Personally, I would keep the status quo and upon a sale, would notify the buyer (which you should always do anyway IMO) through email/Bmail thanking them for their purchase and that you are currently on vacation. Let them know that you will ship their item(s) upon your return and give them that date that you will ship the package.

Most buyers just want to know WHEN they can expect to get the item. They are probably willing to wait that (up to) extra week to get the package as long as you inform them. Communication is the key to successful selling, providing good customer service and getting good feedback and/or repeat business from your buyers.

EDITED to [URL removed] My answer was based on the fact that you are only on vacation for a week. If the vacation period is longer, then you might want to consider adding information to your listings (using the Batch Editor) or changing your booth banner. Of course, your booth banner isn’t always seen by a buyer clicking on your item in Google Shopping. And, many buyers never fully read a description. And, you should always give a buyer a way out of the transaction (refund) if they aren’t willing to wait for shipping.

I usually put ours on vacation because my “vacations” are often open-ended, though they initially start out as a week. The grandkids can be persuasive and frankly, I would rather spend time with them and forfeit a sale. :) I’m just wondering how Bonanza’s “Zippy-Hippy-Dippy” shipping rating is affected by delaying it.

I have to agree with ArtistsUnion that you need to use the text editor for your listings if you keep your booth open.

Fully inform your potential buyers before they buy instead of after. No one really likes to be blindsided with delays after they sign up for or purchase something.

And I agree with Tom Wayne that some buyer’s don’t mind waiting for things to ship, but they do want to know when and how long it will take them to receive it.