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Matt · 07-31-2009, 03:25 PM

Okay.
I'm a little frustrated. I want to sell about 4-5 things on ebay. I have bought a few times and it was very easy. This... I need help with.

I'm selling lots of 1000 sports cards and I'm trying to figure out how much to charge for shipping or how to ship the lots. Should I get the ReadyPost boxes and is it all set to go, no more money to ship? Will I have to pay more money to ship the ReadyPost? Or should I get the flat rate boxes and buy postage? How much would postage be? I tried some calculator tool and it needed another zipcode but I haven't listed my item yet because I don't know how much the buyer should pay for shipping.

As you can see I'm very confused and would love some help.
Thanks and God Bless

not 2 B fooled · 07-31-2009, 03:40 PM

Go to the website for usps. They have options for shipping - printing your own postage, etc. My guess would be to find the weight of each lot you are selling, including the weight of the box, and use their online calculators - maybe decide the shipping costs based on 3 "zones"; from the shipping point to the furthest away from you could be 1 price, from your location to a mid point a 2nd price and the closest, the least expensive. Otherwise, find the cost from your location to the furthest and use that for all shipments (lots of mail order companies, like TV ads do that). I know the usps offers a scale for this purpose

joshuajava · 07-31-2009, 06:35 PM

Just bring it to the post office and ask them so you wont be confused.

07-31-2009, 03:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Matt Status: Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6	ebay seller confused. USPS Shipping?!? Okay. I'm a little frustrated. I want to sell about 4-5 things on ebay. I have bought a few times and it was very easy. This... I need help with. I'm selling lots of 1000 sports cards and I'm trying to figure out how much to charge for shipping or how to ship the lots. Should I get the ReadyPost boxes and is it all set to go, no more money to ship? Will I have to pay more money to ship the ReadyPost? Or should I get the flat rate boxes and buy postage? How much would postage be? I tried some calculator tool and it needed another zipcode but I haven't listed my item yet because I don't know how much the buyer should pay for shipping. As you can see I'm very confused and would love some help. Thanks and God Bless

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07-31-2009, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
not 2 B fooled Status: Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	Go to the website for usps. They have options for shipping - printing your own postage, etc. My guess would be to find the weight of each lot you are selling, including the weight of the box, and use their online calculators - maybe decide the shipping costs based on 3 "zones"; from the shipping point to the furthest away from you could be 1 price, from your location to a mid point a 2nd price and the closest, the least expensive. Otherwise, find the cost from your location to the furthest and use that for all shipments (lots of mail order companies, like TV ads do that). I know the usps offers a scale for this purpose

07-31-2009, 06:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
joshuajava Status: Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Just bring it to the post office and ask them so you wont be confused.