B/S/T Questions

edjs · #1 10-10-2020, 05:57 PM

Hank, one point of etiquette, and there is no official rule on this that I know of, but people should have no more than three listings on the first page of any particular b/s/t section at one time, and I usually give my item a week before I bump it to the top.

Hankphenom · #2 10-10-2020, 06:09 PM

Thanks, Fred and Ed, great information, both!

sb1 · #3 10-10-2020, 06:21 PM

Hank,

Any and Every "package" that you send thru the USPS has free tracking, which is the delivery confirmation, so no need to pay for that. On more expensive or to people that you do not know, signature confirmation is a good way to go. Adding USPS insurance at either yours or the buyer expense(post it in the listing), is also not a bad idea on 4 figure items and above. Contrary to what other's might say, on the very few(less than a handful) in 30 years of using the USPS, I have never had an issue with a claim.

Also on boxes, for items that might be heavier, USPS flat rate priority boxes will save you on materials and postage. Further if you have a paypal account, you can generate all of your postal labels at a reduced price vs. paying at the PO window. You can then have your mailman pick them up or take them to the PO yourself and just hand them to the clerk and request a mailing receipt(suggested route, I don't like the idea of leaving them for the mailman to pick up).

icollectDCsports · #4 10-10-2020, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edjs

Hank, one point of etiquette, and there is no official rule on this that I know of, but people should have no more than three listings on the first page of any particular b/s/t section at one time, and I usually give my item a week before I bump it to the top.

Good practice to note, but I think the FAQ for BST suggests bumping threads up no more than every three or four days. I've not sold on BST so I have no stake in what the time length is, but I do think this site allows for bumping a bit more frequently than every week.

https://www.net54baseball.com/faq.ph...estfaq#faq_bst

jfkheat · #5 10-10-2020, 07:20 PM

To add to what sb1 said, you can go to the USPS site to order priority mail boxes and your mail carrier will deliver them to your home at no cost to you. Flat rate boxes are good but I use the regional rate A and B boxes and save a few dollars on each shipment. Those are also free. You can do all of your shipping labels on the post office site and pay using your Paypal account. It's cheaper to do it online than in person at the post office.

chlankf · #6 10-10-2020, 07:43 PM

Hate to say but walmart has shipping boxes of a variety of sizes. From my experience this is the cheapest boxes without buying in bulk

Craig

Hankphenom · #7 10-10-2020, 08:30 PM

SB1, James, and Craig, great help, everybody, thanks so much.

steve B · #8 10-10-2020, 09:45 PM

USPS provides priority boxes for free.

You do have to promise to only use them for priority mail.

Most memorabilia that isn't paper ends up being priority anyway if you pack it well.

Jobu · #9 10-10-2020, 10:35 PM

Not sure the total value of what you are planning to sell, but as the seller you are on the hook for insuring that items are delivered, and therefore the insurance. If this is going to be a significant amount of stuff, the insurance with the shipper item by item will add up quickly. Instead, you might insure your whole collection with Collect Insure (https://collectinsure.com/), which then covers insurance on shipping as long as you follow their rules on how you ship items based on their value.

Paypal let's you accept credit card payments if you want to. It costs either you or the buyer 3%, so no worries there.

For BST I like combined threads as it is annoying to see a bunch of individual listings at the same time for other sellers - it pushes everyone else's stuff way down the board.

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