by jamcas997

I went with a new Rollo Thermal printer. love it . I only use my printer now for scan sheets on the regular FC bubble mailer shipments for my USPS workers. No more cutting here.

I bought a Rollo 4x6 last week and it works perfectly for printing a 4x6 label for the Standard Envelopes. No cutting and no taping. No paper or ink being used by my regular printer. The Rollo works much better than the Dymo printer that I had been using.

And guys, remember that the non-machinable surcharge is now 30 cents, not 20 cents.

[Eric1285]

Originally Posted by shrevecity

I have tried that takes me more time to set the printer up for envelopes than to just tape them after cutting. The half sheet is perfect for wrapping the card in.

Oh yeah, if I had to swap envelopes into the paper tray every time it probably wouldn't be much faster than cutting and taping. My printer has two trays though so I just loaded one tray up with 6 3/4 envelopes. I saved a template in Word and just printed my first real envelope earlier this morning...took me less than a minute to download the label and print an envelope.

Originally Posted by frenchquarter

I bought a Rollo 4x6 last week and it works perfectly for printing a 4x6 label for the Standard Envelopes. No cutting and no taping. No paper or ink being used by my regular printer. The Rollo works much better than the Dymo printer that I had been using.

And guys, remember that the non-machinable surcharge is now 30 cents, not 20 cents.

That seems to be a great option as well especially if you ship a lot in general. I'm just starting out and don't really intend for this to be anything more than a way to move some of the cards I pull that don't fit my collection. Heck, I was thrilled because I just dropped 3 (three!) envelopes into the mailbox, lol.

I need to pick up some $.10 stamps I guess for my PWE trades. I always send those non-machinable just to be safe. With the eBay standard envelopes I figure I want them to be machined so the tracking updates - I've been flexing the envelopes to make sure they bend okay.

[jamcas997]

Impatient Buyer chrislaw2197 opened case up on me today early AM after I did not respond to their late PM message about item shows delivered , but they do not have it yet. These buyers need to relax . Another been on EBAY for less than 2 years and wants it now type of person.

[shrevecity]

Buyer did what I would have told him to do. It's to your advantage they open a claim here. He could have been a bit more patient but it is what it is. Take advantage

[jamcas997]

Originally Posted by shrevecity

Buyer did what I would have told him to do. It's to your advantage they open a claim here. He could have been a bit more patient but it is what it is. Take advantage

He closed case

[Eric1285]

Well darn, one of my standard envelopes that I sent out last week seems to be doing something funny. I had been keeping an eye on it since it had been over a week with no tracking update after the initial "Origin Processing". Looks like it finally got scanned again today, but at the same local facility and now it says "Destination Processing".

For those of you who have had your envelopes returned to you, do you recall if you had the tracking update like that? I guess I'll find out tomorrow - should probably reach out to the buyer as well just to reassure them.

[smanzari]

Originally Posted by Eric1285

Well darn, one of my standard envelopes that I sent out last week seems to be doing something funny. I had been keeping an eye on it since it had been over a week with no tracking update after the initial "Origin Processing". Looks like it finally got scanned again today, but at the same local facility and now it says "Destination Processing".

For those of you who have had your envelopes returned to you, do you recall if you had the tracking update like that? I guess I'll find out tomorrow - should probably reach out to the buyer as well just to reassure them.

Any of these that I’ve received as return to sender were marked as delivered at their destination with no update afterwards

[Eric1285]

Originally Posted by smanzari

Any of these that I’ve received as return to sender were marked as delivered at their destination with no update afterwards

Interesting. I guess I'll just keep an eye on it and see what the next scan says or see if it shows up in my mail tomorrow. I've been super careful to make sure my envelopes meet the requirements - I even weigh them to make sure I've got the correct postage. I'm really puzzled as to why this one may be getting sent back to me, as it's just one card and comfortably under 1 oz. It's also a paper card so it's very thin and shouldn't have any issues being machined. Oh well...hopefully it'll all be made clear tomorrow.

[JeffG1954]

Originally Posted by Eric1285

Well darn, one of my standard envelopes that I sent out last week seems to be doing something funny. I had been keeping an eye on it since it had been over a week with no tracking update after the initial "Origin Processing". Looks like it finally got scanned again today, but at the same local facility and now it says "Destination Processing".

For those of you who have had your envelopes returned to you, do you recall if you had the tracking update like that? I guess I'll find out tomorrow - should probably reach out to the buyer as well just to reassure them.

I had a one of these that I purchased ping pong all over the south and eventually take a 2 week vacation in Louisiana. It finally found it's way to my mailbox after 3 weeks in the system. I've had some that I sent go back and forth from the processing center in Albuquerque to the "Destination Processing" location, back to Albuquerque, off to a different "Destination Processing" location, but all have eventually been received. I have not received one back out of 2000+ sent since January.....so until it is actually back in your hand I wouldn't worry about it.

[Eric1285]

Originally Posted by JeffG1954

I had a one of these that I purchased ping pong all over the south and eventually take a 2 week vacation in Louisiana. It finally found it's way to my mailbox after 3 weeks in the system. I've had some that I sent go back and forth from the processing center in Albuquerque to the "Destination Processing" location, back to Albuquerque, off to a different "Destination Processing" location, but all have eventually been received. I have not received one back out of 2000+ sent since January.....so until it is actually back in your hand I wouldn't worry about it.

Thank you for sharing your experience! It's reassuring, especially since I just noticed another one of the standard envelopes I sent out also has weird tracking, showing an "Origin Processing" at the destination facility. Hopefully they don't intend to send that one back to me.

On a related note...I've been sandwiching my cards in chipboard when I ship via standard envelope. Usually I just re-use boxes and packaging from household items, but this gets kind of time consuming cutting out pieces to the right size.

Well, after watching me cut up boxes for 2 weeks my fiance just came downstairs and handed me the best thing ever...an almost brand new 100 pack of BCW Comic Book Boards! I didn't even know these were a thing, but apparently she bought them years ago when I got her a box of random comic books. They're just a touch too long for a 6 3/4 envelope, but that's much easier to fix than starting with a bunch of boxes.

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by Eric1285

Thank you for sharing your experience! It's reassuring, especially since I just noticed another one of the standard envelopes I sent out also has weird tracking, showing an "Origin Processing" at the destination facility. Hopefully they don't intend to send that one back to me.

On a related note...I've been sandwiching my cards in chipboard when I ship via standard envelope. Usually I just re-use boxes and packaging from household items, but this gets kind of time consuming cutting out pieces to the right size.

Well, after watching me cut up boxes for 2 weeks my fiance just came downstairs and handed me the best thing ever...an almost brand new 100 pack of BCW Comic Book Boards! I didn't even know these were a thing, but apparently she bought them years ago when I got her a box of random comic books. They're just a touch too long for a 6 3/4 envelope, but that's much easier to fix than starting with a bunch of boxes.

Cardboard could be part of your issues. You don't need to put anything but the card, card saver/toploader and at most maybe wrap a half sheet of paper around it anything that makes is more rigid has been causing issues for many members. Most of the issues reported have been a result of using cardboard or stuff like that.

[Eric1285]

Originally Posted by shrevecity

Cardboard could be part of your issues. You don't need to put anything but the card, card saver/toploader and at most maybe wrap a half sheet of paper around it anything that makes is more rigid has been causing issues for many members. Most of the issues reported have been a result of using cardboard or stuff like that.

Hmm, I figured the chipboard is thin and flexible enough to not cause issues. I definitely wouldn't use cardboard as that's way too thick and rigid. The reason I like using it is because it makes the envelope more uniform thickness and in my mind it reduces the likelihood of the toploader catching on the machine rollers.

Hopefully this is all just some tracking / scanning glitchiness and nothing's actually being returned. If it does come back, I'll probably start experimenting with chipboard vs. paper.

[JeffG1954]

Originally Posted by Eric1285

Hmm, I figured the chipboard is thin and flexible enough to not cause issues. I definitely wouldn't use cardboard as that's way too thick and ridged. The reason I like using it is because it makes the envelope more uniform thickness and in my mind it reduces the likelihood of the toploader catching on the machine rollers.

I use semi rigids for 90% of my PWE shipments....I only use a top loader for multiple cards or thicker cards. I have never used any kind of cardboard in a PWE....3 cards damaged in 23 years of doing PWE type shipping, and one of those was in a padded envelope with a cardboard sandwich and top loader....nothing would have saved that one.

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by JeffG1954

I use semi rigids for 90% of my PWE shipments....I only use a top loader for multiple cards or thicker cards. I have never used any kind of cardboard in a PWE....3 cards damaged in 23 years of doing PWE type shipping, and one of those was in a padded envelope with a cardboard sandwich and top loader....nothing would have saved that one.

I can count on one hand the damage claims with pwe. I have had more like the one you claim where nothing could have prevented the damage

[beauspencer]

I can count on one hand the damage claims with pwe. I have had more like the one you claim where nothing could have prevented the damage

Same here. In the past 18 months, I have shipped out over 10,000 PWEs and maybe 5 damaged cards. About the same as bubble mailer, and I've shipped out far less bubble mailers than PWE in that time period.

[Eric1285]

Originally Posted by Eric1285

Well darn, one of my standard envelopes that I sent out last week seems to be doing something funny. I had been keeping an eye on it since it had been over a week with no tracking update after the initial "Origin Processing". Looks like it finally got scanned again today, but at the same local facility and now it says "Destination Processing".

For those of you who have had your envelopes returned to you, do you recall if you had the tracking update like that? I guess I'll find out tomorrow - should probably reach out to the buyer as well just to reassure them.

Looks like that "Destination Processing" scan at my local facility was just a mix up, as it got scanned again a few hours later with "Origin Processing" again and this morning finally made it to its actual destination. I guess it maybe fell out of a bin at my local facility and someone found it and threw it back in after 9 days.

[Eric1285]

I just received the most amazing standard envelope ever for a card I purchased. The label was printed on the back of an odds sheet from a horse track, lol.

I am amazed at the resourcefulness. A+.

[Tiger23]

I started looking at my metrics - whenever someone purchases 2 cards in the same order, I have had the habit of printing 2 labels and mailing separate. In these cases, I am now getting dinged on the Tracking Uploaded on time and validated metric for "Uploaded on time but no carrier scan." These numbers all have tracking if I plug them into www.trackmyshipment.co - is there anyway to get ebay to acknowledge it and not dock me for it?

[rman112]

Originally Posted by Eric1285

I just received the most amazing standard envelope ever for a card I purchased. The label was printed on the back of an odds sheet from a horse track, lol.

I am amazed at the resourcefulness. A+.

Not a winning ticket, huh?

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by Tiger23

I started looking at my metrics - whenever someone purchases 2 cards in the same order, I have had the habit of printing 2 labels and mailing separate. In these cases, I am now getting dinged on the Tracking Uploaded on time and validated metric for "Uploaded on time but no carrier scan." These numbers all have tracking if I plug them into www.trackmyshipment.co - is there anyway to get ebay to acknowledge it and not dock me for it?

Are you using the same label for both items? You should not be getting docked for these at all as no acceptance scan is required for them. There has to b something missing here.

[Tiger23]

Originally Posted by shrevecity

Are you using the same label for both items? You should not be getting docked for these at all as no acceptance scan is required for them. There has to b something missing here.

No. I print the first, go back and do purchase label again and then ship. I make sure the tracking number for the 2 cards are different and agree to the envelope I stick it in. I reached out to eBay on Facebook so hopefully I hear back Monday. I had 4 orders like this in September (so 8 instances) of eBay docking me so now I’m at 95.2% instead of 100%

[jamcas997]

Originally Posted by Tiger23

No. I print the first, go back and do purchase label again and then ship. I make sure the tracking number for the 2 cards are different and agree to the envelope I stick it in. I reached out to eBay on Facebook so hopefully I hear back Monday. I had 4 orders like this in September (so 8 instances) of eBay docking me so now I’m at 95.2% instead of 100%

You need to combine your shipments . When you print labels do them all at the same time . at the top left there is an option if the same buyer has more than one item and it allows you to combine them. This will save you time on packaging. Also what is your handling time that you use. I use 2 day and I have no issues.

[shrevecity]

Are they being paid for in the same payment by the buyer and the total combined is over 20.00. if so that is your likely issue as orders over 20.00 are not allowed to be shipped via the standard shipping.

[jamcas997]

Originally Posted by Tiger23

No. I print the first, go back and do purchase label again and then ship. I make sure the tracking number for the 2 cards are different and agree to the envelope I stick it in. I reached out to eBay on Facebook so hopefully I hear back Monday. I had 4 orders like this in September (so 8 instances) of eBay docking me so now I’m at 95.2% instead of 100%

Not sure what you are doing wrong, but you may want to check the dispatch date on your shipments. If you say print a label before 4 pm on a Monday the 4th with the intend to mail on Tuesday the 5th it will be considered a late shipment.

Being in Charlotte is that where a USPS sorting hub is? If so they should be scanned that night and you should be good if they are mailed and usps does their job correctly.