Postal tips

I'm not sure if this is the right place but...what'd be the best box/postage options for sending a Reissue Perceptor still in box to Connecticut?

See what it will cost for Priority Mail with delivery confirmation . Im guessing like 6 to 8 bucks since its not going to far from you. That's the safest way. I never ship anything with parcel post anymore because 99% of the time priority is only 20 cents more and parcel post is not safe for valuable things.
I have never had a good experience with that parcel post shipping.. If you already have the Perceptor packed up just take him to the post office and ask them to tell you what the priority cost would be with delivery confirmation i doubt it will be over 10$.. NEVER ship without delivery confirmation though, it covers your butt and gives you proof it was mailed out..
Hope that helps

is tracking not a feature for usps priority mail? they never give me a straight answer and give me delivery confirmation instead.

Delivery confirmation (different from signature confirmation) is tracking. It's free when you buy postage online, extra $0.85 at the store, I believe.

Hey everybody always make the person your trading with provide a dc#

From my Wants topic:

A do/don't list for shipping packages:

Some of these things should be common sense. But despite the phrase, sense does not seem all that common anymore.

-Do wrap the figures in bubble wrap individually.
-Do ship them in a box.
-Do pack it with paper or bags or whatever you have to hold the figures in place, preferably without the figures touching the sides of the box.
-Do ask me for more tips if you are inexperienced in shipping things.

-DON'T send it without protection or in an envelope or mailer. There are exeptions for non-Transformers, but ask first.
-DON'T expect shipping peanuts/popcorn to offer any protection. These are space fillers and nothing more.
-DON'T expect paper shreddings to do anything but make a mess and annoy me.
-DON'T forget the bubble wrap, ever. It is the single greatest thing you can use when shipping figures, or just about anything! But it's almost useless if you only throw it in there or line the box with it. You have to wrap the figures, preferably with the bubble facing outward.

My Stuff for sale Kre-O, CHUG, Alternators, Boxes, TFP, BH, G1! Offers considered!
My Wants
My TFW feedback
Pics of some of my stuff

I know some people who work at the post office are members here so i wanted to ask about Reginal Rate boxes..

Today i sent a package out and needed a box and was told all they had right now was reginal rate priority mail boxes. They told me it was a better deal then normal priority. Normally i would have taken everything home and got a box from the recycling bin outside but they told me it would be a better deal then normal priority .. WHAT A CROCK!

I knew something was wrong because last week i sent a package to the same person i sent one to today , almost the exact same weight 1 pound 2.50 ounces and the reginal rate cost me $5.79 but if they had given me a normal priority mail box like i wanted it would have only cost me $5.35 for the same exact weight.. I just did the shipping check on there site to confirm this because i knew something was up. And what is funny is they wont give you the reginal rate prices onthe site lol.

Why was i told this would be cheaper then normal priority mail ? It is bad enough that my post office lies to me and tells me they never had certain boxes that i been getting from them for years and now they are lying to me and telling me something will be cheaper and it wasnt..

Stay Away from Reginal Rate Priority Boxes folks, its a load of crap and just a way for the post office to charge more for something buy calling it something else ..

This is a weird tip, but I have been "instructed" by the employees at the P.O. the last 3 times I dropped of stuff to NOT cover the bar code with tape. The reason I was given was that the "tracking" system have been upgraded, but it is easier to scan without tape on it. The employees "recommended" using a document sleeve, which of course, they sell

I've been told the same thing, which is why I tape over everything but the bar code.

If you do "click n' ship", after you have paid your postage and created your shipping label, the instructions provided state just this very thing.