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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SilverWilliesCoinsdotcom, post: 2862976, member: 86795&quot;]Either that or I know some people who just sell on Facebook Groups and cut out eBay, takes checks, money orders or preferably the fee free avenues like Google Wallet, ZellePay, Facebook Pay. </p><p><br /></p><p>People DO like the protections of PayPal and Tracking though. Distrust of one&#039;s fellow man costs us more than we realize, but sadly it is what it is. The mere fact that we are buying something based on some faith and a couple of photographs and a&nbsp; few words of description plays on our demand for spontaneous gratification. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tracking to me is the silliest of all. It&#039;s valuable for security in that we are protected from loss or theft to an extent, but 1st class mail is 1st class mail. I hardly need to know that my package has moved from the sorting facility to the outbound bin or whatever in the middle of the night. It&#039;s be here in a couple few days. So will my junk mail.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, it just takes one lost package or a buyer who claims they NEVER GOT IT to wipe out what little you might be making. My rule these days is I use tracking when I ship until I have a good sense that the buyer is legit. Repeat customers who have bought nice coins from me in the past and I know are coming back because we respect each other. But that takes time, and we&#039;re all in a hurry. </p><p><br /></p><p>Otherwise, it&#039;s best, at least from my experience, to state your shipping policies in PLAIN ENGLISH and brutally honest terms. if you don&#039;t stuff envelopes on weekends, say, &quot;I don&#039;t stuff envelopes on weekends.&quot; Give examples... i.e. </p><p>&quot;For example, if you order after 5 pm on Friday, your order will most likely not go out until Monday&#039;s mail, which is generally at (noon, or whatever it is.). Don&#039;t assume people are going to do the calendar math in their heads. </p><p><br /></p><p>And as far as the costs go, if I have low priced coin(s) to sell, I try these days to sell lots or groups of related coins that push the 3-4 ounces that can safely go in a USPS 1st class envelope for $2.61.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also don&#039;t make any money near as I can tell, but it pays for my hobby, somewhat.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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