When it comes to shipping your eBay orders, you have several choices. The first, and most labor intensive, is to take your packages to the post office and wait for a clerk to print and affix the postage. You can also use the Paypal shipping tool, however, I dislike this option because it requires you to print a full page label, half of which will be wasted. You can also use an online shipping service, such as Stamps.com.
I heard Neal Boortz advertising a special on Stamps.com on his radio show. I have used Stamps.com since I started selling …read more

If you are selling internationally, you may want to take some time to research the import fees and limits for the countries you ship to. Many eBay buyers don’t know what the limits and fees are in their own countries. Here is a scenario of what can happen if the seller is not informed:
1) Customer orders eBay item(s) from you.
2) Package arrives in customer’s country.
3) Customer is charged a hefty fee because the value of the shipment.
4) Customer refuses package due to the additional fees, or customer pays the fees to obtain his product.
5) If the customer refuses the package, …read more

My friend, Jordan Gaffey, has been stationed in Japan with her husband for 3 years. Jordan’s husband serves in the US military. I met Jordan a few months ago through a WAHM website called MomPack. Jordan expressed her frustration with buying online, especially on eBay, because many sellers won’t take the extra steps involved in shipping to a US military address.
Jordan offers the following suggestions about how all online sellers can accommodate our troops who have a APO/FPO address. (Hey, it is the least we can do for those serving our country, right?)
1) Remove shipping restrictions for international buyers, …read more