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Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smartpost)
 

To those sellers who sell 300+ items per day (first class pkg, weight between 4oz and 12oz); is there a way to get a cheaper deal on shipping than the current rates?

I've seen some sellers use economy shipping such as DHL eVs or FedEx Smartpost, where the USPS will handle the delivery while DHL/FedEx handles the first leg of the shipping journey.

I'm wondering if anyone has looked into this and what the prices/volumes are.

Thanks! :)

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

I dont think there is anything cheaper than USPS first class.
you get the discount when you print the label on Ebay or Paypal.
You can always call DHL and ask,DHL service is lousy,

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

you can also go to Ebay seller forum and ask

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

It's the weekend here - give it time and more info will come

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There are some folks who are members of this DHL shipping business,you join them and they offer you a discount,one is called INXPRESS.
You can ask this guy,he has a website if there is any discount using DHL domestic shipping.
I looked into INTL shipping,not much cheaper than USPS priority but it does have tracking all the way

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

I've applied on DHL's website for bulk domestic shipping. DHL calls it their eCommerce division. Let's see what comes out of it.

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let us know.
I ordered small items from some Ebay sellers who use DHL domestic,I never receive the order.

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

DHL is much bigger than Fed Exp and UPS when it comes to worldwide shipping.
But it just cant crack the US market.
If you need to ship a package overseas which require tracking and /or signature which USPS priority does not provide,then DHL is for you.
INXPRESS will give you a discount for being a member.

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

I think they've gotten better recently. It does take longer than the first class pkg shipping though. But if I can save some $$$ on shipping - considering my volume - that'd be very substantial.

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

if it takes too long,buyer can file item not received or ask you to cancel the order,then you lose money.
raise your shipping by 25 cents?

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

Yasav - unless your average shipment is in the 2-5lbs range I seriously doubt you'll find better rates through any of the private courier/USPS partnership mail classes. Yankee and I were talking about this years ago. He was telling me at the time he uses Surepost occasionally for medium sized shipments and he was given access to that class through a contract with UPS.

Smartpost, PS Lightweight, Surepost, eVs, are all more expensive that First Class Mail unless you're shipping on Amazon's level and can negotiate some killer contract rates.

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

AMZN just announced a plan to help employees start their own delivery business ,but there is a catch,youmust first quit your AMZN job

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

4- 12 ounces,USPS first class package is still the best deal in town,unless it can go USPS first class envelope with 1/4 inch thickness or media mail.
why not just raise shipping fee by 25 -35 cents

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

read the press release,AMZN employees can start his own delivery business delivering AMZN packages using vans with AMZN logo,and other goodies.
I would think he will lease a van from some finance company or AMZN with the prime logo and access to some AMZN warehouse features/
WMT employees can sign up to deliver WMT packages after work.they dont have to quit,just use their own car

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AMZN workers must make more than $19k,who said they make less?
They also get x number of shares of AMZN stock if they stay more than x months.
Using ex employees to deliver the last mile,in the future,if they ever deploy drones,Fed expects someone to monitor these drones within x number of feet,so these guys can stand around and monitor drones !

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

here you go:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...D=ansmsnnews11

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

"monitor drones" huh?

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

Fair enough. I wasn't sure about what you meant. So you're saying Amazon will allow their employees to quit and become freelance drivers for them. I'd rather just work at the warehouse if I had to pick. :lol:

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

AMZN is unloading some of its fixed cost to third party,in a recession,it will have less fixed costs to deal with.
The last mile is expensive!

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

I'm sure they're compensating their employees for mileage though, right?

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you keep referring to these future drivers as employees.
They wont be employees anymore if they start their own delivery business.
The FTC or is it another Fed organisation has something to say about using drones,it can only fly yeah high and someone has to be there watching them within x number of feet area?
But then some explosive packed drones just hit Saudi oil facility!
In Holland,the police trained eagles to attack drones in areas where drones are not allowed.

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

Ok whatever, freelance drivers then. My point was that they're still paying for the final mile whether they use a freelance driver, a courier, or their own delivery company. Not much more to be discussed on this topic, lol.

I'd like to see the trained eagles taking out drones. Sounds very unreliable. Holland's enemies will soon start disguising their drones as sexy bald eagles which will render Holland's Eagle Force useless. Instead of attacking they'll start trying to mate with the drones. :lol:

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

You guys went off topic a bit lol

So the bottom line is that for a person who sends 300 pkg per day, USPS's first class is as cheap as it gets?

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

Yes, unfortunately so. We ship roughly the same volume (maybe 50-75 less) and I've spent hours (maybe days, altogether) researching the various options.

Parcel Select Lightweight was the only class I could find for shipments weighing less than a pound that would be slightly cheaper than First Class. But it's nearly impossible to get access to that mail class. The last time I checked, it required a contract with a commitment to ship a certain annual volume. And even then, you have to sort all of your outgoing mail properly and drop them off at a certain USPS sorting facility. You can't just drop them off at your post office like you'd do with any other class.

The partnerships through fedex/UPS/DHL are no comparison in terms of price, unless like I said your average shipment is 2-5lbs.

And yeah, sorry for derailing the thread. Once the question is answered it gets boring. :pop2:

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

This may be off topic,but why cant she just charge a little more for shipping,it is not hard,you know

Re: Discounts for high volume EB sellers?? (eVs, Smarpost)
 

There are some researchers who use drones to take pictures of area hard to reach but eagles will waste no time and attack them.they dont need any training,they probably think it is dinner !