Buying return labels

[SGT18]

Is there a way to buy return labels for US customers wanting to return items to Europe? USPS doesn’t allow me to buy such return labels. Are there any other options?

[phaz0rz]

You'd have to use a courier that operates in both countries (USPS does not operate in Europe) like DHL, UPS, etc..

[agent006140]

you can ask him to buy the label and you refund him the $$

[0nelove]

If it's eBay related you will need to call and ask how to proceed , follow their instructions

[Redman]

Look up the carriers available in their country that will ship to your location with tracking, then give them the amount necessary through PayPal so they can buy the label and ship.

Don't forget to use a converter to properly calculate if you're sending to them in USD so you can send the correct amount

[agent006140]

better wait for them to tell you as you dont know how they pack and how much it weighs,then you can go to their country website and verify the amount.
Ebay has no way of letting you print foreign return label,it would just tell you that you have to pay.it cant even enforce it.

[0nelove]

Also if they don't respond to your message asking for the pp email, after a certain amount of time they can lose the case.

[justinloz]

You can get a label for a reship in the USA from a third party.

[agent006140]

OP is not in USA,SO HE CANT PRINT USPS label,not sure if he wants to use a private carrier.

[agent006140]

it is expensive.
I have t o return some items to Vietnam once and the seller has to give me $66 so she can get tracking!
For DHL,it is more than $90,unless he joins an organisation like INXPRESS and get a discount

[0nelove]

Originally Posted by phaz0rz

Why would you call eBay? Or send the buyer money?

You go to (for example) UPS.com and make a label with your address as the return address + the buyers address as the send from address. You pay for the label and then upload a copy of it + it's tracking number to the eBay return request. Then your buyer prints the label and sends the shipment out. Since you've uploaded the tracking # to the return request, eBay will update you as the return progresses and you will be expected to issue either a partial or full refund once the tracking number shows the return has been delivered to you.

Involving eBay or trying to get the buyer to purchase their own label with your money aren't the best options.

My way = no defect.
It works.
You don't have to call, just upload a cheap USPS label since they won't be able to use it,cancel it, and wait until buyer escalates it to ebay and then eBay to send you email with a SR#
* What's also good besides not getting a defect using this way, is some buyers don't respond and you win the case.

And calling eBay with the phone registered on the account or a number not registered to a account at all is perfectly safe, and they'll tell you what to do.

Or you can just do what phaz0rz does. Boths ways are options.

I also send the label as a paypal payment for goods and services and I had someone couple weeks ago print the label from that payment, which since they never posted it on eBay, eBay has closed that case in my favor, and if it happens to get reopened I'm curious about it since it went to a different address.

So many hopeful opportunities.