RH | 4,903 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Sorry guys. I know I'm not selling anything but I think this is worth mentioning and could even be worth putting in a pinned post somewhere. I'm sure 75% of you are aware of this, but originally I found this link a bit hard to find, even when googling for it. I think they have a robot.txt setup to avoid spidering the page, or something. Anyway, linked below is a direct Paypal link for creating a shipping label. No need to create an invoice for an item or anything. Just enter the Shipped To address, select the dimensions and type of shipping and it let's you compare rates. It's a great tool for gauging shipping costs and it makes avoiding the post office a snap! So, pro-tip, if you're not using this method for getting shipping labels on your items for sale, you should give this a try. IMHO, it's Paypal's best service. https://www.paypal.com/shiplabel/create/ 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln | 230 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I use this all the time, it's great. I'm pretty sure postage is cheaper this way too vs in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Oh thank you! I was losing my mind trying to find the original thread I had bookmarked on NA about this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,933 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I use /shipnow with works too. Didn’t know about that setup. They probably are the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerBarnes | 184 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Yup. I use this as it is integrated into the sellers module for merchant accounts. Each transaction of payment received has a "Print Label" button that makes things very easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSlice | 3,092 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Just use /shipnow but also try pirateship.com, they give you access to cubic rates which are even better for larger shipments oh and it’s worth signing up for UPS through PayPal. For heavy stuff it’s cheaper to use UPS Ground. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domuhnator | 31 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 You can just clink on the "manage mutiorder shipping" tab on the right side as well and just enter the shipping info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerBarnes | 184 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 16 hours ago, MiamiSlice said: For heavy stuff it’s cheaper to use UPS Ground. This I did not know. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Nice. Didn't realize this was possible without having it tied to an eBay sale or without an external service like Stamps.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I figured it was a tightly-guarded secret, as many sellers would refuse gift / family payments because they didn't think they could print shipping labels at reduced rates without a sale. Glad to hear that the word is spreading. Receiving packages from VGS buddies and seeing that they paid USPS counter rates is... painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ookii_risu | 206 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I use this, too. It's a great tool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMark0673 | 197 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 @Pats1717 showed me this years ago and I use it constantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 960 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Holiday Bump, because why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 FYI, though I started this thread, I’ve migrated to the suggested Pirateship.com. They are consistently cheaper than PayPal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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