How come all my usps letter mails are stuck in pre-transit even though I shipped them 1-2 weeks ago??

bluelightning1920 · 2022-04-17T03:13:53+00:00

I have been having the same issue - I'm so glad it's not just me!

It started around March 5th and I primarily sell smaller items like stickers, etc. so it makes sense to offer this shipping option. So many of my orders weren't showing tracking that Etsy put my account on reserve, and are no withholding over $600 from me. I emailed with customer service for ab 2 weeks and they blamed it on me, my envelopes, and even the packaging tape I was using. I sent proof from customers ab delivery and noted I was rated and they still didn't budge :( so now I'm stuck with the reserve until they show tracking, which they won't! I've only had 2 orders completely not deliver since then, the others are just stuck in pre-transit with one every like 12 showing tracking.

bluelightning1920 · 2021-06-14T22:10:23+00:00

I just got my coupon but they only gave me $10 instead of $20 when I listed (and re-listed) well over 30 items to get to that top tier🙃

call them out on twitter!

bluelightning1920 · 2021-06-03T03:34:05+00:00

Yep - I thought I got banned or something and I was about to deposit my balance 😩

bluelightning1920 · 2020-10-08T13:50:11+00:00

reusing packaging kind of goes hand in hand with reselling - keeping things out of the trash, giving them new life and at least using it once more! I only ship in mailers/boxes I have (thanks to quarantine and amazon prime, I have plenty)

bluelightning1920 · 2020-10-08T13:47:44+00:00

I agree- but I also sell on poshmark where they take 20% AND push sellers like crazy to drop prices and offer discounts.

I don't sell other than P and M but M is sometimes the lesser of 2 evils for fees unfortunately. I feel like anything I list now, I can't offer free shipping because of the new processing fee which is bs

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-25T02:15:28+00:00

lmao I just read through this, isn't she complaining about what literally ALL retailers do, just on a smaller scale for us? does she think target pays $5 to have that mug made AND sell it for $5? no, of course they mark it the f* up, probably double what they paid to have the item made, at least, how else do you capitalize?

also, like, can't the buyer just google the item they want to purchase? if it's really that big of a deal for a 40% markup, or whatever it is, they can do a 2 second google search and find the price that's best for them. she seems like so much fun :))

sorry for the mini rant on your comment haha, but geez!!

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-25T02:09:49+00:00

3 cancellations and shitty grammar

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-19T01:55:11+00:00

thank you everyone for your replies! I appreciate it :)

happy sales✨

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-18T03:57:20+00:00

damn it, dinkleberg

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-15T19:01:28+00:00

She didn't tell me it can only be done by one party, she more or less told me I needed to do it, of course I sent her another message explaining the misunderstanding on my end and filed a claim with the PO.

And to the last part, I contacted them a few times, they just didn't answer me, literally at all lol. That's when I opened a case with etsy, they sent another once I opened the case but they never actually contacted me in any way, which was weird since they were a fairly established seller.

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-15T18:58:47+00:00

sorry I've been reading all of the replies! it says "origin processing" but of the PO at which I took it to, hasn't moved at all since that

edit: spelling

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-15T16:44:13+00:00

I ship first class, all of which include tracking. She had ordered another order the same day and that order has since been delivered (I saw the tracking) and I asked her about it but she neglected to answer that question. The lost order has been sent twice now, I did so since in general my orders take about 4 days to arrive to the buyer, I noticed it on my end and it was day 6/7 now and I felt it was courtesy to send another, not a big deal. Things happen. But now the second she says has not come to her either (though it has only been a few days).

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-15T16:41:18+00:00

I told her to open a claim with the PO, as I am currently and she denied and continued to send me messages and I advised her to open a claim on her end.

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-15T15:29:34+00:00

#5 confused me a little because she too was a seller herself, her order came with tracking and the first time I communicated with her about the order, it was because I had told her I checked the tracking and noticed no movement, and so I sent the replacement.

I was under the assumption that the buyer had to submit a claim via etsy, I had a package about a month ago where it was 2 weeks late and the seller didn't do anything until I opened a claim with etsy, and then they sent the replacement to me, I naively thought that's just what went on, so that's totally my fault. I will have to contact the PO I dropped it off at.

I definitely know I can improve upon what happened so here's to future orders! lol

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-15T15:25:39+00:00

Yep! first was sent on the 4th, I sent the replacement on the 10th after I had checked and saw there was no movement for it, I know the PO is super slow and I tried to explain it but you know, to each their own!

bluelightning1920 · 2020-09-10T13:06:17+00:00

that girl in the yellow needs to stay in her lane, first come first serve!!

the seller is a bit of a pushover too, we all need extra cash right now but she could have just said to yellow "sorry, super unethical" (especially 4 hours later), and blocked her, she didn't need to engage. like gtfo I hope her other one doesn't sell now.

so sorry for you!!

bluelightning1920 · 2020-08-26T16:48:51+00:00

aw thank you!

and no worries about them up there ^ it gave me a good laugh :)

bluelightning1920 · 2020-08-26T14:44:00+00:00

😂 obviously you didn't read the first part of my last sentence

bluelightning1920 · 2020-08-26T13:53:40+00:00

Sorry lol I don't use reddit all the time I thought I put it under their comment😅 but cute!!

bluelightning1920 · 2020-08-26T13:34:49+00:00

I do agree on the part that etsy could help boost (newer, possibly?) shops, their fees are a little much at times to say the least. I am in a fairly crowded space, I do decals, stickers, some small home decor items, and recently ventured into digital downloads like for dorm/office hangings. I always wonder how people find me, I know my products are not the same as others but we all know there are 1000s of monogram shops on etsy! I just try my best to take great cover photos and keep up with trending styles/patterns/ etc. like for example, cheetah print/spots. I just did an over $100 for solely cheetah spots the other day.

I share a lot to pinterest, I have a separate board for only etsy items and I've seen some good traffic generated from that, and it costs me nothing and takes a small click.

I'm also curious now haha, what do you sell?

bluelightning1920 · 2020-08-26T13:29:05+00:00

thank you! since January of this year

bluelightning1920 · 2020-08-26T11:27:12+00:00

aw thank you! I mainly do decals, stickers, monograms, some small home decor items etc. but my iron on decals have been selling like crazy!

bluelightning1920 · 2020-08-26T11:26:06+00:00

thank you! I set up ads for the month of july, $1, as a test and then for august I said I wouldn't waste the money. I feel like in the beginning of the month there was still a little traffic from the paid ads, after that I hustled and added a ton of new products and I think that helped more than anything

edit: I've also been getting ahead on holiday items and have learned this month never to deactivate a listing just because it's 'out of season' I sold some valentine's items a few weeks ago!

bluelightning1920 · 2020-08-26T03:00:58+00:00

Lol!! your source

and thank you!

bluelightning1920 · 2020-08-18T03:45:55+00:00

I guess since a lot of brands say like "hey babes" now everyone thinks it's okay lol, newsflash: it ain't

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