eBay Post Labels?

[dynamic_perversity]

Starting to day, I get one label perA4 sheet because the rest is taken up with an unnecessary certificate of postage.  Or is just me?

[the-nutwood-collection]

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?

[neil-simulant]

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. 

[tressygirl]

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.

[goingfishinguk]

Bang being able to easily use the Zebra 6x4 label printer.  What on earth have you done now eBay.

[bravergrace]

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.

[therenewalworkshopltd]

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.

[bravergrace]

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.

[therenewalworkshopltd]

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.

[cardhawkuk]

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. 

[dynamic_perversity]

It is back to normal now.

It is used for two reasons, laziness, and tecnophobic assistants can use it with suprisingly few errors.