2019 USPS Rate Summary for Priority Mail and First Class Mail

[mangorunner]

Here is my 2019 USPS Priority Mail and First Class Mail summary.  I created this for my own use and it is an incredibly helpful tool for me.  I'm sharing it here with anyone else who wants it.

Break-even amounts are calculated by dividing the Seller's cost by 0.871.  It ignores PayPal's $0.30 fee.

Ebay continues to charge buyers less than seller's cost for the flat-rate shipping amounts shown in the top box.  I have updated my flat rates to the purple amounts (break-even amounts).   You may wish to do the same. 

Enjoy!

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[mangorunner]

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@nobody*s_perfect wrote:

The other option would have been Retail Ground, which is NOT subject to a dimensional weight so it would have shipped at the regular weight-based rate. Postage for 5 pounds to Zone 8 would be $23.02.  Your PO clerk did you a great disservice by not mentioning this option.

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Thanks for enlightening me once again!  I see that USPS Retail Ground is one of the Economy Service shipping options I can select when listing an item.  Am I correct, though, that when the item sells, you cannot print that label through eBay (because the price is "retail") - you would need to take the package and purchase the postage at the retail counter of the local Post Office?

[rpalma]

Not true.

Since the shipping cost is variable and the fee is based on the shipping cost, it is a shipping fee.

You can expense it against anything you want, but it's straightforward to consider it part of the shipping cost.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@mangorunner wrote: ....  Am I correct, though, that when the item sells, you cannot print that label through eBay (because the price is "retail") - you would need to take the package and purchase the postage at the retail counter of the local Post Office?

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Correct -- postage for Retail Ground can only be purchased over-the-counter at the Post Office.

When the new USPS rates go into effect in January, Retail Ground will also be subject to dimensional rates for packages over 1 cubic foot.

[better_than_ice_cream]

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@nobody*s_perfect wrote:

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When the new USPS rates go into effect in January, Retail Ground will also be subject to dimensional rates for packages over 1 cubic foot.

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Oh, shoot!  But good to know.  You are great at knowing all the little shipping nuances that even some of the best around here are unaware.  😁

[nobody*s_perfect]

Thanks, but there's no secret to it; I looked at the charts for the new rates, and there on the Retail Ground page was the   footnote about dimensional rates.

[sealthedeal007]

This is very useful. Thank you for sharing. Do you have 2020 pricing chart?

[nobody*s_perfect]

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

[kh-vince]

Hello Everyone,

Due to the age of the thread, it has been closed to further replies.  Please feel free to start a new thread HERE if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

Thanks for understanding!