Envelope for coin sale

[nancyfrankiejoey]

What kind of envelope can I use for a coin sale? I would love to use a regular envelope for 55 cents since the weight is only .2 oz.  Then I tried a 6x8 padded envelope and the weight is only .5 oz. What is the right way to do this since I do want the tracking. THANK YOU!!

[luckythewinner]

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@nancyfrankiejoey wrote:

What kind of envelope can I use for a coin sale? I would love to use a regular envelope for 55 cents since the weight is only .2 oz.  Then I tried a 6x8 padded envelope and the weight is only .5 oz. What is the right way to do this since I do want the tracking. THANK YOU!!

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The USPS does not provide tracking for the 55 cent First Class letter rate. 

If you want tracking, you will need to use First Class Package, which started around $2.75 (although it is based on weight and distance). 

Coin collecting websites will say that you can mail a single coin inside a greeting card without it catching on the sorting machines, but I am not sure if that actually meets USPS regulations or not. 

[nancyfrankiejoey]

Thank you!

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@luckythewinner wrote:

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@nancyfrankiejoey wrote:

What kind of envelope can I use for a coin sale? I would love to use a regular envelope for 55 cents since the weight is only .2 oz.  Then I tried a 6x8 padded envelope and the weight is only .5 oz. What is the right way to do this since I do want the tracking. THANK YOU!!

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The USPS does not provide tracking for the 55 cent First Class letter rate. 

If you want tracking, you will need to use First Class Package, which started around $2.75 (although it is based on weight and distance). 

Coin collecting websites will say that you can mail a single coin inside a greeting card without it catching on the sorting machines, but I am not sure if that actually meets USPS regulations or not. 

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As someone who once tried to ship coins in regular mail (between two thin pieces of cardstock), I can say the success rate of items arriving in one piece isn't great... I was losing a lot of packages by trying to save a few cents.

To the OP, if you buy your postage on eBay, you'll get a better rate than counter rate, it will give you tracking, and upload it directly to the sales record for your buyer.

C.

[simba6]

That is not a safe way to ship. Coins are great at tearing through and getting lost. If it goes through a letter handling machine big trouble.  Some machines bend the envelope around a roller about an inch in diameter. Anything that does not flex tears out.   A padded envelope is a little better but still offers little protection. You don't want unhappy buyers and the feedback they tend to leave.

[bbravo65]

...a smallest size of yellow or white padded envelope is the one...you can purchase those bags with very reasonable prices in Amazon...

...few negative factors of regular letter size envelope:

1- is not sturdy enough

2- gets caught in DPS machine during USPS mail processing

3- causes Postage Due to buyer...and if buyer refuses to pay, the second issue is lengthy time in returning back to seller...

...but the choice is yours...

[bbravo65]

...oh I forgot to mention another issue is no tracking number for the shipping status of item...buyers can remorsefully file an "item not receive" case when in reality they did got it...

[japan-treazures]

When I sold individual coins here, I always used the smaller padded envelopes and put the coin between two pieces of cardboard. It costs a little more in shipping but the coins are protected and buyer happy. The padded envelopes get you the tracking that also protects you with eBay. 

Hope this help!

[inhawaii]

I'm not sure what the coin sold for and what you charged for shipping, but my advice to you would be to charge at least $4 for S&H and send it the right way with tracking.

In my opinion, if the item is so cheap that it's not worth spending $4 to ship, then it's not worth selling on ebay.

Good luck and stay safe!

[m60driver]

If the coin would sell for a minimal value, say under $10, then I either put  the coin into one of those coin containers with the clear plastic covering or inset it into a small piece of cardboard.  Then I put that into a small envelope to smooth down the edges, and then put that envelope into a standard sized envelope.  The postage will be 75¢ and not 55¢.