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I've sold items on ebay, I would use the USPS priority supplies. 1)
because I had a problem with my 1st item I sold and 2) because it's
free. This time I want to sell a hoodie and the only USPS priority box
that fits is a medium flat rate box which is $13.45 to ship (which is
way too much). If I want to use my own box, do I have to select
"Priority Mail (1-3 days)- Package/Thick Envelope"? That way, I can get a
discount on printing the shipping label online.
Sorry, I'm a total noob at this stuff.
This is a very good question. Many people new to eBay or who don't take the time to investigate and understand the various shipping options pay way to much to ship items. For example for my first few years on eBay I would send everything from the automated machine at the post office. This machine didn't used to offer First Class which meant I was selling tshirts and other very light items and paying a fortune for priority flat rate boxes. f
In reality I could have been sending those items under 15 ounces by first class mail for $2 as opposed to paying $8 for priority flat rate boxes at the time.
For heavy items, if you can fit them in a flate rate box it's a bargain. For lighter items however your much better off using your own packaging. Also, not everything fits nicely in a priority box all the time.
Sorry, I'm a total noob at this stuff.
This is a very good question. Many people new to eBay or who don't take the time to investigate and understand the various shipping options pay way to much to ship items. For example for my first few years on eBay I would send everything from the automated machine at the post office. This machine didn't used to offer First Class which meant I was selling tshirts and other very light items and paying a fortune for priority flat rate boxes. f
In reality I could have been sending those items under 15 ounces by first class mail for $2 as opposed to paying $8 for priority flat rate boxes at the time.
For heavy items, if you can fit them in a flate rate box it's a bargain. For lighter items however your much better off using your own packaging. Also, not everything fits nicely in a priority box all the time.
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