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Item |
USPS® Media Mail |
Expedited Method
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Hardcover Book |
$3.99 per item |
$5.99 per item $4.49 per item |
Paperback Book |
$3.49 per item |
$5.49 per item $4.29 per item |
Audio Book |
$3.49 per item |
$5.49 per item $3.99 per item |
Music |
$2.99 per item |
$5.49 per item $3.99 per item |
VHS Movies |
$2.99 per item |
$5.49 per item $3.99 per item |
DVD Movies |
$2.99 per item |
$5.49 per item $3.99 per item |
Games |
$3.49 per item |
$5.49 per item $3.99 per item |
Game Systems |
Ground |
Expedited Method |
Large Consoles |
$14.95 per item |
$19.95 per item $19.95 per item |
Small Consoles |
$7.95 per item |
$9.95 per item $6.95 per item |
Controllers |
$7.95 per item |
$9.95 per item $6.95 per item |
Flash Cards |
$4.95 per item |
$6.95 per item $4.50 per item |
Other Accessories |
$5.95 per item |
$7.95 per item $4.95 per item |
All sellers listing in Half.com's Books, Music, Movies or Games categories must use at a minimum U.S. Postal Service Media Mail to ship orders. In addition, all sellers in these product categories have the option of offering an expedited form of shipping as an upgrade to ship orders. Expedited shipping methods should provide a 1-3 day delivery window from the time of shipping and include some type of tracking ability. If a seller chooses to offer an expedited upgrade, this option will be made available to the buyer in the shopping cart. Examples of expedited service include USPS Priority Mail, Fed Ex Home Delivery, UPS Ground, Airborne Express Ground Delivery.
Half.com will reimburse the following "first/additional" shipping allowance* to the seller (see also Seller Payment Policy):
Item |
USPS®
|
Expedited
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Hardcover Book |
$3.07 per item |
$5.24 per item |
Paperback Book |
$2.64 per item |
$5.20 per item |
Audio Books |
$2.64 per item |
$5.20 per item |
Music |
$2.39 per item |
$5.20 per item |
VHS Movies |
$2.14 per item |
$5.20 per item |
DVD Movies |
$2.39 per item |
$5.20 per item |
Games |
$2.89 per item |
$5.20 per item |
Game Systems |
Ground |
Expedited
|
Large Consoles |
$13.50 per item |
$18.00 per item |
Small Consoles |
$7.00 per item |
$9.00 per item $6.00 per item |
Controllers |
$7.00 per item |
$9.00 per item $6.00 per item |
Flash Cards |
$4.00 per item |
$6.00 per item $4.00 per item |
Other Accessories |
$5.25 per item |
$7.00 per item $4.50 per item |
* If an order includes hard-cover books as well as other types of items (a CD, for instance), we will consider the hard-cover book to be the first item shipped for purposes of calculating your shipping allowance and will consider the CD to be an additional item shipped. In general, we consider the item that pays you the highest "first item" allowance to be the first item shipped in an order and will pay you the "additional item" allowance for the remaining items.
The shipping allowance we provide is sufficient to cover the cost of shipping the vast majority of items that are sold at Half.com. However, this allowance may not be enough to cover the cost of shipping heavy books (books that weigh more than two pounds), multiple book sets (encyclopedias), or oversized books (books that are taller or wider than the average hard-cover bestseller and do not fit into a priority mail envelope). In these cases, you may want to adjust the price you set for the item in order to make up any difference between what the U.S. Postal Service charges to ship the item and the amount of this cost that we cover.
All orders must be shipped in appropriate packing materials designed to minimize the chance of damage or loss during shipping. For a seller's protection when shipping high dollar value items, we strongly recommend that sellers insure and track shipments. (Note that in the event of empty packages, sellers are held responsible for the item not reaching their buyer.)
Packages shipped via U.S. Postal Service Media Mail should have 'Media Mail' written or posted on the outside of the package in order to ensure prompt and correct delivery of the item.
Insured and trackable shipping is very important to make certain that a seller is protected from loss. The use of insured shipping methods also helps protect all Half.com members from fraud. Sellers should direct buyers to return damaged items to them so that the seller may file an insurance claim with the shipping carrier. If Half.com must refund a buyer in a case of damage (in accordance with the Buyer Protection Policy), the amount of the sale will be deducted from the seller's account balance. If the account balance is not sufficient to cover this deduction, a seller's checking account or credit card may be charged for the amount of the sale. Half.com will not reimburse sellers for loss resulting from damaged or missing packages.
Your package will consist of the following:
The packing slip (use the bottom portion of the email notification).
The securely packaged product. For more information on packaging see the Help Desk: Filling an Order.
The Buyer name and address information is provided for the sole purpose of shipping the specific purchased product(s) and may not be used for any other purpose, either in connection with such shipment(s) or separately from such shipment(s).