What is additional service USPS First Class Mail Large Envelope.

Can a small bubble envelope be shipped as USPS First Class Mail Large Envelope on Ebay? Will the USPS allow it to be shipped under this category?

monetarypropertiesgroup

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Posted 1 year ago·Last reply 1 year ago

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1786davycrockett

·1 year ago

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@monetarypropertiesgroup

Here are the USPS regulations on the "Large Envelopes Flats" category --

"Large Envelopes (Flats)

The single-piece 1-ounce rate for large envelopes (flats) is $0.80.
The maximum size for large envelopes is 15" x 12" x 3/4" thick.
The maximum weight for large envelopes is 13 ounces. A large envelope exceeding 13 ounces is classified as a Priority Mail item.
When a First-Class Mail item exceeds any one of the maximum measurements of a large envelope, it is classified and priced as a package (parcel).
When a flat-size piece of mail is a box or has contents that make the mailpiece rigid, it is classified and priced as a package.
All large envelopes (flats) must be rectangular. â€œRectÂangularâ€ includes square-shaped pieces."

So pay special attention to weight, rigidity and linear measurements.

And you will need to purchase the postage for the Large Envelopes (Flats) at the post office counter -- that service is not available on eBay.

nobody*s_perfect

·1 year ago

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Your source needs updating. Postage cost for a 1-ounce flat is now $1.50.

http://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/manuals/dmm300/notice123.pdf

1786davycrockett

·1 year ago

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@nobody*s_perfect

My source was USPS.

Maybe they need to update the prices on their own bulletins!

nobody*s_perfect

·1 year ago

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USPS Bulletins are publications with a fixed issue date; that one came out in 2007.

https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2007/html/pb22218/kit1_010.html

1786davycrockett

·1 year ago

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@nobody*s_perfect

But at the bottom of the bulletin it states 2023 --

wastingtime101

·1 year ago

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@1786davycrockett wrote:
But at the bottom of the bulletin it states 2023 --

"CopyrightÂ© 2023 USPS. All Rights Reserved."

You're fighting a losing battle on this one.

That copyright info is at the bottom of all USPS pages in a separate gray section. It's not at the bottom of the bulletin specifically. The bulletins are essentially news announcements - dated to their release.

It would be like looking at this and saying the rates are accurate today because it says copyright 2024 at the bottom of the page and ignoring the 2023 date above the news post and assuming there have been no updates since.

USPS Bulletins are dated news announcements.

bonanza125

·1 year ago

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No it has to go "Ground Advantage." That is considered a package.

nobody*s_perfect

·1 year ago

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A bubble envelope can be mailed as a flat if it meets the requirements for flexibility and evenness and is not over 3/4 inch thick.

nobody*s_perfect

·1 year ago

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eBay does not provide shipping labels for First Class letters and flats (AKA Large envelopes). If your bubble envelope meets the USPS criteria to be mailed as a flat, then you can purchase postage at your Post Office, or just put stamps on it.

Among the criteria for a piece to be mailed as a flat are: it must be flexible and dimensions not more than 15 inches long, or more than 12 inches high, or more than 3/4 inch thick. Also it must be literally flat, which USPS defines as a variation in thickness not more than 1/4 inch. Details here:

https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/101.htm#ep1002686