SHIPPING TIPS FROM BIGREDSTOVE

I AM ADDING THIS ON APRIL 5TH 2012 BECAUSE ITS ANOTHER THING I DO--I ALWAYS SEND A MESSAGE TO PEOPLE NOT THE COMPUTER GENERATED ONES--I SEND THE MESSAGE AND TELL PEOPLE HOW THERE ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED AND PACKED AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE MAIL BESIDES ALL THE OTHER THINGS I HAVE LISTED BECAUSE THE EXTRA MESSAGE THAT I WRITE TAKES THE WORRY AND OR STRESS OFF THE BUYER --AND ALSO THOSE NEW TO EBAY SO PEOPLE KNOW THERE GETTING A PERSONAL ATTENTION --IT LETS THEM KNOW YOUR ON THE OTHER END AND THEN YOU DONT GET MESSAGES FROM WORRIED PEOPLE WHO ARE WONDERING WHAT WHEN HOW--AND YOU CAN NOW READ THE REST OF MY SHIPPING TIPS I EVEN DO MORE THAN THISHELLO I FIND IT IS BEST TO SHIP ALL ITEMS WITH TRACKING NUMBERS AND PRINT ALL YOUR LABELS ON EBAY SO NOT OLNY CAN YOUR BUYER TRACK THE ITEM BUT YOU CAN SEE WHEN IT WAS DELIVERED --THAT WAY YOU HAVE THE PROOF OF DELIVERY ALSO--AND WHEN YOU PRINT THE LABEL IT UPLOADS THE TRACKING FOR YOU--YOU SEE THE WAY I SHIP MY ITEMS IS THE WAY I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO SHIP TO ME--I HATE WHEN I BUY AN ITEM AND THERE NO TRACKING--ALSO 1ST CLASS MAIL IS SOMETIMES COSTS LESS THAN MEDIA MAIL--I WON A DVD ON AN AUCTION AND THEY PAID $2.60 TO BE CHEAP WITH MEDIA MAIL  AND IT WOULD HAVE OLNY BEEN $1.92 1ST CLASS MAIL--SO WHEN YOU PRINT YOUR LABELS ALWAYS CLICK ON  COMPARE SHIPPING RATES--AND THEN WHEN 1ST CLASS  IS LOWER YOU SAVE AND YOUR BUYER IS AMAZED AT HOW FAST IT GOT THERE--ALSO I HAVE FOUND THAT PRIORITY MAIL IS SOMETIMES LESS THAN PARCEL POST--ON REGULAR PACKAGES--AND IM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FLAT RATE BOXES--YOU CAN PRINT PRIORITY FOR ANY PACKAGE--AND ALSO  I SOMETIMES SPEND AN EXTRA 50 CENTS OR A DOLLAR TO SHIP PRIORITY INSTEAD OF SLOW  PARCEL POST AND THE BUYERS ARE ALWAYS SURPRISED AND BUY AGAIN--AND DONT GET SO HUNG UP ON SHIPPING--SHIP TO OTHERS THE WAY YOU WANT YOUR ITEMS SHIPPED TO YOU--PACK WELL-- AND YOU WILL HAVE HAPPY BUYERS--AND 1 LAST THING I SHIP ALL MY ITEMS WITH THE U.S.P.S. BECAUSE IT IS OUR GOVERMENT AND I THINK WE SHOULD SUPPORT ITS MAIL SERVICE -IVE SHIPPED 75 POUND BOXES AND IT WAS LESS MONEY THAN UNITED PARCEL AND FED EX  --ON A PAIR OF BLUE JEANS I MAILED--U.S.P.S. WAS 1/2 THE PRICE OF THE OTHERS- -THANKS SIGN BIGREDSTOVE --VETERAN U.S.ARMY--U.S.M.C.