Thread: How do you pack items for shipping?

I don't bother wasting my time or killing trees.

thetreasurestrove wrote : Most certainly it is I go to great lengths to display my merchandise. So how long does it take you to refund 20 cents? How much do you think you are worth any hour? I think when you do the math you will find it is costing you money to refund 20 cents. .

DEVIL... You may not care if the postage cost on your items is way lower than the S&H that you paid the seller. But...many buyers DO CARE. They care a lot. And they feel cheated if there is too big a diffrence. And, if they feel cheated, they may well leave Ebay. I would rather that sellers who did this were not on Ebay. Because I want as many buyers as possible to shop here.

You have two choices, pay it or don't pay it. Seller has two choices, re-invoice and ship or don't ship. I would go ahead and pay the extra $5. Wouldn't want to give any seller a reason to get cheap on packaging supplies with my $800 item. For $30 the watch had better show up next day Express. If it arrives without signature confirmation I'd be sure to get my $5 back.

all*about*horses wrote : **1977*cobra*ii** wrote : all*about*horses wrote : **1977*cobra*ii** wrote : it was USPS, why make excuses? How do you know who packed it? I can take something to a packing store, have them pack it and ship it USPS and I can guarantee you I would pay more than the POSTAGE costs ... I would pay a total SHIPPING cost. If you would read all the posts instead of sticking your foot in your mouth like ozzie, it was packed...

bucko59 wrote : Hi all - I am trying to print a postage label through PP or USPS and lately my printer quality is not so good (thin white lines regularly spaced about 3/16" apart on the whole page.) I am using an HP Deskjet 500. Just put in a new ink cartridge too. I am worried that with the barcode needing to be scanned, the missing lines will affect it somehow and cause it to be rejected. Does anyone have any experience with what kind...

UPS seems to be getting a lot of complaints lately. I only ship FedEx and they are always good about paying claims. Small ones they seem to pay fast without questions. Afraid if the outside out your box was not noted as damaged by the driver you'll be out of luck with UPS.

In the fine print, UPS does say that breakables, fine art and antiques may not be covered. Most of the time, "inadequate packaging" is the excuse, but the nature of an item also may dictate "no coverage" unless the shipping carton is truly mashed. If you are selling disparate items packed in a single box, each one itemized as to value, you could put in a partial claim. In this case, the undamaged items would not be...

jimmosk wrote : yoursurplusstore (or anyone), what are the rules about giving further details in listings about the Local Pick-up option? Are we allowed to give details about what that in-person payment can/cannot consist of? Yes

When you go to print a label on PayPal, right under your return address is a box for the Mailing ZIP Code. That's what the Postmaster is referring to. Just enter the correct ZIP Code in that box, and print. The proper Post Office will get credit for the package.