Any other cheaters here ... besides me?

[inhawaii]

When you're shipping out ebay orders, do you ever cheat on the weight?  The weight is just a fraction of a hair over 6 ounces, but you use 6 ounces?

[Anonymous]

No cheater here, I always round up , Noting as sad as receiving a package postage due or being billed, I have never had it happen when selling But as a buyer its sad, I have a package now on my way, Shipped medial mail..ITS BED SHEETS,, Wonder what will happen ,and its a long time seller that knows better!

[lja440]

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@Anonymous wrote:

No cheater here, I always round up , Noting as sad as receiving a package postage due or being billed, I have never had it happen when selling But as a buyer its sad, I have a package now on my way, Shipped medial mail..ITS BED SHEETS,, Wonder what will happen ,and its a long time seller that knows better!

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At the very least please google 'usps and the zip' and give that Post Office a call and report the seller as misusing Media Mail.

[labs118]

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@lja440 wrote:

NOPE !

If it is really close and it is safe for the item to do so I will trim the inside flaps but NO I will NOT cheat on postage.

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I would have spit my coffee on my keyboard if you said Yes 
It would be pretty bad if your post office nabbed you for underpayment .

[labs118]

Never ever, I am like others I am a flap cutter if need be
I would cringe if my buyer got a postage due , which I have & I wasn't happy .
And my last one  was 2 bottles of liquid mailed in a envelope with no padding so it ripped & had postage due ! 
I always play it safe if it is so close on my scale that adding the label may tip it over to the next ounce I go up.

[deech21]

these days,it is you the sender who gets notice from eBAY /Paypal for postage due,not the buyer.

[labs118]

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@deech21 wrote:
these days,it is you the sender who gets notice from eBAY /Paypal for postage due,not the buyer.

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Nope this one of mine slipped  by the AVP. Carrier handwrote on envelope amount due & thankfully paid it for me as she has been my carrier for over 25 years.
I left her the money in the box the next day

[7606dennis]

The USPS uses an "Up to" wording in their regulations.  In order to be within  their regulations, if the weight is above 6.0 ounces it over six ounces and the next higher increment needs to be used.  The marking of something that is 6.1 ounces as 6 ounces could easily result in your being charged extra postage or, heaven forbid, your package arriving "postage due" at your buyer's end.

Of course, to do so knowingly, the use of a lower than actual weight when purchasing postage in order to pay less is mail fraud.  So let your integrity be your guide.

[7606dennis]

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@indiefeels1 wrote:

I always round up if it's >.50 and down if <.50. Never had an issue with postage.

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While that is often the way people round off figures, it is not the way the USPS does it.  They use an "Up to" wording in their regulations that means that anything over the amount, regardless of how small, requires the use of the next highest increment.

[fuzzface50]

No, I never cheat the post office.  I use the one down the street in a small town and they recheck everything.

they reweigh everything. They even check if it is or not media mail so I just leave the box open.  they even check incoming media mail if it isn't stamped.

Like I said it is a small post office in a small town but they have the extra time to verify all information and they do. . 

[flo_mingo]

I'm a flap cutter too

[upgradedendmills]

Never for any reason. I use mostly free shipping and sometimes I win, sometimes not. Things I sell that go over 13 ounces normally become part of a lot of similar items and go Flat Rate Priority. If I show an extra half ounce, I will normally add an extra layer of bubble wrap so I feel I have at least spent my money wisely. For the items I sell, Flat Rate Priority usually allows me to give my customers "free" shipping on additional items and helps sell.

     I do the same thing with the vintage ads I sell, Priority Mail flats that I make myself. One costs $6-$10 to ship, but I can and will ship 10 for exactly the same price. Rather than add a handling charge for additional items I feel the savings on extra packaging materials and savings on shipping individual FVF's is a win for me overall.  My customers love it when offered this as an afterthought.

[swenson8781]

I usually round up for postage amounts.  If USPS weighs it, and the postage comes up short, I think they simply bill your Paypal or eBay account for the difference anyways...

https://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/ship-smart/ebay-shipping-partners/avoid-extra-postage-costs...

[kds99]

No. Never. My postal clerks tell me - "wow, your weights are precise!" if they happen to weigh a package.

[luckykey3]

I always put a higher weight on just in case my scale is off a bit. I don't want to chance it either being returned to me or that the buyer has to pay the extra if I'm off ... thus causing anger and giving me bad feedback. One time I actually got money back from the post office when I charged too much. Surprised the heck outta me.

[hurryagain]

I ALWAYS go over to cover myself.  But that's just me - I'm paranoid in that way.  My PO is a stickler for packages that arrive to me that have tried to cheat the system...I think they would let a .1 or .2 or so variance slip by BUT if you mailed me a 10oz. pkg that you only paid for 5oz of shipping - they nail those all of the time.  The PO clerks are onto this kind of thing so maybe you can get away with it when you send the package out but GOD HELP YOU if the buyer's post office catches it because your buyer will be notified that there is postage due in order to get their pkg from you...

A tiny bit under will probably be okay - just don't try to go way under weight - not worth the risk.

And as @nobody*s_perfect said:

I would never dream of doing such a thing. Partly because I know that the postage cost is the same for 7 ounces as it is for 6.

Know your oz range before you decide to game the system - you may not need to.