How can I define a handling time of 1 to 2 days for items I sell?

Greetings,

 

Is it possible to set a handling time of 1 or 2 days depending on the items I sell?

 

Sometimes it is not possible to have a courier pick up the same day or I need to get items from a secondary warehouse.

 

I cannot find any area to define this period and keep getting "delivery overdue" messages from Ebay....

 

Any and all thoughts / enlightenment would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

Darren

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How can I define a handling time of 1 to 2 days for items I sell?

The only other thing I can suggest is to make your cut off time very early - like 6am

 

So that if they buy at 7am you have until 6am the next day before ebay starts counting,

 

From the site preferences page.

 

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How can I define a handling time of 1 to 2 days for items I sell?

Handling time is in the postage options, when you list

 

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You can select the handling time when you create the listing, and can edit it at any time unless a bid's been lodged, or the listing has less than 24 hours left. You can't change it after a sale has been made.

 

Open the listing, select "Revise your listing", then scroll down to "Postage details", and select "Handling time":

 

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How can I define a handling time of 1 to 2 days for items I sell?

If you have your business policies set up with a different policy for each handling time you can apply a different postage policy to each listing.
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1 or 2 days handling time well that's just asking for trouble I think.

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How can I define a handling time of 1 to 2 days for items I sell?

As crow suggests, better to have more days as handling so the estimated delivery dates don't show unrealistic dates.

Perhaps 3-4 days.

In my experience not many buyers look at handling time.

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How can I define a handling time of 1 to 2 days for items I sell?

Greetings,

 

1 or 2 days is a true reflection because of my situation.

 

When you say "trouble", what do you mean ? do you anticipate that I would lose sales because of this time period ?

 

Cheers

 

Darren


@collect247 wrote:

1 or 2 days handling time well that's just asking for trouble I think.


 

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How can I define a handling time of 1 to 2 days for items I sell?

Greetings,

 

Many thanks, I had forgot about his little bit (and then remembered why it does not work for me).

 

The items I sell are physically large and can weigh upto 125Kgs and as such I classify them as "Freight - large & bulky" .  This selection seems to negate the "handling time" option......

 

My freight costs vary between local and interstate deliveries so I can't see that using a "Flat: same cost..." to all is either practical (or fair) to either myself or the end user.

 

Anyways, thank you again for your response.

 

Cheers

 

Darren


@whiznumber6 wrote:

You can select the handling time when you create the listing, and can edit it at any time unless a bid's been lodged, or the listing has less than 24 hours left. You can't change it after a sale has been made.

 

Open the listing, select "Revise your listing", then scroll down to "Postage details", and select "Handling time":

 

eBay handling time.jpg

 

 


 

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@peeknservices wrote:

 

 

When you say "trouble", what do you mean ? do you anticipate that I would lose sales because of this time period ?

 

 



In your opening post you said:-

 

"........and keep getting "delivery overdue" messages from Ebay...."

 

That's where your trouble will stem from, if you get too many of those warnings eBay will restrict your selling account.

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How can I define a handling time of 1 to 2 days for items I sell?

Check your   - Late Shipment Rate -

Once you reach a certain  % of late shipments,  your selling account can be suspended or cancelled. 

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