IF THERE ARE ANY eBAY OR PAYPAL PEOPLE LISTENING..HEAR THIS: I have used Endicia for years and your shipping labels/postage is klutzy compared to theirs, but there is some built-in convenience in using PayPal for eBay shipping. I would convert to using PayPal if you provided 2 simple services - 1st Class International package poatage AND 3rd party insurance. It is said you don't provide 1st Class International postage because you don't make any money on selling it. Well I can tell you first hand you are losing a lot on the other classes of postage you would sell if you you were a FULL SERVICE PROVIDER, but I don't convert because I sell a significant amount internationally and I cannot be competitive if I can't offer 1st Class International shipping on shipments under 4 pounds. Second, part of being a FULL SERVICE PROVIDER is offering 3rd party insurance. I don't buy enough shipping insurance to get my own account with a 3rd party shipping insurance company because of their minimum monthly requirements and because I chose to self-insure most of my low priced items. But, I always insure all my international shipment over valued more than $25. USPS doesn't offer any international shipping insurance except on Express Mail and Endicia offers international insurance on any class mail for $2.15 per $100 on any international class mail. I insure domestic shipments over $25 if they are fragile and everything over $75, but USPS rates are extremely non-competitive compared to 3rd party insurance. Endicia offers domestic insurance for $0.75 per $100. As klutzy as the PayPal shipping application is, I use it occasionally for convenience, but you are missing a lot of revenue because YOU ARE NOT A FULL SERVICE PROVIDER. It doesn't make a lot of business sense to me that you would choose to ignore a lot of profitable business because you don't offer a couple of basic services even if they are no-profit or low-profit. Thank you and I'll step down from my soap box now. G_Howl
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