Comments on: 6 Ways to Minimize Shipping Costs and Maximize Your Profits

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6 More Ways to Minimize Shipping Costs - SavingAdvice.com Blog — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:01:51 +0000

[...] wrote earlier how to minimize shipping costs of by purchasing a digital scale, skipping the post office, avoiding Stamps.com

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:05:42 +0000

One note that many people seem to miss (I’m not saying you did) is that media mail is only to be used for books, CDs, DVDS, Videos. In other words media. I can’t believe how many people I have seen that want to use media mail for items that do not qualify. If caught the person you are sending the package to will be liable for the extra charge and have to pay as if you sent the item priority. If you sold them the item and they have a postage surprise on their end, you are going to get lousy feedback!

By: Gloria

Gloria — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:39:12 +0000

I recycle envelopes (big and small) and use them to send out my mail. I’m a member of http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?f=dvd so this saves me a lot of money, because I never have to buy envelopes.

By: crazyliblady

crazyliblady — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:56:24 +0000

My dh and I occasionally sell stuff on ebay and also participate in book and dvd swapping on http://www.swapadvd.com and http://www.bookmooch.com. I have found the best and cheapest place to buy the puffy envelopes for mailing is Dollar Tree. You can buy a package of 2 6×9 puffy envelopes for $1.00. That definitely beats the post office and all the retail outlets in my area.

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:39:57 +0000

Thanks for the info. I’ve always wondered how to print Paypal shipping labels for non paypal items.