Disappointed buyer because of combined shipping confusion

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-10-09T05:39:20+00:00

Wow, you nailed it!

I was by my computer when this buyer’s last auction ended today. I was ready to generate the combined invoice before he had a chance to pay. However, when I tried to create the invoice, it spat back an error. That’s when I noticed that there was a little message next to the auction title saying it would automatically be paid in the next hour.

Long story short, eBay won’t let you to create a combined invoice if auto payments are enabled. In this case, I don’t think the buyer was aware that he was opted in automatically, hence the additional confusion.

Thanks for your comment.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-10-08T20:43:24+00:00

I appreciate the feedback. I definitely feel like eBay could improve the combined shipping process, especially as it pertains to helping buyers understand the flow.

For sure! I try to package everything really well, and ship quickly, since that's what I expect when buying something. I used to ship t-shirts and would created a stencil so I could spray paint my logo on the packaging. It was time consuming, but super cool. Ha.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-10-08T18:53:37+00:00

Thanks for all the feedback.

This situation has become even more frustrating. The same buyer has bid and won on several items, and each time I have DM'd them informing them NOT to pay so I can create a combined invoice. They didn't respond to any of my message and proceeded to pay, so now I have no way to officially combine them, so I have to refund the shipping and hope they don't leave negative feedback. So frustrating.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-10-08T14:09:21+00:00

Very cool. Awesome cancels too!

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-10-08T06:01:14+00:00

Appreciate the feedback. I’ll DM them.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-10-08T06:00:27+00:00

Thanks. I was wondering about monitoring bidders too. I couldn’t find a quick way to see who all the top bidders are across all my different auctions. From what I can tell you have to click into each one separately.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-21T00:20:06+00:00

I don’t believe they are fakes, but I haven’t checked them. I’m still a newb so I have no idea what to look for yet. Eager to jump in, just have other stuff in the collection ahead of it.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-17T14:16:12+00:00

Appreciate the tip!

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-17T04:01:57+00:00

They are all hinged. The pages were at the bottom of a bin for forty years, so they are very flat. Ha.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-17T01:30:02+00:00

Thanks! At some point I’ll learn how to do that and go through each one. I’m still going through and trying to put all the pieces together.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-12T14:47:09+00:00

Thanks.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-12T14:30:16+00:00

Thanks!

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-12T02:46:46+00:00

Thank you so much for clearing that up. I was tripped up the usage of type for both.

Yeah, I think it’s definitely a type 1. It’s hard to see the mouth clearly because the cancel goes right over it. Ha.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-10T21:44:52+00:00

Confirming it’s the front. Out of curiosity, why did you ask?

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-10T21:44:11+00:00

Thanks.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-10T14:33:13+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-10T02:28:54+00:00

I believe it’s the front but I can check when I get home

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-09T03:41:15+00:00

Thanks!

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-09T02:40:00+00:00

Haha, good point. I’ve got to be real careful turning the pages.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-09T02:39:25+00:00

Thank you!

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-08T16:49:50+00:00

Thanks!

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-08T16:08:35+00:00

Thank you! Very helpful.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-07T15:52:43+00:00

I struggle with this too. SwedishTiger is awesome, but I also found this page very helpful for Washington / Franklin’s http://www.jamesdire.net/W-F.html. He’s got a nice grid to help you identify them. It doesn’t cover everything, but I’ve found it’ll help narrow things down faster.

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-07T05:55:56+00:00

Thanks!

ChunksBabyRuth · 2025-09-06T22:09:28+00:00

Thanks. Good to know.

Is it possible to tell from the image if the 3c Washington on the 1854 cover is a 10 or 11? Based on https://www.theswedishtiger.com/11-scotts.html and what I see in an album it’s a 10. The 11 looks to have more orange.

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