USPS Ground Advantage costs more?

[dbtreasurehunter]

I see sellers saying the new USPS Ground Advantage would reduce shipping cost but my Ebay calculated shipping cost went up.  A $15, 2 lb. 8x6x5 item to my own zip code was always calculated at $7.13 for "USPS Parcel Select Ground" before the 9th of July.  Then it switched automatically to Ground Advantage on the 9th, and now it's saying $8.50 on the exact same listing?  What is the "Advantage" in costing $1.37 more?  Is this price correct?  In fact everything I list now costs more than before.  I don't ship many things less that 2 pounds. Toy lots, appliances, stoneware and vintage glass, etc.  Is the Ebay shipping calculator not accurately displaying the correct cost to buyers?

[nobody*s_perfect]

$7.13 was the old Parcel Select Ground price to ship 2 pounds to Zone 1.

$8.50 is the current retail Ground Advantage price to ship 2 pounds to zone 1.

$6.83 is the current Commercial Ground Advantage price to ship 2 pounds to Zone 1.

The shipping calculator in eBay listings defaults to show the retail price.  Parcel Select Ground was an online-only service, so the online price was shown.  But now if you want your listings to show the online rate, you have to change your site preferences for shipping; it's a check box in "Carrier specific discounts":

https://www.ebay.com/ship/prf

[dbtreasurehunter]

Ok, I checked the boxes to offer the negotiated Ebay discount on USPS but it still shows the cost is $8.50 to zone 1 on my end when I checked the listing.  I even had my girlfriend look at it on her Ebay account and there was no change.  Is there something else to do?  Or does it perhaps take a while to update and show the buyer the discounted rates?  Thanks for your help.

[nobody*s_perfect]

Here's the Help page, which explains, "changes you make only apply to new or edited listings where a shipping cost applies." I'm pretty sure that there used to be a checkbox that said, "Apply this to current active listings."

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/shipping-items/shipping-rates/shipping-discounts?id=4168 

[dbtreasurehunter]

Ok, I'll look into that, but I did try ending a few items and then relist "sell similar" and it worked!  The discounted rates are showing then.  Thanks so much!

[wastingtime101]

Keep in mind @dbtreasurehunter that when you offer carrier specific discounts it will apply to all USPS services, not just Ground Adv.

Since eBay charges a fee on total cost (item + ship + tax) buyer pays, by charging commercial rates you are losing money on every single package. If you want to make up for that you can add a handling fee or increase your item costs - or simply charge retail rates for a built in cushion.

To apply the carrier discounts, pull all your listings into the bulk editor, then submit changes. Even though you're not making any actual changes, you're submitting a revision that will force listings to reindex and that shipping setting to take effect.