postal holiday 7/3 but not on ebay?
Summary: keziak shared confusion regarding a shipping deadline on July 3rd due to conflicting information about USPS operations, as it is noted as a postal holiday but eBay still requires shipping. kibble-net and others confirmed that USPS is open on July 3rd and closed on July 4th, supporting this with official USPS announcements. ryry-jj reassured that eBay will not penalize for late shipments if not shipped on the 3rd. keziak acknowledged receiving misleading information and thanked participants for the clarification. Several contributors confirmed their personal experiences with post offices being open on July 3rd.
I have an order ebay says I have to ship 7/3 but according to web pages today is a postal holiday. Anyone else in this situation? I am also confused about whether the PO is closed on the 4th.
thanks
legalbeagle52
·3 months agoIt does seem odd that today is considered a Federal Holiday yet the post office and banks are open. Yet many offices are closed. The others are correct. tomorrow Sat. is when both banks & post office are closed.
44012
·3 months agoI received mail today and my packages went to post office.
vintage-camerastuff
·3 months agoYes I just returned from the post office and it is open. I don't care what they do on July 4 because i am closed.
inhawaii
·3 months agoFriday, July 3rd: OPEN
Saturday, July 4th: CLOSED
inhawaii
·3 months agoI made a post covering this ... but it's still "pending approval".
ryry-jj
·3 months agoYour post is on the page now
frugalmarketplace
·3 months agoThe post office is open.
ryry-jj
·3 months agoHowever, if you don't ship today, eBay will not ding you for a late shipments. Read @elizabeth@ebay pins under shipping topics
keziak
OP3 months agoappreciate it, thanks
thriftyfiftyfifty
·3 months agoYour answer can be found at USPS Dot Com...
keziak
OP3 months agoYes I should have checked there first instead of Googling.
1786davycrockett
·3 months ago@keziak
Today is a normal shipping day for USPS, but USPS will be closed on July 4, since Saturday is a normal workday for USPS.
keziak
OP3 months agowell I found other sites that say the PO is open today. So some bad information out there apparently
kibble-net
·3 months ago · EditedThe post office IS open today. See my reply with source.
They are closed on the 4th and open the 3rd.
momtoabeautifuldaughter
·3 months agoPost office is open, just got done dropping off some packages.
kibble-net
·3 months ago · EditedThe answer can be found here:
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2026/0626-usps-will-be-closed-in-observance-of-independence-day-july-4.htm
"WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Independence Day on Saturday, July 4. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Monday, July 6. Post Offices will be open, and deliveries will occur as normal on Friday, July 3."