My post office anytime I went in they would say I had to ship non machinable. I found success with normal stamps, but instead of dropping it off through the actual staff inside I put it in the drop box outside. Once I did that I had one come back “non machinable” and I resent it and haven’t gotten it back. It’s all varied postal worker wise which is wild to me but I’m assuming they have some reasoning. My personal tip would just never give it to an actual post office worker inside, either the drop box inside the office or outside is the way to go. Also love the channel keep up the great work! First person I’ve seen show the footage of the post office machines.
Most of the time I just drop it off in the mailbox outside my house, and I've only had a few returned to me. The ones that were returned were going to the same zipcode which I think was the problem. But sometimes if I have a really thick package I might drop all the orders off at the counter. I don't understand why they can't have a standard throughout the united states....or maybe they do but the post office workers aren't following it.
The non machinable stamps are more a fee incase the machine breaks yet they all go through the same machine lol. Also I don't recommend top loaders with PWEs.
The post office is weird as hell, seems like it is the wild west when it comes to mail lol. I wonder how this translates from sending from Canada to the states or vice versa. This was super informative man, keep up the incredible work man.
Non machinable stamps would be best if you are shipping something in a top loader. That is what people did before the eBay Standard Envelope. I switched to using card savers, haven't had any issues with them being returned or the letters destroyed. I also found printing the postage directly to the #10 envelope is much better than a peel and stick label as those make the envelopes stand out. For the tracking to work it needs to go through the letter processors where they get scanned.
I'll have to look into printing postage directly on the envelope. So far I'm still not shipping with non-machineable stamps, since I've only had a few things returned to me (or missing). I guess it really does just depend on the post office it routes through.
@@TheBearNecessiTCG Might want to look into card savers. I use to ship top loaders with butterfly before the ESE. Switched to card savers and really haven't had any issues. I just call it out in my listings and since the ESE is insured would just refund someone if its got damaged. Another trick I learned from the Credit Card companies is to have it be slightly off center to one side when sending with a PWE.
I sell cards on Ebay and have been using the Ebay Standard Envelope system the whole time. Recently, been having issues with what I believe to be a strict postal worker at my local office that does the sorting. I've had a number of orders with a single card in a toploader demanding another $.44 postage due for the customer to pay. Crazy. Curious, do you use the Ebay Standard Envelope system or simply use stamps? If you use the Ebay system and place a shipping label on the envelope, if you need to add an additional stamp(s) to cover "non-machinable" cost of $1.12, do they still scan the tracking that's on the label? Another thing is that if I ship something that is 1 oz, I can actually print up the shipping label for 3 oz that charges $1.12...perfect for covering non-machinable, right? Thanks for all the helpful advice on your video!
I sell more on TCGplayer than I do on Ebay, but when I do sell on eBay it's usually just single cards and I always use the Ebay Standard Envelope. According to my local post office you are correct that all that matters is the dollar amount the postage adds up to. So if you send it with 3 oz and they see that it should be non machinable then they are supposed to accept the postage and send it through. However, I've also sent 1 card that has been returned to me. We are at the mercy of the postal office every time we send anything.
I always use the non-machinable stamps since my envelopes always have rigid contents. Fewer stamps to buy and keep up with. In addition, I also stamp the envelope "NON-MACHINABLE" in several places, front and back. Just hoping it will stand out a little bit more and MAYBE they will make the best choice of what to do with it. Fewer of my envelopes have been returned since I started doing this (a few years now). More than being returned, I tend to have the occasional no-show to a customer which is unfortunate since there is no tracking. My guess is the envelope gets destroyed in one of their machines. Just part of the cost of doing business. A couple of times the post office informed me that I needed to send the envelopes as a 'package' and wanted to charge me several dollars postage (no thanks).
This is the way to go. They use to have a template you could get from the post office for the thickness, I don't think they give them away anymore. Similar plastic ones on Etsy for like $20, if you mail allot that way probably worth picking up.
I've refunded orders because it went missing and the buyer sent me a message 2 weeks later saying that it finally showed up. I think sometimes mail gets dropped on the floor and someone finds it a lot later. But like you said, it's part of the business.
I haven't had many issues with PWE, I go more basic, top loader or card saver then paper and etc. I think maybe using a smaller square type envelope might help. Idk haha. I buy the most basic stamps. Nothing fancy
I have been selling on the bay n tcg for about 3 years now, and the past few months 80% of my orders are getting returned, very annoying...and have shipped out just as every video I have seen how to ship...
I was selling on TCG with no issue for a year or so and now almost everything I try to send is returned. I truly don't understand why there is an issue if we follow the rules they set in place.
My post office anytime I went in they would say I had to ship non machinable. I found success with normal stamps, but instead of dropping it off through the actual staff inside I put it in the drop box outside. Once I did that I had one come back “non machinable” and I resent it and haven’t gotten it back. It’s all varied postal worker wise which is wild to me but I’m assuming they have some reasoning. My personal tip would just never give it to an actual post office worker inside, either the drop box inside the office or outside is the way to go. Also love the channel keep up the great work! First person I’ve seen show the footage of the post office machines.
Most of the time I just drop it off in the mailbox outside my house, and I've only had a few returned to me. The ones that were returned were going to the same zipcode which I think was the problem. But sometimes if I have a really thick package I might drop all the orders off at the counter. I don't understand why they can't have a standard throughout the united states....or maybe they do but the post office workers aren't following it.
The non machinable stamps are more a fee incase the machine breaks yet they all go through the same machine lol. Also I don't recommend top loaders with PWEs.
The post office is weird as hell, seems like it is the wild west when it comes to mail lol. I wonder how this translates from sending from Canada to the states or vice versa. This was super informative man, keep up the incredible work man.
Yup. With big orders I play it safe though and send in a bubble mailer
Non machinable stamps would be best if you are shipping something in a top loader. That is what people did before the eBay Standard Envelope. I switched to using card savers, haven't had any issues with them being returned or the letters destroyed. I also found printing the postage directly to the #10 envelope is much better than a peel and stick label as those make the envelopes stand out. For the tracking to work it needs to go through the letter processors where they get scanned.
I'll have to look into printing postage directly on the envelope. So far I'm still not shipping with non-machineable stamps, since I've only had a few things returned to me (or missing). I guess it really does just depend on the post office it routes through.
@@TheBearNecessiTCG Might want to look into card savers. I use to ship top loaders with butterfly before the ESE. Switched to card savers and really haven't had any issues. I just call it out in my listings and since the ESE is insured would just refund someone if its got damaged. Another trick I learned from the Credit Card companies is to have it be slightly off center to one side when sending with a PWE.
I sell cards on Ebay and have been using the Ebay Standard Envelope system the whole time. Recently, been having issues with what I believe to be a strict postal worker at my local office that does the sorting. I've had a number of orders with a single card in a toploader demanding another $.44 postage due for the customer to pay. Crazy.
Curious, do you use the Ebay Standard Envelope system or simply use stamps? If you use the Ebay system and place a shipping label on the envelope, if you need to add an additional stamp(s) to cover "non-machinable" cost of $1.12, do they still scan the tracking that's on the label? Another thing is that if I ship something that is 1 oz, I can actually print up the shipping label for 3 oz that charges $1.12...perfect for covering non-machinable, right?
Thanks for all the helpful advice on your video!
I sell more on TCGplayer than I do on Ebay, but when I do sell on eBay it's usually just single cards and I always use the Ebay Standard Envelope.
According to my local post office you are correct that all that matters is the dollar amount the postage adds up to. So if you send it with 3 oz and they see that it should be non machinable then they are supposed to accept the postage and send it through.
However, I've also sent 1 card that has been returned to me. We are at the mercy of the postal office every time we send anything.
I always use the non-machinable stamps since my envelopes always have rigid contents. Fewer stamps to buy and keep up with. In addition, I also stamp the envelope "NON-MACHINABLE" in several places, front and back. Just hoping it will stand out a little bit more and MAYBE they will make the best choice of what to do with it. Fewer of my envelopes have been returned since I started doing this (a few years now). More than being returned, I tend to have the occasional no-show to a customer which is unfortunate since there is no tracking. My guess is the envelope gets destroyed in one of their machines. Just part of the cost of doing business. A couple of times the post office informed me that I needed to send the envelopes as a 'package' and wanted to charge me several dollars postage (no thanks).
This is the way to go. They use to have a template you could get from the post office for the thickness, I don't think they give them away anymore. Similar plastic ones on Etsy for like $20, if you mail allot that way probably worth picking up.
I've refunded orders because it went missing and the buyer sent me a message 2 weeks later saying that it finally showed up. I think sometimes mail gets dropped on the floor and someone finds it a lot later. But like you said, it's part of the business.
I haven't had many issues with PWE, I go more basic, top loader or card saver then paper and etc. I think maybe using a smaller square type envelope might help. Idk haha. I buy the most basic stamps. Nothing fancy
I'm going to continue sending how I've always been. Only 2 returned from the post office isn't bad for how many I've sent out
For sure, go with whatever works for you!@@TheBearNecessiTCG
I have been selling on the bay n tcg for about 3 years now, and the past few months 80% of my orders are getting returned, very annoying...and have shipped out just as every video I have seen how to ship...
I was selling on TCG with no issue for a year or so and now almost everything I try to send is returned.
I truly don't understand why there is an issue if we follow the rules they set in place.