Paypal Tips: How Do I Print A Unique Shipping Label?

Hi All,

So I'd like to start by saying that tech support is not one of my specialties, but I've had to help a handful of friends get to the Paypal Ship Now page so I am making a post about this.

Printing a label from Paypal is really easy if either of the following has occurred:

1.  You just sold something on Ebay and the buyer paid you through Paypal. Their money will go to your account and from that payment you can select simple prompts which offer you the option to pay and print a shipping label.

2.  Someone just sent you money outside of Ebay, and again you have the option to print a shipping label.

Well that's not helpful if neither of these circumstances apply to you.

How Do I Print Shipping Labels If I Didn't Sell an Item on Ebay?

Right?  So what about if you want to say print a shipping label for something that you didn't sell on Ebay?  Unfortunately, Paypal doesn't make finding this page at all easy.  Trust me, I spent close to half an hour before giving up and just doing a google search for tips on how to do this.  It's so sad
, but you're probably going to have more luck doing a keyword search for directions blindly on the Web, than trying to figure out where to go using Paypal's help section.

But That Doesn't Matter,  Seriously...

Don't worry it's super easy to get there and also super easy to remember how to get there...Well actually it's super easy to remember how to get there if you don't clear your cache / cookies which will remember what you typed into the search engine.

Okay okay I'll step off the soap box now :)


Here's the actual link to the get to the Paypal Ship Now page just click here

If you want to get to the Ship Now page from a search engine, just type, "Paypal ship now".
Regardless of how you navigate to this page, Remember:
You will need to log in to access this page, so this won't work if you don't have an account.

(www.Paypal.com/Shipnow)  See easy like I said.  Now Just don't forget those 2 words.


Why should you use this over going to the Post Office?

1.  It offers Free Delivery Confirmation on many non-Flat Rate shipping methods  (which is huge for confriming a package arrives and saves you $$$$$

2.  It's convenient to print from home or wherever and whenever you want.




Hope this helps, to reduce at least some of the stress that can come from dealing with Paypal.

Cheers!
~CWS

Buyer beware should really be Seller beware

This is a warning for anyone selling items on Craigslist.  I feel obligated to post this since I've been saying such great things about the website lately.  I also realize this isn't a sale or purchase of coins, precious metals or anything like it.  But a scam isn't limited to just cars, and if I can help one person avoid being taken advantage of...I'm happy to do it.

Below you will find 3 emails relating to two different people interested in a car I was selling.  I've never sold a car before so for me the process in an of itself was a little confusing.  But I'm happy to say I didn't allow myself to be taken advantage of by the following Craigslist scammers.

Craigslist Scammer Example #1.  Hamilton Lopez (Hamiltonlopez14@gmail.com)

Why I believe this is a scam attempt?
1.  The person is asking to buy my car at my asking price Sight-Unseen
2.  They want to buy the vehicle using a non-cash form of payment. In this case Paypal.
3.  The buyer's grammar isn't perfect (not exactly a deal-breaker, but still something to point out)

What happened next?
I asked this person if there was anyone they could send money to that could meet me to make the sale.  They told me it's not possible and they wanted to keep it a surprise for their "Dad" so no family could be involved.  I said okay and goodbye.

After a quick search on the web I found that other people were being contacted by this person for vehicles many many states away from mine.  So this person has been trying to scam people on craigslist since at least April of 2012. (link to the other site: http://www.crownvic.us/forum/showthread.php?13863-It-s-in-your-mouth!!!-*WW*-*WW*/page402).  You will see that the scammer's email message to me is identical to the one sent back in April.


Craigslist Scammer Example #2.  Paul L. Boone (Boone.Paull@googlemail.com)

Why I believe this is a scam attempt?
1.  The person is asking to buy my car at my asking price Sight-Unseen, and doesn't need to ask any additional questions about it.
2.  They want to buy the vehicle using a non-cash form of payment. In this case Paypal.

Again similar MO to the first and sounds way too sketchy to be true.

After a quick search on the web I found that other people were being contacted by this person for vehicles many many states away from mine.  So this person has been trying to scam people on craigslist since at least July of 2012. (link to the other site: Why I believe this is a scam attempt?
1.  The person is asking to buy my car at my asking price Sight-Unseen
2.  They want to buy the vehicle using a non-cash form of payment. In this case Paypal.
3.  There buyer's grammar isn't perfect (not exactly a deal-breaker, but still something to point out)

After a quick search on the web I found that other people were being contacted by this person for vehicles many many states away from mine.  So this person has been trying to scam people on craigslist since at least July of 2012. (link to the other site: http://www.scamdex.com/ScamTipReports/3618).  You can see that the scammer's email message to me is identical to the one sent to Craiglist sellers in Texas and Georgia.


What's the big deal?  Aren't you protected through Paypal???
If someone puts money into your account and you sell that item to the buyer you would think that you are covered through paypal seller protection.  I wasn't sure so I called paypal to find the answer.  Their hotline told me that as a seller you are protected against fraud and faulty claims made by the buyers.  That is to say paypal will investigate the claim before stripping you of the funds you just received.

The hotline didn't tell me the following ways Seller Protection can be voided:

When you are not covered:

• Items are picked up locally or delivered in person.
• You sell services, intangible items, or digital goods.
• You receive multiple payments for the same item.
• You've received a claim or a chargeback, and the shipped item is found to be significantly different than it was described.
  Example: You describe a new laptop, but send a used one.
• PayPal Direct Payments
• Virtual Terminal Payments
• PayPal Business Payments
• Items that are not shipped to the recipient shipping address on the transaction details page. If you originally ship the item to the shipping address but the item is later redirected to a different address, you will not be eligible for PayPal Seller protection. We therefore recommend not using a shipping service that is arranged by the buyer, so that you will be able to provide valid proof of shipping and delivery.

Further things to be aware of:

4.4 Risk of Reversals, Chargebacks and Claims. When you receive a payment, you are liable to PayPal for the full amount of the payment sent to you plus any Fees if the payment is later invalidated for any reason. This means that, in addition to any other liability, you will be responsible for the amount of the payment sent by the sender, plus the applicable Fees listed in Section 8 (Fees) of this Agreement if you lose a Claim or a Chargeback, or if there is a Reversal of the payment. You agree to allow PayPal to recover any amounts due to PayPal by debiting your Balance. If there are insufficient funds in your Balance to cover your liability, you agree to reimburse PayPal through other means. If a sender of a payment files a Chargeback, the credit card issuer, not PayPal, will determine who wins the Chargeback.

So just something to consider when using Paypal and selling or delivering said items to local buyers.  You will not be protected when a buyer has their credit card cancel a transaction.

Not trying to be paranoid, there's plenty of good people using Craigslist and Paypal.  

But when things don't seem right, remember the old saying, "Cash is King".

Great Deals On Silver Can Still Be Found On Craigslist

Even as silver is soaring, people are still selling it well below melt.  For anyone living near Concord NH this sale was posted on Craigslist yesterday 9/10/12.  10 oz of silver selling for $225.  A link to the ad can be found below the picture.



I have 10 silver coins. All in vey good condition. They all look uncirculated to me . Just looking to sell the lot of them together. All of them seem to by 1 oz each. I can email more details as needed as well as additional pictures. 

2002 Williams duke of Normandy
1993 Mexico
2002 franc
2000 Elizabeth 2
2001 Australia 
2002 American liberty ( slightly brown on one edge)
2002 lira
2000 Canada maple leaf (a little brown on one edge)
1987 American liberty
1994 Mexico ( a little brown on the edge) 



http://nh.craigslist.org/clt/3238935536.html