My client just bought a DVD (I'm based in the US and she's based in
England). She opted to use the Global Shipping Program to ship directly
to her, but eBay is charging about $45 for this service. I gave her an
option to ship directly for $5 flat (th...
Thank you so far. I have read through many posts, and it seems to best
way to ship large framed art is with styrofoam sheets (I have 1/2" thick
sheets in stock that are 12" square, so I can create large enough
blocks) and wrapping the artwork first i...
Have you contacted the local Sectional Center Facility with the post
office to see if this is a known problem? You can locate the SCF's phone
number by calling your local post office and asking them for the SCF
number. I assume this is happening with...
Technically you are not supposed to sell ARCs or Advanced Readers
Copies. These are supplied by the publishers to reviewers and librarians
to get some publicity started and for reviewing (in newspapers and
magazines). Is it legal to sell one. Probabl...
Rather than trying to second guess what the postage would be, I
recommend building an extra 50 cents or so into your pricing (either
shipping or the product). That way you're covered. Remember to figure in
the vigorish (eBay cut) that they'll take ou...
This is, unfortunately, normal practice with the post office. I create
and pay for my labels as I package the items. When I have a lot of
packages to deliver, I bring them to the Bulk Mail Entry Unit in the
Baltimore post office and place the package...
In a case like this where eBay's "policies" won't allow a reasonable
solution, it's time to send an email to the powers that be - that would
be the president's office at eBay. You probably won't get a call back
from the president of eBay, but just ab...
