topic Re: Offer Tracked Post in Selling

Offer Tracked Post

hunterinitial — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:00:41 GMT

Ebay constantly tells me to offer tracked post 99% of my sales are overseas, I have offered the tracked post for two years and has never been taken up du to large cost for sale of a cloth patch

thoughts?

Re: Offer Tracked Post

padi*0409 — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:14:04 GMT

It's very unlikely that a buyer will pay for tracked post when all it does is to give YOU the benefit of seller protection.

Re: Offer Tracked Post

jellybirddesigns — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:18:34 GMT

I do agree that tracking is better for both you and the buyer, but if your business model is working without any drama, I don't see why you should change it.

Re: Offer Tracked Post

domino-710 — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:42:56 GMT

I can only assume you were sending as ' large letters ' - $3.50 - no tracking.

This has not been available since the beginning of Covid.

Anything I have sent to the US - UK - has been - at least $21 - $26.

Boxed with tracking.

Some do some don't - maybe you are on the wrong platform.

Re: Offer Tracked Post

twyngwyn — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:52:22 GMT

you have great feedback....why would you change to satisfy more profit for eBay? It's all about SPIN

Re: Offer Tracked Post

hunterinitial — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:06:45 GMT

yes overseas post $US2.70 tracked $US15.00

Re: Offer Tracked Post

jellybirddesigns — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:44:08 GMT

If you're making sales and your items are getting to the buyers, I don't see an issue.

The main thing is that letters with merchandise to places like the USA are suspended. If your patches are just in an envelope and no customs form (ie: they look like a regular letter), then I guess those are getting through.

"New international customs laws mean we can no longer offer this service. Economy Air Letters with Merchandise sent to the United States will be returned to sender.

We originally suspended the service in April 2020 due to COVID-19 operating constraints. Since then, we’ve had to permanently end the service following new Electronic Advance Data requirements adopted by overseas customs authorities."

Re: Offer Tracked Post

domino-710 — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:03:49 GMT

@jellybirddesigns wrote:
If you're making sales and your items are getting to the buyers, I don't see an issue.
The main thing is that letters with merchandise to places like the USA are suspended. If your patches are just in an envelope and no customs form (ie: they look like a regular letter), then I guess those are getting through.

"New international customs laws mean we can no longer offer this service. Economy Air Letters with Merchandise sent to the United States will be returned to sender.
We originally suspended the service in April 2020 due to COVID-19 operating constraints. Since then, we’ve had to permanently end the service following new Electronic Advance Data requirements adopted by overseas customs authorities."

NO - they aren't getting through - they are not ' documents only ' .

You just provided :

New international customs laws mean we can no longer offer this service. Economy Air Letters with Merchandise sent to the United States will be returned to sender.

It took a month or so - but all sent as large letters were returned .

Re: Offer Tracked Post

jellybirddesigns — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:12:30 GMT

Well, whatever the OP is doing seems to be working and his items are getting through.

I'm assuming he's sending everything as a plain envelope, no Customs Forms, but perhaps OP could clarify?

Re: Offer Tracked Post

hunterinitial — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:12:52 GMT

you need attach CN22 customs dec and have scanned at post office

Re: Offer Tracked Post

domino-710 — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:35:22 GMT

My method of sending was - a padded bag - large letter size - attached CN22 - $3.50.

A surprising number were returned - Aust Post stopped large letters with merchandise - only able to be sent as large letters - were documents.

The only alternative was the $21 to the US package with tracking.

This has been since 2020 - if it has changed well & good.