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Priorty Boxes are Now printed on the INSIDE as well, also you do not need to worry about the Post office about shipping media Mail, you need to worry about Spot Checks, It Happeed to me, if they catch it, They DO NOT Deliver the Package, Only advise the Buyer that there is a Package at the Post office for them, When Your Buyer goes to pick it up, they Charge them the Difference,, NOTHING Will Piss a Buyer off more than that

SlickJane

08-11-2010 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by sacka_man (Post 157376)

Yes, but with the free USPS boxes you have to ship it PRIORITY MAIL. Priority = expensive. I get my boxes from USPS too but I flip them inside out so it doesn't say Priority on it and thus I can ship it whichever method I want. I save about $5 in shipping costs per order which adds up very quickly and this has saved me hundreds if not thousands of dollars over the years. Also, I ship my stuff Media Mail. I am very lucky that my post office does not care and allows it. Occasionally I ship Parcel Post. OCCASIONALLY (it is RARE) a buyer will complain that you charged too much for shipping and shipped it via Media Mail. If this happens I simply apologize, say I made a mistake, and refund him whatever the difference in shipping costs would be.

Turning Express or Priority bags/boxes inside out and then shipping Media Mail is not smart. Your post office does not have their own rules. They do not allow it, you just haven't been caught yet. Media Mail can be opened for inspection, and it WILL happen. When they see what you did, they will attempt to charge the buyer the difference- buyer will probably refuse the package, and it will be returned for you.

jbluntz

08-11-2010 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rsot (Post 157142)

You try Costco Jbuntz? They have boxes of all sizes - you just stuff your groceries (if you buy) into them or make a stash adn dash.

Yeah I've tried Costco but I found I found a better way I shipped the turntables, in the ebay box that my priority boxes came in, just crossed off the word ebay with my marker, wrapped the turntable in bubblewrap from Walgreens and used dozens of plastic grocery bags for padding, a little ghetto but it worked.

rsot	08-11-2010 10:25 AM

Excellent work - all my shipping is ghetto. I once had a buyer who thought initially that I was ripping him off for sending cereal box...he wrote to me he thought initiall that he was being played but he enjoyed the ghettoness...

SaiJin

08-11-2010 07:45 PM

LOL, you have costco in Canada?

You should see what I used when I was too poor to buy anything and just started ebaying... Toilet paper. Yes, sir, TOILET PAPER.

I got a lot of "WTF"s from buyer and in my feedbacks. Positives though.

But back to topic:
Hmm i guess bigger boxes is more difficult to get, but then again the bigger the box = bigger item = heavier.
And nowadays priority mail is pretty normal for anything above 13oz aside from media mail.

So why not get free packaging from post office ?

georgecallahan

08-11-2010 11:36 PM

ebay

ebay has the best deals on boxes/padded mailers.

holyhell

08-13-2010 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by pod (Post 149949)

Uline has great prices and a massive selection. Fast delivery as well

uline.ca - Canada
uline.com - US

This...............

geogeo

09-08-2010 03:11 AM

Royal mail and somtimes ebay.

jbluntz

09-08-2010 03:49 AM

Recycled cracker jack boxes, tip: keep the free toy inside (no matter how bad you want to play with it :lol:) :brushteeth:

jamblix

09-08-2010 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by rsot (Post 157463)

but he enjoyed the ghettoness...

And that's all that really matters in the end.:heh:

ZachTheEntrepreneur

01-20-2019 10:49 PM

Re: where do you get your shipping boxes.

Here is an in-depth guide on how to get free shipping supplies through USPS..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9wutPmsIOo

Hope this helps! :)

visionary

02-01-2019 11:27 PM

Re: where do you get your shipping boxes.

I buy all of my labels and tape right on Ebay! I have been doing it for years through different accounts with no issues. As long as you have money on your card they won't ever stop a purchase.:dance:

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