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 Aug 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM · Edited Aug 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM·Last reply Aug 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
7 comments
dbmm-media
·Aug 8, 2026 at 5:10 PMold news
soh.maryl
·Aug 8, 2026 at 2:46 PMStarted about July 12th, I believe, and it had been announced ahead of that.
bonanza125
·Aug 8, 2026 at 2:45 PMThis 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
·Aug 8, 2026 at 2:25 PMOld news almost a month old now. It behooves serious sellers to keep up with all aspects of selling on ebay.
kibble-net
·Aug 8, 2026 at 2:08 PMHighly 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
OPAug 8, 2026 at 6:56 PMThanks, so helpful. Might have changed my life
quicksilverdiecast
·Aug 8, 2026 at 7:55 PMThe 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.