Has anyone else noticed this large of a shipping time on their recently shipped eBay Standard envelope shipments? One of these 35 shipments is going to a customer of mine who is literally 27 miles away and it shows a tentative delivery date of 2/12 and again I shipped this on Monday 2/1. While overall I feel this new service is HUGE for us sellers, I am not sure if it will be worth it to drop to a 1 star rating for shipping speed. I just sent out a damage control message to all of these customers to let them know USPS is experiencing high shipping volumes, but is that really the case? I sent a standard stamped envelop on Monday also to a friend in Florida (I'm in Minnesota) that got to him on Thursday 2/4, so I'm puzzled to what is going on? I do understand that we're still in the middle of a pandemic and by default things are still not running at 100%, but is this shipping shipping speed to be expected moving forward? I feel my 5 star shipping speed will significantly fall after all 35 of my shipments that used this service this week are delivered. All 11 of the tracking numbers show almost 10-12 days to deliver. 5 full days to go 7 miles from my local post office to the sorting facility. With that being said does anyone actually have the posted average shipping times for this new envelope service? I shipped out 11 envelopes on Monday 2/1/21 only to have them scanned into at our local USPS sorting facility today 2/6/21. While this service is very fast it was obviously not cost effective for a buyer to spend say $1.50 for a card and $4.00 for shipping. Thickness of the envelope is uniform, not too rigid, and less than 0.I've searched through these messages boards, but was unable to find a post/topic that specifically answers my questions, so my apologizes if this is a double post.Ībout 3-4 months in to the Trading Card business, prior to this new eBay Standard Envelope service I shipped the cheaper sports/TCG cards I sold in a 4 x 6 bubble mailer via USPS First Class like many of you probably did also.Dimensions are not smaller than 5 x 3.5″ or larger than 6.125 x 11.5″.The envelope and its contents weigh 3 oz or less.Instead, the eBay Standard Envelope has strict limitations on its weight and size. The Restrictions in Order to Qualify for the eBay Standard EnvelopeĬontrary to what eBay sellers might initially think, getting to ship with this new service isn’t as simple as stuffing a card inside a regular letter envelope. At its current price point, the eBay Standard Envelope is cheaper than either of those services, and offers all the perks of a standard USPS shipping service. Just look at how many get caught throwing stuff away to lighten their load. Never underestimate people’s stupidity LOL. Imagine stealing someones junk bin world coin that sold on eBay for 3 and that the LCS wouldnt even pay a dime for. Previously, if a seller wanted a USPS tracking number associated with a shipment, their only options were to send cards either via First Class Package or via Certified Mail service. The items have to sell for 20 or less to be eligible. This new service is good news for sellers who ship trading and playing cards daily. to print labels and ship trading cards priced $20 and under and up to 3 oz., in an envelope with tracking included, for less than $1.” “Beginning January 2021, the new shipping service, eBay standard envelope, allows sellers in the U.S. ![]() In a statement released this week, eBay summarized this new service with the following statement: Whatever the case, it’s clear that eBay developed this product specifically to target the myriad users turning to the Internet to sell trading cards. At under $1, the eBay Standard Envelope features savings up to 70% off USPS First Class Package Service rates, and also includes insurance. eBay Specifically Created this Service to Ship Playing CardsĪt the moment, it’s unclear whether or not the Postal Service partnered with eBay on these new envelopes. ![]() This new service, called the eBay Standard Envelope, will be available for all US-based eBay users at first, with plans to expand to new categories and countries in the future. Starting in January of 2021, eBay will offer full USPS tracking to sellers on its platform for just under $1. How, one might ask? By offering full USPS tracking service at inconceivable discounts. To capitalize on the current online trading card boom, eBay plans to attract even more card sellers to its platform.
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