label

English translation: . . .'for payment you have received' - one can print the packing slip for shipment of the item sold

18:41 Jul 18, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: label
"To print a Packing Slip for payment you have received, follow these steps: ... ... Packing slips can be printed for any order without purchasing a label."

What kind of label do you think this may be? A stamp, a price label, a sticker or what? And why spend money on a thing like that?
Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 12:49
Selected answer:. . .'for payment you have received' - one can print the packing slip for shipment of the item sold
Explanation:
The only point of reference I have is ebay, but the same methods are in place for selling and self-shipping items via Amazon, yahoo, and the like.

When one sells an item on eBay, the seller can get payment via Paypal. The IT automatically offers the option of printing a packing slip to ship along with the sold item including the item number, seller's name and address, and so forth. The IT also provides an option for the seller to purchase the postage (USA, for sure) and the seller may print the postage label as well. Paypal debits the monies to cover postage from the seller's Paypal account, and pays postal authorities for the cost - it streamlines selling and shipping online, as it allows the seller to print everything necessary to ship a 'sold' item.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-18 21:53:01 GMT)
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It could well be, Egil. The text indicates that one has been paid in full for the sold item, which could include the shipping cost. Depending on the situation, it could mean quite literally, the packing slip. Some sellers think it very professional to include a 'packing slip' - eBay uses this feature as a 'value added' benefit of using eBay. Depending on the situation, it could mean either; as stated, I am reporting on American eBay business practices.
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Demi Ebrite
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Local time: 06:49
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. . .'for payment you have received' - one can print the packing slip for shipment of the item sold


Explanation:
The only point of reference I have is ebay, but the same methods are in place for selling and self-shipping items via Amazon, yahoo, and the like.

When one sells an item on eBay, the seller can get payment via Paypal. The IT automatically offers the option of printing a packing slip to ship along with the sold item including the item number, seller's name and address, and so forth. The IT also provides an option for the seller to purchase the postage (USA, for sure) and the seller may print the postage label as well. Paypal debits the monies to cover postage from the seller's Paypal account, and pays postal authorities for the cost - it streamlines selling and shipping online, as it allows the seller to print everything necessary to ship a 'sold' item.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-07-18 21:53:01 GMT)
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It could well be, Egil. The text indicates that one has been paid in full for the sold item, which could include the shipping cost. Depending on the situation, it could mean quite literally, the packing slip. Some sellers think it very professional to include a 'packing slip' - eBay uses this feature as a 'value added' benefit of using eBay. Depending on the situation, it could mean either; as stated, I am reporting on American eBay business practices.

Demi Ebrite
United States
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thanks.
Notes to answerer
Asker: I think you're right. Label in this case means "postage label", which serves as an alternative to postage stamp, right?

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