In addition to the suggestions from others on the list, a possibility for shipping heavy fabric is to make use of the USPS "Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box". http://www.usps.com/shipping/prioritymail.htm The box itself is free; at the time of mailing, no matter what the package weighs, it will ship for the current flat-rate price (at present, this is $9.80 for domestic US). I use the 11x3x13 size for up to about 10 yards of 45" wide medium weight cotton fabric. There's also a 12x12x5 version that holds about 50% more, according to the usps Web site, so that might hold up to 10 yards of your 60-inch taffeta. One advantage of the flat-rate boxes is that you can tell your customers what it will cost to ship without having to weigh the fabric or know where it is going -- it just has to physically fit into the box and be going somewhere in the US. The other advantage is that for shipping heavy fabric it is often a relative bargain. Good luck! Lauren lauren.wal...@comcast.net http://www.timetraveltextiles.com
-------------- Original message -------------- From: ladybeanofbun...@aol.com > Hello, I am trying to clear out some of my fabric because I don't have > the time to make anything with it and was thinking of putting it up on > ebay. However, I am not an experienced seller and was wondering if > anyone would be able to suggest what may be the best way to go about > listing it. I currently have (although I do not know for sure) about 30 > yards in total of plaid acetate taffeta, 60" wide that I was going to > use for costuming. > Should I sell it by the yard or sell it in large chunks? 15 yards of > that stuff weighs a ton and shipping would be astronomical. That is the > part I am most unsure of at this time, is how I can possibly calculate > shipping rates when I don't know where it will be going or how much > anyone will want. Thanks alot and hope anyone can offer some > recommendations. > -Justine:) > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
