Ebay - do I have to use their postage?

Any

Hi everyone,:T

I have just sold my very first item on Ebay. It's just CD.
Now it is offering me to buy and print off label... Do I have to do it? Cannot I just go to Post Office and do it? (I haven't got a printer at home so printing purchased label would be difficult..:eek:). Will I still be able to mark the item as SENT? Thank you for your help.

Smart_But_Casual

Any wrote: »

Hi everyone,:T

I have just sold my very first item on Ebay. It's just CD.
Now it is offering me to buy and print off label... Do I have to do it? Cannot I just go to Post Office and do it? (I haven't got a printer at home so printing purchased label would be difficult..:eek:). Will I still be able to mark the item as SENT? Thank you for your help.

Just go to the PO.

Ladywhisper

No you don't needed too. I never do. Just make sure to mark as despatched after its gone through the post office and always keep receipts and records or things you sent.

Any

Ladywhisper wrote: »

No you don't needed too. I never do. Just make sure to mark as despatched after its gone through the post office and always keep receipts and records or things you sent.

Sorry I am thick, but I cannot find where do you tick dispatched! That is what is confusing me.

Any

I think I found it. Thank you both.

Awec

That paypal thing emails the buyer whenever you print the label. Tells them the service you're posting.

I think in all my time in buying off ebay, only one person has ever used it for something I've bought.

For me it's a lot more hassle than just writing an address on a jiffybag and chucking it into the PO.

TurkishDelight

Awec wrote: »

That paypal thing emails the buyer whenever you print the label. Tells them the service you're posting.

In theory. In practise it seems to email them about a week after.
We've had things turn up and then the email come through.

Unfortunately it's a service we use as it is more convenient for us, but I bet we have some confused buyers.

Awec

I can't see the advantage of it.

It lets you pay for postage before you get to the PO? But you still have to queue in the PO anyway to give them the parcel..

soolin

Awec wrote: »

I can't see the advantage of it.

It lets you pay for postage before you get to the PO? But you still have to queue in the PO anyway to give them the parcel..

You also have to get your certificate of posting stamped as well. personally I would rather support my local Post offices by giving them the trade, we are losing so many POs already.

sinw

Yeah it is a good idea to write the item number etc on back of the reciept or pring off the sale n attach it or a few weeks down the line u will be scratching through recieptsetc if u have ne probs

StaffsSW

A lot of people work "hand to mouth", so need the paypal funds to pay for postage, rather than withdraw funds, and pay cash at a post office.