Could someone please tell me what the cheapest way to mail, within the United States, 1 sealed pack of cards, sold on eBay, containing from 4 to 9 cards (if size or weight matters), but with tracking? Thanks.

Hi Promoking,

I've been shipping via USPS Ground going with the 5-day delivery option rather than the 2-3 day option (which is more, of course) unless the recipient wants it faster. Either way, you get tracking. I don't have an exact price but I tend to ship small items in a box measuring 8x4x3 inches and it's about $6-7 with items approximately equal to the weight of a card pack. I think the 2-3 day option would be more like $10.

Jess

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Originally posted by promoking:
Could someone please tell me what the cheapest way to mail, within the United States, 1 sealed pack of cards, sold on eBay, containing from 4 to 9 cards (if size or weight matters), but with tracking? Thanks.

Thank you, Catskill. That's more than 40% of what I pay to ship 1 pack or the equivalent weight, from Costa Rica to the USA, through registered mail and a signature confirmation required upon delivery. It's frankly unconscionable that if someone wants to buy, say, for example, a $6 promo card pack, a seller would have to charge at least that much to be assured that the buyer received the pack. Perhaps eBay should try to negotiate a similar agreement to the one they have with the USPS, but instead of a lower price on shipping for single cards under$20, the same should apply to single packs under that threshold?