View Full Version : Dang.. marked wrong shipment date on PayPal shipping label..
DustBoogie
08-23-2006, 07:30 PM
So I listed an auction for a textbook about an hour ago. It already sold, to my surprise (for a really good BiN price, no less!) and I printed the label for it.. unfortunately, not thinking about the fact that I needed to date it for tomorrow because my post office is already closed.
So, do I need to void the label and make a new one, or can I just ship the package tomorrow the 24th even though it's dated for today the 23rd?
Thanks guys!
(I hope this was the right place..)
Jedi1979
08-23-2006, 07:42 PM
the label is still valid...i know i printed out labels on saturday and then drop them off on monday
Supreme
08-23-2006, 07:46 PM
yeah, this happened to me as well. i printed a label for one day then shipped the next day. no problems at all.
DustBoogie
08-23-2006, 07:52 PM
:bow:
Thanks guys!
crowbb
08-23-2006, 08:19 PM
If it's like a postal PVI label technically they are void if not mailed on the same day they are dated. But the odds a clerk would call you on it are slim.
pinoy530
08-23-2006, 08:32 PM
I've always voided it and made another label. Then I would get a refund in about 2 weeks. Its annoying, but I didnt want to take the chance that it wouldnt ship. Although, next time I might just stick with it since it seems to work either way.
DustBoogie
08-23-2006, 08:43 PM
I've always voided it and made another label. Then I would get a refund in about 2 weeks. Its annoying, but I didnt want to take the chance that it wouldnt ship. Although, next time I might just stick with it since it seems to work either way.
You know what.. you're probably right. I voided the old label and printed up a new one with the correct date. Better safe than sorry - I'd rather wait 3 weeks for the refund than have to spend $4 again because the package was returned to me for whatever reason.
Thanks everyone. If a mod reads this, it can be closed now.
SpazX
08-23-2006, 10:38 PM
I've done it quite a few times and it hasn't ever mattered.
badramen
08-23-2006, 10:56 PM
I've had things shipped two or three days after I made the label.
RandyTsai
08-23-2006, 11:00 PM
It doesnt make a difference what the shipping date is.
Yusuke-Urameshi-
08-23-2006, 11:02 PM
They're not supposed to. I think my Post Office said it was so people couldn't mail MIR and such after it expires
My Post Office said it is ok even if it is a few days late.
Caliburn
08-24-2006, 08:46 AM
As others have said, the post office will ship something has a recent shipping date, even a few days late. If you pre-date the label, such as 2 days in advance and drop it off that night, it won't move until the printed date.