Postage and Parcel Scales

The first thing you need to think about when considering purchasing
postage scales is how much money you are willing to spend, and how much
it will benefit you.

If you are selling a few one off times (10 or less) you might be best,
just weighing your items with kitchen scales. If you don't have any,
most major supermarkets sell manual ones, for around 5, which weigh
upto 5kg. These are also available on eBay, at similar prices, and some
come with postage rate sheets and related items, which can be very
handy for the novice seller.

If you're selling more than 10 items per month, it may be a wise
investment, to buy some decent postage scales. These can be manual or
digital, as if they are accurate, it makes no difference. You can pick
up a good pair of postage scales for less than 50 on eBay, some of
which can weigh upto 35kg. They are simply accurate scales, which tell
you the weight of the item on them. They won't tell you the postage
cost, you will need to work that our for yourself.

I have Ultraship digital scales, and they are great. They weigh in 2g
increments, and come with a detachable digital display so if you are
placing a large item on the scales, you can read the weight.

For really large or heavy parcels, it is a good idea to weigh them on
bathroom scales. For awkward and heavy items, pick up the item, and
weigh
yourself and the item on the scales. then weigh your self. Take
away the second weight from the first, and you have the item weight!

If you're a really serious eBayer, you may wish to use scales which
have the option to display the actual cost of posting the item. The
cheapest I have seen, for these types is around 200.

In my opinion, the best all round scales for the average eBayer, are
one from the digital Ultraship range! (PS: I am in no way associated
with Ultraship, I just like my scales!)

Good luck with your eBay selling.