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centuriarcade · ‎27-03-2025

Sold some items and buyers chosen Global Shipping... however

Why can i no longer view the GS address to ship to ?? Even if i click thw COPY icon next to the Post To: I no longer get an address... all i get it the buyers seller name!

The only address i can see is the actual buyers address but it says Do Not Post To This Address!

How am i suppose to ship!!! I dont want to use prepaid labels! or QR codes!

department28 · ‎27-03-2025

Not sure about this, but it could be something to do with the new 'Simple Delivery' postage system taking over. If you switch back to 'Custom Postage', you should be able to see the buyer's address, & arrange your own shipping to the GS Centre, as usual.

centuriarcade · ‎28-03-2025

Thats ok on items that ihave listed I had to end them and relist turning off Simple Shipping.

However on a ended listing and already I dont see how i can change this.

papso22 · ‎28-03-2025

Why not use the Simple Delivery label for the sold item?

department28 · ‎28-03-2025

Ah, I'm not sure if it is possible change the shipping from Simple, if your item has sold & been paid for with Simple as the postage method... apart from cancelling & relisting without Simple... which would be easier if it was a UK customer, but maybe not so straightforward for your GSP sale?

Hopefully someone who has found themselves in the same situation will be able to report if there is a way to do this.

centuriarcade · ‎29-03-2025

How?

I dont own a printer or a smartphone.

I never set my auctions to Simple Delivery... Ebay automatically converted them, when they introduced it.

department28 · ‎29-03-2025

Yes, eBay automatically changed the postage option to Simple Delivery, and it is likely that many people didn't realise they could switch back to Custom Postage - at least until SD becomes the only option.

If an item sells with Simple Delivery postage, I think it is too late to change it, apart from cancelling & relisting.

Could you contact the buyer about this? Or have you found another solution?

No-one wanted this Simple Delivery system, which is already creating all sorts of problems. It is a great pity eBay have gone down this road.

brookheather · ‎30-03-2025

Do you have a phone with a camera - if so take a picture of the QR code which should be fine for the post office to scan it - or if you have a digital camera with a screen?

centuriarcade · ‎30-03-2025

I have a pen that i right on the envelopes with.

Im certainly not carrying a camera around, I use the nearest post office when i drive around.

I dont have a smartphone.

department28 · ‎30-03-2025

I can just about cope with printing out a postal label, but I don't want to be forced to get a smartphone to do QR codes, which can't be collected from home.

This ghastly Simple Delivery is going to stop a lot of people from being able to sell, for one reason or another. Those who want to use stamps and write their own labels - obviously, there will be no way to do that via Simple. And so far, there does not seem to be any option to book a home collection, which many rely on.

I think this is the worst thing eBay has inflicted on us, to date... couldn't they be satisfied with what they will make from those who don't mind using SD, and leave the rest of us to carry on sorting out our own postage?!