eBay shipping programs at local libraries
The U.S. Postal Service is offering community outreach programs in August for individuals who sell-or would like to sell-products on eBay. Four programs will include the basics for buying and selling on eBay, setting up PayPal accounts, and how shipping by USPS is made simple.
Here’s an opportunity to learn how to turn old treasures into cash for additional income. The program will include setting up accounts for both buying and selling. Also included will be th simplicity of using the U.S. Postal Service for shipping your product to buyers.
There is no charge to attend and no reservations are required. The remaining dates, times, and locations of the programs are as follows:
– Thursday, Aug. 25, 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m., Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers.
– Friday, Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., North Fort Myers Public Library, 2011 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers.
– Friday, Aug. 26, 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m., Cape Coral Public Library, 921 SW 39th Ter., Cape Coral.
The programs will also include information about Half.com – an eBay company that purchases and sells books, games, movies and music online, which has added the USPS shipping platform to its website. Half.com lets sellers offer products a fixed prices. Like its parent company, Half.com is not a retail site and has no physical stock or inventory. It offers a place for individual sellers to list their items and potential buyers a central location in which to view them, providing a standardized transaction and money-exchange process.
With the USPS shipping platform, Half.com sellers can print labels faster with pre-populated shipping info, instant PayPal payment, USPS tracking and package pickup. Shippers also can compare shipping services,include custom information in labels, and track and manage their shipping labels.
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