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jettie


Kate Spade

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I was going to start using for the paypal/ebay shipping option for a few things I sold on ebay.  To do this, you have to provide the weight of your package.  I don't have access to one of those pitney bowes machines that weighs packages, so does that mean I have to go to the post office to weigh the package?  I don't understand how having to make two trips to the post office would save time or be any easier so I think I'm missing something.  Do you use that option when you ship things sold on ebay?  If so, do you go to the post office to weigh the package, then go home and print out the label, then return to the post office to mail the package/drop off in a mail box.  I have a digital food scale but I'm not sure that would be accurate enough....


Also, another stupid question.  Doesn't taping the paper label onto the package increase its weight and increase the cost of postage? 


 



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scarlett


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I've been selling on ebay for a little over a month, and I've only used the labels you can print off PayPal. So far I haven't had a problem, but still, I am a newbie. I've only sold clothing, and I've listed everything as 1 lb or lower without officially weighing them. Granted, they've all been light articles of clothing (a silk top, a pair of sandals). If you do print labels yourself, just be sure you don't tape over the bar code when attaching it to your package (the postman can't accurately scan it to prove it was delivered then).

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jettie


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Scarlett, so you just use 1 lb as the weight for everything, since what you've sold is 1 lb or less?  That's much easier than making multiple trips to the post office.


Maybe I'm just thinking about this too much....



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Elle


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Jettie, maybe you could try weighing something you know is a pound on your food scale?  If it's accurate, you can just weigh what you're selling, and if it's not you can still weigh what you're selling and then just make the adjustments depending on how much the scale is off.

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