eBayers and non-eBayers have been printing shipping labels via the PayPal website for years. In the next few days, eBay will be allowing users to print “eBay Shipping labels” directly from the eBay website. There is no need to go to PayPal for this service any longer.  Over the next few months, eBay shipping labels will be the default label printing option on eBay. Read more information here: http://announcements.ebay.com/2010/03/ebay-shipping-labels-for-faster-and-smarter-shipping/. Of course, eBayers can continue insuring [...]

The USPS has launched a website on to provide information about its proposal to implement a five-day street delivery schedule. They propose to end regular Saturday mail delivery to street addresses as part of a plan to ensure that it can continue to deliver affordable service to the American people. Post Offices will remain open on Saturdays but no street deliveries will be made. The website is located here: http://www.usps.com/communications/five-daydelivery.

Expanding the borders of commerce is one of the top benefits of selling online. The Internet allows anyone to buy and sell anything, worldwide. However, we often hear that many sellers are wary of shipping packages overseas because of the many horror stories that they have heard (or experienced first hand). The main issue we hear about is lost packages. The concern is whether these packages are “lost” or being claimed as lost. We stumbled [...]

eBay has opened up it’s new App Store for all eBay users. The eBay App Store allows eBayers the ability to use tools developed by 3rd party developers to extend and improve the eBay experience. The App Store used to be only for users of eBay’s Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro services, but now all eBayers can take advantage. This means that the ShipSaver application, developed by inkFrog, can now be enjoyed by all [...]

When it comes to shipping insurance, we are often asked the difference between declared value coverage (what the carriers offer) and insurance (what we offer). When you declare a value with UPS and FedEx, you are not purchasing insurance; you are purchasing declared value coverage.  In response, we put together the following list. Declared Value Declared value coverage is not insurance for shippers. Shipper must prove that the carrier was negligent. Does not increase a [...]