With the New USPS Rate Changes, What's the Best Way to Ship Posters?

[auctionworks1]

I've just purchased several cardboard mounted posters, which I'll ship flat and not rolled. Most measure about 24x36. They would only have about .5" thickness with packaging. Looking for suggestions on the least expensive shipping method for these?  I'm afraid the new USPS rate changes will eat up all my profit on these!  In case you haven't seen it yet, here's what's being implemented on April 3...

Non-standard fees

Additional fees will apply when package dimensions exceed USPS sortation specifications and require manual sorting. These fees will apply to Retail Ground, Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Parcel Select Ground, and First Class Package Service.

• Packages that exceed 22 inches but are not greater than 30 inches in length: Add $4.00 per package
• Packages that exceed 30 inches in length: Add $15.00 per package
• Packages that exceed 2 cubic feet (3,456 cubic inches): Add $15.00 per package

A maximum of two non-standard fees may be assessed for a package.

Any advice appreciated!

[d-k_treasures]

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@simba6 wrote:

The shipping will be murder.  Are you sure you can't roll them?

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I would roll them and ship them in a cut-down triangle priority box. If they are mounted on cardboard, you would have to add a stiffener on each side so they don't get bent if you ship them mounted.

Usually they are just laying on the cardboard and shrink-wrapped. If someone glued them down onto the cardboard, it's going to be very expensive.

[mozartbach1971]

None of those boxes has a length over 22 inches. Are you thinking of girth??

What is girth? Is it total inches, length, height, and width?  That is what I'm talking about?

[shado-x]

• Packages that exceed 22 inches but are not greater than 30 inches in length: Add $4.00 per package
• Packages that exceed 30 inches in length: Add $15.00 per package
• Packages that exceed 2 cubic feet (3,456 cubic inches): Add $15.00 per package

In economics it is called "demand destruction", and it will get worse as the year progresses (RE: 2008-2009).

Let's go Brandon, "I Did That" <- (._.)?

[wastingtime101]

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@mozartbach1971 wrote:

None of those boxes has a length over 22 inches. Are you thinking of girth??

What is girth? Is it total inches, length, height, and width?  That is what I'm talking about?

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Girth is the measurement around the Width of the package @mozartbach1971.

Example:

L = 15  W = 12  H = 2

Girth = (W + H ) x 2 = 28"

Length is the longest side = 15"

The forthcoming surcharges look at length, not girth.

[mozartbach1971]

Example:

L = 15  W = 12  H = 2

Girth = (W + H ) x 2 = 28"

Length is the longest side = 15"

The forthcoming surcharges look at length, not girth.

OK, that's good in that I don't think I ship anything 22 inches in length

[lesegouts]

I think you meant under 22".