Seller trying to invoice me gets "You can't send invoice for this order Item The item will ship GSP"

[5311photo]

I've never had this problem before! 

Has this happened to anyone else? And is there anyway to change settings or something so I can receive the invoice?

Thank you for your help!

[nubian_treasures]

You as the buyer cannot opt of the program since you didn't opt in in the first place. It is the seller who opted in the progam.

With or without the program, you do not need an invoice to pay for your item. Just click on the Pay Now button.

[5311photo]

Thanks for the help!
This was part of the listing and why I was asking about reciving the invoice
"International buyers: I will sell outside of the United States. The process is as follows: If yours is the winning bid, I will package record(s), take to post office to have weighed and then communicate via Ebay/e-mail the entire cost of the record plus shipping. Please wait for me to invoice as Ebay vastly under- and over-estimates shipping costs. "

[panitina]

Sellers & buyers beware--Just got burned on this one. The advice given above that you do not need an invoice is WRONG. PAY NOW will not work unless the buyer wants to pay the GSP charges set by Pitney Bowes.

When seller posts the auction, must OPT OUT of the global Shipping Program. EBay automatically opts IN all auctions of all types. If a buyer asks for shipping option Other THAN GSP, the seller can only change the shipping method BEFORE any bids are posted. As soon as even one bid is posted, the GSP option can NOT be changed.
GSP is generally a major rip off to Canadian buyers particularly for purchases of about $40 or less*.
If a buyer wins the bid and has asked NOT to use the GSP, ( especially if the buyer asks the seller to ship other than GSP before the buyer bids) and the seller agrees to ship by USPS, the buyer can NOT simply go Pay NOW on PayPal. The invoice will not generate anything but GSP because the auction was set up for that. The seller would have to retract the bid and REPOST the auction OPTING OUT of the GSP. OR the seller could try generating a MANUAL invoice in PAYPAL.
Yes, the buyer cannot change anything. Only the seller can do that, but the seller must change the shipping method BEFORE any bids are registered.
I had a seller agree in numerous EBay messages to ship to me in Canada using USPS first class intl. Which would have cost me about $8 US plus exchange. BUT he listed under GSP and there was a bid on it, so he couldn't change it. It has to be changed BEFORE there is a bid recorded. It became a real mess and I wound up very unhappy because the shipping cost me $22US plus exchange for a $6 item! The package arrived yesterday and it took longer by GSP Pitney Bowes than another item shipped later from USA by USPS first class intl.
OPT OUT when you set up the item for sale, sellers.
Hope this helps out other buyers and sellers. I have verified my information is correct with EBay customer support.

[panitina]

See my detailed answer below.  After a bid is registered, the only thing that can be done to get out of the GSP is for the seller to put in a cancel transaction or bid retraction and REPOST.  If you are the winning buyer, seller may agree to send you a cancellation request and repost as a buy it now for the amount you won the item for.  Seller would need to let you know right away so you can buy it without losing out to someone else. Otherwise the message will keep coming up "you can't send invoice..... etc."

OR the seller can try to generate a MANUAL invoice on PAYPAL for the amount of the item plus shipping other than GSP.  But this does not always work and it can be a pain in the neck.

If you pay the invoice with the GSP shipping, and the seller ships to you directly bypassing Pitney Bowes, you MIGHT be able to get Pitney Bowes amount from the shipping centre *usually in Kentucky) from EBay, but don't count on it.

I had a seller agree to ship it to me directly USPS to Canada, in writing, then he stuck on the shipping label to Pitney Bowes (which is USPS by the way) not even looking apparently, shipped it to the PB centre in Kentucky, and I was billed by EBay-PayPal the cost from Alabama to Kentucky USPS PLUS the cost from Kentucky to Canada Priority International and broker's fees.  Duh!

[5311photo]

Thanks so much! I'll be saving this answer incase I run into this problem, again. (Which I really hope never happens)

[kh-leslie]

Please post all questions about the GSP here: Questions about the Global Shipping Program

Please post all comments about the GSP here: Comments about the Global Shipping Program