I ordered a shirt from Italy using a Standard Flat Rate Shipping Service. Its been 2 weeks. Where is my item?\n\nhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8396954699&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1\n\nHow long does stardard flat rate shipping usually takes?
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Your item is coming from Venezia, Italy probably by their version of Air Mail. Since the seller is only charging $6 to ship the item, I doubt he or she is using anything quick. International shipments can take up to 45 days to arrive. \n\nAlso, $7 bucks for Cavalli? If it’s real, you got a sweet deal, but I’m betting it isn’t.
503081
Just blame slow shipping.\n\nWhy expend so much energy on a lie anyhow?  Why even try to explain it?  It arrived late because it arrived late.  End of story.
426110
First, how is the person paying for it? NEVER ship anything until you have received payment. If they are paying by money order or cashier's check, wait until you receive it and then you can ship the item. It is not a good idea to take personal checks. If you do, give it 7 to 10 days to clear their bank before you ship the item.\n\nIf they pay by Paypal, then you can go through Paypal and pay for postage and print out a shipping label. You have to be very sure you have weighed the package properly, however. \n\nIf you are new at this, it would probably be better to mail it from the post office in the beginning.\n\nA key thing to remember is to stay in contact with the buyer during all this. Let the buyer know when you receive payment, when you ship their item out, and leave positive feedback for them if it was a good transaction.\n\nI have been on eBay since 1997, so feel free to email me if you have more specific questions.
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Business days are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4:00-4:30 pm.  Anything ordered not during those times goes to the next business and that is when the shipping period should begin.  So if you ordered something on a Saturday then it probably wasn't shipped until Monday morning or afternoon.  If that is true really it could take until the next Monday to receive your parcel.  Personally the best time to order something so you don't wait as long is to order on Monday morning that way it gets out quickly and you can enjoy it quicker.  You also look at the order status of your product in order to see where it is in the shipping process.  You should have a customer number or something of that nature where you can go to the website in which you ordered from and then check where your order is at.  Hopefully you can find this information helpful.
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YOUR KIND OF WRONG. What really happens for returned merchandice. if it can be resold (not damaged), its put back on the shelves. if it has some damage (like that shirt w/o the button, what they do is do something called a callback. we ship it back to the Distributation Center (ours is in Finlay, OH) what they do there is usually fix the problem or they sell it to a place like Value City or Garbiels Brothers or some other cheap store(That is the majority of returned damages merch does). The only thing they throw away are things like a safety hazard (broken picture frame) or something that is both used alot, broken, and something someone does not want to buy (broken vac w/ lots of dirt which ment used alot b/f ret), used lugage after a trip that is broken, or some shoes.
502118
You need to ask the person who sold it to you because they are the one's responsible for shipping it to you. Depending on how they shipped it, there may or may not be a tracking number.
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Do you have a UPS store nearby?\nThey could probably ship it at rush time, but it would cost a lot, I'd think.\n\nOr go to your post office (it's probably closed right now so probably tomorow) and see if they have anything.\nOR drive to minnesota yourself :P that was a joke. \n\nBut there SHOULD be some kind of service from the United State's Postal Service that allows things to be shipped within one day.\n\nI'm not an expert though
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I have lost several packages sent to my ebay buyers through USPS -- and all of them have delivery confirmation. One thing I found out is that delivery confirmation is useless for tracking lost packages. \n\nOne showed that I actually gave it to the post office on that date and time -- but did not show anything else after that. When I entered the tracking number it showed that I did sent it out but it never arrived to the customer. All you can do is to fill out a missing parcel form, but in my experience, I've never been able to find them again.\n\nMy ebay buyers are very good in that they don't blame it on me. But if you have insurance, then that can shield you.
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I am VERY interested but never did anything like this before.\n\nIn fact i do not even know how to use e-bay.  I did go to the site and looked at the specs.  Looks good to me.\n\nHow do I get in touch with you?  How much do you need from me now?  Then again in May?  Each month after that?
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First of all be sure you are not overcharging for shipping and handling.  I notice a lot of sellers of late are doing that and their sales have gone down. Be reasonable on your shipping and state what it is or use the shipping calculator. Items with picture on the search do better I find.  I don't know how many items you list at a time, but limit it to 5 to 10--that way if they don't sell you are not hit with a big seller fee all at once.  Hang in there, some of my things will sell like crazy one time and next time, maybe none or just one.  Good luck.
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http://www.allblackshop.com/shop/default.asp?cc=2&cgpid=1\n\nYou might want to contact them about shipping, though.
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Went to USPS website to see but it doesn't specify.  However I sell things on eBay and find that it can take anywhere between 2-9 days depending on distance.  What you should do is contact the company or check their website & see if you can find what day the DVDs were shipped.
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I would attempt to contact the company once more by mail and/or by email.  Send a letter certified with return receipt if you send it US MAIL.  Keep records of who, when, and how you talked to people.  They should be able to provide you with tracking information with US MAIL, UPS. or one of the other delivery companies.  If there is no response or satisfaction send an Internet fraud complaint to http://www.ic3.gov/.  This is a government agency.  It might take them some time to contact you but if you present all the information to them in an orderly fashion it makes it easier for them to investigate.  I know someone who had to do this with an eBay incident.  He was contacted by an Internet Fraud Detective in the state where the seller was located and once they started investigating the seller the buyer received the product.  The seller will still be brought up on charges though because the buyer I know wasn't the only person found to be defrauded during their investigation.  My point in telling you that is YOU MAKE THE REPORT.  When they start investigating they may find there are others that haven't received their product.
670497
Hi, I'm a Trekie. How much and what state would you be shipping it from? I would like the state so I could approximate a shipping cost. Thanks!
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eBay doesn't get ANY of the shipping costs, so some people have found a way to make sure eBay gets as little as possible, by charging 2-3xs the cost of actual shipping for the item. They only have to pay eBay from the sale price (generally .99 or less) and a small cost for the category they placed the item in to sell. The rest is their money. I don't sell that way because eventually eBay may go under if enough people decide to work that scam. It is also rough on some customers who do not check the shipping costs before they bid. They end up with a HUGE surprise when they see the shipping and handling fees.\n\nk.m.
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I have ordered on E bay and it took 2 weeks but i did finally get it. Try to email seller.
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If you deliver them to your post office EARLY the day before, then there is a fair chance it would get delivered on the desired day.\n\nOften there is a time cut-off for delivery (especially if you are using a mailbox drop, read the pickup times sticker).  In small towns you may want to add a day or two because in some cases the mail goes to another city to be sorted and returned, so if your letter gets to the other town after their next-day cut-off there will be a delay.\n\nOur sorting system may get bad press, but I read a while back about how Italians had better luck if they mailed their letters first to Switzerland because of the demands by participation in the international postal organization they belonged to.  One member of the Italian parliment asked if the head of the Italian post office could promise "same month delivery".  He couldn't.\n\nGood luck.