USPS 1st Class Shipping Max. 16 oz. now only 15 oz.?

[goldrushfinds]

Up until today, I had always know the maximum allowable weight for USPS 1st Class on Ebay to be 16 oz. Today I tried to input the weight at 16 oz. and it would not let me (only showed Media Mail). I then put in 15 oz. and it accepted it. Did they lower the maximum allowable weight for 1st Class Mail on Ebay?

[fern*wood]

Are you talking about printing a label or making a listing?   I printed a label this week for 1st class by picking 16oz and it printed the correct 15.9oz on my label.

When I create a listing I always input 13oz for anything to cover calculated 13oz to 15.9oz. 

[goldrushfinds]

I am talking about printing a label.

[southern*sweet*tea]

The max allowable weight is 15.9 ounces, not 16.  Sixteen rolls up to one pound.

On the listing form, you have to put 15 ounces, you can't enter fractional weight.

When you actually print the label from Ebay, enter 16 ounces, and FCM will show up correctly.

Just noticed that shows one pound. When I entered 16 ounces I had to enter package dimensions, and click update. When I did that it changed it to one pound, but still calculates at the FCM price.

[fern*wood]

I use the classic print label version.

[goldrushfinds]

That's not how it used to be. I previously would enter 1 lb. and 0 oz. and it would work. Now you can no longer do that.

[gew6463]

It has always been a bit confusing to me when sellers reference first class as being up to (including) 16 oz...I have never been able to choose over 15.9  It will always turn it into 1 lb otherwise (Ebay labels). Strange that it would work for some and not others.. I have no doubt that my post office would charge me the lb rate difference otherwise.

[southern*sweet*tea]

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@goldrushfinds wrote:
That's not how it used to be. I previously would enter 1 lb. and 0 oz. and it would work. Now you can no longer do that.

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If you enter one pound, you get Priority/Parcel rates, at least that's how it was last time I used Ebay shipping. I don't have too many packages in the 15-15.9 ounce range, though.

I usually use stamps.com and just enter 15.9 oz ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[lawnmowerpartsstore2]

If you print your shipping label from Paypal you can still print your 1st class shipping label at 16 oz but the label will say 15.9 oz. We been using Paypal shipping labels instead of Ebays for a few years now ever since we had a customer open a  unauthorized Payment thru Paypal while Ebays awaiting shipment page still said ok to ship. 

[m60driver]

Another thumb's up for the classic print label version.  I am always given the option of choosing 16oz there.  It is the one page on Ebay where I have rarely experienced any glitches.

[berserkerplanet]

I use the classic label flow, and the last 15.99 oz FCP label I created had 16oz entered in the label form, and printed it as 15.9 oz on the label. In the listing it was entered as "1lb or less" 0lb 16oz

I never tried specifying one of those as 1 lb 0oz in the listing or on the label flow, but I think doing that may be breaking the label logic.

Interestingly, when I go to the change dimensions option on the label page, it shows it as 1 lb 0oz there, but back on the label creation page it shows 16oz.

No idea what you may be doing, but I can't make it do what you are saying.

[sd-brightis]

I see the 1 pound option is NOW available for first class for all items.. is it safe to use it (instead of comitting to the 15.9??) TY

[atikovi]

I've had no problems with first class packages slightly over 16oz due to inserting a packing slip and taping the package AFTER weighing it. It may have been 16.5 or 17 oz. Obviously I wouldn't risk sending it at a pound and a half, but slightly over shouldn't be an issue, at least it hasn't been for me.

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