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The phenomenon of eBay continues to grow by leaps and bounds. eBay allows almost anyone to list and sell items to anywhere in the world. The eBay platform provides the structure for the sale, allowing buyers and sellers to communicate back and forth and also offer a feedback system so that both buyers and sellers can see how well the other party has handled prior transactions.

eBay continues to expand the number of services they offer sellers and now they can provide postage as well. This is a great help to sellers who no longer have to wait in line in the post office to get their packages weighed and pay for postage. It is also a great help in knowing how much to charge the customer for shipping and handling. Prior to this, it was all too easy for a seller to estimate shipping on a transaction and then find out that the actual shipping cost was more, causing the seller to lose money on the transaction.

With eBay’s new service, you simply measure the dimensions of the package, weigh it, and plug in the zip code of the destination. You can print out your shipping documents from your printer, attach the shipping label to your package and drop it off at the post office with no waiting. This has allowed high-volume sellers to streamline their process and has given new and small sellers an easy way to calculate shipping.

Measuring the dimensions of the package at home is a simple task with a tape measure. Weighing the package can be trickier. While some eBay sellers use kitchen scales or even bathroom scales to weigh their packages, these methods often result in errors in weight. The US Postal Service can return packages to the sender that do not display the correct postage for the weight of the package. To avoid this situation, using a proper postal scale will ensure accuracy.

A postal scale is designed and calibrated for the shipping industry. The scales come in all sizes and weighing capacities but most small office postal scales will work fine for almost all eBay transactions. Postal scales have a very fine calibration and most weigh to within one tenth of an ounce. Some models can calculate the postage for you and come with software that can integrate with FedEx and other shipping services.

For eBay purposes, a simple digital postal scale is all you need. You will enter the weight into the eBay shipping calculator so you do not need the scale to connect with your computer or to a postage meter. Make sure that the capacity of the scale is more than the largest items that you ship. A 75 pound capacity scale is often sufficient for almost all eBay sellers.

Selling frequently on eBay can take time and effort to co-ordinate. Using a proper postal scale to determine your shipping rates will save you time, headaches, and, ultimately, money.