First class
I have an item less than 6' x 9", > 2 oz and 0.1" thick.
eB pushes it into a $5+ freight cost for a $4.00 item.
How do I get it changed to 1St class?
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I have an item less than 6' x 9", > 2 oz and 0.1" thick.
eB pushes it into a $5+ freight cost for a $4.00 item.
How do I get it changed to 1St class?
fm2000
·6 months agoAt today's current (and obscene) GA prices, about 65%-70% of your asking price with "free" shipping is going to just the shipping, not even counting COGS, 30 cent per transaction fee, 13+% FVF eBay charges and envelope/packing materials.
The only way you could sell an item like that for $8 and really make anything would be to send them non-machineable envelope. Take a sample in an envelope and ask a clerk if you could mail them non-machineable letter mail (with one of those "butterfly" stamps). You won't have tracking and eBay seller protection that comes with it, but the odds of someone lying about not getting their drywall patch kit is extremely unlikely. Since the packaging is not flexible, non-machineable letter with a stamp without tracking would be your only option.
kensgiftshop
·6 months agoThere isn't any more First Class packages.
onefootflipper
·6 months agoIf we are talking about drywall patch kits then it is all theoretical as they barely sell and the ones that come with the spackle get almost all the sales, and they are apparently being sold by sellers operating on a margin on pennies.
fern*wood
·6 months agoI'm not familiar with that item, but are 3 packs of them really only 0.1" thick and less than 2ozs?
bdmh-enterprises
·6 months agoFirst Class is a regular stamped envelope. You can add it to your listing, but you provide your own stamp and it will have no tracking. eBay offers a tracked letter service only in certain categories, primarily cards, coins and stickers.
The drywall patch you have listed would be too stiff to qualify for First Class if sent in it's cardboard packaging.
broto_64
·6 months ago"ebay standard envelope" is the shipping class you're looking for, please do your research as to the accepted specifications.
Also "First Class" is now "Ground Advantage" and what used to cost $2 now costs $5, but if you can ship ESE then it comes to like 74 cents.
1786davycrockett
·6 months ago@ghentlysouthern
@broto_64
That drywall patch does not qualify for the eBay Standard Envelope, and the packaging is too stiff to qualify as USPS First Class, unless you purchase a non-machinable stamp at the post office counter (not available on eBay).
Otherwise you will need to ship it as USPS Ground Advantage.
broto_64
·6 months agoI am so sorry, the OP stated:
I have an item less than 6' x 9", > 2 oz and 0.1" thick.
The OP said nothing about drywall patches, granted you went through the OP's listings but there's no need to correct me for something that wasn't included in the OP... However on second look is that 6 FEET long?
I was thinking 6 x 9 inches and a tenth of an inch thick, mostly because the context of the post didn't lead me to believe anything else but if it's 6 feet long that's another whole story.
Also I'm not sure what exactly constitutes "rigidity" in terms of values, do you work for the USPS, if so can you define this for us?
Ebay Standard Envelope requirements
To use the service, it's important to ensure your envelope meets the below criteria. If it doesn't, the shipment may be returned to you, or the buyer may receive the item with postage due.
jonathanbrightlight
·6 months ago@broto_64
I agree that 6 x 9 inches is the most likely dimensions, but for ESE, if it is a drywall patch, it wouldn’t meet the category requirements. Maybe First Class Letter depending on the thickness, I am not familiar with that.
1786davycrockett
·6 months ago@broto_64
"I'm not sure what exactly constitutes "rigidity" in terms of values, do you work for the USPS, if so can you define this for us?"
The high-speed roller delivery systems at the USPS Distribution Centers require that items shipped at First Class rates be sufficiently flexible to pass quickly through all the twists and turns of the system. There are multiple videos available on Youtube to view these roller systems in action.
The packaging of the dry-wall patches appears to be too rigid for First Class mail, unless the OP purchased additional non-machinable postage (available at the post office counter).
bdmh-enterprises
·6 months agoThe USPS specification is being able to "bend easily when subjected to a transport belt tension of 40 pounds around an 11-inch diameter turn"
Counter clerks are trained to test this by placing the envelope 1/2 off the counter and making sure it can easily flex 1" below the surface. Usually though it's a machine called the AFCS that makes the determination and ejects any letters that don't qualify.
ghentlysouthern
OP6 months agoSorry, LESS than 2 oz.