Ships in a USPS First Class poly mailer with quick 0 to 1 business day handling time before your item ships out. Shorter handling times equal quicker deliveries. Buy with confidence since I'm Top Rated and known for super fast shipping anywhere in the United States. I ship coast to coast out of Honolulu, Hawaii to all 50 states Monday thru Friday. It doesn't matter if you live in Alaska, Puerto Rico, North Dakota, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Florida, Virginia, New York or anywhere in the USA; I can get the item to you in a timely matter based off of eBay's "estimated" delivery time frame barring any USPS logistical issues. In fact, many of my buyers are amazed on how fast they've gotten an item from me here in Hawaii. Please feel free to check my reviews on fast shipping. It's a huge myth that items shipped out of Hawaii using USPS takes weeks and not days to arrive to a mainland destination. This myth is as big as the one where people in Hawaii live in grass shacks and drink Mai Tai's by the beach everyday. Or is it a myth? Haha!! The main reason why my eBay items arrive in a timely manner no matter where you are in the United States is because USPS Honolulu ships out their daily USPS First Class/Priority Mail items every business night on commercial planes(not barges) to the mainland. As long as I get my eBay orders to USPS by closing time(M-F), it will be on a plane that same night headed for the Continental United States. I ship to New York and Florida routinely and have consistently received the highest possible 5-star shipping speed rating because of our USPS overnight mainland delivery system. Like I stated above, feel free to check my customer ratings and my fast shipping comments from actual paying customers from all over the country. Bottom line, I don't ship hundreds of items a week, just a few; so you know your item always gets the attention it deserves.
- Expect extended delivery times during the holiday season(Oct, Nov, Dec), USPS logistical issues, pandemics, severe weather conditions or nationwide staff shortages at the post office.
Need The Item Quicker? Choose The Priority Shipping Option At Checkout:
For most of my USPS First Class listings I have a Expedited Shipping option(Priority Mail) at an additional cost at checkout. Priority Mail, based off of the thousands of items I've shipped from Hawaii; on average gets to you 1 to 2 business days quicker than First Class Mail barring any logistical issues with the post office. To see what the additional cost will be for USPS Priority Mail, look for Shipping on the eBay listing on your computer and click "See details" to the right of it. If you are using the eBay app, click on "Est. Shipping" under Shipping and a drop down list of shipping pricing options should appear. You may either see 2 shipping prices or a mix of Free Shipping and Expedited Shipping(USPS Priority Mail). Why? Some of my listings have free standard shipping(USPS First Class) and others I charge for it. If there is a shipping price for Standard Shipping(USPS First Class) as well as Expedited Shipping(USPS Priority Mail) and you upgrade to USPS Priority Mail, you will only be charged for the USPS Priority Mail option and not both. If you do not upgrade to Priority Mail at checkout, then the standard shipping cost(USPS First Class) will be the only shipping cost added to the total price. If the listing offers free shipping then no standard shipping cost will be added. Please feel free to message me if you don't see a USPS Priority Mail option, might want to upgrade to USPS's fastest 2 business day guaranteed Express Mail or you are having trouble trying to upgrade to the Priority Mail shipping method at checkout.
- When should you Upgrade to Priority Mail? You should upgrade to Priority Mail if you want the item you are ordering to have the "best chance" at being delivered from Hawaii within 3 to 4 business days because of a last minute time sensitive gift giving event(birthdays, graduations, etc.) or a non-negotiable time deadline activity(vacation air travel,business trip, etc.). From my years of Hawaii shipping experience, the 3 to 4 business day delivery starts the next business day after I drop it off at the post office. For example, I drop off the package at the USPS post office on Monday with a estimated 3 to 4 business day delivery time. 4 business days(BD) from Monday would be Tuesday(1BD), Wednesday(2BD), Thursday(3BD) and Friday(4BD). So your package should arrive on the 4th business day which would be Friday in this example. If there are no shipping issues and it only takes 3 business days from Monday then it would arrive on Thursday. Longer delivery times can happen(see below), but 3 to 4 business day delivery is the average time it takes for Priority Mail to arrive from Hawaii. If the item you need is a matter of life and death(no pun intended), you will need 2 business day USPS Express Mail. Much more costly, but I can definitely ship most items Express Mail. Just message me for a Express Mail shipping quote.
- Can Priority Mail take longer than 3-4 Business Days to be delivered? Unfortunately, yes. First Class and Priority Mail delivery dates are not guaranteed, only estimated by USPS as stated in their "fine print" that most people like you and me don't ever read. On rare occasions where USPS is having local or national logistical issues or is experiencing an unexpected high volume of packages then 5+ business day Priority Mail delivery can happen. As stated above, the holiday season is a notorious time where Priority Mail delays are very common because of the high volume of Xmas gifts. Keep this in mind. No amount of complaining or yelling at a USPS employee is going to speed up the Priority Mail delivery date. Trust me, I've done both. Haha!! The good news is USPS try's at all cost to avoid Priority Mail shipping delays since it's a premium paid shipping service. USPS knows if they were constantly missing Priority Mail estimated delivery times, no one would pay extra for this expedited mailing service. Again, this is why you should always choose the Priority Mail option if you need your item as soon as possible(ASAP). For just a little more than First Class mail, it's your best shot/value besides the pricey USPS Express Mail service to get a package delivered quickly to you from Hawaii.
- I thought USPS Priority Mail was 1-3 business day delivery? Yes, you are correct if you are shipping from the Continental United States. Shipping out of Hawaii from my experience, is a little different. 1-2 business day delivery is only possible for buyers from Hawaii. 2 business day delivery to even somewhere close to Hawaii like California isn't possible because of the added shipping day caused by having to fly all of our First Class/Priority Mail items by plane to the mainland first. This is why 3 to 4 business day delivery time on average from Hawaii is what you should expect if choosing the expedited Priority Mail shipping option from me. Just to reiterate, the only USPS mail service that has a guaranteed delivery time is Express Mail(roughly 3x's the cost of Priority Mail), but the next closest mailing service that's as close to a guarantee delivery date without being guaranteed is Priority Mail. Go to any USPS post office and they will tell you the same thing.
- If I upgrade to Priority Shipping can I get my item shipped out on the same day? Only if you order the item before 12 p.m. Hawaii time(M-F) and you "direct" message me right after you place the order so I know you upgraded to Priority Mail, then most times yes, I can ship it out the same business day. The only time I won't be able to ship same day on upgraded Priority orders is if I had something planned previously. I will respond to your message if I can't do same day shipping. This is why you might want to message me prior to placing your order if a day makes a big difference. Same day shipping saves you 1 business day so by all means try to meet the above criteria. Trust me, 1 business day makes a huge difference when using Priority Mail. One day could literally be the difference of you being extremely happy or sadly disappointed with USPS's delivery time. I'm more than happy to do this for you if I can. Also, send me a direct message(contact me) if you've upgraded to Priority Mail. Just don't attach a message to the purchase. The reason is if you contact me directly, I will get a notice from eBay that someone is messaging me. On the other hand, attached purchase order messages don't give me any eBay message notices so I would never know if you upgraded to Priority Shipping or not. Thanks.