Comments on: Tips for using the U.S. Postal Service for your eBay sales http://www.techtraction.com/2007/01/05/tips-for-using-the-us-postal-service-for-your-ebay-sales/ Personal commentary on technology with a sprinkling of tech-tips and how-to articles Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:36:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bret.swedeen http://www.techtraction.com/2007/01/05/tips-for-using-the-us-postal-service-for-your-ebay-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-17 bret.swedeen Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:42:03 +0000 http://www.techtraction.com/2007/01/05/tips-for-using-the-us-postal-service-for-your-ebay-sales/#comment-17 Flat rating shipping can appear easier at first; however, you need to have a very good idea how much shipping might cost for an item otherwise you could end up eating the shipping cost. I highly recommend you spend a little time trying to better understand the calculated shipping option. The eBay help system, while be almost too packed with information, is very helpful if you just take the time to explore it. For more help with calculated shipping, I suggest you read the following help document at eBay. http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/actual-rate-example.html Also, at the bottom of each help document are useful links to related topics. You might want to read those as well. Happy buying and selling and thanks for stopping by. Flat rating shipping can appear easier at first; however, you need to have a very good idea how much shipping might cost for an item otherwise you could end up eating the shipping cost. I highly recommend you spend a little time trying to better understand the calculated shipping option. The eBay help system, while be almost too packed with information, is very helpful if you just take the time to explore it.

For more help with calculated shipping, I suggest you read the following help document at eBay.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/actual-rate-example.html

Also, at the bottom of each help document are useful links to related topics. You might want to read those as well.

Happy buying and selling and thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Lauder0789 http://www.techtraction.com/2007/01/05/tips-for-using-the-us-postal-service-for-your-ebay-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Lauder0789 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:50:05 +0000 http://www.techtraction.com/2007/01/05/tips-for-using-the-us-postal-service-for-your-ebay-sales/#comment-15 More eBay help. Thanks. I usually just charge a flat rate whenever I list something. I can't be bothered with the hassle of the calculated shipping thing. More eBay help. Thanks. I usually just charge a flat rate whenever I list something. I can’t be bothered with the hassle of the calculated shipping thing.

]]> By: bret.swedeen http://www.techtraction.com/2007/01/05/tips-for-using-the-us-postal-service-for-your-ebay-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-10 bret.swedeen Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:39:47 +0000 http://www.techtraction.com/2007/01/05/tips-for-using-the-us-postal-service-for-your-ebay-sales/#comment-10 Agreed. I've heard a similar comment regarding FedEx ground being less expensive than UPS. I've also heard some people comment that FedEx handles packages better than UPS (e.g. packages arriving in better condition); however, I don't have any direct experience on that topic so I am not speaking from personal experience. Thanks for the comment. Agreed. I’ve heard a similar comment regarding FedEx ground being less expensive than UPS. I’ve also heard some people comment that FedEx handles packages better than UPS (e.g. packages arriving in better condition); however, I don’t have any direct experience on that topic so I am not speaking from personal experience. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: daMacroGuy http://www.techtraction.com/2007/01/05/tips-for-using-the-us-postal-service-for-your-ebay-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-8 daMacroGuy Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:06:30 +0000 http://www.techtraction.com/2007/01/05/tips-for-using-the-us-postal-service-for-your-ebay-sales/#comment-8 Ditto on your observations of the USPS. Reagan should have canned these guys along with PATCO when he had the chance. Just a quick note that FedEx Ground is less expensive than UPS. You get the same free $100 of insurance coverage and a real tracking number. FedEx owns Kinkos, so you can ship your package(s) at any of their locations and pay the true FedEx rate without any surcharge like the UPS Store (formerly Mail Boxes, Etc.) locations do. Ditto on your observations of the USPS. Reagan should have canned these guys along with PATCO when he had the chance. Just a quick note that FedEx Ground is less expensive than UPS. You get the same free $100 of insurance coverage and a real tracking number. FedEx owns Kinkos, so you can ship your package(s) at any of their locations and pay the true FedEx rate without any surcharge like the UPS Store (formerly Mail Boxes, Etc.) locations do.

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