USPS raised prices... again!

**adda** · 02-02-2016, 06:53 PM

With the title of this post, I was glad to have shipped my daughter's (forgotten) blow dryer back to her already, after Christmas visiting was over. Still, that was $12 and only JUST fit into the medium flat rate box. When I think about it, though, I'm still pretty impressed at how well the USPS does, overall, speed and money-wise.

I used to sell (books) on-line and already getting ideas for selling scrap finds and refurbs, so the info people gave about FedEx and the increase in 1st class weight/USPS is helpful.

On the ebay charges/controversy (fees) don't some of you who sell there also have a separate web site that customers can get to via your posting (or otherwise) to sell direct to customers?

**webuyselltradestuff** · 02-02-2016, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by adda

With the title of this post, I was glad to have shipped my daughter's (forgotten) blow dryer back to her already, after Christmas visiting was over. Still, that was $12 and only JUST fit into the medium flat rate box. When I think about it, though, I'm still pretty impressed at how well the USPS does, overall, speed and money-wise.

I used to sell (books) on-line and already getting ideas for selling scrap finds and refurbs, so the info people gave about FedEx and the increase in 1st class weight/USPS is helpful.

On the ebay charges/controversy (fees) don't some of you who sell there also have a separate web site that customers can get to via your posting (or otherwise) to sell direct to customers?

If you sell any amount of items, then YES you should put an ecommerce site up...they are inexpensive and a cart like say Volusion comes with EVERYTHING you will ever need (it is a professional shopping cart you can pay monthly for)...and WooCommerce for Wrdpress is easy cheesy too...Volusion just has WAY more features.