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PayPal_Olivia
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Hi everyone,

 

I've consolidated several threads into this one, so everyone can see answers in the same place.

 

The error message is a little confusing because it's generic. I'm sorry about that, but I can clarify here.

 

This error most commonly occurs when there is a formatting discrepancy on one of the addresses going on the label. It can be either the ship-to address OR the ship-from address. Even addresses that have passed validation previously may trip up the validation on subsequent attempts, so it is important to check both addresses even if they have worked before.

 

Go to http://www.usps.com and click to "Look up a zip code". Paste in the buyer's address. If the USPS has the address listed in different formatting, edit it for the label. Remove a business name if that differs. Change "street" to "st" if that's how the USPS has it. Remove trailing spaces if the address you pasted in has them. The validation can be finicky!

 

If the error continues to occur, do the same for your ship-from address. Even if it has worked previously, you may find that this resolves the problem.

 

I hope this helps!

 

Olivia

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MarkLancaster
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"paypal shipping not available"

 

Why do I keep receiving this message? Out of something like 30 attempts to create a USPS postage label, I was only successful at printing exactly one label. The service seems to be continuously unavailable.

 

I have tried searching the forums and used the automated assistant, but no answers.

 

Any help would be appreciated!

 

Mark

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beeztiks
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I am having the same problem.This is slowing down my business.Can someone address this issue please

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Chinoesv
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It hasn't worked for me since yesterday afternoon. Why has this not been addressed?
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connieplata
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Paypal shipping is still not working can someone please help

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violetb
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It's not working for me, either. How long is it going to take to be fixed?
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MarkLancaster
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I'm so glad that PayPal has jumped right in and responded to this question! (sarcasm...)

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dantiri
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what's it been like, 2 weeks? and no statement by paypal? this is ridiculous!

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LilithRose
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Has there been any update on why this is happening? I have had no problems printing labels and just did one yesterday but now I am getting nothing but an error.

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beeztiks
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What i did was click on the link  on the left of the shipping page that say "multiple shipping"...I downloaded it and that is what i have been using to create my shipping labels

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janine_berry
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Not working for us as of today. IS there an announcements board that they have that I am just not finding that announces issues/outages?

 

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