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DHL has global mail and yes it does ship domestically and internationally. People who sell items for like 2.00 - 3.00 dollars use it on ebay, i know because i bougth two $1.99 items and both were shipped with DHL global mail. So the shipping has to be cheaper (i mean only in bulk of course). But ya i'm gonna try the .49 cent forever stamp because that's probably the cheapest. I just hope my buyers don't get angry because they receive a normal envelope with their items inside.
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Sounds like some form of Global Smart post to me. I highly doubt actual DHL trucks are delivering items that are $1.99. USPS delivers all smart post stuff wether it is UPS or Fedex because they hit those mail boxes no matter what. UPS/FedEx is the one that drops off all the packages at the Center where it goes on the USPS Trucks/Cars for delivery.

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it goes on the USPS Trucks/Cars for delivery.
Yes this is what DHL global mail does. You hand the package over to them they ship it to your buyers state and they hand it over to USPS.
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Here is my solution for you bro! Since you selling cheap stuff and not making much!

Forget selling 1 at a time, sell 2 or 3 at a time. Therefore you pay 2 or 3 oz and still cost you $1.93 but you yet sold 2 or 3 at a time! Now profits go way up. Because you sold the same amount of weight in shipping.

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Yes but you don't understand, i won't make any money. People on ebay are doing what you suggested and only have between 20 - 50 sales within 3 months!

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I sells product that arn't big on profits but do sell a lot and profit on it. Mostly feedback.

That are low price.

Then I have my main items that earn me cash.

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Honestly you have to take a look at what you are selling and making right now because 20-30 cents on an item is almost nothing. The time it takes you to package and ship each item is almost not even worth that. If you have a return or a lost item, you're probably going to have to sell 5-10 more items just to offset that loss.

The only time you should be selling for 20-30 cents profit is to build feedback or if you are selling 1000 items a day and using a dropshiper to ship the items and do all the work.
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Single small unit shipping with DHL is too pricey - not even a feasible option.
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