professorhiggins
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posted on September 21, 2001 06:03:12 AM
There are a plethora of them out there and many on ebay. I'd like to know what the "Professionals" use. Digitsl or not it doesn't
matter. It doesn't even have to be specifically designed for postage. I'm just apprehensive about picking off of ebay without having a little info. There are probably some crappy scales out there and
I would like to avoid those.
[ edited by professorhiggins on Sep 21, 2001 06:04 AM ]
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cin131
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posted on September 21, 2001 06:22:58 AM
I use pelouze brand scale. It is not digital. It has the mail rates written on it, but they are old ones. I have a list of first class mail rates hanging next to it, so I see how much it weighs and then look at MY list. It retailed for $50, but I bought it after the rates went up for half price.
cin131
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Eventer
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posted on September 21, 2001 06:46:35 AM
Pelouze digital. Getting too old to try & interpret whether the needled is slightly over or under. 
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katiyana
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posted on September 21, 2001 06:47:05 AM
Royal EX2 - small in size, it fits right on my desk, and works terrific! Got mine on Ebay and have loved it.
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veebee
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posted on September 21, 2001 07:30:01 AM
I bought both mine at STAPLES...the pelouze model y50 that goes to 50 lbs. and the smaller pelouze model k5 that goes to 5 lbs.
They are not digital but have worked extremely well for me. I think they were 50 or so dollars for both of them.
I didn't think i would ever use the 50 lb. one that much but i have quite often.
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Triggerfish
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posted on September 21, 2001 07:38:27 AM
I have an NCI digital that goes up to 100 lbs and, for little stuff, the Royal EX2 which goes up to 10lbs. Both are great and I got them both on ebay!
Oh, and PS: Speaking of crappy scales, be sure to avoid the Stamps.com scale!!!
[ edited by Triggerfish on Sep 21, 2001 07:39 AM ]
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ezinkjetstore
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posted on September 21, 2001 07:39:45 AM
I use a food scale. It's quite accurate to the half ounce.
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joycel
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posted on September 21, 2001 07:59:07 AM
Just an old food scale I got at an auction for three bucks. It tells me the general weight--I estimate a little higher--and then look it up on the post office postage website. I like to list the postage in my auctions, so I always figure the postage to be the greatest zip code distance from my home within the US.
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barbkeith
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posted on September 21, 2001 08:29:51 AM
I use an old Montgomery Ward scale I got at an auction for $2. In the house I use the free scale I got from Stamps.com but it only weighs up to 5lbs. The MW scale is very accurate.
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sadie999
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posted on September 21, 2001 08:42:00 AM
Pelouze Y50 - watch for sales at Viking; I got this new for $25.00. I have it set at 1/4 lb instead of zero to compensate for lack of accuracy.
Small items: a Cuisinart food scale that goes up to 10 oz. Not perfect, so add an oz or two for "handling."
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rampaged
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posted on September 21, 2001 08:55:20 AM
Fairbanks Scales, 150 pounds capacity, digital. Previously they were UPS scales. I bought them on eBay and have been extremely pleased with them.
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upriver
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posted on September 21, 2001 10:30:18 AM
I recently bought a digital ESCALI scale from an eBay seller who specializes only in various sizes of mailing scales.
I love this scale, it does digital in lbs & ounces, grams & kilograms, up to something like 13 lbs & 6 kilos -- takes 1 D battery, is light & portable, and the scale is exactly accurate, registering the same weight right to the gram or ounce that the post office scale shows.
The seller offers lots of them, I was able to get mine at the low end of their bidding range, which seemed to be in the $40-$60 U.S. range. Shipment was super-fast, and the scale is better & cheaper than anything I could have found at local business stores.
I don't work for the seller by the way, just a satisfied customer. Before I got this, I was using a Pitney Bowes home postage metering machine, but of course that was grossly expensive over the course of a year, so by using this & re-structuring how I package & ship things, I've now managed to cut costs by about a grand per year.
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tiggressoflove
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posted on September 21, 2001 10:37:28 AM
I used a babyscale for a while and had to remember to subtract a few pounds from the total weight. Even when I had the balance right on top, it went wacko. Then I went out and bought a pelouze scale that goes up to five pounds. I avoid dealing with anything that weighs more than that.
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BJGrolle
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posted on September 21, 2001 11:19:32 AM
A Pelouze Model K5 that I got at OfficeMax works quite well if most of your shipments are under 5 lbs.
I just bought a Royal rC40 at Sam's Club and I love it. It goes up to 40 lbs., digital, measures in lbs. ozs., lbs. only, ozs. only, and the same with kgs. It also has the rates for most classes of domestic mail and you can download updates from the Internet.
It also has a hold feature, something that the ex2 doesn't have, which is why I recently sold that back on eBay after barely using it. You can't even put a regular sized boxed hardcover on the ex2 without obliterating the digital readout!
http://bjgrolle.freehomepage.com
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keziak
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posted on September 21, 2001 11:29:54 AM
I got a non-digital scale on ebay a year ago. Works fine. By now I pretty much know what the weight will be on most of my books, so I don't use it unless I think the book is on the border of 2 lbs.
keziak
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bunnicula
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posted on September 21, 2001 11:59:56 AM
Pelouze.
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ewora
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posted on September 21, 2001 12:37:40 PM
A Royal ExactaScale EX2. Purchased off E-bay. Doesn't weigh heavy things. Works for me as I sell mostly books and clothing.
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frogskymn
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posted on September 21, 2001 01:59:39 PM
I use the Royal RC40 Digital Scale. I also have the ex2. The RC40 goes up to 40lbs and it has a hold feature so if you have an oversized item, you can still get the weight. I send a lot of large envelopes and the ex2 I could never see the readout but I do like the size, perfect for desktop. For larger items the RC40 works great, also 1 feature that I like is it has a tare feature in which you can set a box on the scale and program it to weigh items less the box. (it works great for weighing my 4 month old). Good Luck
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mballai
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posted on September 21, 2001 02:08:36 PM
Pelouze analog (old kind) scale. I just use it to estimate how much something costs to ship from tiime to time--everything gets done at the PO. I ship mostly flat rate, so rarely do I have to calculate postage. I might use the scale once a week.
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alldings
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posted on September 21, 2001 04:38:21 PM
Bathroom scale bought at a yard sale for 3 bucks. I use a 5 lb dumbell weight to calibrate it.
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jeanyu
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posted on September 21, 2001 04:45:11 PM
an old fashioned Pelouse scale. Just add a pound or two for shipping weight. Works like a charm and my bidders are happy to get actual cost for postage, not an inflated shipping charge with that perverbail nebulous handling charge.
It's not tht scale used, its the seller and what they tack on as handling charges. 
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icyu
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posted on September 22, 2001 01:12:16 AM
I'm surprised: No comments at all about the accuracy of your local PO's scale??
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