25-04-2024 6:10 PM
25-04-2024 6:55 PM
No, it's not just you. My Letter labels were OK, but the LL included the Certificate.
What fresh hell is this that eBay is inflicting upon us sellers?
26-04-2024 7:44 AM
Yep just got the same, paid for 16 labels , usually I would get 4 to a page and now its trying to put each label on one page with the extra *bleep* that I will throw away and use my ink up.
Before if you wanted an online certicate you could print it on its own , another change that was not asked for and should be fixed back as soon as possible.
26-04-2024 7:45 AM
This must be something new Royal Mail has introduced as so many others are reporting this too.
Not sure of any workaround , someone here may come up hopefully with an answer for this, otherwise this is a good question to bring to the Community Managers on the Wednesday Weekly Chat which happens here between 2p.m.. and 3 p.m.
26-04-2024 11:06 AM
Bang being able to easily use the Zebra 6x4 label printer. What on earth have you done now eBay.
26-04-2024 11:20 AM
It is possible to do away with the certificate of posting - though you still get the arrows.
It involves printing each label manually, setting the printing option to "4 x A4 labels", and doing them one at a time, rotating the paper, and then printing the next.
But this is fiddly, time-consuming, error-prone, and despite my best efforts, about 1 time in 4 it generates an automatic print of the "full sheet" version, complete with CoP, as well as the one I've printed manually.
26-04-2024 11:46 AM
Maybe it's just me, but if your sending more than 20 parcels a week, why would you not be using a RM business account anyway?
It's cheaper, it gives free collections and it's far easier than Ebay's clunky system.
They even provide a heavily discounted label printer and free labels!
Ebay's labels are there for those who want to make Ebay more money and are only sending the occasional item.
26-04-2024 2:29 PM
Most of my items go either by franked mail or courier.
I only use eBay labels in very specific circumstances:
- if I need tracking on a large letter item, eBay provides 24/48 services, without needing to inconvenience the customer by getting a signature (franking doesn't provide these services).
- if I need to send an airmail item to an overseas PO Box (because Parcel2Go won't send ANYTHING to a PO box, even if it's a Royal Mail service).
So yes, I only use them occasionally - but that can still mean half-a-dozen parcels via eBay on a busy day.
26-04-2024 2:39 PM
That's exactly what I'm trying to point out though.
It really doesn't take much, to take you to the point where it's worthwhile using a RM account.
I pay less for all the services that you can buy via ebay (bar standard letters) and I don't send that many parcels.
You literally only need to be sending 3 items per day tracked. And it's cheaper than RM48 to use tracked.
26-04-2024 3:34 PM
As per the long thread on this topic on the non-business seller forum, ebay themselves have confirmed that this issue is an ebay "technical issue" and is nothing to do with RM at all.
26-04-2024 5:09 PM
It is back to normal now.
It is used for two reasons, laziness, and tecnophobic assistants can use it with suprisingly few errors.