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My 1st ebay sale

Worth $500. Whats the best and safest way for me to send? with Signature or delivery confirmation?
Thanks so much
Kip
UCSB Electrical Engineering....... USCG and NASA

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Signature confirmation.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,071 ✭✭✭✭✭
    INSURED!! With signature conformation.
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Make them sign on the ................ line image


    Hoard the keys.
  • SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭
    use ebay shipping. signature required . Pack non obvious don't get an insurance stamp at a post office counter on the package. Use flat rate box with packing for heavy items.
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,143 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Worth $500. Whats the best and safest way for me to send? with Signature or delivery confirmation?
    Thanks so much
    Kip >>



    Generate your shipping label thru eBay. Signature confirmation will be automatically applied as part of the cost of postage. Insurance....it's up to you, but remember, USPS Insurance coverage is not available for bullion products.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
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  • CasmanCasman Posts: 3,935 ✭✭
    One other tip I've adopted over the years. Sometimes even with signature confirmation the mail person still just throws it on the porch, without getting the signature. Most buyers I believe are honest. However, some including ones that sell and proclaim they have ties to Jesus will cheat and lie if given the opportunity.

    I started printing in Big Red Letters "SIGNATURE REQUIRED" and I tape 3 or 4 of these self printed tags around the label itself.

    I don't know if it helps or not but if maybe your mail person has bad eye sight it may make a difference.
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,703 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Paypal requires items over $250 to have signature confirmation in order to be eligible for seller protection. Do not ship until paypal details page says "OK to ship." Sometimes there are delays in the payment posting to your paypal account and the "OK to ship" indicates when things have cleared.

    I prefer printing my shipping labels from paypal. "Print shipping label" is found at bottom of details page. So is "print packing slip." In paypal shipping you have a choice of USPS insurance or Ebay's Shipcover insurance. I always choose USPS insurance (sometimes cheaper) and USPS gives up to $50 free insurance if mailing priority. Paypal will automatically deduct the postage cost from your paypal balance and will automatically post the tracking number in both paypal and ebay. I would recommend once postage has been deducted from your paypal balance you transfer (at no charge) the remaining balance to your bank account. Make your ebay purchases though paypal with a credit card (that awards points) tied to your paypal account.

    The safest way to mail a $500 item is registered mail, but I usually don't use registered unless item is $700 or above. Special packaging requirements for registered and you have to purchase the postage at the post office. Will run you around $20 on $500 insurance - more insurance, more postage cost. If I were shipping $500 I would do so in a small priority flat rate box and insure it for $500. I would elect not to show the postage amount on the label, it becomes an invitation to steal the shipment.

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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,143 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>One other tip I've adopted over the years. Sometimes even with signature confirmation the mail person still just throws it on the porch, without getting the signature. Most buyers I believe are honest. However, some including ones that sell and proclaim they have ties to Jesus will cheat and lie if given the opportunity.

    I started printing in Big Red Letters "SIGNATURE REQUIRED" and I tape 3 or 4 of these self printed tags around the label itself.

    I don't know if it helps or not but if maybe your mail person has bad eye sight it may make a difference. >>



    I like your idea...APMEX does that with their shipments.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Make 'em sign for it.
    Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!
  • CasmanCasman Posts: 3,935 ✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>One other tip I've adopted over the years. Sometimes even with signature confirmation the mail person still just throws it on the porch, without getting the signature. Most buyers I believe are honest. However, some including ones that sell and proclaim they have ties to Jesus will cheat and lie if given the opportunity.

    I started printing in Big Red Letters "SIGNATURE REQUIRED" and I tape 3 or 4 of these self printed tags around the label itself.

    I don't know if it helps or not but if maybe your mail person has bad eye sight it may make a difference. >>



    I like your idea...APMEX does that with their shipments. >>



    That's likely where I got the idea...I remember their Big Giant Tags all over their boxes...
  • Thanks all for the great advice
    Regards
    Kip
    UCSB Electrical Engineering....... USCG and NASA
  • stevebensteveben Posts: 4,639 ✭✭✭✭✭
    i always use registered. it's the safest.
  • ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All you need to do is have them pay with paypal, and use the ebay/paypal shipping with insurance and tracking.

    Works every time. In the Zero percent chance that it doesn't work, you are covered.
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,317 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Make them sign on the ................ line image >>

    exactly
  • Wabbit2313Wabbit2313 Posts: 7,268 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>One other tip I've adopted over the years. Sometimes even with signature confirmation the mail person still just throws it on the porch, without getting the signature. Most buyers I believe are honest. However, some including ones that sell and proclaim they have ties to Jesus will cheat and lie if given the opportunity.

    I started printing in Big Red Letters "SIGNATURE REQUIRED" and I tape 3 or 4 of these self printed tags around the label itself.

    I don't know if it helps or not but if maybe your mail person has bad eye sight it may make a difference. >>




    You could also just start driving to coin to it's destination yourself! image
  • CasmanCasman Posts: 3,935 ✭✭
    Well, that would be ideal but after having several PCGS signature deliveries thrown on the porch wo signature and some jacknut holding a package hostage while threatening an item not received claim I figure it can't hurt, silly wabbit...image

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