Ebay shipping labels. Just a couple of questions

[weregonna]

Hi. I never used ebay shipping labels. I have a couple of questions :

1 If I buy them and print them, do I just need to bring the mail (or packet)to the post office for them to collect them and ship them? I'm in Italy.

2 When you have a stealth account (and so with a different address from the one where you live), regarding the option of them coming to collect the item from your house, is there a way to make it happen, or it's just not possible?

Thank you.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by weregonna

Hi. I never used ebay shipping labels. I have a couple of questions :

1 If I buy them and print them, do I just need to bring the mail (or packet)to the post office for them to collect them and ship them? I'm in Italy.

2 When you have a stealth account (and so with a different address from the one where you live), regarding the option of them coming to collect the item from your house, is there a way to make it happen, or it's just not possible?

Thank you.

Just to clarify - in Italy, they can come to you address (the one on the account) and collect?

[agent006140]

In US,we can ask our local post office to pick up our mail,but at least one of the pieces would have to be USPS priority or better,to make it worthwhile .
Private carriers like Fed Exp and UPS would also come to pick up,retail stores and offices do this all the time,but not sure if private resident can do it free.
To your question if it matters that your ship from address on the package is different from the pick up address(assume this is your home address),USPS carriers would not bother to check,nont know about Italian post office

[phaz0rz]

You're unlikely to get an accurate answer. I haven't seen anyone here flying an Italian flag since ilcarletto or whatever their name is.


The way it works in the US.. you just take the packages to the post office. The return address doesn't matter.

[Nimble]

Hey! Here’s how to handle both of those:

1. Yep, it really is that simple. Just buy the label, print it, stick it on your parcel, and drop it off at Poste Italiane or your local drop shop. It's already pre-paid, so you literally just hand it over to be scanned and walk out.

2. For home collections on a stealth account, you have to be careful. Whatever you do, don't book the pickup directly through eBay. If you type your real home address into their system for the driver, eBay will log it and instantly link your accounts.

The easy workaround is to just buy your shipping completely outside of eBay. Go directly to the courier's website or use a standalone site like Packlink. When you fill out the details, type your stealth address as the "return address" (so that's what prints on the label), but enter your real house for the actual driver pickup location.

Once it's booked, just copy the tracking number and paste it manually into your eBay order. That way, the courier comes right to your door, but eBay never gets anywhere near your real address.

What is preventing you from doing number 1 everyday, it's simpler, easier and not too inconvenient.