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Feb
02

How to save money shipping with USPS. First Class Mail vs. Priority Mail Small flat rate box

Think you got a great deal on that small flat rate box? Think again. I’ll explain why it is better to go with USPS First Class Mail for items under 13 ounces…
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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  1. juan chavez says:

    I need help on doing “First Class Mail” but its only two gift cards. Any
    advice on how to ship it? 

  2. Cmpunk Alvarez says:

    Could it be any envelope or box for first class

  3. Lee Rolls says:

    First off how much more is it if you add tracking and insurance? The flat
    rate boxes automatically come with tracking and $50 insurance. It has to be
    added to first class and for the items I ship has been more expensive
    overall. Secondly how does a box have a circumference? I thought that was
    reserved for round things, circles, spheres, orbs and the like. And how
    would you calculate the circumference of a box? X*Y*Z*Pi? Just teasing but
    please don’t assume that those of us that ship by the flat rate boxes don’t
    know what we are doing like you did in the video okay? Sometimes it is just
    more cost effective to ship that way even though the package part would be
    less expensive your way.

  4. Javier Mazariegos says:

    great video thanks very helpful

  5. CURIOUSSERA says:

    Great information. Thank you !!

  6. TheSixnix says:

    Plus priority mail now includes tracking in the price….just saying,
    unless you want to take the chance…had a seller that said he was in US,
    turned out he was in Canada…took over two weeks to ship my item(which
    turned out to be a fake LifeProof phone case)….reported to ebay that I
    never recieved it (no tracking)….instant refund..

  7. TheSixnix says:

    One problem though…what about tracking? You send that without tracking &
    buyer claims they never got it, guess what…Paypal WILL refund buyer 100%
    of the time cause you have no PROOF it was shipped..

  8. pherchs20 says:

    Do you know how to get a aprox price for first-class international service?
    Im using first class for domestic, my product is 3 oz, but i will like know
    the expensive price for international shipping. Thank you

  9. ImmaGhost says:

    thanks so much! I was stressing out how to figure out how to ship my ps3
    game but you saved me a lot of headache! :D

  10. Victor Tai says:

    Heres a question for international shipping to canada. If i am shipping a
    pair of shoes, is there any way to avoid duty fees like labelling it “used”
    are there any loopholes if im trying to send a new pair of shoes to canada?

  11. James Presley says:

    Even better…if it weighs under 3.5 oz. you can use letter for around $1.06

  12. kwallace0307 says:

    Very Informative I learned a bunch man I been doing wrong

  13. angy degante says:

    Using the 1st class shipping wi’ll I receive my order through mail or at my
    door to my house???? Please reply

  14. ladydivine tugade says:

    what do you mean by we cant use a package with length + girth of _____? how
    do we calculate that i dont get it. do we add the length and girth to get
    the limit or the length alone and the girth alone cannot each be _____.

  15. iCANON640 says:

    This is a pretty useful tip. -I never bought of ebay before, I was wanting
    to order some hats of ebay. Don’t you have to set up a paypal or something
    like that to order stuff?

  16. Aaron DeBoer says:

    Great video…this is great way to save some $!!

  17. joea6696 says:

    dollar tree

  18. Nazmul Bhuiyan says:

    Hey where do you get the bubble envelopes from? I cant find them cheap.

  19. Monica EXO says:

    How do I ship to Canada using those small manila envelopes? I’ve never
    shipped before and I’m not wanting to screw anything up here.

  20. angy degante says:

    So my mail box ?how about its makeup

  21. Banu N says:

    Wanted to ask you something. What if the item weighs 13 oz. or less but its
    size does not allow to ship in an envelope? What I mean is, I have an item
    that is 13 oz less even when packed in a rectangular box (similar to medium
    priority mail box). Can I ship this item using first class mail in a
    rectangular box? Do they accept it? Or, if its a box we have to ship it
    using priority mail? Thanks and great video by the way.

  22. angy degante says:

    So mailbox? Even if it’s for makeup??

  23. chicospaintingco says:

    Exactly the info I was looking for thanks a bunch

  24. mike moran says:

    hey love the video i already knew that. watched more videos before i
    started selling on ebay. but i was wondering about doing priority mail with
    ur own box. if u havent already can u do a video on the different prices ,
    where u ship it, size, and weight, will help ALOT. i try to only ship first
    class and priority mail flat rate because i dont know the other priority
    rates. thanks again and keep posting more videos love watching them

  25. mike krueger says:

    Shipping may save u money but every time I deal with them I about pull my
    hair out

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