What is eBay direct warehouse? What are eBay's logistics methods?

For eBay merchants, after opening a store, they need to ship goods. This is the most basic operation. Many eBay merchants still don’t know what eBay direct warehouse is, so we will give you a relevant introduction in the following content.

What is eBay Direct Shipping?

1. Direct delivery

eBay provides direct delivery logistics. After picking up the goods at 185 cities in China, the goods are directly transported to the destination by air and delivered to the buyers. Compared with sellers contacting logistics companies to ship the goods themselves, eBay direct delivery logistics is more secure and the cost is more affordable.

eBay direct delivery logistics is divided into three types: economy, standard, and standard with charge. The specific plans are as follows:

2. Overseas warehouse

eBay now cooperates with some third-party overseas warehouses, that is, certified overseas warehouses. After sellers use them, if there are problems with logistics and delivery, the platform will have corresponding protection policies, and there is no need to worry about unnecessary impacts.

Currently, eBay certified overseas warehouses include:

Of course, sellers can also choose to find other overseas warehouses to cooperate with, but it should be noted that they must truthfully fill in the location of the listed items. If it is in the United States, fill in the United States. Do not actually ship from mainland China but fill in the United States as the location. eBay prohibits the form of virtual overseas warehouses. Once discovered, the account will be restricted.

At the same time, eBay will regularly inspect and evaluate transactions involving sellers' overseas warehouse shipments. For specific evaluation results, please check the buyer experience report.

3. Return warehouse

If a buyer needs to return a product, eBay also provides a return warehouse logistics solution to help buyers better handle after-sales service.

If you are a buyer from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, France, or Spain, you can process returns through the logistics service provider Return Helper; the return will be returned to the return warehouse within 1 working day after receiving the return. Please note that the package weight cannot exceed 30kg.

As for which logistics method to choose, for novices or sellers with a relatively small number of orders, it would be better to choose the direct logistics model, because there is no need to stockpile goods and avoid excessive storage fees; for sellers with higher sales, the overseas warehouse model has more advantages, because it is shipped locally, which can bring buyers a better shopping experience and is more helpful in improving their own competitiveness.

Shipping is one of the most basic operations in eBay store operation, and it is also something that all sellers must master. Now eBay's logistics methods are also quite diverse. Sellers can choose a suitable method according to their actual situation, which can effectively improve the competitiveness of their products.

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