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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mit26chell, post: 1166714, member: 27402&quot;]In reference to you mentioning you reuse packaging... I think this is a very important point, and one of the main ways to save dramatically on shipping costs, which can then be passed down to your customers. I know from firsthand experience that when I see an item I&#039;m looking to buy on eBay, and I see &#039;Free Shipping&#039; underneath it, I always go to those specific items first, and then if I don&#039;t like them, I&#039;ll look at the items that are similar / the same but do cost something to ship. It&#039;s something psychological, and even eBay recommends to keep your shipping prices in mind when thinking of ways to have a successful auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also reuse packaging - manila envelopes that I receive coins or other items in, I simply rip the labels off, then slap my own on, and ship items right back out. I also use cardboard food packaging when I need an actual box to protect a coin better. Since it can be hard, and/or pricey to find very small boxes that fit the item you&#039;re selling perfectly, just open your pantry, find a box (from anything - granola bars, crackers, smaller cereal boxes etc. Take a razor blade, pick a corner of the box, then cut it in one cut, from top to bottom. Then, fold the box inside out (for the sole purpose of turning the foods label inward), and use packaging tape to reseal the corner/edge of the box you cut open. There you go - you have a &#039;free&#039; box. You cannot do this with USPS flat rate boxes because USPS thought ahead of time, and printed their logo all over the insides of their flat rate boxes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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