I've been selling trading cards for a while now and I've only been selling cards that are worth a lot where you would want tracking regardless, but for the cheaper cards where it's not worth the extra money how do you ship without the tracking. When a buyer buys a card, ebay automatically says "paid for ship now" and when I click the message it gives me tracking options and one that's "buyer selected", how do I avoid this and just ship in an envelope without the tracking?
Set up the listing with a flat price (or Free) and in the menu for "Service," choose "Standard" shipping. You will not be able to purchase your postage through eBay, since they only print postage for packages, not for letters and flats (AKA Large envelopes).
You are going to do the same thing that I do. A Plain white #10 envelope with a forever stamp. When you are printing an invoice or shipping label, you also see "Leave feedback" and another that says "Mark shipped"
And be prepared for the item not received case that could follow.
Marking an item as "shipped" might make you, the seller, feel good, but if the buyer opens an item not received case, tracking is the only way to prove otherwise.
