Lesson 22. Packing and Shipping Your Items

In this lesson, you learn the best ways to pack and ship the items you sell.

Choosing a Shipping Service

Before you list an item for sale or auction, you need to know how you’re going to ship that item. There are a lot of good choices.

Examining the Major Shipping Services

When it comes to shipping your package, you have several services to choose from. You can use the various services offered by the U.S. Postal Service (first-class mail, Priority Mail, Express Mail, Media Mail, and so on) or any of the services offered by competing carriers, such as UPS or Federal Express.

As you might suspect, there are some significant differences in shipping costs from one shipping service to another. The cost differential ...

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