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David Andrews of DEK Consulting, which offers the DEK auction-management service, said the company now works with UPS Mail Innovations, which specializes in flat mail, under 1 lb. parcels, and bound printed matter. They pick up your qualified mail, process it, sort it, and deliver it to the U. S. Postal facility nearest to its final destination. Sellers can "gain from better mailing rates, the flexibility of a UPS pickup, and billing to your UPS account. This works with any database or file and generates shipping labels for UPS and USPS. It also has a tight integration with QuickBooks." Minimum $24.95 a month. http://www.dekconsulting.com/ups-mi