Shipping Tips & Tools for Auction Sellers
Are
you an auction seller?
Did you know you
can get
FREE
packaging and shipping supplies?
Did you know that the USPS will even ship
them to you for
FREE as
well?
Sound
impossible? Well, did you know that you can even
print
FREE
Delivery Confirmation labels online for all of your priority mail auction
packages?
Does this all
sound too good to be true? It's not... believe it! See below
for details:
also see:
Online shipping agencies
Stamps.com Review
Packaging Tips
Free Shipping Tools
& Calculators
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Shipping Tips:
We'll mention the best tip we can give to any
online auction seller, first:
Are you
STILL paying for shipping supplies?
Stop!
Get
them FREE at USPS.com
What packing materials does this include?
All of the following:
FREE
Priority and Express Mail
Boxes
FREE
Poster Mailing Tubes
FREE
DVD, VHS & Audiotape
mailers
FREE
Tracking Labels,
Customs Slips, etc.
...and much more!
Get
FREE Packaging Materials from the USPS:
This is not a joke! Those of you who
know this already, probably remember that feeling of disbelief when you received
your first free shipment of packaging materials on your doorstep. I
certainly do.
In fact, I remember the USPS guy started getting miffed at
me because I had so many heavy boxes coming every day, until my first supplies order was
filled!
But boy, was I happy- I had just
received the equivalent of several hundred dollars worth of packing boxes, tape
and other materials completely free! I paid absolutely nothing- nada, zip,
zilch, for a few hundred shipping boxes... Yeah, I know... Take a
moment and catch your breath. Now are you ready for the best part?
The USPS even paid for the shipping!
Finally, I was able to stop spending money on
shipping supplies or wasting time looking around for clean, empty boxes that
stores were tossing out! Its true... Not only will you get these materials
at no cost,
USPS even ships them to you for free as well. Sound
impossible? No way... believe it!
As part of the procedure, you fill out a form
on the USPS website, and agree that you will use the Priority or Express
boxes they provide for that purpose only. That's pretty much it.
There may not be a free lunch in life, but there are free packing materials.
Here's what to do- finding the link to the
FREE goodies at the USPS.com site can be a little tricky, so we have it for you
here. They must REALLY want you want to look for it- they
probably don't want just any old Joe to stumble on it, because they want to make
sure you are actually serious about using these materials for business mailing purposes, and
that you'll be purchasing their postage. Who can blame them?
Any way, we have taken the
guess work out of it for you.
Here is the link right now,
at no charge to you:
Click here for:
USPS FREE SHIPPING SUPPLIES
Now, as with all things too
good to be true in life, this link may change from time to time on the USPS
site... Not to worry, if it does, simply find the USPS Postal Store, and
browse to the section marked "Business Use". This is very important, as
"Personal Use" supplies will most likely incur a fee.
Next, start selecting your
supplies, fill out the order forms, double check to make sure there is no cost
for your selection (unless you see some supplies or stamps you want to pay
for) and you are on your way to a GIANT annual savings on
FREE USPS packaging!
FREE Delivery Confirmation from the USPS
Professional online auction sellers know that
Delivery Confirmation is one of those pesky little fees that really adds up
quickly when sending out many items a week. Of course, you could just take
a chance and mail your auction deliveries without it, but with
auction fraud on the rise, this is not such a
great idea.
You can now print postage and/or shipping
labels online, and get free Delivery Confirmation at the same time. You
can also print just the shipping label, with the Delivery Confirmation tracking
number, and not pay for the postage until you ship your package. There is
a way to do it- just check out this link:
www.usps.com/clicknship
You will have to do a one time, free, software
download to get started. You also need to register, but once this is
accomplished, you are set. You can now print Priority, Express, Global
Priority Mail and Global Express Guaranteed labels with or without postage.
So why is it free? The USPS site
explains it this way:
|
Q |
Why isn't there an
additional fee for Delivery Confirmation™ when I print a Priority Mail
online label? |
|
A |
When you print an online
label, an electronic record of your transaction is sent to the Postal
Service™.
This meets the
requirements for electronic rate Delivery Confirmation service; no
additional fees are required when used with Priority Mail, and you
simply select "Print Label without buying Postage." |
Tip:
When using the Click N Ship feature to get FREE
Delivery Confirmation, consider this: If you mail a lot of Priority
Packages in a standard box size that are all pretty much the same weight, have
one weighed, and then whenever you need Delivery Confirmation, just enter that
amount for the weight, plus maybe a little extra. Just make sure your
postage weight matches when you send your item, or you'll be responsible for the
difference in the amount you entered online and the actual cost.
Give it a try, and start saving today!
FREE PC Postage
Combine the convenience of free packing
supplies with a FREE online internet postage account, a FREE postal scale, and
FREE postage and you may never have to
leave home again to ship your auction packages!
SEE:
stamps.com review
For expert auction
seller tips:
Read a free series of articles at USPS.com to
get more business, and produce more leads from your mailing list. Check it
out here:
USPS Inside Tips &
Trade Secrets
For more shipping resources,
see our Auction Tools page.
