[buymycards]

If you are selling single cards, there is a way to save money on shipping. Purchase 6x8 photo mailers. Put the card in a top loader, and put the top loader and the invoice inside the photo mailer. It will be 2 ounces, and since it isn't flexible, it will be non-machinable. Since it is less than 1/4 inch thick and less than 6 1/8 inches high, it becomes a non-machinable letter and you can mail it for 93 cents. I purchase bulk lots of photo mailers on eBay.

I also pre-print a label that I put on these photo mailers, so Post Office personnel don't charge postage due on the other end. The label says:

POSTMASTER: This mailpiece meets the physical standars for letters as defined in Section 101.1.1 of the DMM. Thus, letter prices are applicable. Also, the nonmachinable surcharge is applicable and the relevant postage is affixed.

I put this label directly under the return address label and this has eliminated any problems with clerks who do not understand the rules and want to charge extra postage.

This rule was put in place 4 years ago to accomodate Netflix, so Netflix could mail at a cheaper rate.

Anyway, this 93 cents rate can save you a lot of money if you sell a lot of single cards. Don't use this for high dollar cards, because this type of mailing does not qualify for tracking or insurance.