Array of International
Mailing Options Available for eBay Entrepreneurs
U.S. Postal Service
Expands Online, Global Delivery Services
WASHINGTON, June 12
/PRNewswire/
-- No matter what "it" is, eBay entrepreneurs now have a variety of
options to ship "it" internationally with the U.S. Postal Service,
which was the message delivered today at an eBay Live 2006 conference in Las
Vegas, NV.
Global
shipping with the Postal Service is quick, easy and convenient. Through a
single transaction, customers can pay with their PayPal accounts (through
either eBay or PayPal's websites), and print labels containing customs forms
for the Postal Service's Global Express Mail, starting at $15.50; Global Priority
Mail, starting at $7; and Global Airmail Parcel Post, starting at $13.25.
"Global Shipping through the Postal Service offers some of the most
economical international rates available on eBay, and the prices are fixed with
no add-on charges," said John E. Potter, Postmaster General and CEO of the
U.S. Postal Service. "Flat rate global shipping options are also available
and are fast, priced right, and easy-to-use."
The
streamlined labels containing customs forms allow customers to combine what had
been three steps into a single transaction. As an added convenience, customers
can arrange online to have these shipments picked up by the letter carriers who
come to their homes and offices each day. "Carrier Pickup" allows
customers to schedule a pickup as soon as the next day and as far in advance as
three months.
The
Postal Service is the title sponsor for "eBay Live! 2006," eBay's
annual conference that draws more than 10,000 people from around the world to
learn and network. Consumers and business owners will have the opportunity to
learn all the trade secrets to effective selling and buying on eBay during a
three-day conference in Las Vegas, NV, beginning June 13.
Potter
first announced that international shipping options would be available to eBay
customers at the 2005 eBay conference. Less than five months later, the first
options appeared online.
The
online suite of international products also allows customers to calculate
international shipping rates for Global Express Guaranteed, Global Express
Mail, Global Priority Mail, Global Airmail Services and Global Economy
Services; track and confirm delivery of Global Express Mail; and order free
shipping supplies and customs envelopes.
"This is one more example of how the Postal Service works every day
to meet the changing needs of our customers," he said.
The
Postal Service will host a "Ship It Home Center" at the conference,
demonstrating the eBay/USPS "Integrated Shipping Solution" option on
the eBay website. Anyone stopping by the center will be able to ship home
conference materials in co-branded, eBay Priority Mail(TM) flat-rate boxes free
of charge. Every attendee will receive a box when registering at the
conference.
"The Postal Service offers the most shipping options on eBay
including domestic shipping labels, free packaging supplies and more delivery
days," said Anita Bizzotto, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing
Officer. "And the Postal Service reaches nearly every address in the
world."
Information on commercial mailing services, cost-savings programs and
expanding business internationally can be found by going to
http://www.usps.com/growingglobalbusiness.htm.
Since
1775, the Postal Service and its predecessor, the Post Office Department, has
connected friends, families, neighbors and businesses by mail. It is an
independent federal agency that visits more than 144 million homes and
businesses every day and is the only service provider delivering to every
address in the nation. The Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for
routine operations, but derives its operating revenues solely from the sale of
postage, products and services. With annual revenues of $70 billion, it is the
world's leading provider of mailing and delivery services, offering some of the
most affordable postage rates in the world. The U.S. Postal Service delivers
more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume -- some 212 billion letters,
advertisements, periodicals and packages a year -- and serves seven million
customers each day at its 37,000 retail locations nationwide.
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