shipping xbox 360 game as "large envelope" with USPS

Reply

Wildo88 replied on 02-11-2010 12:41 AM

rated by 0 users

When I ship via PayPal "Package/Thick Envelope" is the same option, so I am a bit confused about your problem as well.

Reply

sukru replied on 02-11-2010 1:11 AM

rated by 0 users

Package and thick envelope are actually separate things. PayPal will always make you pay package rate instead of thick envelope.

There is a thickness limit for thick envelope. I don't know how much exactly, but as far as I remember some games did not fit.

But the price difference was not that much...

Reply

Maskim replied on 02-11-2010 1:12 AM

rated by 0 users

Package is the correct way to go.  Letter/Large letter isn't the correct choice, because a game is rigid, which no matter the size, automatically ups it to a package status.  Well done, slipping it by them so far, and the money saved until now, though. 

Reply

Coras replied on 02-11-2010 1:15 AM

rated by 0 users

First, I will say it is not likely you are being scammed, I have had this happen to me and heard about it happening to several others.

What ends up happening is that for the USPS to add DC to your mailing, based on the dimensions, it must be sent Priority, it cannot be sent 1st class. Now 99.9% of us skirt these rules because we are just throwing it in a box, and the sorters don't care about specifics.

Every now and then, there is either am audit of mail, or maybe even an overzealous employee who will catch it and report it. If it happens at the origination post office it is supposed to be returned to the sender(my scenario) but I am assuming if it is not caught till the destination, then what happened to you is more likely.

Asking for a picture of the slip is not an unreasonable request and it will help to ensure both sides are satisfied, but likely, this is just a bad luck case.

Reply

Maskim replied on 02-11-2010 1:32 AM

rated by 0 users

Most of what Coras said is correct.  You don't need priority mail to get Delivery Confirmation, though.  You do need to have it as a package though, to use it with First Class mail.  If you send First Class as a letter/envelope, and get Delivery Confirmation, then it should be bumped up to priority.

Reply

larpi replied on 02-11-2010 6:56 AM

rated by 0 users

if you use the machine inside the post office it wont allow you to add Delivery confirmation on a letter/envelope unless its on a priority package which is why sometimes I am forced to send priority at night on days have to wok

Reply

Tegeril replied on 02-11-2010 2:58 PM

rated by 0 users

This (requiring priority for dc) is not my experience at my post office (with my first Goozex trade). I purchased an 8x10 Caremail envelope, put my game in it, addressed it appropriately, and took it to the counter with a delivery confirmation slip filled out. The person behind the counter mailed it first class with delivery confirmation. As for why they would leave notice as seen in my screenshot, beyond me :)

http://grab.by/2mkS

Reply

tylermitc replied on 02-11-2010 3:05 PM

rated by 0 users

larpi:

if you use the machine inside the post office it wont allow you to add Delivery confirmation on a letter/envelope unless its on a priority package which is why sometimes I am forced to send priority at night on days have to wok

If I select package from the machine at the post office it allows me to do DC and first class. Last time I tried it was like $2.90 or something like that. The problem is you have to be creative to get the label it prints out to fit along with your address and return label. Normally I will use paypal instead.