Ebay Shipping Guidelines For Best Rates

Over the past several months I have talked to many individuals in my small town of Owatonna MN about selling on ebay.  In my conversations I have found shipping to be one of the top reasons preventing people from selling on ebay.

How do I ship my item? Who should I ship through, USPS or UPS Ground?  Where do I get boxes, packaging and supplies.

Well here it is my little cheat sheet.  I hope it helps.

****Treat these as general rules, and remember with a rule always comes exeptions.*****

Ebay Shipping Basics

Exeptions Apply when shipping to Zone 1 (Zone nearest you.)

Domestic

0 to 13oz   First Class Mail USPS

14oz – 4lbs Priority Mail 

-84” max length plus girth

4lbs – 70lbs UPS Ground    *note sometimes it is cheaper to ship Parcel Post in this category expecialy when length plus girth exeeds 84”

International

0-4lbs First Class International USPS

*Create label by copy and pasting address in Word Doc.

*Fill out Customs Declaration CN 22 *Pay at post office.

4lbs – 70lbs

-UPS Standard to Canada - Requires form

-Priority Mail International *Print Forms through paypal on regular paper

* Create label by copy and pasting address in Word Doc.


Tune in for my next blog will be on packaging and postal supplies.

How much would postage be if I buy 2? ebay Questions & Answer

It was late one night when the question came through my ebay message center.  I was tired and getting ready for bed.  I had answered this question 50 times correctly, and still forced myself to learn a hard lesson.

The item weighed 1lb 8oz without, so 2 would have been around 3lbs.  thinking quickly i responded:
"Shouldn't add more than a couple of dollars to the shipping. So I will include shipping on the second for free.
If you like this than purchase but do not pay until I modify and send a revised invoice. Thank you for your interest and have a great night."


The next day they made the purchase for 2 items.  Guess where I was Shipping to?


Australia - Quite possibly the most expense place to ship an item to.


The correct answer to the question if you haven't guessed yet, 


"Send me your Address and I will give you a quote."


It didn't turn out so bad.  Shipping for the first one was $20.47 and by taping the to retail boxes together and wrapping in 50lb paper I was able to keep the overall shipping wieght under 4Lbs.  This enabled me to ship via first class international for $27.35.  (so it cost me an additional $7.12 for the second item)  However the item was only a $19,99 sale, so I really sold it for $12.87.


All in all it could have turned out much worse.  Plus I won't forget the lesson anytime soon.
hopefully you can learn from my experience instead of by means of the "2X4 Club.


Good Luck and God Bless.  


Todd C Owen
123maketime.com
Owatonna MN 55060


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