Shipping

I have just changed all my items to Paypal only.

That means I can print my shipping labels from Paypal with postage already on it and pay for it from my Paypal account. It also helps to provide long term record keeping for me on the financial end.

(Remember details on transactions are only available on EBay for 4 months. They should be downloaded or printed out at least that often to keep minimal records.)

I use USPS exclusively because of my location and it works well for me. I also have a PO Box as my main address but occassionally I must give a home address for delivery of items (packing peanuts, bubble wrap, and other bulky items) that I need.

Shipping boxes are available from USPS (many are free) for Priority Mail, Express Mail and Global Priority Mail. These all come delivered to your door. After you set up an account it takes 3-4 weeks to get boxes so plan ahead. http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10152

Co Branded EBay USPS Priority Mail Shipping boxes are also available from EBay for free (but less variety here) http://ebaysupplies.usps.com/

There are more features for USPS on Ebay here:

http://pages.ebay.com/usps/home.html

Reviews are a new feature of EBay that can be extremely helpful in explaining a wide variety of topics, however you must be careful to choose advice from people who know the ropes just as you do when looking at websites.

Great review on shipping here
http://reviews.ebay.com/Introduction-to-Ebay-Shipping-For-Buyers-and-Sellers_W0QQugidZ10000000000012875

First Class Mail reviewed on EBAY
http://reviews.ebay.com/What-Class-Of-Mail-Part-One-FIRST-CLASS-MAIL-guide-1_W0QQugidZ10000000000068869

Priority Mail reviewed on EBAY
http://reviews.ebay.com/What-Type-Of-Shipping-Part-two-PRIORITY-MAIL-Part-2_W0QQugidZ10000000000113970

Flat Rate Priority Boxes reviewed here:
http://reviews.ebay.com/What-type-of-mail-Part-three-FLAT-RATE-PRIORITY-part-3_W0QQugidZ10000000000069525

Parcel Post reviewed on EBAY
http://reviews.ebay.com/What-Type-Of-Shipping-Part-four-PARCEL-POST-Mail-4_W0QQugidZ10000000000079360

All about Media Mail
http://reviews.ebay.com/What-Type-Of-Mail-Part-five-MEDIA-MAIL-RATE-USPS-5_W0QQugidZ10000000000109373