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Title: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: jgp12000 on December 10, 2024, 02:12:51 PM
What is Cheapest way to ship a spinning Reel Body-no rotor ,no internals ,no insurance?



Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: JasonGotaProblem on December 10, 2024, 03:14:35 PM
Unless it's very close geographically Probably a small flat rate box. A small flate rate box also fits inside a small flat rate envelope for like $0.50 less  8)
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: alantani on December 10, 2024, 03:52:07 PM
go usps first class or ground advantage, using any small box. 

if you have a paypal account, go to https://paypal.shipstation.com and click "Create New Quick Label."  shipping through paypal is cheaper than going through the USPS website.  the drawback is that there is no "address book" to save information for your repeat customers.  i use this all the time.  it's the cheapest that i've found.  now i just have to figure out DHL so that i can ship overseas. 
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: jgp12000 on December 10, 2024, 04:16:40 PM
Alan,it's probably going to be a one time deal.Is there an option to prepay for return shipping & the guy can use the same small box? I will check it out.
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: alantani on December 10, 2024, 04:24:25 PM
yes, you would simply buy another shipping label, with addresses reversed. 
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: happyhooker on December 10, 2024, 07:40:03 PM
1st Class Mail package was the cheapest--maybe still is.  Limited to 13 oz. or less.  Perhaps this was Alan was referring to.

Frank
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: alantani on December 10, 2024, 08:15:11 PM
the shipstation/paypal app lets me ship anything less than 16 ounces as first class. 
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: jgp12000 on December 10, 2024, 08:44:00 PM
My package weighs 6.14 oz came up $9 I musta clicked the wrong thing,will go back to it,had to eat  :P
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: jgp12000 on December 11, 2024, 02:19:38 AM
Ok with my custom box parameters plugged in it was $4.43,now I know,thank you Alan!
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: Donnyboat on December 11, 2024, 11:24:10 PM
I just posted a cheque to gfish, in an envellope flat mail, know tracking number, to Koloa HI, it cost me $3:20, from western Australia, I crossed out or bearer on the cheque, so it has to go through his bank account to be cashed, cheers Don.
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: happyhooker on December 13, 2024, 04:59:36 PM
I guess USPS discontinued 1st Class Mail Packages and a couple of other package services and rolled them all into what is now Ground Advantage. The Advantage must be that USPS got to increase what they charge for a small package without calling it a rate increase because it is a new service.

Frank
Title: Re: Cheapest way to ship?Reel Body
Post by: Crab Pot on December 13, 2024, 09:51:58 PM
COD

Cash On Delivery, making them pay it doesn't get any cheaper than that!  :d  ;D  ;D  ;D

Steve