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***Coming Soon - Get It Fast for the Holidays***
November 22, 2005 | 10:15AM PST/PT
Hi, this is Leigh Goldstein again from eBay's Shipping team. With the holidays right around the corner, we want to help your buyers make sure they shop eBay first when they need those last-minute gifts. To do this, we're introducing a new "Get It Fast" feature.
In the next week or so, buyers located in the United States will able to search for Buy It Now items from domestic sellers who have stated that they will both ship within one business day after receiving payment, and who offer an overnight shipping service with their listings. Simply click on the Advanced Search link near any search box to be able to search for Get It Fast items, or use the "Customize" link on the left-hand side of your search results page to add the Get It Fast filter to your search options.
For Sellers
Now you can market your items that you can ship fast to the buyers who need them fast. To make sure your items appear in Get It Fast searches, set the new "domestic handling time" field to one day. (This means that you commit to shipping the item within one business day after you receive a cleared payment.) You'll also need to select an overnight shipping method (although the buyer can still choose any other shipping method you offer), and check the "Get It Fast" checkbox in the Sell Your Item form, or within Turbo Lister.
Item Page Changes
Buyers will also see an "As soon as" delivery date at the top of Get It Fast listings. This date is calculated by taking the current date, adding one business day for your domestic handling time, and then adding the number of business days your fastest expedited shipping service takes.
We'll also add details about approximate transit times for different shipping methods. For example, if the item offers U.S. Postal Service® Priority Mail®, we'll add a note near that option at the bottom of the page that says the estimated transit time for that method will be 2-3 business days.
We've set up a discussion thread [http://forums.ebay.com/thread.jspa?t...eName=CMDV:AB] on the Packaging & Shipping discussion board with more details, a set of FAQs, and screenshots of what the item page changes will look like. We invite you to leave your feedback, and we wish you a successful buying and selling holiday season!
Sincerely,
Leigh Goldstein
Senior Manager, Shipping Product Marketing
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Oh, boy, more changes on ebay just as the holidays approach. I'll pass on this one. Maryanne
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What an idiotic thing to do. They have mucked something up - I'm on cable and Ebay is excruciatingly s...l...o...w today.
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November 28, 2005) — Did you wrap that last gift for Aunt Maria? How about the snowsuit for your brother's new baby?
The holiday season is officially here and that means it's not only time to think about what gifts to buy, but how and when to send them. (FYI: Christmas Day is Dec. 25; the first night of Hanukkah begins on Dec. 25 and Kwanzaa begins Dec. 26.)
The U.S. Postal Service has set deadlines to help you get your holiday packages out on time.
Dec. 14: Deadline for Parcel Post (general delivery of packages that will travel domestically) and Global Priority Mail (packages going outside the country; delivery typically takes three to five days).
Dec. 16: International Global Express Mail (packages and letters usually delivered in two to three days).
Dec. 17: Deadline to order USPS holiday gifts (log onto www.usps.com to purchase stamps and other gifts from the postal store) and for Global Express Mail service to Canada.
Dec. 19: Deadline to ship first-class mail (domestic letters or packages weighing up to 13 ounces) and NetPost Cardstore Greeting Cards Global Express Guaranteed (a service that lets you print your greeting cards from the USPS Web site).
Dec. 21: Deadline to ship using Priority Mail service (domestic service that usually delivers letters and packages within two to three days).
Dec 23: Deadline to ship using Express Mail service (guaranteed overnight service). The USPS in most areas will deliver Express Mail on Christmas Eve at no extra cost, but the farther a package has to go, the more time it may take to get to its destination