topic Standard letter untracked option is missing. in Selling

Standard letter untracked option is missing.

ttkoo — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:13:12 GMT

So I can not now offer a cheap Standard letter untracked option in my postage methods. It was there until yesterday, now gone. Who would want to purchase a $1.50 2 cent coin and have to pay $9.70 to get it posted. It's only nickel-and-dime stuff but with excessive postage is nothing-and-gone. Is this only happening to me or has this become the latest eBay policy?

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twyngwyn — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:29:21 GMT

have you tried 'sell similar'?

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sugar249 — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:46:45 GMT

@ttkoo wrote:
So I can not now offer a cheap Standard letter untracked option in my postage methods. It was there until yesterday, now gone. Who would want to purchase a $1.50 2 cent coin and have to pay $9.70 to get it posted. It's only nickel-and-dime stuff but with excessive postage is nothing-and-gone. Is this only happening to me or has this become the latest eBay policy?

You can buy prepaid tracked envelopes over the counter for $3.15. I wouldnt send anything untracked even if its only a 2 cent coin

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curraone — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:13:35 GMT

You're right - the letter options are gone. Means a call to ebay, I'm afraid.

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curraone — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:25:26 GMT

I disagree. Plenty of small items are still sent by letters, untracked.

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eol-products — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 23:03:00 GMT

Still showing as an option

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curraone — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:59:55 GMT

you're right, it's back. Whew.

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sugar249 — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 01:39:56 GMT

@curraone wrote:
I disagree. Plenty of small items are still sent by letters, untracked.

Not sure how you can disagree, I said ""I wouldnt send anything untracked"", which I don't. Fact.

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curraone — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:14:47 GMT

Sugar, well I could have said "it is not helpful to say 'You can buy prepaid tracked envelopes over the counter for $3.15' when the original poster is saying that he has a problem choosing letter (either tracked or untracked) in his postage options" but I didn't.

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ttkoo — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 22:11:58 GMT

Obvious to me that eBay's automated monitoring of my sales shows that I don't use their preferred options for delivery. They are missing out on their cut.

So I resort to calling my postage method Standard Parcel Delivery and charge $1.50 or $6.00 registered.

Problem resolved. Thanks to those who gave meaningful advice.

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sugar249 — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 23:24:20 GMT

@curraone wrote:
Sugar, well I could have said "it is not helpful to say 'You can buy prepaid tracked envelopes over the counter for $3.15' when the original poster is saying that he has a problem choosing letter (either tracked or untracked) in his postage options" but I didn't.

But OP also said they now had to pay $9.50,. I was just giving an alternate. I actually read the whole original post, not just selective.

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eol-products — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:49:27 GMT

You have to be careful using that option if you dont upload a tracking number as it will only allow so many before it lowers your percentage and your listing ranking will suffer. If you use untracked delivery the listing needs to state this or it will look for it.

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rays-urban-thrifts — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 13:02:22 GMT

I am also having this trouble, I keep hearing people saying to select domestic regular letter untracked and post for $2.50 but I cannot seem to find this option when I am listing. Have you managed to figure this out ?

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curraone — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:02:10 GMT

Just choose domestic letter without tracking (sometimes the option is not visible, but keep trying)

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siddieswans — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 23:30:53 GMT

In Package Dimensions is the thickness set to 2 cms? If the thickness is greater than this Letter Rate options won't be visible.

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davewil1964 — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 08:31:25 GMT

Your listings all seem to have postage sorted, so I'm guessing advertising.

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Anonymous — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:37:05 GMT

Solved. As siddieswans pointed out, it is all to do with setting the dimensions of your posted article. If the default thickness is not reduced from 5cm to 2cm or less, the Australia Post Standard Domestic Letter Untracked option is not visible. Aside from this, after having to refund a buyer recently for non arrival of an untracked delivery, I now send everything that fits by Australia Post Standard Domestic Letter Tracked.

Thanks to all who responded.

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curraone — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 23:51:01 GMT

I see that some of your listings now have $2.50 but "standard parcel". This is not a good idea, parcels are expected to have tracking. You really need to change them to "letter untracked".

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Anonymous — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 02:57:15 GMT

That's news to me, all sent tracked. And I've never charged $2.50.

But thanks for caring

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sandypebbles — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 03:13:22 GMT

Curraone was replying to Ray (as it shows on their post)

Who most certainly does have $2.50 on several items