How to best ship Cards....

[rio1953]

First time selling cards, Pokemon, Digimon etc. and I have to ship now. The value of those cards is between 350 to 100 dollars. Is there anything I should do to avoid any mistakes?

 Thanks for your help.

[ypdc_dennis]

Since you are selling high value items, be sure to use a tracked service (such as Canada Post Register Lettermail in Canada, or Canada Post Tracked Packet for other countries).

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[femmefan1946]

Within Canada you  can use Letter Mail PLUS Registration. Once the Registered letter crosses the border it is no longer tracked.

Within Canada this is slightly cheaper than some Parcel Rates.

All domestic Parcel Rates are tracked. Not all international Parcels are (including Small Packet USA)

https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/information/app/far/business/findARate?execution=e1s1

Bookmark that.

And if you don't already, get a Solutions for Small Business number from Canada Post.

https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/business/small-business.page?

Don't start with your most expensive cards.

Don't deal with anyone who wants to text you.

Don't deal with anyone who asks for your Paypal address.

You are experienced enough to know this, but these posts get other viewers who have similar questions.

[marnotom!]

I'm wondering if for merchandise like this, an Xpresspost Flat Rate bubble mailer with additional insurance would be a realistic option?  What say you, @ypdc_dennis?

[lotzofuniquegoodies]

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@marnotom! wrote:

I'm wondering if for merchandise like this, an Xpresspost Flat Rate bubble mailer with additional insurance would be a realistic option?  What say you, @ypdc_dennis?

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A little buggety boo would be pricing.  Options vary between regional and national. You could partially build it in to your list price if you had the wiggle room. Same conundrum with Canadian Parcel rates within Canada using flat rate shipping. 

-Lotz

[pjcdn2005]

Quite often the xpresspost flat rate mailers are more expensive than sending xpresspost using your own envelope. 

[ilikehockeyjerseys]

Don't use prepaid envelopes.

You can order poly mailers from Costco's website and many other places. One case of 500 #000 bubble mailers is $100 (20 cents per mailer). You may not need that many, I am just giving you an example of the costs.

From there, sign up for a Canada Post business account on Canada Post's website. This is very quick and easy. The reason you want to do this is because you get additional security features that you can apply to your shipment. For example, you can get signature confirmation for free with Expedited Packages. If you pay for a label at a post office, you need to purchase Xpress Post.

They also have two additional features which are useful for selling high end cards. One is 'do not safe drop', and the other is 'card for pickup'. Card for pickup means that the package is sent directly to the buyer's local post office instead of to their house. They have to present ID and provide a signature to pick the item up. Would this be overkill for a cheap package? Yes. But if we're talking about a unique card that is worth hundreds of dollars, it is an added level of safety that ensures there is no chance the card is taken by a porch pirate. It also might provide an additional layer of security if you ever deal with a scammer, and need to take any additional action outside of eBay (Canada Post, police report, etc). Granted, that isn't a major concern as it should extremely rare. It's more to ensure an important package doesn't get dropped at the wrong house or stolen off a porch. 

If you use Snap Ship, you can either print out the label at home, or you can use a QR code on your phone to have the label printed out by Canada Post at the post office.