Shipping: Best Options?

[avroair]

I know there is a pinned thread on shipping, but it didn't answer any of my questions.

 

First, I am shipping 4 coins together --- net weight is obviously gonna be more than an ounce. I would also like to get some sort of delivery confirmation and insurance --- now this is all beginning to add up to $4-$5

 

Do people feel it would be better to ship via UPS ground for $7 where everything is taken care of or take a chance with the USPS?

 

EDIT: I was thinking of adding an optional $1.50 shipping insurance (like I do for ebay) and certification since I always seem to have 2-3 orders run astray via the post office.

 

Avroair

Edited September 27, 2006 by avroair

[+nscaler]

I have done all my trading through the post office.

.63 cents for up to 2 ounces.

I have had a report of one torn envelope.

I make a holder out of thin tag board (cardboard) for the coin and put it in a regular small envelope.

I may be cheap, but it works. - for small amounts.

[+Hula Bum]

shipping 4 coins shouldn't be more than the 7 ounce 1.83 rate plus .60 cents for d. confirmation ends up being 2.43, way down from the 4-5 much less the 7 for ups.

 

i've had one pkg. go missing out of thousands mailed/received that never turned up, imo, not worth the extra money for UPS.

[+Hula Bum]

adding-unless your sending expensive coins I don't think ins. is worth it either.

[avroair]

Nah not expensive coins. USPS quoted certified as $2.40 extra and confirmation as $0.85 extra. And yes the shipping would be about 3 ounces or $1.47 with USPS.

[+Hula Bum]

hmmm, certificate of mailing is .95, ins. is 1.35 and delivery confirmation is .60 for first class or .50 for priority according to their site and the last time i mailed. So, either they've changed it and haven't updated their webpage or someone quoted you wrong. Anybody?

[glennk721]

If you are taking payments through paypal, you can ship through paypal USPS service 4 OZ (cover any varience in wieght) $1.11 + .14 for D/C $ 1.24 total also its click and ship easy !! Insurance could be made optional to buyer at own risk if not taken as option. Its $1.35 up to $50.00 insured. If you want to make it mandatory total cost would be $2.46 not including shipping materials , and all are covered.. domestic mail..

 

I have not lost one postal out of hundreds mailed so far. Print out a label on plane paper and tape to mailer just leave bar code with a bit exposed (clear packing tape) OR on adhesive label. At that point its all automated buyer & seller gets D/C info in their paypal account + email with tracking info, is a savings on D/C price, .14 cents verse .60 . And all is easy, Drop postal's in collection box at USPS at night handled the next morning.. Only international orders will require a trip to the P/O for customs form and different rate of mailing cost that you can make a standard international shipping rate to buyers.

 

Think UPS rate $7.00 is way to high, just my opinion..

 

Hope this is helpfull, Glenn

Edited September 27, 2006 by glennk721

[+Grimlock]

I agree with glennk721 above. Paypal makes it really easy to ship stuff and 14 cents extra for Delivery Confirmation is nice ... especially in that it automatically mails this info to the buyer.

 

I shipped a lot of my coins via First Class mail with Paypal ... not one was lost!

 

good luck!

Grimlock

[+crake]

I used to ship UPS on large orders and have gone instead with USPS priority because it was easy to do with paypal, and the cost was less. So that's 1st class up to 13 oz then priority for anything over.