Hi, I’m going to Chicago from London with my family in February and I’d really like to get a few things from US eBay to take home with me. How will I be able to get things delivered to me when I’m in Chicago?

  • slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Call the hotel and ask.

    I have done this before and it’s hit or miss if the will hold the package for you.

  • ApollosArrow@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    As another option, there are storage lockers and other places you can have things shipped to as well. UPS and some others have these services. I’ve never lived in Chicago so do some research around where you will be staying.

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    2 days ago

    Be aware that with eBay, shipping times can vary.

    The seller has a grace period to pack stuff up, and even once it’s handed off, shipping can take longer than the estimate, especially with USPS.

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    1 day ago

    So, there are people telling you how to ship packages to a hotel, which is fine. The issue is going to be if eBay will let you. Having packages sent to a hotel is likely going to trigger a lot of fraud warnings, especially as your account is from another country.

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      11 hours ago

      il probably ship it to a box near the hotel instead. surely theres some usps boxes in the loop

  • tychosmoose@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    You will need to add the hotel address to your eBay account. Otherwise asking a seller to send an item to a different address makes you sound like a scammer.

    Most hotels accept guest packages.