Because of the numerous USPS changes effective May 2007, the huge section of shipping information/advice has been removed from this page...at least temporarily. Perhaps you will see a revised page with the new rates and rules here in the future. But for now, we are sure that *zip would not have wanted any out-of-date information on her page. Always the dedicated professional, she would never have wanted to confuse her readers.

So meanwhile, for the latest USPS shipping information please visit the USPS website.

Zippy's
10 Habits of Highly Effective Boardies

1. Always give people the benefit of the doubt.
2. Always give people a way to save face.
3. Always give credit where credit is due to other posters.
4. Always admit it when they are wrong or have goofed and then proceed to set the record straight.
5. Personalize praise; depersonalize criticism. "Your pictures look terrific; the description is a bit lacking."
6. Give people permission not to take their advice by personalizing it. "If this were my auction, I would..." or "I might..."
7. Always criticize the behavior, not the person. And even then, instead of saying "that was a dumb thing to do," they say "perhaps that wasn't the best thing to do."
8. Always ignore baiting. After awhile, when folks figure out that a certain poster won't respond, they won't do it. Absolute consistency in not responding is essential or it won't work.
9. Never post anything that they wouldn't be willing to see on the front page of their local newspaper.
10. Make new users feel welcome. How? By being friendly, avoiding technical jargon and board shorthand which only serves to make people feel closed out. Effective boardies keep private information about other people private and they don't allude to private jokes on the boards.