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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

Look Out.  Things could get far worse before things get better about getting our packages delivered.

 

Doge is slated to fire 10,000 postal employees.  It is unclear as to what positions or when this would start happening.  This is likely to be a significant issue for all us sellers that use USPS as our carriers.

 

Here are some links to various articles about this subject.  I gave a variety as I know some have a preference as to where they get their news from.

 

https://www.newsweek.com/how-usps-layoffs-could-impact-mail-deliveries-2044678

 

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/03/usps-will-let-doge-team-tackle-its-big-probl...

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/politics/postal-service-musk-doge.html

 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-postal-service-plans-to-cut-10-000-workers-agrees-to-work-with...

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/usps-signs-agreement-doge-agrees-081008330.html

 

https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/03/doge-work-usps-find-efficiencies-dejoy-says/403739/

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/usps-signs-agreement-with-elon-musks-doge-team-assistance-2025-03-1...


mam98031  •  Volunteer Community Member  •  Buyer/Seller since 1999
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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

It won't be long until this thread gets moved to the Cafe.

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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

It shouldn't.  This directly affects sellers.  We do not have to go off on the Political side of this.  

 

This is likely to be a HUGE issue for sellers and buyers alike.

 

It is too soon yet, but Ebay is going to need to find a way to help protect the sellers if this blows up deliveries.  Just a little heads up.  Nothing more.

 

elizabeth@ebay.com
kyle@ebay.com
devon@ebay.com


mam98031  •  Volunteer Community Member  •  Buyer/Seller since 1999
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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

"We do not have to go off on the Political side of this."

 

Good luck with that.

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@mam98031 wrote:

It shouldn't.  This directly affects sellers.  We do not have to go off on the Political side of this.  

 

This is likely to be a HUGE issue for sellers and buyers alike.

 

It is too soon yet, but Ebay is going to need to find a way to help protect the sellers if this blows up deliveries.  Just a little heads up.  Nothing more.

 

elizabeth@ebay.com
kyle@ebay.com
devon@ebay.com


I agree with @mam98031 that this thread shouldn't be moved, as this will indeed effect all online sellers. 

In fact just a few years ago this is the type of issue that eBay would be addressing with sellers and our government via their eBay Main Street program.

 

elizabeth@ebay.com
kyle@ebay.com
devon@ebay.com

 

Is eBay Main Street still sending sellers to Washington D.C. these days, as it has in the past?

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"...this thread shouldn't be moved, as this will indeed effect all online sellers."

 

Don't say I didn't warn you.  The fact that this topic will affect sellers appears to be irrelevant.

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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

Deliveries are already suffering from a wide variety of reasons.

I live in an urban area and there are days I do not have mail pick up. I never know when it may happen.

The first time it happened I had a mailbox full of packages. That was a heart stopping moment.

And then, my packages may just languish at the Indianapolis hub.

 

Shipping has been exciting....

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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

@hartungcards  What is the cafe?

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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

It's the discussion board where any posts mentioning Elon Musk/DOGE go to die.

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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

I posted yesterday that this news does deserve to be on the seller board, but it was moved--at least only to the shipping board.  One poster actually stated they didn't think news stories should be on the board, as if ebay sellers don't work in the real world and current events have no impact on us. 🙄

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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

Well  loss  of   10,000   employees    with  10  to 15+  years of  trained   experience   will hurt  USPS   for long  time  ,because  it will take years   to make up  . 

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I agree with  you . 

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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

That stinks.  Take a perfectly good working USPS and change it

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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

"Doge is slated to fire 10,000 postal employees."

Unfortunately, I fear worse from this administration.  

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USPS Now has DOGE taking notice and starting to make Cuts.

Don't worry, there will just be "a little disturbance".

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYBODY!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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