How do you ship your minifigures/small lots?

comicblast · 2013-03-25T21:28:53.000Z

I just started to ship my minifigures on eBay and when I was about to print out the shipping label, I found out that it costed $1.69 for an envelope, that held less than an ounce of Legos inside. I thought this was way over the top, so I put a "Forever" stamp on it and shipped it out. A couple days later, I received the envelope back in the mail with an arrow to the stamps and the words "Incorrect Postage, add $0.20", so the next morning, I sent it out with the extra $0.20 on it. I received it back today, so I decided to take the envelope to the Post Office and ask them about it. The lady at the desk said that it qualified as a package since it was more than 1/4 inch thick, so it costed me $1.49 to ship that. This is obviously a pretty large amount for a little thing like a $4 minifigure, and chips into your profit by a chunk. I was offering Free Shipping on this one, so it really hurt the ROI. Also, just wondering why eBay charges $1.69 for an envelope when the USPS Post Office charges only $1.49. How does everyone else ship their minifigures? I know that people also sell the minisets from the Advent Calendars individually, so how do you ship those too? Am I missing something or is spending $1.49 the cheapest way to go? Just so you know, it was shipped via First Class USPS Mail.