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Why the hell does Paypal’s multi-order shipping not allow me to choose regular US Priority Mail flat rate boxes? The only choices it gives me for Priority Mail are: Flat Rate envelopes, Package/Thick Envelope, and Medium Flat Rate box.

Seriously? What about the small flat rate boxes? Or the regular flat rate boxes? Why are they not included as choices in Paypal multi-order shipping?

If they don’t get this fixed, I will be using Stamps.com or some other source to print my postage.

If you live outside of the United States, and purchase an item from a U.S. seller on eBay, and they will only ship via USPS Priority Mail, they have a very good reason for it.

Personally, I print all my postage labels with Paypal, and Paypal only allows for international mail to be sent using Priority Mail, therefore I must charge $10.00 to ship an item outside of the United States.

Some people will write and ask “why can’t I just pay you $3.00 and you send it by regular mail?” — well, because that would actually cause me MORE work, and I don’t want to do it. My auctions are a business, and my business has routines, and it is just a hassle to break that routine.

If you buy something from a US eBay seller, and they don’t say how much they charge for international shipping, CONTACT THEM and ask before you bid or purchase the item.