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weerdsteev
Valued Member
United States
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 Posted 10/12/2009 7:55 pm
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I sell on eBay and a guy in Canada won 3 nickels from me. I want to ship them to him in a #000 Bubble-Lite mailer, which is 8 inches by 5 inches and 1/4 inch thick. The whole package, including the coins weighs 2 ounces. He paid me for the coins via PayPal through eBay's check-out system. When I try to print a shipping memo, with postage, through PayPal it only gives me two options, Express and Priority. Both of these cost a lot more than I charged my customer as part of the listing. Not only that, Paypal wants me to fill out some type of custom form. So here's my question: Isn't there some way I can just slap some postage on this thing and mail it? Does it have to be as complicated as PayPal makes it seem? The coins are only worth $10.00, total. Any help/guidance will be appreciated!
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Bryan1315
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USA
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Posted 10/12/2009 8:00 pm
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you should be able to ship it first class but I don't think you can print that out online, just take it to the post office and send it that way
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nohope587
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USA
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Posted 10/12/2009 8:11 pm
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You have to take it to the PO to ship it first class. It will require a customs form also available at the PO. shipping should not be more than a couple of Bucks...
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d23
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Canada
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weerdsteev
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United States
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vermontensium
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USA
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WpgLwr
Pillar Of The Community
Canada
885 Posts |
Posted 10/12/2009 10:27 pm
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I just send mine in 2x2's between non-corrogated cardboard cut to fit the inside of a regular envelope and taped together. The outside of the envelope is marked with the addresses and the postage and in big red letters, "Hand Cancel, Please". Never had a problem. No need for a customs form, or anything. Everything arrived without a hitch.
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purecopper
New Member
Canada
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Posted 11/07/2009 11:23 am
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I purchased a coin from a British Dealer recently, and he shipped it using the Paypal method, in a padded mailer. When I received the package it was slit open on the end and the coin was missing. The address label had Paypal Name and Logo on it and the Custom Label Description was the same as the auction title "RARE COIN..". This was a sure giveaway to any dishonest postal employees what was enclosed in the mailer. The dealer would have been smart to use his own shipping method rather than have Paypal get some Free Advertising on his mailer.
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