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First Class Mail. You set a shipping rate on Amazon that covers your costs and then some, for most shipping conditions. Free shipping is the sucker play (except for boxes/cases/etc)

I do not bother with Media Mail ever (except internationally with certain repeat customers). It is too slow and makes buyers unhappy.



Yeah I always do "free shipping" but I guess that's my mistake...


I think this kind of market is the exception instead of the norm. It sounds like the cost of business is time, not inventory.

Thus, charging for shipping instead of inventory makes more sense.


You've nailed it.


Selling $0.01 cards kinda precludes me from doing that.




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