How can I ship something on July 3 when the USPS is closed?

[notakeres]

I have 2 items with a deadline shipping date of July 3.  How can I meet this deadline when the USPS is closed?  Thank you.

[mschacha]

The post office is open July 3rd. I asked my post master today. They are not taking Friday off as a floating holiday. They will be closed Saturday July 4th.

[toysaver]

You could also ship them tomorrow, July 2nd and be within your deadline.

[rebell45]

They're opened tomorrow.

[axiombody]

The handling time on Ebay is linked to USPS days open excluding weekends . So if it shows it ships by July 3rd then USPS is open.

[bbravo65]

...3 small ones in my area will be closed...the main one opens until 3PM only...

[kensgiftshop]

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@notakeres wrote:

I have 2 items with a deadline shipping date of July 3.  How can I meet this deadline when the USPS is closed?  Thank you.

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If your PO is going to be closed the 3rd, ship tomorrow.

[punkparrots]

If you have a printer you can print a Label through eBay and give it to your Postman Tomorrow 7-2 or even 7-3. 

If you do not have a printer available (work, family etc....) there is always the option of finding a Fed Ex Office Location or similar operation near you.   Ask them once you print a Label through eBay if you can e-mail it to them and then have it printed and you can go and pick it up.  There will be a small fee yet you will meet your deadline.

If the Facility wants you to insert your e-mail account password in their computer please decline.  Label can be printed without them needing your password.   

I have done this 2-3 times when my Internet dropped and my Local Post Office closed early on a Saturday.  

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@bbravo65 wrote:

...3 small ones in my area will be closed...the main one opens until 3PM only...

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OP's listings say that he is located in Las Vegas, so he should have no problem finding a PO that's open or using Carrier Pickup, on July 3.

[johnrj1226]

@notakeres 

According to the USPS web site looks like you are good to go to ship on July 3rd or (July 2 if you wish).

USPS  does not always follow the same Holiday schedules as other businesses.  Been that way for eons.

The 2020 USPS postal holidays are:

• Wednesday, January 1 (New Years Day)
• Monday, January 20 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
• Monday, February 17 (President’s Day)
• Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day)
• Saturday, July 4 (Independence Day*)
• Monday, September 7 (Labor Day)
• Monday, October 12 (Columbus Day)
• Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans Day)
• Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving Day)
• Friday, December 25 (Christmas Day)

[upgradedendmills]

Question like this should never come up for a responsible seller. If there is a scheduling problem with shipping due to a holiday, it should be taken care of at the time of listing, not after a sale.

[johnrj1226]

@upgradedendmills 

1.  eBay only provides a ship by date AFTER a sale is made i.e. when  it is paid for.

2.  Hard to know when an item will be  sold & paid for at the time of  posting a listing.

3.  The OP  has been a seller  since '03 and they should be familiar with USPS holidays by now - easy to look up via Goggle.

[upgradedendmills]

My point is that if this question is asked on the 1st, and you think the 3rd is a holiday, why not consider shipping on the 2nd. Pushing deadlines and waiting for excuses doesn't seem to be a reasonable business practice.

[johnrj1226]

Concur with this post but it seems to have a different spin than you previous pos re: you last sentence.

[notakeres]

Thanks for the replies.  I just shipped it today.

The reason for my question is because there were only 2 items and I didn't want to stand in the long lines at the Post Office for just 2 items.  I was hoping to get more to send so it would be worth the wait.