I thought since most of you probably send thru USPS, that these delivery confirmation labels would help you out in times of buyers claiming they didn't receive their package or questioning you about sending it in the first place. This way you have proof you did send the package & if it arrived to the destination address, you have proof it arrived to the address they gave you. I wouldn't go by the address on the PayPal payment slip, ask them in an email to confirm it & KEEP that email.

PARCEL POST/MEDIA MAIL DELIVERY CONFIRMATION(13cents fee)

http://www.uspswebtools.com/ShippingAssistant/SA_splash.htm


PRIORITY SHIPPING FREE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION (FREE)

http://www.usps.com/cgi-bin/api/shipping_label.htm

Be sure to take the bottom half of the shipping label to the post office to be stamped with date & city of post office.

Instructions:

Shipping Label Record:

1) To print, select file and then print. Please use a laser or laser quality printer.

2) The label will print on 8 1/2 X 11 paper.

3) Cut on dotted line.

4) Adhere shipping label to package with tape or glue - DO NOT TAPE OVER BARCODE. Be sure all edges are secure. Self-adhesive label is recommended.

5) Place label so it does not wrap around the edge of the package.

6) Affix Priority Mail postage. There is no extra fee for Delivery Confirmation.

7) Stamped packages over 16 ounces should not be placed in Postal Service collection boxes. For information on pickup options, go to the Pickup Page.

8) Each shipping label number is unique and can be used only once - DO NOT PHOTOCOPY.

9) Please use your shipping label on the 'ship date' that you selected.

Delivery Confirmation™ Number: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx

Priority Mail® with electronic Delivery Confirmation* Print Date: 26-Feb-2003 From: <sender's name & address>

To: <recipient's name and address>

* There is no fee for Delivery Confirmation on Priority Mail with the use of this electronic option shipping label. Regular Priority Mail postage rates apply. Delivery information is not available by phone for the electronic option. *

You can get free shipping supplies at USPS also.

Hope this helps some of you out. I don't Ebay anymore because I don't sell enough to pay the fees after I list, so it don't pay me to sell there. I've been reading your post tho & have seen that some of you have buyers claiming they've never received their package or are griping cause the mail is slow and they are accusing you of never sending their package in the first place. I'm sure with the current events goin on, the mail is gonna be slow & people need to understand that before they get their panties in a wad :)

Good Luck selling !

Do you know if I could use the shipping assistant for the 13 cent labels if I do not know the exact weight of package? I don't have a scale
Shelley

Yes, you can. Just take a guess at the weight. Since you're getting it weighed and putting postage on at the PO, it doesn't make a difference to the PO people. Or at least, that's what I was told when I asked a clerk at our PO who seems knowledgeable about it.

Thanks! I am about to start requiring delivery confirmation on all packages. I am leary of paypal's new terms and want to be sure that my behind is covered!;)

Sorry I'm just now getting to your question, I don't Ebay, but I like to read up on what's goin on & try to help out when I can.

Anyways, I'm pretty sure you could guess the weight. Before I got an actual postal scale, I used a regular bathroom scale to est. the weight of my packages. It won't give you the accurate weight, but close to it.

I highly recommend getting a scale. I'd die without mine! I often would underestimate & lose out on lots of money that I couldn't afford to lose. OR I'd overestimate & feel bad,offer a refund but most the time they'd refuse the refund due to too much trouble.

Good Luck Selling :)

edited to say Jen r -you are are Good and perhaps I shouldn't post so early in the am, without drinking my coffee first.

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I don't ebay ... my mom and sister do, but it seems like a lot of work, and they say sales are not that great right now ... I don't think I am going to take up ebay anytime soon, so can I ask this about trades here?

I don't do deliv. confirm. unless I have a 'feeling' I might have a problem later with the buyer/trader .. my p.o. gives me a print-out of the zipcode/town and amount of postage ...

I figure if I had any questions later I would just whip out the receipt and say "here ya go, I did too send it" ...of course I realize this has its weak spots ... but do you all think this is enough?

or do you think I should say deliv. confirm. no matter what?? Hate to ask for more $$ and I always say request insur. if you want it ...

what do you think???

thanks

I have a question about the printable labels mentioned in the OP - has anyone found self adhesive labels that work for this? i saw full sheet ones at target tonight 15 for $8 i think, and i thought i could cut these in half and tape to regular paper for the run through the printer... still paying 25 cents per label, though. any other solutions (besides tape :))?
-sarah

I bought ( 2 labels to 8 1/2 by 11 sheet) off of ebay. But the problem is that the whole page will be wasted- since the other half is taken up with usps confirmation stuff.


When I print out through the USPS site, I just use paper and then tape it on.
If you really want labels- I'm sure if you check office depot or staples you'll find what you want at a better price.

Originally posted by mamaterri
I don't do deliv. confirm. unless I have a 'feeling' I might have a problem later with the buyer/trader .. my p.o. gives me a print-out of the zipcode/town and amount of postage ...

I figure if I had any questions later I would just whip out the receipt and say "here ya go, I did too send it" ...of course I realize this has its weak spots ... but do you all think this is enough?

or do you think I should say deliv. confirm. no matter what?? Hate to ask for more $$ and I always say request insur. if you want it ...

what do you think???
thanks

About the Print out receipt you get from your P.O, is it individual receipts? You say it has the zipcode/town so I'm assuming so. That would be enough for PAYPAL to determine PROOF you did send that person his/her package. The p.o around here are all hand written for the entire amt. of postage you purchased that day, so that wouldn't work for me UNLESS I have them write them all out individually(which I'm sure they would but I'm always in a hurry)

I'm a D/C# person NO MATTER WHAT. With the priority being free, I don't have problem using them. And the 13cents I figure I can chalk that up myself. My main thing with using the d/c# is that when the package arrives at the destination it was to be going, I'm reassured it got there so nobody can come back & say, YOU DIDN'T SEND MY PACKAGE, I can say OH YES I DID, and give them the d/c#(which I send out to them in email after I take the package to the p.o). SO, it's more of a CYOA thing for me cause I've had several people BEFORE I knew about the d/c# that said they didn't get their item & then mths down the road, I see them selling it.

Insurance is required on breakable or items that are worth alot of $ when I sell. Recommened on all other items as I'm not responsible for lost or damaged packages if ins. is not purchased.

HTH. If not, I'll try to answer or clarify anything.

Sarah, I have never used the labels to print out the d/c# so I can't help you there. You can get reg. printing labels from the USPS but I don't think the d/c labels will fit on there. I might here in a bit when I get done email USPS and ask if they have labels big enough for the d/c label to fit on.

I use just plain paper and either tape it on or glue it, which ever I have time for.

Originally posted by SqueeksMama
I have a question about the printable labels mentioned in the OP - has anyone found self adhesive labels that work for this? i saw full sheet ones at target tonight 15 for $8 i think, and i thought i could cut these in half and tape to regular paper for the run through the printer... still paying 25 cents per label, though. any other solutions (besides tape :))?
-sarah

I got a ream of white paper from Walmart for $2.50 and use that for making labels. Or you can recycle paper from your junk mail. I use the free Priority tape to tape the label to the package, so I'm not wasting my own tape. This has worked fine for me!

Great idea about using priority tape with dc. I never thought about it but since it is going priority anyway why not?

Now it's even easier...When someone pays via paypal log in to your PP acct and a "ship" button will appear next to the transaction. All you do is click on that and it will take you through all the steps til you print your label and automatically deduct it from your acct. I ship nearly everything with flat rate ($3.85) envelopes so I don't have to weigh it or anything. It rocks!

I do mostly very limited sells on diaper groups.
Just selling diaper stuff my son grows out of to buy new diaper stuff.
anyway can u do first class through the usps shipping asst and how much does it cost?
thanks!!

Awesome Thanks!

Jennifer

I don't think you can do USPS first class shipping at the USPS webdite.

You can do it though ebay & Paypal tho,( The charge is little) but the item may have to be sold on ebay.

Nope, you can do it for any payment sent through paypal. I don't think there is any surcharge! You do need a postage scale though, to calculate postage.

I just use a kitchen scale. It's always close enough. I have one that goes up to 10 lbs. that I got on ebay for maybe 10 bucks.

I bought ( 2 labels to 8 1/2 by 11 sheet) off of ebay. But the problem is that the whole page will be wasted- since the other half is taken up with usps confirmation stuff.


When I print out through the USPS site, I just use paper and then tape it on.
If you really want labels- I'm sure if you check office depot or staples you'll find what you want at a better price.

If you get the 2 labels per sheet- just cut it in half and put through your printer. The important half will show up- and the other will just not show.

I have a laser printer, and my business partner has an inkjet- and it works in both of our printers. Don't "tell" your printer that you are sending through a half sheet- or it will ask for the other part or give an error message.

There is no reason to print out the other "stuff"- as it is all available on line.

HTH

Are postage pais labels allowed on poster tubesd as long as it doesn't over lap? I think I have seen this done before.
Never mind I found out it is ok.
THank you

I have a question about the printable labels mentioned in the OP - has anyone found self adhesive labels that work for this? i saw full sheet ones at target tonight 15 for $8 i think, and i thought i could cut these in half and tape to regular paper for the run through the printer... still paying 25 cents per label, though. any other solutions (besides tape :))?
-sarah


Hello,

I buy my labels from a store on ebay.
they charge $6.75 for 100 sheets (200 labels).
http://stores.ebay.com/ValueMailers
There shipping is reasonable and not inflated.

To make my money go even farther I cut pieces of paper in half and secure it to the label. That way the confirmation bit prints on plain paper and not my other label.

Hope this helps!

Take Care,
Kecia

Seaside Lingerie
Free Shipping and Affordable Prices
http://auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/booth/seaside_lingerie

I do mostly very limited sells on diaper groups.
Just selling diaper stuff my son grows out of to buy new diaper stuff.
anyway can u do first class through the usps shipping asst and how much does it cost?
thanks!!

Hello,

My friend turned me on to the downloadable shipping assistant that is available through the post office at
http://www.usps.com/shippingassistant/
It lets you print labels for items no matter where you sell them. It also saves address in an address book and standardizes all addresses.
If you use it to ship priority then the delivery confirmation number is free.
If you use it to ship via FC or media mail the delivery confirmation is .13 cents. A lot cheaper than the .55 cents the PO charges.
If you don't have a scale you can guessitmate the weight because you will have to bring the package to the PO to get weighed anyway and they will give you an accurate weight there.

Hope this Helps!

Take Care,
Kecia

Seaside Lingerie
Free Shipping and Affordable Prices
http://auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/seaside_lingerie

I wonder if this would apply if you use APC's (the Automated Postal Center or something like that)

Do they (PO that is) scan the DC #'s after they pick it up from the APC? Anybody knows?

on my reciept for the APC it always lists where it's going, how much I paid and the delivery confirmation number - just like it does when I pay at the counter and they scan it at the time of purchase (mine always scans when they're weighing it) :)

One of the clerks at our PO said DC doesn't confirm it was delivered to the address on the package, just that it was delivered....somewhwere. Don't know for sure, but that is what he said.

yep, it confirms it was delivered to that zip code, but not to a specific residence.