Saturday, December 18, 2010

Cool Paypal Hack for Printing Postage

Shipping, shipping, shipping. I've been doing a lot of shipping this week! Not just for online sales, but personal items, too. Here is a cool trick for using Paypal to ship a package that was NOT sold on eBay. The "print postage" feature on Paypal appears to only work if you can pull up a transaction on eBay. Here is a way around that.

1. Enter this link into a new window on your your browser:

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now

2. You will have to login to Paypal.

3. You will get this screen where you can choose UPS or USPS:



4. Then you will get this screen where you enter the recipient's info and the package info:




5. Postage amount is deducted from your Paypal account, and just print the label as normal.

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 18, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    Wow, I wish I knew about this two days ago!! I tried and tried to figure out a way to send my personal Christmas packages via Paypal but no luck, so I just waited in line and did it the old fashioned way. Luckily the line wasn't TOO long...thanks for the great info though, I am sure it will come in handy in the future.

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  2. airbornewifeDecember 18, 2010 at 3:56 PM

    I've printed postage for packages not purchased through ebay.. however it's a big pain. I think it's called the shipping center. This feature is WAY COOLER! thank you so very much for posting about this. thanks, Pam

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  3. UnknownDecember 19, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    My folder of things I've learned from you is getting bigger by the day. This tip is such a time saver. Thank you so much

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  4. adminJanuary 5, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    Thank you for this great information! I missed out using this over the Christmas holidays but am so happy to have this information now! Thank you!

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  5. WhitePineLaneJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    Thanks so much for this hack, Suzanne! You can print labels using USPS - but only Priority Mail or Express Mail! Today I needed to ship something media mail for my mom. I thought I remembered you saying something about a hack for how to do this; I looked back through your older posts and found it! Much appreciated!
    Kim
    WhitePineLane on Squidoo and eBay

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  6. LauraSeptember 9, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Thank you again, this information has been helpful to me on several shipments.
    Laura

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