FedEx has just released their 2011 rate changes and there are increases across the board. These changes take place on January 3, 2011. The cost for shipping packages will increase an average of 5.9% for U.S. services, but the fuel surcharge will decrease by 2%. FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL also will implement 6.9% [...]
Purchasing shipping insurance is an extra expense when the other option is not purchasing insurance at all. This practice is commonly referred to as “Self-Insuring”, although, it is better referred to as “Self-Warranting” as if you are pocketing “insurance” dollars and you do not have an insurance license, this is against insurance regulation. However, if [...]
There are many options for eBay sellers to print postage and get their packages on the their way to their buyers. Unfortunately, most users only know of PayPal or printing labels directly within eBay. Although these options are easy to use and the price is right (FREE!) there are other alternatives out there. One [...]
Stamps.com is another PC Postage product that allows users to print U.S. postage from their computer. Users can print physical stamps or actual shipping labels and use nothing more than their normal printer. They also allow users to print FedEx labels. Stamps.com allows users to purchase shipping insurance from the USPS or directly from Stamps.com. [...]
Endicia Dazzle is frequent choice of shippers everywhere because of their simple interface and flexible options. Dazzle lets you print complete, prepaid postage for any single-piece domestic or international mail class offered by the US Postal Service. Dazzle supports 3rd party insurance which means that anyone can take advantage of our discount shipping insurance while [...]
ShipSaver Insurance on eBay is offering a great summer special rate. At only $0.65 per $100 of value for USA shipments, and only $0.95 per $100 of value for shipments everyone can afford to insure their shipments. With ShipSaver, you can insure your shipments that you send to your buyers. You can continue to ship [...]
eBay has announced their “2010 Fall Seller Update” which includes their new “ShipCover Insurance” offering. This shipping insurance is provided by PIP, a private insurance provider. Since this announcement was made, we have had many of our eBay customers contact us asking questions about this new coverage. They want to know if it is a [...]
“Why should I insure my shipments with your company?” This is a great question because except for a few major trade shows most of our interactions with customers are done via telephone or the Internet. We can explain that our rates are low by showing potential savings, explain our paperless claims process, provide great references, [...]
There has been quite a bit said about how a seller should handle and approach insuring their sold eBay® items. The problem is that there is an abundance of false information floating around that leads to confusion of behalf of eBay® buyers and sellers. We have put together a list of the top 5 eBay® [...]
Purchasing shipping insurance coverage from Shipsurance is a smart decision from a cost perspective. However, did you know that FedEx and UPS have limitations of coverage for specific commodities? These are defined coverage caps that you, the shipper, must know and understand when shipping merchandise. As a matter of fact, see how FedEx explains themselves [...]