How to ship stuff via USPS?

Question

I want to start selling some old games and junk i have online, but I need to know HOW to ship them first! Most of the stuff I have (dvds and such) will fit in bubble envelopes, so I want to know how I can just put them into a bubble envelope and throw them into a mailbox...

Do i just put stamps on them or what?? Do I HAVE to go to the post office?

any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Answer 1

The best way to send stuff is to go to a post office and get the free packaging that they have there (usually bubble envelopes, boxes, etc.)  Then, take it to the counter and ask them to weigh it for you.  They will give you a price and put a sticker on for exactly that amount.  You can also guesstimate and put a lot of stamps on, but that may end up costing you more in the long run.  

Answer 2

If you have a very accurate scale, then it's possible to do from home.  But your best bet is to go to the post office and have them weigh it.

And not all the packaging materials there are free.  They charge for most of them.