Best, affordable weight scale for eBay Standard Envelope [ESE]? 0 to 3 ounces
Summary: honest_humanitarian is seeking advice on an affordable and effective scale for weighing lightweight standard envelopes for eBay Standard Envelope shipments. They are looking for a scale suitable for weights up to 3 ounces. slippinjimmy suggests using a low max weight scale available on eBay for around $10, with the choice between battery or plug-in options. 1786davycrockett shares that a longstanding battery-operated scale from Office Depot has served them well for over 15 years. albertabrightalberta uses a digital kitchen scale capable of weighing up to 10 lbs without any issues from USPS, and honest_humanitarian expresses appreciation for the advice.
Dear fellow eBayers,
I am a volume seller and over 99% of all orders I ship out are thru eBay standard envelope. my store deals in pennies of each nickel and dime counts, aka don't want to overpay or underpay when choosing 2 or 3 ounces on eBay standard envelope...
What is a really good type of scale, especially affordable or cost effective, for weighing very light weight standard regular envelopes? like I said I am mostly dealing of weights from under 1 oz, up to 3 oz. (obviously over 3 ounces is over the limit for ESE rules)
I have owned a standard kitchen digital food scale before in my life in the past when doing major weight loss somewhere around 2008 or 2009ish.
After googling a bit... it seems a possible option is something called a "high precision" type of scale or weigher. in the past when I was weighing grams / ounces of my foods during major weight loss as a younger person, obviously I know how to put a small glass bowl on a scale then hit tare aka zero it out again, and was able to weight almonds or oats etc that I was going to eat.
Anyways thanks for hearing me out and look forward to yall's help, if anyone has experience with this and dealing with standard envelope a bit. it is very very important to me because I will be using the scale a lot of I do hundreds and thousands of orders. a general package scale that does up to 50 or 70 pounds seems to not be it of not meant for tiny envelopes.
ty!
fm2000
·4 days agoAny package scale for 30 pounds or less should be precise enough to measure reliably to tenths of an ounce. I have a "WeighMax", I think they were sold under many names; I test and calibrate it with scale weights so I know it is accurate. It can do tenths of an ounce (eg 2.0 or 2.1, it can't do hundreths (2.01), but for letters it should be enough. (Can scales at the post office accurately detect weights to 2 decimal places/hundreths of an ounce? I could never confirm it either way.)
One very minor word of warning, battery operated scales might have a feature (you can't turn off) where the scale turns off after a period of inactivity. I plug mine in but it also can take batteries; I will weigh a package, get distracted, come back to weigh another package and the scale will have turned off and I have to wait 10-15 seconds for it to turn on/calibrate itself again. A minor gripe but drives me nuts sometimes.
albertabrightalberta
·6 days agoI use a digital kitchen scale (originally purchased from Bed, Bath and Beyond). Many of my shipments are between 2 and 4 oz. but It weighs to 10 lbs. and I've never had an adjustment from USPS.
honest_humanitarian
OP4 days agook thanks Alberta I appreciate it
1786davycrockett
·6 days ago@honest_humanitarian
I purchased an inexpensive battery operated scale at Office Depot over 15 years ago, and haven't needed to change the batteries yet.
Good for up to 2.9 pounds.
slippinjimmy
·6 days agoIf you only need it for very lightweight items then any scale which has a relatively low max weight (+/- 5lbs) will do the job.
There are lots of options available on eBay for +/- $10. The biggest decision is to get a battery or plug in.