News: Super Fast Holiday Shipping!
November 22nd, 2005 by Laurie BarakSource: eBay
Here’s an awesome announcement from eBay!
Buyers in the US will soon be able to find domestic Sellers that indicate they will ship within one business day after receiving payment, and who offer overnight shipping service with their listing. So if you find the perfect Christmas gift, you could have it overnight. That’s almost as fast as Santa himself!
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.
If you’re a Seller, you can now market your items that you can ship fast by setting the “domestic handling” time field to “one day” if you are commited to shipping the item within one business day after you receive a cleared payment. Check the “Get It Fast” checkbox in the Sell Your Item form.
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.
eBay will also be adding details about approximate transit times for different shipping methods. For items being sent U.S. Postal Service® Priority Mail®, a note near that option at the bottom of the page will tell the Buyer the estimated transit time for that method will be 2-3 business days.
There’s an eBay discussion thread with information about these services here.
