usps shipping rate increases
Summary: A discussion about recent USPS shipping rate increases reveals that these changes have been in effect since July and were announced in advance. kibble-net suggests using alternative carriers if USPS rates are not affordable, while shire123 and others note the importance of keeping up with such updates. bonanza125 details specific costs for rural areas, prompting a sarcastic response from axesboldaslovejimidavis. Overall, participants emphasize staying informed about shipping adjustments.
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axesboldaslovejimidavis
Posted 2 months ago · Edited 2 months ago·Last reply 2 months ago
7 comments
dbmm-media
·2 months agoold news
soh.maryl
·2 months agoStarted about July 12th, I believe, and it had been announced ahead of that.
bonanza125
·2 months agoThis has been talked about number of times already. Yes there was a rate increase back in July. There is a rural area increase which in some cases you will be paying $8.40 for a label between 2oz-10oz which normally could cost $5.62-$6.24 to other areas in the same state.
shire123
·2 months agoOld news almost a month old now. It behooves serious sellers to keep up with all aspects of selling on ebay.
kibble-net
·2 months agoHighly recommend reading the USPS announcement posts when they are provided for your reference.
If USPS is too expensive for your liking, use another carrier instead. Free market something something.
axesboldaslovejimidavis
OP2 months agoThanks, so helpful. Might have changed my life
quicksilverdiecast
·2 months agoThe problem is not that the rates increased, while still a pain, it is that only the rate increased for the seller and not equally for the buyer, which is why calculated automated shipping is there in the first place, so that when a carrier increases it rates, it does so equally on both ends....but the calculator is malfunctioning and not passing the increase along to the buyer, as it should have...and again the seller get the short end...this will fall under the "issue with buyers address" as the calculator failed to properly raise the buyer rate. It is not an issue created by the seller nor the buyer. It is an Ebay/USPS issue. I am sure once the cancellations begin snowballing and buyers and seller begin calling in mass...ebay/usps will fix it.