Policies

Shipping a Purchased Item

As a seller, you agree to ship sold items to the buyer within 5 business days. Failure to ship orders will result in a detrimental seller rating and possible account suspension. GearTrade will not pay you for sales until a valid tracking or delivery confirmation number is entered at My Account. If you enter a false tracking number, GearTrade will not pay you for the item sold until GearTrade receives verification that the item was shipped. Your account will then be permanently suspended.

If you ship an item via United States Postal Service, you must request a delivery confirmation number, as they are not issued automatically.

Some shipping options involve reimbursement to sellers for shipping costs. In order to be reimbursed for shipping costs, you must ship the item according to the shipping method you have chosen. If you ship an item by a method different from that which you previously selected, you will not be properly reimbursed for shipping costs.

If you choose to use GearTrade's shipping calculator, your charges may either be under-reimbursed or over-reimbursed. The calculator will be most accurate with an exact shipping weight for the item. Factors such as length, oversize charges, fuel surcharges, inaccurate weight, and unannounced shipping charge changes may cause the calculator to miscalculate actual shipping charges. If you use a third party shipping service (such as Postnet or Mailboxes Etc.) your shipping costs may be significantly more than those calculated by the shipping calculator.

GearTrade will not be held responsible for fluctuations in the cost of shipping, and you will not be reimbursed for discrepancies between calculated shipping costs and the actual shipping costs. GearTrade does not include shipping costs when calculating commissions.

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