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Shipping Guidelines

Stamps2Go charges buyers a fixed shipping and handling fee of $1.50 for each order placed with a seller in the buyer's own country. If the order is from an out-of-country seller, the shipping and handling fee is $3.00.

If all of the stamps in your order are from one in-country seller, the total shipping fee will be $1.50. If your order includes items from three different in-country sellers, you will be charged $4.50 for shipping. If your order includes stamps from one in-country seller and two out-of-country sellers, you will be charged $7.50 for shipping. This shipping and handling fee is passed directly to the sellers to offset their actual shipping expenses.

One of the nice things about the stamp collecting hobby is that it is inexpensive for collectors to ship stamps to each other. Back in the days before the internet, many stamp dealers took advantage of this fact by offering "approvals" to their customers. And even though postage rates have increased many-fold over the years, it is still economical to send stamps by first class mail (or airmail letter post for international shipments). Plus, at Stamps2Go we believe it is only right that stamp collectors and dealers should support world postal authorities, which have, after all, provided the basis for our hobby.

With these thoughts in mind, we offer the following shipping and handling guidelines to sellers:

The preferred method of shipment is by first class mail (in the USA) or airmail letter post. You may, optionally, ship by another method such as UPS or FEDEX if you feel that it is necessary and worthwhile. However, under no circumstances should an order be shipped by parcel post or surface mail, since buyers will be expecting their purchase to arrive in just a few days.
For most orders, the stamps can be placed in mounts or glassine envelopes, and sandwiched between two pieces of lightweight cardboard, such as poster board. Then mail them in a standard letter or business size envelope. One or two ounces of first class postage should cover most orders, when shipped in this manner. Your total cost should easily be covered by our shipping and handling fee.
In some cases, where the buyer orders a large number of stamps, it may not be possible to ship the order for less than $1.50 ($3.00 internationally). However, your profit margin from such a large order should be adequate to cover any additional postage that might be necessary. If you are selling items such as full or half sheets of stamps, or souvenir sheets, you may want to add a little to the selling price to compensate for the additional postage costs.
If you are selling a very valuable item, and feel more comfortable shipping by another method (such as FEDEX next day air, with insurance and tracking), you should price the item accordingly. In such cases, you are permitted to mention the special shipping you are willing to provide along with the stamp description, but must still accept the fixed Stamps2Go shipping fee as compensation.
Every order should be shipped promptly. In order to receive payment for an order, a seller must log in to Stamps2Go and tell us the shipping date for the order. If a buyer has not received his order after 10 days (20 days for out-of-country orders) from this shipping date, he may register a complaint.

Although some sellers (particulary commercial dealers) may object to our $1.50 and $3.00 fixed price shipping and handling policy, we believe it is the best alternative for both buyers and sellers. Buyers will feel free to shop without worrying about unexpected shipping fees, and sellers will be fairly compensated in most cases.