04-02-2006, 04:13 PM
Tips for shipping heavy item with a focus on eBay selling. Mentioned in the article are Craters & Freighters (www.cratersandfreighters.com), FreightQuote.com (www.freightquote.com), and uShip (www.uship.com)
full article: http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y206/m04/abu0164/s04
Quote:We all love that excited feeling of satisfaction after completing our first few sales on eBay. But at the same time, we also remember the "uh-oh" moment that comes when you discover a hidden challenge you hadn't fully anticipated: shipping. You soon learn that before you even begin to put an item up for sale you had better figure out exactly how you're going to ship it and how much that's going to cost. In many cases the difficulties you would face at the final stage of selling a particular item make you think twice about getting the process started at all...
full article: http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y206/m04/abu0164/s04