A buyer has purchased a book from me using Media Mail shipping (that's usually the only shipping I offer for books). I then received a message from them asking if there's any way I could ship the book fast enough for it to arrive by next Friday, as it's a gift for someone's birthday. I'd be happy to help them out with faster shipping, but I've never encountered this situation before and am unsure how to handle it. I'd rather not pay for faster shipping out of my own pocket as the difference in p...

Your idea sounds as good as any. Remember that there's a USPS holiday on Monday... so 'by Friday' is a big promise. When you go to relist... offer Priority ($) and then one even faster ($$) than that. Your buyer can choose. Good luck.

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